Shell at a glance

Shell in Iraq

Majnoon Oil Field, DSI, Degassing station 1. Basrah, Iraq 2013

Shell in Iraq

Iraq has the world’s third largest proven petroleum reserves and these resources will play a critical role in helping address the global energy challenge. Shell’s presence in Iraq dates back to the early days of the Iraqi oil industry when it helped discover the Kirkuk oilfield in 1927.

Shell worldwide

Shell worldwide

Shell was formed in 1907, although our history can be traced back to the first half of the 19th century.

The Chief Executive Officer is Wael Sawan.

Our purpose

Shell’s purpose is to power progress together by providing more and cleaner energy solutions. We believe that rising standards of living for a growing global population are likely to continue to drive demand for energy, including oil and gas, for years to come. At the same time, the need to tackle climate change means there is a global transition under way to a low-carbon energy system.

Our people

Our people are essential to the successful delivery of the Shell strategy and to sustaining business performance over the long term. Performing competitively in the evolving energy landscape requires competent and empowered people working safely together across Shell.

We believe that diverse teams led by inclusive leaders deliver better safety and business performance.

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Shell at a glance in 2022

70+ countries where we operate

93,000 employees as of December 31, 2022

66 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sold during 2022

8 refineries in which we have interests

2.86 million barrels of oil equivalent we produce per day

Financial performance in 2022

Revenue: $381,314 million

Income: $42,309 million

Cash capital expenditure: $24,833 million

Investment in research and development: $1,075 million

Fast facts for sustainable development in 2022

$182 million was spent on voluntary social investment worldwide.

Around $92 million of our total social investment spend in 2022 was in countries that, according to the UN Development Programme’s Human Development Index 2021, have a gross domestic product of less than $15,000 a year per person.

Shell at a glance in 2015

70+ countries we operate in

93,000 employees on average

22.6 million tonnes of equity LNG sold during the year

23 refineries we have interests in

3.0 million barrels of oil equivalent we produce every day

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Financial performance in 2015

Revenue: $265.0 billion

Income: $2.2 billion

Capital investment: $28.9 billion

Investment in research and development: $1.1 billion

Fast facts for sustainable development in 2015

$122 million spent on voluntary social investment worldwide. Of this:

  • around $93 million spent on local programmes for community development, disaster relief, education, health and biodiversity; and
  • around $29 million spent on our three global strategic themes of enterprise development, road safety and energy access.

In lower-income countries, 75% of spending by Shell companies went to purchase goods and services from local companies. 

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What we do

Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way.

Our values

Our General Business Principles, Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics help everyone at Shell act in line with our values.

The Shell brand

The Shell brand promotes our values and the quality of our products and services all over the world.

The Shell brand

The Shell brand promotes our values and the quality of our products and services all over the world.

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Sustainability at Shell is about delivering energy in a socially, environmentally and economically responsible way to meet the world’s growing needs starting with its countries of operation.