Trader Development Programme at Shell

Title: T&S Careers v12

Duration: 2:33 minutes

Description:

We follow Conny, Libby, Mary, Saffran and Dastin as they takes us through the highlights of their day at Shell, along with a glimpse of their lives outside of work.

[Background music plays]

An adaptation of the Sound of Shell plays, featuring fast-paced, grungy guitar.

Conny

My job is never boring.

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Conny
Singapore
My job is never boring.

Video footage

Conny pans her self-filmed video to the left before video pauses on her, and a comic book style filter is used on her image as text appears on screen to the right of her, with a yellow square widening in the background with her name in a lighter shade of yellow emblazoned across it. Footage goes back to her self-filmed video, of her standing by large windows and a red wall as she speaks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks. Footage changes to a video of her shot from behind as she works at her computer, before that video slides to the left, minimising to half the screen while three videos, one above the other slide in to fill the right half of the screen. The top video shows the bow of a ship as it cuts through water. The middle video is aerial view of a ship in the water. And the bottom video shows a truck backing onto the deck of a ship.

Conny

I manage the operations of Shell’s LNG fleet. Planning voyages, coordinating with captains and making sure LNG gets to where it needs to go.

[Text displays]

I manage the operations of Shell’s
LNG fleet
Planning voyages, coordinating with captains
and making sure LNG gets
to where it needs to go.

Video footage

The video footage follows Conny as she walks through the office space, first through a waiting area with red chairs, before changing to a white hallway, and then to the open plan office area as she approaches her desk. Footage then changes to an angled view from behind Conny’s PC monitor, to show her sitting working at her desk. Footage changes to show video footage of a large ship at dock with two men walking along the dock, before quickly changing to drone footage zooming in towards a ship carrying LNG, before changes to footage of a ship’s captain checking his monitors on the bridge. Footage changes to drone footage that pans up past pipelines that lead down to a dock where a ship is waiting. Footage then changes to show the back end of a ship and its wake as it sails off screen. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Conny

From Singapore I work with teams in Dubai, London and beyond. It’s fast paced, global and no two days are the same.

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From Singapore
I work with teams in Dubai,
London and beyond.
It’s fast paced, global
and no two days are the same.

Video footage

A yellow screen slides from right to left with footage of Conny working at her computer, shot from the side following it, filling the screen. That footage slides to the left, minimising to half of the screen, while two videos slide into the right half of the screen. The top screen shows a long digital panel suspended from the ceiling with the time in different countries. The bottom video shows a graphic of the globe with thin white lights slowly arcing along different points. Screen slides to the left to show footage from a top down angle of an open plan office where people are working, before switching to show two people standing at a large monitor as they discuss what’s on it, and then switching to show footage of two people working at their standing desks, and another seated from behind. Footage changes to a close up of a man’s hand as he points to something on a PC monitor. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Conny

I’ve learned to lead under pressure, solve problems in real time and build strong relationships across the world.

[Text displays]

I’ve learned to lead under pressure,
solve problems in real time and build
strong relationships across the world.

Video footage

Video footage zooms in on the back of Conny as she sits working at her desk, and pans from left to right behind her. Footage changes to a close up of three people’s hands as they’re in a meeting, where one swipes on a tablet to change the screen, while the others are taking notes. Conny’s self-filmed footage shows her standing by the large windows and red wall as she speaks to the camera. Conny pans her camera quickly to the left, before the shot changes. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Libby

Why do I do this?

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Libby
London
Why do I do this?

Video footage

The video footage quickly shifts to a shot of Libby standing on a balcony in London with the London Eye behind her. It pauses there, and a comic book style filter is placed over an image of Libby with text appearing to the left of her. A yellow square widens up in the background with Libby’s name emblazoned on it in a paler yellow. The filter and yellow screen are removed, returning to Libby’s self-filmed footage as she talks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Libby

I trade power across Central Europe. My focus is on wind and solar generated by renewable assets.

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I trade power across Central Europe.
My focus is on wind
and solar generated by renewable assets.

Video footage

Footage follows Libby, first with a close up of her hand as she taps her security card on the scanner to enter the office before following behind her as she walks through the security doors. Footage changes to a shot of Libby walking towards the camera. A yellow screen slides to the right with footage of Libby sitting at her desk, putting her headset on, and starting to talk to someone. That video minimises to the right half of the screen while two videos slide in to the left half of the screen. The top video shows footage of offshore wind turbines, and the bottom is aerial footage of a collection of solar panels in a field. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Libby

I start with the weather forecast, but what I’m really doing is managing risks inherent to renewable electricity and powering businesses across the continent.

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I start with the weather forecast, but what I’m really doing
is managing risks inherent to renewable electricity
and powering businesses across the continent.

