Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) is a holding company, which owns, directly or indirectly, investments in the numerous companies constituting the group. Shell is engaged globally in the principal activities of oil and natural gas industry. The Company operates in five business segments: exploration and production, gas and power, oil sands, oil products, and chemicals. The exploration and production business searches for and recovers oil and natural gas globally. The gas and power business liquefies natural gas and transports it to customers. Its gas to liquids (GTL) process turns natural gas into cleaner-burning synthetic fuel and other products. The oil sands business extracts bitumen and converts it to synthetic crude oils that can be turned into a range of products. The oil products business makes moves and sells a range of petroleum-based products globally for domestic, industrial and transport use. The chemicals business produces petrochemicals for the industrial customers.