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Parth Trivedi (1823034)
Arihant Mehta (1823038)
Harsh Vardhan Mohta (1823040)
Nikunj Kothari (1823050)
Shubham Sahu (1823055)
Anwesh Baliarsingh (1823067)
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Contents
S.n Particulars Page
o No.
1. Introduction 3
2. Existing Vision 3
3. Mission 4
4. Objectives 4
5. Strategies 4
6. SWOT analysis 7
7. Competitive Profile Matrix 8
8. External Factor Analysis(EFE) 9
9. Internal Factor Analysis(IFE) 10
10. SPACE Matrix 11
11. BCG Matrix 14
12. Internal External Matrix 17
13. Grand Strategy Matrix 17
14. Projected Financial Statements 18
15. Long Term Objectives 19
16. Recommendations 21
17. Conclusion 22
18. References 23
Introduction
The Royal Dutch Shell, also known worldwide as Shell, is an Anglo-Dutch multinational gas
and oil company based in the Netherlands and was started in England. It is one of the oil and
gas giants and the third-largest company in the world by 2018 sales and the largest in Europe.
In Forbes Global 2019, Shell was ranked the ninth-largest company in the world and the
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largest outside of China and the United States and the largest energy company. Shell was
number 1 in 2013 on the Fortune Global 500 list of the world's largest companies. This year
income was equivalent to 84% of the Dutch national GDP of USD 556 billion.
Shell is vertically integrated and active in all oil and gas industry areas, including exploration
and production, refining, transportation, sales and marketing, petrochemicals, power
generation, and trading. There are also renewable energy activities, including bio-fuels, wind
turbines, kite systems, and hydrogen. Shell operates in more than 70 countries, produces
around 3.7 million barrels of oil equivalent every day, and has 44,000 filling stations
worldwide.
Existing Vision
Old - Making a difference through our employees, a team of committed professionals who
value our customers, keep our promises and contribute to sustainable development.
New - Creating an everlasting impact in the society through our values and pledging to move
towards a zero-carbon footprint company, making the stakeholders more proud than ever.
Mission
Old - Safe marketing and sales of energy and petrochemical products while providing
innovative value-added services.
New - Leveraging talent and technology to provide the best service to our customers and
safely conducting the sale of all our products.
Objective
Benefit the shareholders
Realise the potential of the employees
To maximise the operations of their refineries
To safeguard the integrity of their assets
Reduce costs in a structured manner
To deliver services in a healthy, sustainable, and secure way
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Strategies
Old -
1) Joint venture
The joint venture plays a major role in Shell's international expansion right from the early
development phase. The joint venture structure sets Shell apart from most transnational
corporations. Based in the UK, the establishment of Shell Transport and Royal Dutch, based
in the Netherlands, is considered one of the oldest joint ventures.
3) Licensing
To help other refineries develop commercial applications of the latest technology, Shell is
also expanding its business through licenses. Shell Global Solutions is one such company that
supports its customers by licensing advanced technologies. Shell Global Solutions issues a
licence through which the customer can receive special technical support or operational
advice to improve their own business performance. The services range from initial and basic
advice to comprehensive advice in all phases of a project. As a leader in the oil refining
industry, Shell Global Solutions provides a wide range of cutting-edge technologies for other
refineries: Bio hydrocracking, fluidized catalytic cracking, thermal conversion, and
distillation, etc.
New -
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1) One of the most pressing problems facing oil and gas companies is that most fossil fuels
pollute the environment in the environment. It is well known that these non-biological fuels
contain many carbon fractions - due to their vulnerability, companies still have to produce
them. For this reason, companies are being heavily criticized by environmentalists. Oil and
gas companies are making the news as they face scrutiny both by the government and the
people.
In this case, together with young talents and innovative technology, Shell can easily research
more kinds of biofuels, solar energy, and other hydrogen energies to diversify into various
markets. There should be a rapid expansion in these sectors since the ROI is excellent and
will tackle multiple problems in a go.
2) Adoption of digital tools and functions is something Shell has to seriously consider by
using digital technology in the oil refining sector. This will be a key factor in reducing costs,
increasing safety, and optimizing faster. Applications include AI for optimizing the
production process as well as automating materials management and managing digital assets.
For example, Shell can improve assets' reliability through advanced maintenance
management by using big data and machine learning algorithms to optimize maintenance
cycles and predict critical device failures.
The "digital twin" technology, in which a virtual replica is created and constantly updated,
will also serve as a key strategic tool to support and generate efficiency in all three phases of
life cycle management: the planning phase, estimating budgets, and planning projects. The
project development phase, from concept to construction; and the operational phase, when the
owner and operator have an end-object in action and can work towards business goals.
