The Australian company began as British Imperial Oil in 1905 and took the Shell name in 1937; its vessels used Shell followed by a number. The fleet later appeared through Phinda, formed at Sydney in 1997. Australian LNG Ship Operating was established in 1989 as an equal venture with BHP Petroleum. Shell also held about 40 per cent of Woodside Petroleum.
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