Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global energy and petrochemical company operating in more than 110 countries and territories, with approximately 24,000 employees based in the United States. Shell Oil Company, including its consolidated companies and its share in equity companies, is one of America's leading oil and natural gas producers, natural gas marketers, gasoline marketers and petrochemical manufacturers. Shell, a leading oil and gas producer in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, is a recognized pioneer in oil and gas exploration and production technology. Saudi Refining, Inc. (SRI), with headquarters in Houston, is a subsidiary of Aramco Services Company (ASC) that purchases and sells crude oil and maintains a significant inventory of crude oil outside the United States. Aramco Services Company (ASC) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. ASC has a contract with its parent company under which it provides a wide range of services through six departments operating out of its headquarters in Houston, Texas, and an office in Washington, D.C. |