Royal Dutch Shell PLC
Type
Public limited company
Traded as
  • LSE: RDSA, RDSB
  • Euronext: RDSA, RDSB
  • NYSE: RDS.A, RDS.B
  • FTSE 100 Component
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IndustryOil and gas
Predecessor
  • Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (1890)
  • The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Limited of the United Kingdom (1897)
FoundedApril 1907; 112 years ago (1907-04) in London
Founders
  • August Kessler, Henri Deterding and Hugo Loudon (Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.)
  • Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted and Samuel Samuel (The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company)
Headquarters
  • Haagse Hout, The Hague, Netherlands (Headquarters)
  • Shell Centre, London, England (Registered office)
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Charles O. Holliday (Chairman)
  • Ben van Beurden (CEO)
ProductsPetroleum, natural gas, LNG, lubricants, petrochemicals
Number of employees
82,000 (2018)
Subsidiaries
  • Shell Australia
  • Shell South Africa
  • Shell Canada
  • Shell Chemicals
  • Shell Gas & Power
  • Shell Hong Kong
  • Shell Nigeria
  • Shell Oil Company
  • Shell India
  • Shell Pakistan
  • Shell Philippines
  • Shell Egypt
Websitewww.shell.com
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