Shell plc
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. Shell is the largest investor owned oil company in Europe, third largest globally behind ExxonMobil and Chevron, and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of all the fossil fuels it sells, Shell was the ninth-largest corporate producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1988–2015.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- SHEL, RYDAF [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE, OTC [1]
- SEC industry
- Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas [1]
- Business sectors
- petroleum industry; extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas [2]
- Company / filing name
- Shell plc [1]
- Headquarters location
- London [2]
- Business address
- SHELL CENTRE, 2 YORK ROAD, LONDON, SE1 7NA [1]
- Founded
- 1890 [2]
- Legal form
- public limited company [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- District of Columbia, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Wael Sawan [2]
- Founders
- Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted; Henri Deterding [2]
- Official website
- https://www.shell.fr/; https://www.shell.it/; https://www.shell.pt/; https://www.shell.nl/; https://www.shell.gr/; https://www.shell.no/ [2]
- Employees
- 90,000 · reported year 2023 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 316,620,000,000 · reported year 2023 [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- GB00B03MLX29; GB00B03MM408 [2]
- CIK
- 0001306965 [1]
- SIC code
- 1311 [1]
- Country in background record
- United Kingdom; Mexico [2]
Company positioning and business
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and secondary listings on Euronext Amsterdam and the New York Stock Exchange. Shell is the largest investor owned oil company in Europe, third largest globally behind ExxonMobil and Chevron, and among the world's largest companies out of any industry. Measured by both its own emissions, and the emissions of all the fossil fuels it sells, Shell was the ninth-largest corporate producer of greenhouse gas emissions in the period 1988–2015. [3]
Shell was formed in April 1907 through the merger of Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company of the United Kingdom, with 60 percent of stock ownership under Royal Dutch. The merger was arranged by Calouste Gulbenkian, a British-Armenian oil magnate. The combined company rapidly became the leading competitor of the American Standard Oil and by 1920 Shell was the largest producer of oil in the world. Shell first entered the chemicals industry in 1929. Shell was one of the "Seven Sisters" which dominated the global petroleum industry from the mid-1940s to the mid-1970s. In 1964, Shell was a partner in the world's first commercial sea transportation of liquefied natural gas (LNG). In 1970, Shell acquired the mining company Billiton, which it subsequently sold in 1994 and now forms part of BHP. In recent decades gas has become an increasingly important part of Shell's business and Shell acquired BG Group in 2016. [3]
Shell is vertically integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration, production, refining, transport, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation, and trading. Shell has operations in over 99 countries, produces around 3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent per day and has around 44,000 service stations worldwide. As of 31 December, Shell had total proved oil and gas reserves of 8.123 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Shell USA, its principal subsidiary in the United States, is one of the company's largest businesses. Shell holds 44% of Raízen, a publicly listed joint venture with Cosan, which is the third-largest Brazil-based energy company. In addition to the main Shell brand, the company also owns the Jiffy Lube, Pennzoil and Quaker State brands. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Shell plc. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Wael Sawan in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Employees: 90,000 · reported year 2023. [2]
Annual revenue: USD 316,620,000,000 · reported year 2023. [2]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives Shell plc a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: SHEL (NYSE), RYDAF (OTC). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was Shell plc founded?
Founded: 1890. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of Shell plc?
Headquarters location: London. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for Shell plc?
Business sectors: petroleum industry; extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Shell plc relationship map
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Sources and review dates
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