Private company

Shell Nigeria

Logo: Royal Dutch Shell, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Nigerian regional subsidiary of Shell plc

Shell Nigeria is the common name for Shell plc's Nigerian operations carried out through four subsidiaries—primarily Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). Royal Dutch Shell's joint ventures account for more than 21% of Nigeria's total petroleum production (629,000 barrels per day (100,000 m3/d) (bpd) in 2009).2 It is headquartered in Federal Capital Territory.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1936Founded1

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Photo: Chebyshev1983, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Shell Nigeria is the common name for Shell plc's Nigerian operations carried out through four subsidiaries—primarily Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). Royal Dutch Shell's joint ventures account for more than 21% of Nigeria's total petroleum production (629,000 barrels per day (100,000 m3/d) (bpd) in 2009).2

Corporate structure

Shell Nigeria is part of a group headed by Shell. 197 entities, 37 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1936Founded Founded1

Sources

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