世界名牌博览：壳牌

荷兰皇家壳牌集团（Royal Dutch /Shell Group of Companies），又译“蚬壳”，是目前世界第一大石油公司，总部位于荷兰海牙和英国伦敦，由荷兰皇家石油与英国的壳牌两家公司合并组成。它是国际上主要的石油、天然气和石油化工的生产商，同时也是全球最大的汽车燃油和润滑油零售商。它亦为液化天然气行业的先驱，并在融资、管理和经营方面拥有相当丰富的经验。业务遍及全球140个国家，雇员近9万人，油、气产量分别占世界总产量的3%和3.5%。作为荷兰最大的工业公司，其在2012年《财富》杂志世界500强中名列第1位。

2014年3月19日，国际能源巨头壳牌的发言人宣布，已在2014年1月决定退出共同开发乌克兰黑海Skifska海上气田的谈判。

 

Royal Dutch Shell, known worldwide simply as Shell, is an Anglo-Dutch petroleum¹ company. It is one of the six largest oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum companies in the world and was listed as the world's eighth largest company in 2010. Shell was created in 1907 when Holland’s Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and Britain’s "Shell" Transport and Trading Company merged². Its distinctive³ yellow and red shell logo is one of the most recognizable on the planet. The company website says: “We are a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies with around 101,000 employees in more than 90 countries and territories. Our innovative⁴ approach ensures we are ready to help tackle the challenges of the new energy future.” Shell produces 2% of the world’s oil and 3% of gas. It has 44,000 service stations worldwide.

 

 

1 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 merged   

（使）混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 )； 相融； 融入； 渐渐消失在某物中

参考例句：

• Turf wars are inevitable when two departments are merged. 两个部门合并时总免不了争争权限。
• The small shops were merged into a large market. 那些小商店合并成为一个大商场。

3 distinctive   

adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的

参考例句：

• She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
• This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。

4 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。