Shell, an Anglo–Dutch multinational oiland gas company is setting up its largest captive unit or offshore delivery centre globally in Bengaluru. This unit will lead to generation of more than 5,000 jobs in the city. The company has a decided to move its IT set-up in Malaysia, US and UK to Bengaluru.

Shell has signed a 3, 50,000 sq. ft. space in RMZ Eco World in the first phase and is expected to occupy it by April 2016. The new in-house global information technology centre will be called The Shell IT Centre Bengaluru. The company chose Bengaluru due to competitiveness and the availability of a skilled, diverse IT talent pool. The new centre will form an integral part of the Royal Dutch Shell global IT project delivery and support network.

The largest oil & gas company in the world also operates a Business Operations Centre in Chennai that provide financial and business support to Shell companies worldwide. It employees over 2,000 people in Chennai.

Tidbits

• Shell is the fourth largest company in the world as of 2014 in terms of revenue.
• Shell has operations in over 90 countries, produces around 3.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day.
• Shell Oil Company in US, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, is one of its largest businesses.