H-1B sponsorTXFEIN 76-0551934Updated Jul 2026

Shell International Exploration & Production Inc.

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Shell International Exploration & Production Inc.. Filed 358 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a TX headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

In FY2025, Shell International Exploration & Production Inc. filed 8 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Since 2010, the Texas-based subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell has submitted 358 H-1B petitions with an 88.55% all-time certification rate, establishing itself as an active sponsor of specialized engineering and science roles.

The company's H-1B workforce is dominated by technical positions tied to oil and gas exploration and production. Geoscientists rank as the largest group with 119 filings, followed by Petroleum Engineers (70 filings), Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (28 filings), Industrial Engineers (14 filings), and Health and Safety Engineers (12 filings). This occupational mix reflects Shell's core operations in energy resource extraction and development.

Filing activity peaked in the mid-2010s—reaching 47 petitions in 2015—before declining sharply after 2017. The program saw minimal activity from 2020 through 2023 (4 filings total), with modest revival in 2024 and 2025. Denied petitions represent 1.12% of all filings, while 0.28% were withdrawn, indicating strong vetting and stable approval outcomes.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Shell International Exploration & Production Inc.’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	88.5%
Cert-withdrawn	10.1%
Withdrawn	0.3%
Denied	1.1%

Certified88.5%

Cert-withdrawn10.1%

Withdrawn0.3%

Denied1.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Shell International Exploration & Production Inc. across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-2042	Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers	119
2	17-2171	Petroleum Engineers	70
3	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	28
4	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	14
5	17-2111	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	12
6	17-3026	Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	11
7	19-2012	Physicists	10
8	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	10
9	17-2041	Chemical Engineers	10
10	17-2151	Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers	9

Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers

119

Petroleum Engineers

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Industrial Engineers

Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Physicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Chemical Engineers

Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	22
FY2011	32
FY2012	45
FY2013	38
FY2014	34
FY2015	47
FY2016	40
FY2017	39
FY2018	16
FY2019	18
FY2020	4
FY2023	4
FY2024	11
FY2025	8

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