5 Most Valuable Oil Companies in the World

4. Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL)

Founded in 1907, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) is focused on finding crude oil and natural gas around the world. It has been departmentalized into Corporate, Integrated Gas, Downstream, and Upstream. Ranking fourth in our list of most valuable oil companies in the world, Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) ranked 19th in Fortune’s 2021 Global 500 list.

Shell actually has its core subsidiary, Shell Oil Company, headquartered in Houston, Texas while the parent company operates from the Netherlands. Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A) operates in more than 70 countries and sold 69.67 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas in 2020. The company produces 3.4 million barrels of oil equivalents daily. Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE: RDS-A)’s downstream sector serves more than 30 million customers at around 46,000 branches daily.

15 Most Valuable Oil Companies in the World