3) New materials and manufacturing methods like polymer 3D printing are expected to grow
to $ 180 billion by 2035, presenting challenges and opportunities for Shell's business models
for material suppliers and partners in manufacturing and design. So, Shell can invest in this
new technology and adopt a more sustainable way of producing fuel.
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4) Offering multiple value-added services in their fuel stations, Shell can increase each
visitor's billing value. Shell is looking to expand up to 1500 petrol pumps in India in the
coming years. Adding charging station options in the petrol pumps could be a game-changer
since the market of electric vehicles will shoot up in India, with major companies looking to
expand in the Indian market. Basic servicing, washing, pollution control, and other tests are
some things that Shell currently lacks in newly ventured countries like India. Their
competitors have been using a similar strategy and have been very successful.
5) Shell aviation currently operates in only 40 countries and can look to expands since,
aviation industry is only set to raise in the near future . Historically, Shell has focused less on
the aviation industry in terms of expansion and R&D in the Jet fuel sector. There is a huge
market in which the company can compete in and has a lot of growth opportunity. Many
countries in Africa like Gabon are developing at a rapid pace and Shell has to capture these
opportunities to remain competitive in this cut-throat market.
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
Weaknesses
1.Legal issues
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4. Struggling to resolve safety and trust issue
Opportunities
3. New technology
Threats
1.Government regulations
2.High Competition
3.Environmental laws
4.Economic instability
It helps us to compare a companies and its competitor relative strength and weakness.
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Total 1 3.20 3.23 3.02
Scoring System-
Major Strength = 4
Minor Strength = 3
Minor Weakness = 2
Major Weakness = 1
From the CPM we can see that Exxon Mobil has got the highest weight and it is a tough
competitor for Shell . BP has got the least weight , therefor it’s not a threat for Shell. Though
we can say that Shell and Exxon have almost the same weight which shows the
competitiveness between them.
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Volatile Commodity Prices that
Have Emerged In the last Few
Months with Oil Prices Going
Negative at a Point of Time.
3 Intense Rivalry with Chevron and 0.1 3 0.3
Exxon Mobil.
4 Declining Margins 0.05 1 0.05
TOTAL 1 3.15
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TOTAL 1 3.3
After a thorough environmental scanning of the Royal Dutch Shell company, the following
EFE and IFE Matrix was prepared. From the analysis done and matrix prepared, it is
understood that the chance of profitability of the Royal Dutch Shell is extremely high due to
their Robust Management System, In comparison to the other players in the oil market, also
the company is already established itself as one of the biggest oil companies throughout the
world and operate in an oligopolistic market, hence they have a high probability to continue
making huge profits in the future as well.
SPACE MATRIX
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(+1 to +6), +1 worst,
+6 best Data according to 31/12/2019
Current Ratio is 1.16, lower than last three
years. Other rivals like Exxon and chevron have
Liquidity 3 less than 1.
Net Profit Margin has been increasing for the
last 4 years and as of 31/12/2019 it is at 4.5%
Net profit margin 4 which is quite difficult for its survival.
The debt to equity ratio is at 0.5 for the last
FY19 but it has been increasing for the last 5
Debt Level 5 years.
Operating cash flow per share, has been
increasing gradually but fallen for the FY19 it
Cash Flow 4 had a fall
The inventory turnover ratio is increasing at a
very slow pace and inventory low as compared
Inventory Turnover ratio 4 to industry standards.
The return on assets of the company is
increasing for the last 4 years and is above the
Return on Assets 5 industry benchmark of 2% (4.06%)
Average Rating 4.17
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Environmental Stability (ES) Rating Comments
(-1 to -6), -6 worst, -1
best
Inflation and oil prices are highly linked to
each other. So, increase in oil prices bring in
Inflation -5 Inflation.
From a local perspective the companies usually
pay high taxes but in India and other countries
governments provide the companies to defer in
taxes and provide pays in which they pay less
Taxation -3 taxes to the government.
X- Axis Score
Competitive Advantage (CA) average
Rating -1.94
Industry Strength (IS) Average Rating 3.33
Y-Axis Score
Financial Strength (FS) Average
Rating 4.17
Environmental Stability (ES) Average
Rating -4
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0.25
0.2 0.17
0.15
0.1
0.05
0 0
0
-2 -1.5 -1 -0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2
-0.05
-0.1
-0.15
-0.2
-0.25
EXPLANATION:-
The strategy that the company should adopt according to our SPACE matrix analysis is an
aggressive strategy, this Quadrant depicts that the company has a Stable environmental
strength, the industry strength is attractive, competitive advantage is strong and financial
Strength is high. The company should find more investment opportunities and try to innovate
or create more competitive advantages to be the market mover. The company should
overcome its internal weaknesses like reducing its investment in the corporate sector and try
to grab its external opportunities by grabbing more upstream projects.
