Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company
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Headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands
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| Public limited company | |
| Traded as | : , Euronext: RDSA, RDSB : RDS.A, RDS.B FTSE 100 Component |
| ISIN | GB00B03MLX29 |
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Predecessor | Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. (1890) The Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited (1897) |
| Founded | February 1907 in London |
| Headquarters |
The Hague, Netherlands (Headquarters) Shell Centre, London, England (Registered office) |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Charles O. Holliday (Chairman) Ben van Beurden (CEO) |
| Products | Petroleum, natural gas, and other petrochemicals |
| Revenue |
 US$233.6 billion (2016) |
 US$2.36 billion (2016) |
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| Profit |
US$4.57 billion (2016) |
| Total assets |
US$411.2 billion (2016) |
| Total equity |
US$186.6 billion (2016) |
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Number of employees
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93,000 (2016) |
| Subsidiaries |
Shell Australia Shell South Africa Shell Canada Shell Chemicals Shell Gas & Power Shell Hong Kong Shell Nigeria Shell Oil Company Shell Pakistan |
| Website | www |
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