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Shell at a glance
As one of the world’s leading energy companies Shell plays a key role in helping to meet the world’s growing energy demand in economically, environmentally and socially responsible ways. In Indonesia Shell employs over 300 people and is involved in retail fuels, lubricants (automotive, industry and transport), marine, commercial fuels and bitumen.
Shell in Indonesia
Shell has been active in Indonesia since the 1960s. Our business activities in Indonesia are Downstream including: retail fuels; lubricants for industry, automotive and transport; marine; commercial fuels and bitumen. Our head office in Indonesia are based in Jakarta.
Our values
Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people form the basis of the Shell General Business Principles.
Our business activities in Indonesia
Operating in Downstream sector, Shell Indonesia serves business and motorists market segments. Shell Indonesia manages the business operation which includes marketing and trading the lubricants directly as well as through its appointed distributors.Shell Indonesia recorded a new milestone in history with the official opening of the first retail station in Karawaci, Tangerang. Shell is the first international oil company in fuels retail business after 40 years.
Shell is committed to continue growing its business in Indonesia, seriously looking at oil and gas exploration opportunities and plan to establish a significant presence in the Upstream sector.
Shell in Indonesia by numbers
- Over 300 employees
- 40+ Shell branded retail stations (Greater Jakarta and East Java)
- 1 Bitumen storage plant in Cirebon, West Java
- 3 Lubricants warehouses (Bekasi, Surbaya and Balikpapan)
- 2 Terminals (third party terminal and JV) in Merak (West Java) and Gresik (East Java)
Our contribution
Shell Indonesia is committed to the ongoing development of the areas and the community where it has business activities. These social activities are driven by a commitment to sustainable development and a belief that our long-term success depends on being able to strike the right balance between economic growth, care for the environment and equitable social development. Read more about our Social Investment Programme in Indonesia.Shell Worldwide
Shell is a global group of energy and petrochemical companies. Our headquarters are in The Hague, the Netherlands, and our Chief Executive Officer is Peter Voser. The parent company of the Shell group is Royal Dutch Shell plc, which is incorporated in England and Wales.
Our strategy to generate profitable growth remains to drive forward with our investment programme to deliver sustainable growth and provide competitive returns to shareholders, while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way.
In Upstream we focus on exploring for new oil and gas reserves and developing major projects where our technology and know-how adds value to the resource holders.
In Downstream our emphasis remains on sustained cash generation from our existing assets and selective investments in growth markets.
Read more about our strategy - opens in new window and major projects - opens in new window (English).
Our core values of honesty, integrity and respect for people form the basis of the Shell General Business Principles - opens in new window.
Shell by numbers (figures for 2011)
- +80 countries where we operate
- ~90,000 number of employees
- 48%: of our production is natural gas
- 18.8 million tonnes of LNG sold during the year
- 3.2 million: barrels of gas and oil we produce every day
- 43,000: Shell service stations worldwide
- 30+ refineries and chemical plants we run
Our business
Upstream explores for and extracts crude oil and natural gas.
Downstream refines, supplies, trades and ships crude worldwide, manufactures and markets a range of products, and produces petrochemicals for industrial customers.
Projects & Technology manages delivery of Shell’s major projects and drives the research and innovation to create technology solutions.
Financial performance
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2011
- Revenue: $470.2 billion
- Income: $31.2 billion
- Capital investment: $31.1 billion
- Investment in research and development: $1.1 billion
Fast facts for sustainable development
- $2.3 billion spent on developing alternative energies, carbon capture and storage, and on CO2 R&D over the past five years.
- Almost $12 billion spent on goods and services in 2011 from companies in countries with lower incomes.
- ~$125 million spent on voluntary social investments in 2011.

