Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Share Price (RDSB) - Buy RDSB Shares

Royal Dutch Shell is a longstanding, global business which operates in some 140 countries. Its products and services include oils, shops and services and more recently the company has produced its own credit card and shell fuel card. The shell fuel card is designed for business and personal use and suited to those who use high amounts of fuel. Its main business concerns, however, are with the exploration for and production, processing, transportation and marketing of oils.

The company has both Dutch and British origins which began as early as 1907 when Shell Transport and Trading united with Royal Dutch Petroleum in an attempt to drive their business into the global market. Uniting forces enabled them to offer fiercer competition towards their competitors who dominated the market. As a result of this the company went from strength to strength and is currently the second largest private sector energy company in the world and one of the six super-majors (oil, gas and petrol companies).

In 2004 there was a problematic period for the company when it was revealed Shell had overstated its reserves. In an effort to combat this, the company moved to operate under a single capital structure (Royal Dutch Shell) rather than an English and Dutch structure in 2005. This was successful and the business continues to flourish. The only major change is for shareholders as there are now two types of share. B Shares can receive dividend access mechanisms and are best suited to UK buyers as they are currently selling at discounted prices due to the company's buyback scheme which only buys Royal Dutch Shell Share A which levers the price. Royal Dutch Shell- a company driving forward.