Shell Oil Company

Oil and gas

GENERAL INFO

www.shellus.com

Headquarters: Houston, TX
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NEWS AND UPDATES

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Uppers

High pay
Customized retirement plans
Tuition reimbursement
Emphasis on youth

Downers

Scant vacation time
Long hours
Locked-in career path

ABOUT THIS COMPANY:

Chances are, you've bought Shell gasoline

Shell Oil Company is the U.S. subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell plc, the third-largest energy company worldwide; Shell Oil sells one of the most recognizable brands of gasoline in the U.S. Drawing from its oil and gas fields in California, Texas and the Gulf of Mexico, Shell Oil currently operates more than 22,000 service stations around the country. Shell Oil also explores for, produces and markets oil, natural gas, chemicals and electricity directly to residential and small business customers. Less prominent but fast-growing units in the company, such as Renewables and Shell Hydrogen, are cultivating lower-carbon energy sources like hydrogen fuel. Its parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, has more than 120,000 employees in over 145 countries around the world; Shell Oil's U.S. headquarters is located in Houston.

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SURVEY SAYS

Harnessing talent and potential

Shell employees benefit from the company's "international renown" and an "impressive" pay scale. "Shell seems to be the best of the major oil companies to work for," says one employee. Shell management encourages "multi-talented" employees to work in a variety of careers; one employee reports working in research, operations, human resources and finance during his 19-year tenure at Shell. Says another employee, "Shell provides for a highly competitive environment where your full potential will be harnessed to the hilt. They provide a career path which rewards high performers."

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