Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RYDBF)

Royal Dutch Shell PLC was incorporated on February 5, 2002. The Company is an integrated oil and gas company. The Company's operating segment consists of Upstream & Downstream.Upstream segment consists of Upstream International and Upstream Americas. Upstream International manages the upstream businesses outside the Americas. It explores for and recovers crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, liquefies and transports gas, and operates the upstream and midstream infrastructure necessary to deliver oil and gas to market. Upstream Americas manages the upstream businesses in North and South America. It explores for and recovers crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids, transports gas and operates the upstream and midstream infrastructure necessary to deliver oil and gas to market. Upstream Americas also extracts bitumen from oil sands that is converted into synthetic crude oil and also manages the US-based wind business. Downstream segment manages company's refining and marketing activities for oil products and chemicals. Refining includes manufacturing, supply and shipping of crude oil. Marketing sells products including fuels, lubricants, bitumen and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for home, transport and industrial use. Chemicals produce and markets petrochemicals for industrial customers, including the raw materials for plastics, coatings and detergents. Downstream also trades company's flow of hydrocarbons and other energy-related products, supplies the Downstream businesses, governs the marketing and trading of gas and power, and provides shipping services. Projects & Technology manages the delivery of Shell's projects and drives the research and innovation to create technology solutions. It provides technical services and technology capability covering both Upstream and Downstream activities. It is also responsible for providing functional leadership across Shell in the areas of safety and environment, and contracting and procurement.