Hydrocarbon Transportation Fuels From Wood─ IH2 Technology Commercialization Update

Mike Demaline, CRI Catalyst Company, 910 Louisiana, Houston, TX 77002

TAPPI IBBC19 September 2014

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Reserves: Our use of the term “reserves” in this presentation means SEC proved oil and gas reserves.

Resources:  Our use of the term “resources” in this presentation includes quantities of oil and gas not yet classified as SEC proved oil and gas reserves.  Resources are consistent with the Society of Petroleum Engineers 2P and 2C definitions.

Organic: Our use of the term Organic includes SEC proved oil and gas reserves excluding changes resulting from acquisitions, divestments and year-average pricing impact.

Resources plays: our use of the term ‘resources plays’ refers to tight, shale and coal bed methane oil and gas acreage.

The companies in which Royal Dutch Shell plc directly and indirectly owns investments are separate entities. In this presentation “Shell”, “Shell group” and “Royal Dutch Shell” are sometimes used for convenience where references are made to Royal Dutch Shell plc and its subsidiaries in general. Likewise, the words “we”, “us” and “our” are also used to refer to subsidiaries in general or to those who work for them. These expressions are also used where no useful purpose is served by identifying the particular company or companies. ‘‘Subsidiaries’’, “Shell subsidiaries” and “Shell companies” as used in this presentation refer to companies in which Royal Dutch Shell either directly or indirectly has control, by having either a majority of the voting rights or the right to exercise a controlling influence. The companies in which Shell has significant influence but not control are referred to as “associated companies” or “associates” and companies in which Shell has joint control are referred to as “jointly controlled entities”. In this presentation, associates and jointly controlled entities are also referred to as “equity-accounted investments”. The term “Shell interest” is used for convenience to indicate the direct and/or indirect ownership interest held by Shell in a venture, partnership or company, after exclusion of all third-party interest.

This presentation contains forward-looking statements concerning the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of Royal Dutch Shell. All statements other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements of future expectations that are based on management’s current expectations and assumptions and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements concerning the potential exposure of Royal Dutch Shell to market risks and statements expressing management’s expectations, beliefs, estimates, forecasts, projections and assumptions. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as ‘‘anticipate’’, ‘‘believe’’, ‘‘could’’, ‘‘estimate’’, ‘‘expect’’, ‘‘intend’’, ‘‘may’’, ‘‘plan’’, ‘‘objectives’’, ‘‘outlook’’, ‘‘probably’’, ‘‘project’’, ‘‘will’’, ‘‘seek’’, ‘‘target’’, ‘‘risks’’, ‘‘goals’’, ‘‘should’’ and similar terms and phrases. There are a number of factors that could affect the future operations of Royal Dutch Shell and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements included in this presentation, including (without limitation): (a) price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; (b) changes in demand for Shell’s products; (c) currency fluctuations; (d) drilling and production results; (e) reserves estimates; (f) loss of market share and industry competition; (g) environmental and physical risks; (h) risks associated with the identification of suitable potential acquisition properties and targets, and successful negotiation and completion of such transactions; (i) the risk of doing business in developing countries and countries subject to international sanctions; (j) legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments including potential litigation and regulatory measures as a result of climate changes; (k) economic and financial market conditions in various countries and regions; (l) political risks, including the risks of expropriation and renegotiation of the terms of contracts with governmental entities, delays or advancements in the approval of projects and delays in the reimbursement for shared costs; and (m) changes in trading conditions. All forward-looking statements contained in this presentation are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in Royal Dutch Shell’s 20-F for the year ended 31 December, 2013 (available at www.shell.com/investor and www.sec.gov ). These factors also should be considered by the reader. Each forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this presentation, 19 September, 2014. Neither Royal Dutch Shell nor any of its subsidiaries undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or other information. In light of these risks, results could differ materially from those stated, implied or inferred from the forward-looking statements contained in this presentation. There can be no assurance that dividend payments will match or exceed those set out in this presentation in the future, or that they will be made at all.

