Our corporate history
Discover how Shell became one of today's major energy companies.
What began as a small shop selling antiques and later sea shells in London nearly 200 years ago is today one of the world’s major energy companies.
Shell has been supplying oil products to Australians for more than 100 years. Discover our history and answer your queries. Follow the story and download our history timeline.
For more than 100 years the name Shell, our logo the pecten and our distinctive red and yellow colours have identified our brand.