About Shell, BP and SAPREF The parent companies of Royal Dutch/Shell Group are Royal Dutch Petroleum Company (Royal Dutch) and The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company, p.l.c. (Shell Transport). The parent companies are based in the Netherlands and in the UK respectively. Shell operates in over 145 countries(2), and has an annual profit of $ 8.40 billion (3). BP has its i nternational headquarter in London, United Kingdom. With a annual profit of $10.27 billion it's one of the worlds largest energy companies (4). BP and Shell are ranked number 5 respectively 13 on a ranking of the world's biggest companies, measured by a composite of sales, profits, assets and market value(5). Shell and BP South African Refineries (SAPREF) is a 50/50 joint venture between energy multinationals, Shell SA Energyand BP Southern Africa. SAPREF is southern Africa's largest crude oil refinery, with 35 percent of the country's refining capacity, which equates to 180 000 barrels of crude oil per day or 8.5 million tons per year.(6) ______________________________ 2. http://www.shell.com, 2004-12-16. |
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