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Royal Dutch Shell, known worldwide simply as Shell, is an Anglo-Dutch petroleum company. It is one of the six largest oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum companies in the world and was listed as the world's eighth largest company in 2010. Shell was created in 1907 when Holland’s Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Britain’s "Shell" Transport and Trading Company merged. Its distinctive yellow and red shell logo is one of the most recognizable on the planet. The company website says: “We are a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 101,000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories. Our innovative approach ensures we are ready to help tackle the challenges of the new energy future.” Shell produces 2% of the world’s oil and 3% of gas. It has 44,000 service stations worldwide.
荷兰皇家壳牌石油公司是一家英国和荷兰联合石油公司,人们将其简称为壳牌
。它也是全球第六大石油勘探以及天然气石油公司,在2010年它被列为了全球第8大公司 。壳牌创立于1907年,当时荷兰皇家石油与英国的壳牌运输贸易有限公司合并 。其独特的黄红贝壳商标也是全球认知度最高的商标之一 。该公司官网称:“我们是一家全球能源和石化公司,员工总数大约在10万零一千人,遍及90多个国家和地区 。我们独特创新的方法保证我们能够迎接未来新能源的挑战 。”壳牌生产全球2%的石油和3%的天然气 。全球有4万4000家加油站 。译文属可可英语原创,未经允许,不得转载 。