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At a glance
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. With 104,000 employees in more than 110 countries, we play a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing demand for energy in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways.
We believe that oil and gas will be integral to the global energy needs for economic development for many decades to come. Our role is to ensure that we extract and deliver them profitably and in environmentally and socially responsible ways.
Our strategy and priorities for the future are "more upstream and profitable downstream." We are focusing on delivery and growth, leveraging our strong portfolio. Read more about our strategy and major projects.
Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people have formed the basis of our General Business Principles for 30 years and remain as important as ever. Read the Shell General Business Principles.
We are convinced that our short- and long-term business success depends on finding environmentally and socially responsible ways to help meet the world’s future energy needs. Find out more on our Responsible Energy website.
Executive Committee
Executive Directors
- Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive
- Peter Voser, Chief Financial Officer
- Malcolm Brinded, Executive Director Exploration & Production
- Linda Cook, Executive Director Gas & Power
- Rob Routs, Executive Director Oil Sands, Oil Products and Chemicals
Directors of Functions
- Roxanne Decyk, Corporate Affairs Director
- Beat Hess, Legal Director
- Hugh Mitchell, Human Resources Director
Find out more in the Shell Leadership section.
For more than 100 years our logo the "Pecten", the name "Shell" and our distinctive red and yellow colours have identified the Shell brand and promoted our corporate reputation. Learn about Shell's history.
Royal Dutch Shell consists of the upstream businesses of Exploration & Production and Gas & Power and the downstream businesses of Oil Products, Chemicals and Oil Sands.
Exploration & Production
Our Exploration & Production business searches for and recovers oil and natural gas around the world and is active in more than 39 countries. The majority of these activities are carried out as joint venture partnerships. Find out more about Exploration & Production.
Gas & Power
Our Gas & Power business liquefies and transports natural gas and develops natural gas markets and related infrastructure. It also markets and trades natural gas and electricity, and converts natural gas to liquids to provide clean fuels. A number of new opportunities are also emerging to apply our proprietary coal gasification process. Visit the Gas & Power website to find out more.
Oil Products
The Oil Products organisation comprises a number of different downstream businesses, which include Manufacturing, Supply and Distribution, Retail, Business to Business and Lubricants. Collectively these businesses refine, supply, trade and ship crude oil products around the world and market fuels and lubricants for domestic, industrial and transportation use. Read more about our products on your local country website.
Chemicals
Our Chemicals business produces petrochemicals for industrial customers. They include the raw materials for plastics, coatings and detergents used in the manufacture of textiles, medical supplies and computers. Visit the Shell Chemicals website.
The future
We see our future business environment as one where:
- Oil, gas and coal will continue to meet most of the world’s energy needs.
- More oil will be produced from unconventional resources, such as oil sands.
- Managing the environmental and social impact of energy use and production will remain a priority.
- Partnerships with governments and national oil companies will play a key role.
Latest quarterly results
$ million | Q3 2008 | Q3 2007 | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 131,567 | 90,703 | +45 |
| CCS Earnings | 10,903 | 6,392 | +71 |
| Total Equity | 140,375 | 120,026 | +17 |
| Capital Investment | 13,235 | 6,750 | +96 |
| Income attributable to shareholders | 8,448 | 6,916 | +22 |
Visit our Investor Centre or look at our 2007 Annual Report and 2007 Annual Review.
Environmental and social performance
| 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatalities* | 30 | 43 | 36 | 37 | 47 |
| Injuries - total reportable case frequency (TRCF) | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Spills - thousand tonnes* | 6.7** | 6.3 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions - million tonnes CO2 equivalent | 92 | 98 | 105 | 112 | 112 |
| Flaring Exploration & Production - million tonnes | 4.2 | 5.7 | 8.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 |
* 2006–7 data restated since the publication of our 2007 Annual Report and Form 20-F as a result of investigations into incidents in a difficult to access area that were completed in the interim.
**From 2007 we have aligned our definition of a spill with the industry standard. Only hydrocarbon spills are now included in the data.
Learn more about our social and environmental Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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