Shell (SHEL) 20-F 2007 FY Annual report (foreign)

EXHIBIT 8

Significant subsidiaries

Significant subsidiaries at December 31, 2007, and Shell’s percentage of share capital (to the nearest whole number) are set out below. All of these subsidiaries have been included in the Consolidated Financial Statements of Shell on pages 112 to 161. Those held directly by the Company are marked with an asterisk(*). A complete list of investments in subsidiary and associated companies and jointly controlled entities will be attached to the Company’s annual return made to the Registrar of Companies.

			Country of
Subsidiary undertakings	%		incorporation	Principal activities	Class of shares held
Shell Energy Holdings Australia Ltd		100	Australia	Exploration & Production	Redeemable Preference, Ordinary
Shell Gabon Holdings Ltd		100	Bermuda	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Iran Offshore Ltd		100	Bermuda	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Oman Trading Ltd		100	Bermuda	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Deepwater Borneo Ltd		100	Borneo	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Americas Funding (Canada) ULC		100	Canada	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Olie-OG Gasudvinding Danmark Pipelines ApS		100	Denmark	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Gabon		75	Gabon	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Algeria Reggane GmbH		80	Germany	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Algeria Zerafa GmbH		80	Germany	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Erdgas Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH		100	Germany	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Verwaltungsgesellschaft fur Erdgasbeteiligungen mbH		100	Germany	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Italia E&P SpA		100	Italy	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Exploration New Zealand Ltd		100	New Zealand	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Exploration & Production Company Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Exploration Properties Alpha Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Exploration Properties Beta Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Offshore Prospecting Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Upstream Ventures Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Ltd		100	Nigeria	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
A/S Norske Shell		100	Norway	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Enterprise Oil Norge AS		100	Norway	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell E&P Ireland Ltd		100	Republic of Ireland	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
B.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Abu Dhabi B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell E&P Offshore Services B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Egypt Deepwater B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Egypt N.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell EP Middle East Holdings B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Exploration and Production Investments B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Exploration B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell International Exploration and Production B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Kazakhstan Development B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Redeemable, Non-Redeemable
Shell Offshore North Gabon B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Olie-OG Gasudvinding Danmark B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Philippines Exploration B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Redeemable, Non-Redeemable
Shell Sakhalin Holdings B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Technology Ventures B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Syria Shell Petroleum Development B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Exploration & Production	Redeemable, Non-Redeemable
Enterprise Oil Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Enterprise Oil Middle East Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Enterprise Oil U.K. Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Private Oil Holdings Oman Ltd		85	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Saxon Oil Miller Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell China Exploration and Production Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell EP Offshore Ventures Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Exploration and Production Oman Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Property Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell U.K. Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
The Mexican Eagle Oil Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Pecten Brazil Exploration Company		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Pecten Cameroon Company LLC		80	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Pecten Victoria Company		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Exploration & Production Company		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Frontier Oil & Gas Inc		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell International Pipelines Inc		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Oil Company		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Ordinary
Shell Philippines LLC		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Equity
SWEPI LP		100	United States of America	Exploration & Production	Partnership capital

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EXHIBITS

			Country of
Subsidiary undertakings	%		incorporation	Principal activities	Class of shares held
Shell Development (Australia) PTY Ltd		100	Australia	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Western Supply & Trading Ltd		100	Barbados	Gas & Power	Nominative
Qatar Shell GTL Ltd		100	Bermuda	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd		100	Bermuda	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Overseas Holdings (Oman) Ltd		100	Bermuda	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Coral Cibola Canada Inc		100	Canada	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Energy North America (Canada) Inc		100	Canada	Gas & Power	Ordinary, Preference
Shell Energy Deutschland GmbH		100	Germany	Gas & Power	Equity
Shell Erneuerbare Energien GmbH		100	Germany	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Ferngasbeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH		100	Germany	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Sarawak Shell Berhad		100	Malaysia	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Malaysia Trading Sendirian Berhad		100	Malaysia	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell MDS (Malaysia) Sendirian Berhad		72	Malaysia	Gas & Power	Redeemable Preference, Ordinary
Shell Nigeria Gas Ltd		100	Nigeria	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Eastern Trading (PTE) Ltd		100	Singapore	Gas & Power	Redeemable Preference, Ordinary
Shell Tankers (Singapore) Private Ltd		100	Singapore	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Espana S.A.		100	Spain	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Energy Europe B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Gas & Power International B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Gas B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Generating (Holding) B.V		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Global Solutions International B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Western LNG B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Energy Trading Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Gas Direct Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Tankers (UK) Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Coral Energy Resources, L.P.		100	United States of America	Gas & Power	Partnership capital
Coral Power, L.L.C.		100	United States of America	Gas & Power	Equity
Shell Energy North America (US) L.P.		100	United States of America	Gas & Power	Partnership capital
Shell North American LNG		100	United States of America	Gas & Power	Equity
Shell Windenergy Inc		100	United States of America	Gas & Power	Ordinary
Shell Canada Ltd		100	Canada	Oil Sands	Ordinary
Shell Compania Argentina de Petroleo S.A.		100	Argentina	Oil Products	Nominative
Shell Australia Ltd		100	Australia	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Refining (Australia) Proprietary Ltd		100	Australia	Oil Products	Ordinary
The Shell Company of Australia Ltd		100	Australia	Oil Products	Ordinary
Belgian Shell S.A.		100	Belgium	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Saudi Arabia (Refining) Ltd		100	Bermuda	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell International Trading Middle East Ltd		100	Bermuda	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Brasil Ltda		100	Brazil	Oil Products	Quotas
Shell Chile Sociedad Anonima Comercial e Industrial		100	Chile	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Czech Republic Akciova Spolecnost		100	Czech Republic	Oil Products	Ordinary
A/S Dansk Shell		100	Denmark	Oil Products	Ordinary
Butagaz SAS		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
Compagnie Rhenane de Raffinage S.A.		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
Couronnaise de Raffinage SAS		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
Europe Service Restauration S.A.		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
J.P. Industrie SAS		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
STE d’ Exploitation de Stations-Service d’Autoroutes		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
STE de Gestion Mobiliere et Immobiliere S.A.		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
STE des Petroles Shell SAS		100	France	Oil Products	Ordinary
Deutsche Shell GmbH		100	Germany	Oil Products	Ordinary
Deutsche Shell Holding Gmbh		100	Germany	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH		100	Germany	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Direct GmbH		100	Germany	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Direct Services GmbH		100	Germany	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Hellas A.E.		100	Greece	Oil Products	Nominative
Shell Hong Kong Ltd		100	Hong Kong	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell India Marketing Private Ltd		100	India	Oil Products	Equity
Shell Italia S.P.A.		100	Italy	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell New Zealand Holding company Ltd		100	New Zealand	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Pakistan Ltd		76	Pakistan	Oil Products	Ordinary
Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation		67	Philippines	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Polska SP. Z O.O.		100	Poland	Oil Products	Ordinary
Asiatic Petroleum Company (Dublin) Ltd		100	Republic of Ireland	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Aviation Ireland Ltd		100	Republic of Ireland	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Eastern Petroleum (PTE) Ltd		100	Singapore	Oil Products	Redeemable Preference, Ordinary
Shell Slovakia S.R.O.		100	Slovakia	Oil Products	Equity
Shell South Africa Energy (PTY) Ltd		100	South Africa	Oil Products	Ordinary