Video footage

A weather map appears on screen before transitioning to footage of Libby at her desk, working, the camera pans from the left to the right. The footage transitions to video of Libby standing in a meeting room pointing at what is on the large screen while discussing it with two of her colleagues seated at the table. The camera zooms in close on Libby while she’s at the screen. Footage changes to drone footage of solar panels in a field, panning over them before switching to aerial footage of a city at night, showing the lines of lights throughout the city, it zooms in briefly before pausing. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Libby

I’ve grown so much here, learning to make fast decisions, building relationships, and driving change.

[Text displays]

I’ve grown so much here, learning to make fast
decisions, building relationships, and driving change.

Video footage

Footage shows a close up of Libby as she stands at a monitor, pointing to it while talking to someone. Footage transitions to a side view shot of Libby at her desk talking to someone on her headset. Footage transitions to a shot of Libby walking towards the camera along a passageway with two of her colleagues as she talks to them before transitioning to her self-filmed footage of her talking to the camera with the London Eye in the background. Libby quickly pans her camera to the right of her before the shot changes. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Saffran

What do I do for work? Let me show you.

[Text displays]

Saffran
The Netherlands
What do I do for work?
Let me show you.

Video footage

The video footage quickly shifts to a shot of Saffran standing before some display cases. It pauses there, and a comic book style filter is placed over an image of Saffran with text appearing to the right of him. A yellow square widens up in the background with Saffran’s name emblazoned on it in a paler yellow. The filter and yellow screen are removed, returning to Saffran’s self-filmed footage as he talks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Saffran

I manage LNG deliveries that keep places like Gibraltar powered.

[Text displays]

I manage LNG deliveries
that keep places like Gibraltar powered.

Video footage

A yellow block quickly shrinks through the centre as three different screens pop up beside each other. The one on the left is of a ship sailing towards the camera which then switches to aerial drone footage of a docked ship panning around to the right. The central video follows Saffran as he walks through the office while on his phone. The video to the right shows a docked ship, aerial drone footage pans around the front, before the shot changes to show the same ship, but this time from directly above it panning from back to front. Footage transitions to a shot of a large blue board with a map of the world on it in white, panning around it to the right. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Saffran

Every day I’m piecing together vessels, contracts and schedules to keep energy flowing. It’s complex but it has a real world impact.

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Every day I’m piecing together vessels, contracts and schedules
to keep energy flowing.
It’s complex
but it has a real world impact.

Video footage

Footage filmed from behind shows employees in the open plan office working at their desks. Footage transitions to a close-up of someone’s hand as they zoom in on something on a tablet. Footage then transitions to show a ship docked in the harbour with large pipelines travelling along the deck towards it and two dock workers walking towards the ship. Footage switches to show aerial shots of the upper deck of a ship before transitioning to drone footage of the upper levels of a ship, panning from right to left. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Saffran

I’ve learned how to think fast, adapt and work with some of the best in the business.

[Text displays]

I’ve learned how to think fast, adapt
and work with some of the best in the business.

Video footage

Footage filmed from an elevated position looking down at the open plan office space, panning to the right slightly. Footage transitions to Saffran’s self-filmed footage as he speaks to the camera before quickly panning to the left. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Mary

How would I describe my role?

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Mary
USA
How would I describe my role?

Video footage

Mary’s self-filmed footage starts upside down as she quickly flips her camera right way up. It shows her standing in front of a large window looking out on a city. It pauses there, and a comic book style filter is placed over an image of Mary with text appearing to the left of her. A yellow square widens up in the background with Mary’s name emblazoned on it in a paler yellow. The filter and yellow screen are removed, returning to Mary’s self-filmed footage in front of the large window as she talks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Mary

Well, I manage projects that bring low carbon fuels to market.

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Well, I manage projects
that bring low carbon fuels to market.

Video footage

Yellow screen shrinks in the middle as footage appears from the left and the right. Footage on the right shows a side profile view of Mary working at her desk. Footage on the left is an aerial shot of a desk with a pot plant in the centre, paper, snacks, pens and laptops scattered around on the table before zooming out slightly to show timelapse of people working together around the table. This video minimises as two other videos slide in above and below it. The top left video shows timelapse footage of a busy airport runway at night, all lit up. And the bottom left video shows timelapse footage of a busy highway in the midst of a large city at night, all lit up. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Mary

It’s about connecting strategy with action. Working with the traders, operators and the supply chain to make it happen.

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It’s about connecting strategy with action.
Working with the traders, operators
and the supply chain to make it happen.

Video footage

Footage shows a busy open plan office, before transitioning to a close up of a person’s hand as they work on a laptop, scrolling through data on the screen. Screen fades to yellow before footage of the open plan office slides in from the right to the left, panning briefly over the office space. The footage minimises to the left half of the screen as another video slides in to the right half. This footage shows the side profile of a man speaking into his headset while two women talk to each other in the background, before zooming out slightly, showing another man on his headset in the foreground. This video then shrinks as it moves to the top right corner while another video slides in to the bottom corner. This footage is drone footage of a truck as it drives along the road. The video on the left half of the screen changes to show an airport worker refuelling a plane before changing to show a plane flying low overhead towards camera before starting to disappear from view. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Mary

I’ve learned how to listen, how to lead and how to deliver value in a fast moving world.

