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Even when that woman went public, Williams’ identity was protected as “Robert Voe.”

The construction of a terminal at Sullom Voe, an inlet in the north of the largest island, brought not just jobs but a fee for every barrel of oil it handled.

From the 1970s Arlene Robertson worked as a cook, a cleaner and a nurse at Sullom Voe.

Danny De Voe, a partner at Sahn Ward Braff Koblenz law firm in Uniondale, New York, who filed many of those suits, declined to comment, citing attorney-client privilege.

Other investments include Shetland's ultra deep water port at Dales Voe and the Orkney World Heritage Gateway project.