Exhibit 23.1
Consent of Registered Independent Public Accountants
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-7590) of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company, Public Limited Company of our report dated March 5, 2003, except for Note 2(a) (First Restatement of Previously Issued prior year financial statements), Note 12 (Earnings per share) and Note 15 (Reconciliation between Netherlands GAAP and US GAAP (as restated)) which are as of May 22, 2004 and except for Note 2(b) (Second Restatement of previously issued financial statements) and Note 16 (Subsequent events), which are as of March 3 2005, relating to the Financial Statements of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company which is included in this Amendment No.2.
/s/ KPMG Accountants N.V.
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KPMG Accountants N.V.
The Hague — The Netherlands
March 3, 2005
E 2 Exhibits
20-F/A (Amendment No. 2) 2002
