Context: Traditionally, Shell was a heavily decentralised business worldwide (especially in the downstream) with companies in over 100 countries, each of which operated with a high degree of independence. The upstream tended to be far more centralised with much of the technical and financial direction coming from the central offices in The Hague. Nevertheless, there were very large "exploration and production" companies in a few major oil and gas production centres such as the United Kingdom (Shell Expro, a Joint Venture with Exxon), Nigeria, Brunei, and Oman.

Question: Shell was traditionally considered what type of business worldwide?
Answer: heavily decentralised

Question: Shell operated companies in how many countries?
Answer: over 100

Question: A good deal of technical and financial direction for the upstream came from what entity?
Answer: the central offices in The Hague

Question: What types of companies existed in a few major oil and gas production centers?
Answer: "exploration and production"

Question: How many centralised businesses does Shell have?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Where did much of the direction come for the downstream come from?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What production centre was located in Nigeria?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: How many countries were large exploration and production companies in?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What company did Shell partner with in Brunei for the joint venture Shell Expro?
Answer: Unanswerable