Shell's focus in mainland China is to provide clean energy solutions that are sustainable over the long term, that support the country's growth and help reduce environmental impacts.
This supports the government's commitment improve the environmental performance and efficiency of today's coal-based industry, and introduce clean energies to fuel the rapidly growing economy in a sustainable way.
Shell is concentrating on natural gas and renewable energy and new ways of using coal as well as providing consultancy services on energy efficiency and technological solutions.
In our fuels, lubricants, bitumen and chemicals businesses, we offer the latest technological and environmental solutions to contribute to sustainable development.
All Shell's core businesses are represented in China: Exploration and Production, Gas and Power, Downstream (Oil Products and Chemicals) and Renewable Energy.
Currently we have some 19 wholly-owned or joint venture companies employing about 1,600 staff and joint venture staff, almost 90 per cent of whom are citizens of the People's Republic of China.
We have partnerships with all three of China's major oil and gas companies, PetroChina (and China National Petroleum Corporation - CNPC), the China Petroleum and Chemicals Corporation (Sinopec) and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).
Key business developments currently are:
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