In February 1907, the Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the amalgamation of two rival companies: the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom. It was a move largely driven by the need to compete globally with Standard Oil. The Royal Dutch Petroleum Company was a Dutch company founded in 1890 to develop an oilfield in Sumatra, and initially led by August Kessler, Hugo Loudon, and Henri Deterding. The "Shell" Transport and Trading Company (the quotation marks were part of the legal name) was a British company, founded in 1897 by Marcus Samuel, 1st Viscount Bearsted, and his brother Samuel Samuel. Their father had owned an antique company in Houndsditch, London, which expanded in 1833 to import and sell sea-shells, after which the company "Shell" took its name. COUNT 8
QSN1 When was Royal Shell Group Created? ANS1 February 1907 QSN2 When was the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company founded? ANS2 1890 QSN3 When WAS the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company founded? ANS3 1897 QSN4 The Royal Dutch Shell Group was created through the merger of which two rival companies? ANS4 the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company of the Netherlands and the "Shell" Transport and Trading Company Ltd of the United Kingdom QSN5 What was the main reason for the creation of the Royal Dutch Shell Group? ANS5 the need to compete globally with Standard Oil QSN6 In what year was the Royal Dutch Shell Group created? ANS6 1907 QSN7 In what year was the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company founded? ANS7 1890 QSN8 Why was the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company created? ANS8 to develop an oilfield in Sumatra