Royal Dutch Shell Plc - Digital Transformation Strategies

Royal Dutch Shell Plc - Digital Transformation Strategies

Summary

Royal Dutch Shell Plc (Shell) is an integrated oil and gas company. The company explores for and produces oil and gas from conventional fields and sources such as tight rock, shale and coal formations. It operates refining and petrochemical complexes across the world. Shell’s product offerings include lubricants, bitumen and liquefied petroleum gas; and petrochemical products such as raw materials for plastics, coatings and detergents. The company is a major producer of biofuel in Brazil. It also has interests in various liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas to liquids (GTL) projects. The company markets its products directly and indirectly through distributors in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, North America, and South America.

The report provides information and insights into Shell's tech activities, including -

• Insights of its digital transformation strategies and innovation programs
• Overview of technology initiatives covering partnerships, product launches and acquisitions
• Insights on each technology initiative including technology theme, objective, and benefits
• Details of estimated ICT budgets and major ICT contracts

• Shell leverages AI technologies from a range of machine learning to computer vision, deep learning to virtual assistants and autonomous vehicles to robotics, to accelerate its digital transformation, and make its operations safer and more efficient.
• Shell Ventures has signed strategic partnerships over the years with technology giants like Microsoft, SAP, Intel, and HP and other solution providers like C3 IoT, Innospection, SENAI CIMATEC, Qinetiq, NOVI LABS LLC, Cyberhawk, HoneyWell, RealWear, and EON Reality.
• Shell is integrating virtual reality technology with 3D simulation for deep water safety training to its employees, to help them in understand potential hazards and steps to overcome any unexpected circumstance.
• Shell launched Digital track under its flagship start-up incubation program, Shell E4. E4 will collaborate with technology, venture, government, academia partners, coaches, and industry expert mentors to enable digital start-ups to achieve industry readiness and implement strategies for scaling and global expansion in the industrial and energy verticals.

• Gain insights into Shell's tech operations.
• Gain insights into its tech strategies and innovation initiatives.
• Gain insights into its technology themes under focus.
• Gain insights into various product launches, partnerships and acquisition strategies.