<p>Global energy giant Shell today announced setting up of a global information technology centre at Bengaluru to provide IT support to all its business verticals.<br /><br />"Shell plans to begin operations at the centre later this year," the company said in a statement here.<br /><br />The centre will provide IT services to all of Shell's businesses –- upstream oil and gas production, downstream refining and marketing and projects & technology –- as well as associated support functions.<br /><br />Without giving investment details, the statement said Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd will create the in-house centre, "which is expected to provide employment opportunities for several thousand IT professionals by 2020".<br /><br />"The investment stems from a review of Shell's global IT projects and selected operations support capability that places greater emphasis on delivering projects in-house," it said, adding that the centre will form an integral part of the firm's global IT project delivery and support network.<br /><br />Yasmine Hilton, Chairman of Shell Companies in India, said the move will deliver benefits to Shell and India for decades to come.<br /><br />Shell said it selected Bengaluru for its competitiveness and the availability of a skilled, diverse IT talent pool covering the broad range of skills and disciplines that the firm needs worldwide.<br /><br />"This is an important development for Royal Dutch Shell," said Harry Brekelmans, Shell's Projects & Technology Director.<br /><br />"Bangalore's significant IT talent will improve our ability to provide top-quality IT project delivery and selected operations support around the world."<br /><br />Shell already has a Projects and Technology Centre in Bangalore (STCB) employing over 1,000 scientists and engineers.<br /><br />In 2016, STCB will move to a purpose-built, dedicated campus, spread over 52 acres near Devanahalli, close to Bengaluru International Airport.<br /><br />Shell also has a Business Operations Centre based in Chennai, where over 2,000 employees provide business and financial support to Shell companies worldwide.<br /><br />In India, the company has a lubricants and retail business and is present in integrated gas through its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Hazira in Gujarat.<br /><br />Shell recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Gas Development Corporation, GDF Suez and GAIL for setting up a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) project in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.</p>
<p>Global energy giant Shell today announced setting up of a global information technology centre at Bengaluru to provide IT support to all its business verticals.<br /><br />"Shell plans to begin operations at the centre later this year," the company said in a statement here.<br /><br />The centre will provide IT services to all of Shell's businesses –- upstream oil and gas production, downstream refining and marketing and projects & technology –- as well as associated support functions.<br /><br />Without giving investment details, the statement said Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd will create the in-house centre, "which is expected to provide employment opportunities for several thousand IT professionals by 2020".<br /><br />"The investment stems from a review of Shell's global IT projects and selected operations support capability that places greater emphasis on delivering projects in-house," it said, adding that the centre will form an integral part of the firm's global IT project delivery and support network.<br /><br />Yasmine Hilton, Chairman of Shell Companies in India, said the move will deliver benefits to Shell and India for decades to come.<br /><br />Shell said it selected Bengaluru for its competitiveness and the availability of a skilled, diverse IT talent pool covering the broad range of skills and disciplines that the firm needs worldwide.<br /><br />"This is an important development for Royal Dutch Shell," said Harry Brekelmans, Shell's Projects & Technology Director.<br /><br />"Bangalore's significant IT talent will improve our ability to provide top-quality IT project delivery and selected operations support around the world."<br /><br />Shell already has a Projects and Technology Centre in Bangalore (STCB) employing over 1,000 scientists and engineers.<br /><br />In 2016, STCB will move to a purpose-built, dedicated campus, spread over 52 acres near Devanahalli, close to Bengaluru International Airport.<br /><br />Shell also has a Business Operations Centre based in Chennai, where over 2,000 employees provide business and financial support to Shell companies worldwide.<br /><br />In India, the company has a lubricants and retail business and is present in integrated gas through its liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Hazira in Gujarat.<br /><br />Shell recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Andhra Pradesh Gas Development Corporation, GDF Suez and GAIL for setting up a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) project in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh.</p>