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Shell Energy North America company history timeline

1996

Shell's net income reached $2 billion in 1996, an increase of 33 percent over the previous year.

1997

Shell already had two more platforms in the works, which were scheduled to begin production by 1997.

The firm also made some key partnerships in 1997 relating to production and exploration.

1998

In June 1998, Jack E. Little took over as president and CEO of Shell after Carroll retired.

The formation of Equilon Enterprises LLC was completed in early 1998 and secured a 13 percent share of the domestic refining market, and 14.6 percent of the United States gasoline market.

1999

In 1999, Shell Oil and its United States-based counterparts secured 22 percent of the Group's income.

In 1999, the financial strains related to the firm's expansion and low oil prices forced Shell to rethink its current strategies.

2001

To boost production levels, Shell launched a hostile $1.8 billion bid in 2001 for Barrett Resources Corp., a natural gas producer.

2005

In 2005, the Royal Dutch Shell Group underwent a major structural reorganisation as the nearly century-old partnership between Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport and Trading was dissolved and Shell unified its corporate structure under a single new holding company, Royal Dutch Shell plc.

2012

In 2012, the company completed Pearl GTL, in Qatar, the world’s largest source of GTL products.

2015

In 2015, Shell announced that it would be buying BG Group, a UK oil and gas production company.

2016

The acquisition was completed in February 2016, expanding the company’s oil and gas portfolio.

In 2016, production started at Shell’s Stones field, the world’s deepest oil and gas project.

And in 2016, Shell created its New Energies business to focus on exploring and developing commercial opportunities in renewable energy, such as wind and solar..

2022

Our name changed from Royal Dutch Shell plc to Shell plc in January 2022.

First quarter 2022 results – May 5, 2022 Results and reporting

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Founded
1995
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Headquarters
Houston, TX
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Founders
Samuel Samuel,Henri Deterding,Hugo Loudon,Jean Kessler
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