[Text displays]

I’ve learned how to listen, how to lead
and how to deliver value in a fast
moving world.

Video footage

Footage shows Mary and two of her colleagues exiting an elevator, Mary’s back is to the camera as she talks to them. It then switches to show her sitting with three colleagues around a table in a meeting room, camera pans slightly from right to left before changing to Mary’s self-filmed footage where she speaks to the camera while standing in front of the large window. She quickly flips her camera before it transitions to the next shot. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Dastin

So, what do I do for work?

[Text displays]

Dastin
The Philippines
So, what do I do for work?

Video footage

Dastin’s self-filmed footage shows him standing in a part of the office. It pauses there, and a comic book style filter is placed over an image of Dastin with text appearing to the right of him. A yellow square widens up in the background with Dastin’s name emblazoned on it in a paler yellow. The filter and yellow screen are removed, returning to Dastin’s self-filmed footage showing him sitting on a couch in front of a wall covered in different panels of varying shades of green and patterns as he talks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Dastin

I manage port cost payments for vessels around the world.

[Text displays]

I manage port cost payments for vessels
around the world.

Video footage

Two videos appear side by side. On the left, footage follows Dastin as he walks through the office. On the right is drone footage of a ship at sea as it sails on open ocean. The video on the left changes to show side profile of Dastin working at his computer, panning to the left. To the right, the video minimises to the centre as two videos slide in, one above and one below. The top right video shows close up of a digital screen with numbers scrolling up. The bottom right video shows close up footage of peoples’ hands around a desk as they’re working on a tablet, laptop and papers. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Dastin

It is finance, but it’s also making sure energy keeps moving.

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It is finance,
But it’s also making sure
Energy keeps moving.

Video footage

Footage changes to show Dastin sitting in front of a large screen at a large table while he works on his laptop. Footage transitions to show an aerial view of a ship at dock to the left and solar panels further up the hill to the right, pans slightly to the right. Footage transitions to an aerial view of a docked ship, the drone pans to the left away from the ship. Footage briefly transitions to aerial drone footage of a ship at dock. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Dastin

I have built global connections, learned how to solve problems fast and seen how my work supports Shell’s trading success.

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I have built global connections
learned how to solve problems fast
and seen how my work
supports Shell’s trading success.

Video footage

Three separate videos slide into view, the far left and right from bottom up, the centre from the top down. Left video shows Dastin through a window sitting at his computer, working. The centre video follows Dastin as he walks through the office. The video to the right shows Dastin from behind as he sits working at his computer. The central and right videos slide up, minimising, as a video slides up from the bottom, showing a few ships, one very large, the others smaller, docked at harbour on the left, with solar panels in a field to the right. The video to the left changes to show aerial footage of a ship as four tugboats start to manoeuvre it in to dock. The smaller central video changes to show footage of a large ship at dock. Footage then changes to Dastin’s self-filmed footage, filling the screen, showing him sitting in front of yellow and white fence panels as he talks to the camera before he pans quickly to the left for a quick transition to the next shot. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as he speaks.

Libby

Shell Trading and Supply is one of the world’s leading energy trading businesses. We work with the best. Learn every day, and make decisions that shape real outcomes for Shell and for the world.

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Shell Trading and Supply is
one of the world’s leading energy trading businesses.
We work with the best.
Learn every day, and make decisions
that shape real outcomes for Shell
and for the world.

Video footage

Libby’s self-filmed footage shows her standing on a balcony with the London Eye in the background. Yellow screen slides up from bottom to top as a video slides into place, showing a busy open plan office. That video slides up to fill the top half of the screen as three smaller videos slide into place underneath it. The left one shows side profile view of Conny working at her desk, the camera pans around from left to right. The central one shows Libby in a meeting pointing to something on the large screen as the camera zooms in closer to her. The right one, taken from slightly behind him, shows side profile of Dastin working at his computer, zooms out slightly. Footage transitions to show a docked ship, zooming out slightly before quickly transitioning to a graphic of the globe as it rotates slightly with areas lit up. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks.

Libby

If you’re ready to grow, to lead and to make an impact, this is where you start.

[Text displays]

If you’re ready to grow, to lead
and to make an impact, this is where you start.

Video footage

Libby’s self-filmed footage shows her standing on a balcony with the London Eye in the background as she speaks to the camera. Closed captioning appears along the bottom of the screen as she speaks. This final shot transitions out of frame in the shape of a contracting Pecten, gradually giving way to a clean white background.

[Audio]

Shell brand mnemonic played on keys.

[Text displays]

Power Your Progress.
Join Shell Trading & Supply.
shell.com/trading-careers
© Shell International Limited 2025

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The small iconic red-and-yellow Pecten transitions in, positioning itself at the centre of the frame against a white background. Text then appears below the Pecten, before disappearing and being replaced by different text as well as spanning across the lower part of the frame.