BCG Matrix
On overall basis we put the company as a star as it has higher market growth and high market
share. The company has 3 core units: - Upstream Business, Downstream business and
Corporate.
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BCG MATRIX of shell (FY2018-2019)
60.00%
23.88% 40.00%
30.21% 20.00%
0.00%
Market Growth
EXPLANATION: -
The Upstream Business(Q1) is second in line to become the Market leader and has a
significant high growth as seen in the figure, the company should focus more on its
production and exploration business to earn higher revenues. The next in line is the
Downstream business that between (Q1-Q3) the business is inclining to become a cash cow if
the company does not give importance to this Segment. The last corporate segment(Q3-Q4) is
a cash cow soon to become a dog, this segment is low on market growth and has continuously
given 4 years of losses.
SUPPORTING NOTES: -
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change % growth
Corporate
(in $ million -1,751. -3,273.
) -425.00 00 -2,416.00 -1,479.00 00
Y-o-y Negative
change % -312% -38% 39% -121% -108.12% growth
In this market segment consists of Royal Dutch Shells biggest competitors and so the total
market share is the sum of revenue of each of these business segments.
Revenue (2019)
Chevron British Exxon Total
Competitors ($, Total ($, Petroleum ($, Mobile ($, Shell ($, Market
of shell millions) millions) million) million0 million) Share
31, 46,413. 1,9
Upstream 707.00 38,590.00 54,501.00 23,143.00 00 4,354.00
45.
Corporate 246.00 135.00 1,788.00 41.00 00 2,255.00
Current Scenario :
In 2017, Shell was the first worldwide oil and gas association to set the goal to diminish the
net carbon impression of the energy products it sells, conveyed as an extent of carbon power,
considering their complete life-cycle outpourings. Shell plans to reduce its energy products'
net carbon impression by around half by 2050 and by around 20% by 2035, in a state of
harmony with society's drive to meet the Paris Agreement's destinations.
Shell says it will set express net carbon impression centers for more restricted occasions of
three or five years. Shell will set the goal consistently for going with a three-or five-year time
length. The target setting cycle will start from 2020 and will race to 2050.
Shell aims to lessen and remove the Net Carbon Footprint of the energy products that we sell.
Their strategy has been set against several global trends. Increasing population and ever-
increasing living standards are likely to continue to increase energy demand for years to come
significantly. While the world needs to find a way to meet this growing demand, CO2
emissions need to fall to counter climate change. They have recognized that the pace and
specific path forward is uncertain and so requires agile decision making.
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Against this backdrop, Shell has established three strategic ambitions guiding us in the
pursuit of their purpose:
Implication- the IE score lies in the first out of the nine cells in the IE matrix. Cell 1 suggest
the grow and build strategy. This means intensive and aggressive tactical strategies. Your
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strategies should focus on market penetration, market development, and product
development. From the operational perspective, a backward integration, forward integration,
and horizontal integration should also be considered.
Implication- Shell lies in the quadrant of rapid market growth and strong competitive
position which indicates that the firm should implement strategies of market
development, market penetration, product development etc. The idea behind is to focus
and make the current competitive base stronger. In case such firms possess readily
available resources they can move on to integration strategies but should never be at the
cost of diverting attention from current strong competitive base.
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Gross profit 191033 41703 170770 219496 293700
Selling, distribution and administration 17,982 18,921 20,487 21,942 22,133
expenses 2,211 2,309 2,746 2,866 3,003
Exploration 7,391 8,434 8,587 9,342 9,873
Share of profit of equity-accounted 1,092 1,380 1,487 1,032 1,447
investments 1,209 1,938 2,321 1,993 2,207
Interest and other income
Interest expenses
Income before taxation 161148 9721 155629 182231 255037
Taxation 38353 2313 37351 43735 61209
Income for the period 122795 7408 118278 138496 193828
Income attributable to CSR 1296 2400 2600 3000 3200
Income attributable to Royal Dutch 121499 5008 115678 135496 190628
Shell plc shareholders
“Meeting the problem of tackling climate change requires collaboration, and our
engagements with investors demonstrate this,” said Shell CEO Ben van Beurden. “We are
taking important steps towards turning our net carbon footprint ambition into reality by
setting shorter-term targets. This ambition positions the company well for the future and
seeks to ensure we thrive as the world works to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement on
climate change.”
In 2017, Shell was the first international oil and gas company that set out to reduce the net
carbon footprint of the energy products it sells — expressed as a measure of carbon intensity
— taking into account their full life-cycle emissions. Shell aims to reduce the net carbon
footprint of its energy products by around half by 2050 and by around 20 percent by 2035, in
step with society’s drive to meet the Paris Agreement’s goals.
