Shell Pakistan

{{Infobox company (Managing Director and Country Chair) }} Shell Pakistan Limited (شیل پاکستان) is a Pakistani oil and gas company which is a subsidiary of the Shell plc and has been in South Asia for over 100 years. Shell's flagship business in Pakistan is the downstream retail marketing company, Shell Pakistan Limited, which has interests in downstream businesses including retail, lubricants and aviation. On 14th June, 2023 Shell announced to sell its holding in Pakistan.
 * name = Shell Pakistan
 * logo = Shell wordmark 2019.svg
 * logo_size = 150
 * type = Subsidiary
 * traded_as = {{karse|SHEL}}
 * industry = Oil and gas
 * founded = {{Start date and age|1947}}
 * location = Karachi, Pakistan
 * area_served =
 * key_people = Waqar Siddiqui
 * products = Gasoline, Aviation fuels, Compressed natural gas and lubricants
 * revenue = {{PKRConvert|412.7|b}}}
 * revenue_year = 2022
 * operating_income =
 * income_year = 2022
 * net_income =
 * net_income_year = 2022
 * assets =
 * assets_year = 2022
 * equity =
 * equity_year = 2022
 * parent = Shell plc
 * website = shell.com.pk

Shell Pakistan Ltd. has 782 petrol pumps, whereas Cnergyico has 982 petrol pumps, the State-owned Pakistan State Oil Co. has 3,500 petrol pumps and Total Parco Pakistan Ltd. has 800 petrol pumps.

History
Shell's origins date back to 1899 with the establishment of Asiatic Petroleum, a joint venture between Shell Transport Company and Royal Dutch Petroleum Company, which initiated kerosene oil imports from Azerbaijan into the region. A significant historical marker from this period is a storage tank from 1898. The company's documented presence in the Indo-Pakistan subcontinent began in 1903 when The Shell Transport & Trading Company and the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company formed a partnership to supply petroleum to Asia.

In 1928, Royal Dutch Shell merged its marketing interests in India with those of Burmah Oil Company Limited, creating the Burmah Shell Oil Storage & Distribution Company of India.

After Pakistan gained independence in 1947, the company was renamed as Burmah Shell Oil Distribution Company of Pakistan. During the 1950s, Shell Pakistan, then known as Burmah Shell, employed notable strategies for promoting kerosene oil, featuring popular singers such as Mohammed Rafi in their advertisements.

In 1965, Shell sold half of its stake in Burmah Shell operating in East Pakistan. Later, a new company was formed for East Pakistan named Burmah Eastern Limited which was listed on the stock exchange and the majority of its shareholding was held by Pakistanis.

In 1970, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange and the company was renamed as Pakistan Burmah Shell (PBS) Limited. The Shell and Burmah Groups retained a 49 percent share, split evenly while National Investment Trust, a state-owned fund, owned a majority stake.

In February 1993, during a period of economic liberalization, Burmah divested from PBS, allowing Shell Petroleum to increase its stake to 51 percent. Over time, Shell Petroleum further increased its share, now holding a 77 percent stake in what is currently known as Shell Pakistan Ltd (SPL).

Timeline

 * 1898 Asiatic Petroleum (percentage ownership of Shell – 100%)
 * 1928 Burmah Shell (percentage ownership of Shell – 50%)
 * 1947 Burmah Shell (Pakistan) (percentage ownership of Shell – 50%)
 * 1970 Pakistan Burmah Shell (percentage ownership of Shell – 24.5%)
 * 1993 Shell Pakistan Ltd. (percentage ownership of Shell – 51%)
 * 2000 Shell Pakistan Ltd. (percentage ownership by Shell – 59.7%)
 * 2002 Shell Pakistan Ltd. (percentage ownership by Shell – 76.1%)

Aviation
Shell used to provide jet fuel at five major airfields across Pakistan and was the second largest Jet fuel supplier in Pakistan until 2022 when it discontinued the operations in aviation sector.

Shell Lubricants
SPL is the largest lubricant marketing company in Pakistan with over 20% share of the total lubricant market in the country. SPL's lubricant business is the second most profitable within Shell's Global Lubricant portfolio. The business is focused on sales of key Shell brands (Rimula, Helix & Advance) to high street traders and the transportation sector as well as heavy-duty brands to industrial customers and power sector customers.

Shell Retail
SPL is the second-largest oil marketing company (OMC) and the largest private OMC in Pakistan with a 25% share of the white-oils market. The Retail business comprises over 800 retail outlets.

Pakistan Refinery Limited
Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL), located at Karachi, is the third largest refinery in the country, with a refining capacity of 2.1 mn tons per annum. The refinery was set up in the 1960s, and Shell has a 26% equity interest in it. With the introduction of the deemed duty element in the oil products pricing mechanism in 2001, the refineries profitability has improved considerably. As 50% of its profits are mandated by the Government to be retained for upgrading/modernization, PRL is now embarking on major up-gradation projects including expansion and de-sulphurization.

Pak-Arab Pipeline Company Limited
In August 2001, a new company called Pak-Arab Pipeline Company (PAPCO) was formed to construct and operate a critical 840 km white-oil pipeline for transportation of AGO from Karachi to depots in the centre and north of Pakistan. SPL has a 26% equity interest in PAPCO and the PAPCO's Chief Financial Officer remains a SPL nominee.

Shell Pakistan in 2012
Shell Pakistan Limited (SPL) has more than 850 retail stations in more than 330 cities, having 20% market share and is the largest foreign investor in Pakistan's oil marketing sector. Shell has been the leader in the lubricants sector since 2002, currently with more than 40% share of the organized sector.

Shell's Commercial Fuels business (including commercial transport) is a significant opportunity for growth. Its aviation business supplies fuels to six key airports across Pakistan. Shell has 30% interest in the Pakistan Refinery Limited (PRL) (average production: 40,000 bpd) located in Karachi and a 26% interest in US$480mn 780 km white oil pipelines.

In FY2010-2011 the Company earned a profit after tax of Rs. 906 million and recorded 11% growth in net revenue and 3% increase in gross profits compared to previous year.