Ben Van Beurden
,CEO,Royal Dutch Shell
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Shell is pretty much a shoe-in for our top ten − a huge supermajor with true global reach.
But the past year has been about divestment rather than investment and, as a consequence, it slips perilously close to the top ten’s trap door. However, with a $30bn sell-off nearing completion, the future could more about sealing deals than counting pennies.
Shell may not have been an active player in securing contracts over the past year, but it still has notable regional interests. In Iraq, it is the largest shareholder at the Majnoon oilfield, while it holds a 44% stake in the Basrah Gas Company. It owns a minority stake in Petroleum Development Oman, while in Saudi Arabia it runs the SASREF refinery alongside Aramco.
