What we do

Shell has played a vital role in powering the UK’s industry, transport systems and homes since the founding of Shell Transport and Trading over 120 years ago.

We began as a small trading company in London, importing seashells to cater for the growing trend of using shells in interior design. Today, we are one of the world’s largest independent energy companies, operating in more than 70 countries. Central to our success for more than a century has been our ability to innovate and adapt to changing customer needs.

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This same spirit of innovation will be just as important over the course of the coming decades, as the UK seeks to make the move towards a lower carbon energy system.

Our aim is to thrive through this energy transition by reshaping our company to provide the mix of lower carbon products that our customers will need in the future, while continuing to supply the oil and gas that society needs today and for years to come.

Shell at a glance

  • Shell provides around 10% of the UK’s oil and gas
  • Up to 500 aircraft are fuelled daily at 11 UK airports
  • Nearly 3.5 million customers are served each week at our 1000+ UK service stations
  • Every year Shell spends over £200 million on research and development in the UK
  • Shell employs around 6,000 people in the UK
  • Shell has supported start-up businesses in the UK for more than 35 years
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The facts

Undergrad intake: 30+
Graduate intake: 50+
We are a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies employing around 93,000 people across the world.
We have operated in the UK since 1897. Our operations here are an important part of our business.
Our upstream business has been finding and producing oil and gas in the North Sea for more than 30 years.
We believe in diversity & inclusion in our workforce. This helps us better understand our partners, customers and others we work with.
Over 11,000 students have Followed us on Gradcracker.

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