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Oil and natural gas

Shell’s strategy supports a balanced energy transition by providing the oil and gas people need today while helping to build the energy system of the future.

With global demand for energy increasing, the world needs to maintain secure and affordable energy supplies while moving to low-carbon energy. We believe continued investment in oil and gas will be needed to ensure a balanced energy transition. 

We deliver more value with less emissions by growing our world-leading liquefied natural gas (LNG) business with increasingly lower carbon intensity and keeping oil production stable while cutting emissions from production.

Read more about our oil and natural gas activities below

Trading and shipping manages one of the world's biggest fleets of LNG carriers

Liquefied natural gas (LNG)

Shell has a world-leading Integrated Gas and LNG business, meeting around 17% of global demand in 2025.

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Deep-water oil and gas

Shell’s oil and gas production is increasingly from our innovative deep-water business, which produces higher-margin and lower-carbon barrels.

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Shell GTL Plant Qatar

Gas to liquids (GTL)

Our gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology turns natural gas into high-quality liquid fuels, base oils for lubricants, and other liquid products usually made from oil.

Flaring: Zero routine flaring by 2025

Shell eliminated routine gas flaring from our Upstream operated assets in 2025, moving faster than the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative, to which we are a signatory.

Two women testing Methane Emissions Leak Detection Stock

Reducing methane emissions

Shell is a leader in methane emissions reduction. We test and use the latest technologies to monitor our emissions, and we work with others to share our learnings and drive industry-wide action.

Exploration

Our exploration strategy is driven by a focus on value over volume. We invest in advantaged barrels to support energy security and affordability with lower emissions intensity.

A shale oil rig in the permian basin at night

Shale oil and gas

Shale oil and gas play an important role in the energy transition meeting global energy demand. We hold some of the best core-acreage, focused on high-margin tight oil positions and low-cost gas assets in Argentina and Canada.