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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. Shell and its joint ventures employ nearly 9,000 Shell staff in China and is involved in Upstream, Downstream and Projects and Technology businesses.
Shell in China
Shell's story in China dates back to more than one century ago. All of Shell’s core businesses are now represented in China and our head office in China is in Beijing.
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 China
All of Shell’s core businesses are now represented in China: Upstream (oil and gas exploration and liquified natural gas), Downstream (Oil Products and Chemicals) and our Projects and Technology organisation (Shell Global Solutions and Coal Gasification).Shell in China by numbers
- One of the largest foreign investors in China;
- The foreign partner in Nanhai Petrochemicals Project, one of the largest sino-foreign joint ventures and petrochemical investments in China;
- The largest international supplier of LNG to China;
- The largest international lubricants marketer in China;
- The largest international bitumen supplier in China;
- The leading international supplier of coal gasification technologies in China.
Our contribution
In China, we work together with our partners on a wide range of social investment projects in three focu areas: Education, Environment and Capacity Building.Shell worldwide

