![]() Shell Shell (formerly known as Royal Dutch Shell) is an energy company specializing in the exploration, production, refining, and marketing of oil and natural gas and the manufacturing and marketing of chemicals. | ![]() Imperial Oil Imperial Oil (also known as Compagnie Petroliere Imperiale) is an integrated energy company. | ||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1907 | Founding Date 1880 | Founding Date 1960 |
Type | Type Public | Type Public | Type Subsidiary |
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Locations | Locations London, GB HQ Ben Aknoun, DZ Hassi Messaoud, DZ Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane, AU Chinchilla, AU Gladstone Central, AU see more | Locations Calgary, CA HQ | Locations Al Kuwayt, KW HQ |
Employees | Employees 84,00013% decrease | Employees 5,000 | Employees 4,8601% increase |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 201.4 b | Valuation ($) 40 b | Valuation ($) N/A |
Financial | |||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $266.9b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $47.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) KD7.6b (FY, 2020) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $199.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods KD7.5b (FY, 2020) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $68.3b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit KD95.6m (FY, 2020) |
Net income | Net income $18.1b (FY, 2025) | Net income $3.3b (FY, 2025) | Net income (KD45.7m) (FY, 2020) |

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