Today, Shell is expanding on that drawn-out desire with the responsibility to setting explicit
net carbon impression focuses for more limited times of three or five years, setting the
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objective for a three-or five-year duration every year. The objective setting cycle will begin
from 2020 and will run until 2050
Hydrogen Fuel:
While the improvement of hydrogen vehicles has slowed down, notwithstanding fast
development in battery-electric vehicles, Shell visions gas could represent 10% of worldwide
energy utilization before the century's over.
The organization visualizes that as non-renewable energy source use decreases, old oil and
gas offices will be repurposed for hydrogen stockpiling and transport.
Shell doesn't have enormous scope for hydrogen creation except has a significant part of
inflammable gas, from which hydrogen can be made.
Last year, the company in the UK and on Tuesday will open a second at a service station in
Buckinghamshire.
The scenario envisages the first intercontinental hydrogen flight in 2040. By 2070, most
trucks will be powered by hydrogen or batteries, as Tesla is planning.
Shell sees oil demand stagnating in the 2020s, followed by gas demand falling rapidly from
2040 as competition from renewables bites. Many power grids will be forced by legislation to
become entirely run off solar, wind, and hydropower by 2040. But the most significant
impact from governments will come from carbon taxes or prices put in place by 2030.
Corporate Restructuring:
The organization must be a more transparent, more smoothed out, more competitive
association that is more agile and ready to react to clients. To be more dexterous, they need to
eliminate a specific measure of authoritative unpredictability. Additionally, they need to
ensure we are making the best of the centre capacities expected to succeed. At present, the
staff is scattered through the organization's authoritative structure, presenting to them all into
one spot. That equivalent is valid for the entire arrangement making ability or how we make
our voice heard: we will get our kin with those aptitudes together in one structure.
In functional terms, that implies our primary business will be more engaged. That means
Upstream – the piece of Shell that manages to explore and produce oil and gas – will be raced
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to guarantee Shell's excellent income. We will keep on contributing, yet it won't be about the
number of barrels of oil, cubic feet of gas, Upstream creates, and its amount to reality. The
undertakings we put resources into will be exceptionally significant. Upstream will be
necessary to Shell as we make changes – we need it to be spot-on, so we have the financial
strength to invest further in our lower-carbon products.
This essential partnership will uphold Shell's aim to be a net-zero emissions energy by 2050,
or sooner, in sync with society and its clients. Shell's environmentally friendly power
gracefully will enable Microsoft to convey on its sustainable management flexibly objectives
and its more extensive aspiration to be carbon negative by 2050
Shell will supply Microsoft with sustainable power, helping Microsoft to meet its
responsibility to have 100% sustainable energy by 2025;
The two organizations will keep cooperating on human-made reasoning (AI), which
has just determined change over Shell's tasks through admittance to continuous
information experiences, adding to a specialist and on-location wellbeing, and
conveying efficiencies that have diminished Shell's carbon discharges;
Shell and Microsoft will cooperate on new computerized devices so Shell can offer its
providers and clients satisfactory help in decreasing their carbon impressions;
Shell and Microsoft will investigate cooperating to help advance the utilization of
supportable avionics energizes; and
The organizations will utilize Microsoft's Azure distributed computing framework and
information from Shell resources to reinforce operational security by improving
danger examination, forecast, and anticipation.
Recommendations
Annual Objectives
There will be an increase in Shell’s energy resource by 4% every year if biofuel is the main
contributor
There should be an rise in the sales of biofuel every year by 10% minimum
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The biofuel production and energy quality should be improved
The supply of biofuel should be wider spread and there should be continuous service provided
Policies
To make the environment healthier the employees should uses biofuel in their vehicles
as it is the 1st step for internal marketing
Making sure that employees are working in a healthy and safety environment
The advertising material should be used in green and the company should make sure
that all material are environmental friendly that is used by the management
Conclusion
Shell Group with industry authority as far as cost, quality and innovation, is confronted with
monstrous social, political, financial and legitimate difficulties. Its technique to zero in on
execution, new dares to abuse capricious oil and gas holds and accomplish productive
development consequently has met achievement, yet the movement has eased back because
of monetary impacts. for huge oil goliath like Shell, keeping political union with the
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administrations of numerous nations has gotten normal however this not something to depend
on and to put substantial capital speculations in question like Shell is doing well now, by
consistently putting resources into new plants for oil and gas extraction from offbeat saves
such oil sands and oil shale. Such endeavors are progressively causing natural debasement
and the administration may go carefully against them in future again radical ecological
changes become predominant. Astute methodology is to proceed with ethanol and sun
powered and wind energy creation and put resources into more bio fuel energies to tap new
chances.
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References:
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