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			Country of
Subsidiary undertakings	%		incorporation	Principal activities	Class of shares held
Shell South Africa Marketing (PTY) Ltd		75	South Africa	Oil Products	Ordinary
AB Svenska Shell		100	Sweden	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Raffinaderi A.B.		100	Sweden	Oil Products	Ordinary
Oliecentrale Nederland B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Nederland B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Nederland Raffinaderij B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Nederland Verkoopmaatschappij B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Trademark Management B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Tankstation Exploitatie Maatschappij Nederland B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Caribbean Investments Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell U.K. Oil Products Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Oil Products	Ordinary
The Shell Company (W.I.) Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Oil Products	Ordinary
The Shell Company of Thailand Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Trading International Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Oil Porducts	Ordinary
Equilon Enterprises LLC		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Equity
Jiffy Lube International Inc		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Ordinary
Pennzoil-Quaker State Company		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Pipeline Company LP		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Equity
Shell Trading (US) Company		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Ordinary
SOPC Holdings East LLC		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Equity
SOPC Holdings West LLC		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Ordinary
TMR Company		100	United States of America	Oil Products	Ordinary
Shell Trading (M.E.) Private Ltd		100	Bermuda	Chemicals	Redeemable Preference, Ordinary
Shell Chemicals Americas Inc		100	Canada	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Chemicals Canada Ltd		100	Canada	Chemicals	Ordinary, Preference
Shell Petrochimie Mediterranee S.A.S.		100	France	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH		100	Germany	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Tongyi (Beijing) Petroleum Chemical Co. Ltd.		75	People’s Republic of China	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Tongyi (Xianyang) Petroleum Chemical Co. Ltd		75	People’s Republic of China	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Chemical Yabucoa Inc		100	Puerto Rico	Chemicals	Ordinary
Ethylene Glycols (Singapore) Pte. Ltd		70	Singapore	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Chemicals Seraya PTE Ltd		100	Singapore	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Seraya Pioneer (PTE) Ltd		100	Singapore	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Chemicals Europe B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell International Chemicals B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Montell Holding I B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Nederland Chemie B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Chemicals	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell Chemicals U.K. Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Chemicals	Ordinary
SCOGI Louisiana Holdings LLC		100	United States of America	Chemicals	Equity
Shell Chemical Capital Company		100	United States of America	Chemicals	Ordinary
Shell Chemical LP		100	United States of America	Chemicals	Partnership capital
Shell Chemicals Arabia LLC		100	United States of America	Chemicals	Ordinary
International Energy Bank Ltd		100	Barbados	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Bermuda (Overseas) Ltd		100	Bermuda	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd		100	Bermuda	Corporate	Ordinary
Solen Insurance Ltd		100	Bermuda	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Hong Kong Ltd		100	Hong Kong	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Luxembourg SARL		100	Luxembourg	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Centre East (PTE) Ltd		100	Singapore	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Finance Switzerland AG		100	Switzerland	Corporate	Ordinary
Solen Versicherungen AG		100	Switzerland	Corporate	Registered, Voting
Shell Finance (Netherlands) B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell International B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell International Finance B.V.*		100	the Netherlands	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Petroleum N.V. *		100	the Netherlands	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Netherlands B.V.		100	the Netherlands	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Energy Investments Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell Finance (U.K.) plc		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Overseas Holdings Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Centre Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Treasury Dollar Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell Treasury Euro Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Redeemable, Ordinary
Shell Treasury UK Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Ordinary
The Shell Transport and Trading Company Ltd		100	United Kingdom	Corporate	Ordinary, Preference
S T Exchange, Inc.		100	United States of America	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Information Technology Inc.		100	United States of America	Corporate	Ordinary
Shell Petroleum Inc.		100	United States of America	Corporate	Ordinary

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