Shell - Shell International BV

Shell International B.V., headquarters in The Hague, the Netherlands, is a business unit within the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies. It engages in searching for, finding and producing oil and gas, and building the infrastructure needed to deliver hydrocarbons to the market. The company has interests and ventures in over 40 countries and employs around 15,000 staff (http://www.shell.com).

The objectives of the Shell Group are to engage efficiently, responsibly and profitably in oil, gas, chemicals and other selected businesses and to participate in the search for and development of other sources of energy to meet evolving customer needs and the world’s growing demand for energy. Shell believes that oil and gas will be integral to the global energy needs for economic development for many decades to come. Our role is to ensure that we extract and deliver fossil fuels profitably and in environmentally and socially responsible ways. Shell seeks a high standard of performance, maintaining a strong long-term and growing position in the competitive environments in which they choose to operate. Shell aims to work closely with their customers, partners and policy-makers to advance more efficient and sustainable use of energy and natural resources. Shell employees share a set of core values - honesty, integrity and respect for people.

 

Shell also firmly believe in the fundamental importance of trust, openness, teamwork and professionalism, and pride in what they do. Shell commits to contribute to sustainable development. This requires balancing short and long-term interests, integrating economic, environmental and social considerations into business decisionmaking.

Shell’s main contribution in CO2CARE will be in WP1 and WP5