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. 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. [7]

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Shell plc (Shell) today confirmed its name has changed from Royal Dutch Shell plc to Shell plc. Shell announced the Board’s decision to change its name to Shell plc on December 20, 2021. …

So, in 1907, the decision was taken to merge Shell Transport and Trading Company with Royal Dutch and form the Royal Dutch Shell Group. The day the telegram was received announcing the merger – April 23 – is now celebrated every year as Shell’s birthday.

Jan 24, 2025 · Royal Dutch Shell PLC, unified publicly traded petroleum corporation, one of the largest in the world, engaging in crude oil and natural gas exploration, production, refining, and marketing in more than 90 countries around the globe. The company also produces chemical feedstocks for many industries. Headquarters are in The Hague, Netherlands.

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Jan 21, 2022 · Shell officially changed its name, following plans to eliminate its dual share structure and move its head office from the Netherlands to Britain.

Jan 24, 2022 · Oil and gas major Shell has officially changed its name to Shell plc, after deciding to simplify its share structure, move the headquarters from the Netherlands to the UK and, as a result, remove the Royal Dutch designation from its name.

Royal Dutch Shell plc, commonly known simply as Shell, is a multinational oil company of Dutch and British origins. It is the second largest private sector energy corporation in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies).

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