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Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
548
FY2025 applications
8
FY2026 to 30 June
5
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$139,900
Most common occupation
Petroleum Engineers
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. appears in 548 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 8.

Applications by fiscal year — Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.

2652FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
2652FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY200839
FY200949
FY201022
FY201130
FY201251
FY201342
FY201439
FY201552
FY201646
FY201746
FY201822
FY201922
FY202026
FY202116
FY202212
FY202310
FY202411
FY20258
FY2026*5
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*50
FY202580
FY2024110
FY2023100
FY2022120
FY2021151
FY2020260
FY2019220
FY2018220
FY2017460
FY2016460
FY2015520
FY2014390
FY2013420
FY2012510
FY2011300
FY2010220
FY2009490
FY2008390
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Shell International Exploration and Production Inc.: applications by worksite state

1+1+1+7+7+
1+1+1+7+7+
Data table
StateApplications
TX532
MA7
LA7
CO1
CA1
Worksite states
  1. Texas532
  2. Massachusetts7
  3. Louisiana7
  4. Colorado1
  5. California1
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX528
  2. Geismar, LA4
  3. Cambridge, MA4
  4. New Orleans, LA3
  5. Boston, MA3
  6. Ingleside, TX2
  7. Sunnyvale, CA1
  8. Golden, CO1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Petroleum Engineers124
  2. Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers95
  3. Chemical Engineers63
  4. Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors41
  5. Physicists23
  6. Mechanical Engineers16
  7. Civil Engineers8
  8. Chemists8
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Reservoir Engineer70
  2. Research Engineer32
  3. Research Geophysicist32
  4. Geophysicist32
  5. Processing Geophysicist18
  6. Geologist15
  7. Production Technologist12
  8. Petrophysicist11

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $139,900; middle half $127,000 to $162,425 · median prevailing wage $121,160 (marker) · 24 applications.

$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
$120k$140k$160k$180k$200k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I8
  2. Level II12
  3. Level III1
  4. Level IV3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

612FY2022FY2023
612FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY202212
FY20232
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY20231010
FY20224080
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. Vialto Partners LLP32
  2. PwC Law LLP29
  3. Vialto Law (US) PLLC3
  4. Vialto Partners LLP3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

Shell International Exploration and Production Inc. has 548 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #267 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #2,608 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.04% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
267 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
2,608 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.04%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 211) in Texas
124
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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