Shell Australia
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Founded | 1901 in Melbourne & Sydney |
| Headquarters |
Melbourne (downstream business) Perth (upstream business), Australia |
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Number of locations
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Branch office in Brisbane Supply base in Darwin Refinary (owned and operated by Viva Energy) in Geelong |
| Products | Petroleum (Viva Energy), Liquefied natural gas, Natural gas, Aviation fuel and others |
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Number of employees
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1000 |
| Parent | Royal Dutch Shell |
| Website | www |
Shell Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell. Shell has operated in Australia since 1901, initially delivering bulk fuel into Australia, then establishing storage and distribution terminals, oil refineries, and a network of service stations. It extended its Australian activities to oil exploration, petrochemicals and coal mining, and became a leading partner in Australia's largest resource development project, the North West Shelf Venture.
In August 2014, Shell sold its downstream business in Australia, including its Geelong refinery and 870 retail sites, along with its bulk fuels, bitumen, chemicals and part of its lubricants businesses to Vitol, for A$2.9 billion.
Aside from its aviation fuel business which was retained, Shell's remaining Australian activities are in upstream businesses, comprising exploration, liquified natural gas (LNG) and onshore coal seam gas.
The only major facility Shell has under direct operation in Australia is Noble Clyde Boudreaux drill-rig currently drilling the seven development wells on Prelude gas field in Timor sea. Shell holds large reserves in the North West Shelf, Gorgon, Browse Basin, onshore coal seam gas Surat and Bowen Basins in Queensland. It also maintains a substantial exploration portfolio in Australia with major representation in permits and reserves offshore Western Australia and the Northern Territory.
A new head office in King's Square, Perth opened in January 2016.
Shell's involvement in Australia began in 1901 when bulk fuel handling facilities commissioned by the 'Shell' Transport and Trading Company of London at Gore Bay, Sydney and on leased land in Melbourne, near Williamstown railway station. The arrival of the ship Turbo on 3 June was the first ever delivery of bulk kerosene to Australia.
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