We use certain terms in this presentation, such as discovery potential, that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) guidelines strictly prohibit us from including in filings with the SEC. U.S. Investors are urged to consider closely the disclosure in our Form 20-F, File No 1-32575, available on the SEC website www.sec.gov. You can also obtain this form from the SEC by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

DEFINITIONS & CAUTIONARY NOTE

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Discussion Topics

• Introduce Gas Technology Institute (GTI) and CRI Catalyst (CRI)

• IH2 Technology overview

• IH2 Technology product quality

• IH2 commercialization progress

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CRI Catalyst Company

• Catalyst Business with 50+ year history

• Houston based global business – Houston– London– Singapore

• Research Facilities – Amsterdam– Bangalore – Houston

• Manufacturing Facilities – US (3)– Germany – Belgium

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Gas Technology Institute

• Not-for-profit gas research & services organization with a 70+ year history• Capabilities that span the natural gas value chain• Current focus in diversified energy solutions• Facilities

– 18 acre Chicago campus – 28 specialized labs totaling 200,000 ft2

• Staff of 250 • >1,200 patents• 750 licenses granted & 500 products taken to market

Pilot Scale Gasification Campus Energy & Environmental Technology Center

Offices& Labs

CRI is the partner for IH2

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What is the IH2 Process?

• IH2 process– Catalysts, Hydrogen & Heat – Cost-effectively converts wide variety of biomass– Directly produces hydrocarbon “drop in” fuels (R100) and/or

high quality blend stocks (>R50)

• IH2 Technology offers integration opportunities – Refinery, paper mill, ethanol plant, agricultural, or recycling

operations – Creates higher value from biomass than afforded by heat

and electrical power sales (NA basis)

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The IH2® Process Developed by GTI

Distilled Hydrocarbon

Hi Pressure Steam

Clean Water

Fertilizer

BioChar

Biogenic CO2

Crop Residue

City Waste

Wood/Forest Residue

Energy Crops

Algae

Feed

Products

2) Fluidized Bed

Proprietary Catalyst System Renewable H2

340-470C<500psig

1) Feed ConditioningSizing , Drying & Feeding

1st Stage 2nd Stage

3) Fixed Bed

Proprietary Catalyst SystemRenewable H2

<500psig

4) SMRC1-C3 Gas

Renewable H2

Process

5) Cyclones

Gasoline, Jet and DieselHydrocarbons (67-172 gal/ton)R100 Regular Gasoline (Wood)R100 Intermediate Gasoline (Wood) R100 Diesel (Wood)

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IH2 Transformative Differentiators

• Fungible, high purity hydrocarbon fuel and/or blend stock products

• Nearly carbon neutral*

• Feedstock flexible w/ high product yields – 67-157 US gallons/US ton

• Attractive economics – ~ $2/gal; 500 dry MT/day wood; USGC– Low capex (4 major process steps, low pressure, non corrosive)– Low opex (feedstock predominates)

• Exothermic process with 72% - 86% bioenergy recovery (wood)

• Market Ready! Combination of Available Technologies

*>94% GHG reduction per Professor David Shonnard at MTU: http://services.lib.mtu.edu/etd/THESIS/2012/ChemicalEng/maleche/thesis.pdf

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Product Quality – MBU Scale

Hydrocarbon

Water

Total Liquid Product 2nd Gen Catalysts Lab

Scale

Total Liquid Product 1st Gen Catalysts Lab

Scale

Hydrocarbon

Water

Gas/Jet/Diesel Product 3rd Gen Catalysts Lab Scale

4Q09 “R5” 3Q10 “R25” 2Q12 “R60+”

Improve product yield, appearance and quality

Jet/Diesel Product 4th Gen

Catalysts Lab Scale

1Q14 “R100”

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Product Quality – Pilot Scale

Gasoline Product 3rd Gen Catalyst Drop In / Tank ReadyUS R100 Quality (RBOB)

Jet/Diesel Product 3rd Gen Catalyst US R100 Diesel

Water Product 3rd Gen Catalyst Clean, No CarbonContains NH3/H2S

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US• Gasoline (from wood):

R100 Meets ASTM D-4814-10b ~86 Octane S < 15-ppm Fully renewable premium RBOB

• Diesel (from wood) R100 Meets ASTM D-975-11 Cetane Number 44 S < 10-ppm

Product Quality SummaryEurope:• Petrol (from wood)

Petrol (from wood) EN 228: Petrol – Jan 2009 Octane Low S ~10-ppm

• Diesel (from wood) EN 590:2009+A1:2010 Cetane # Low S ~15-ppm

• 3rd Party Testing Underway in 2H2014

• More Upgrading Wood Product for EU Specs

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Continuous Pilot Plant Yields – from Wood

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Wt% Hydrocarbon Liquid Yield vs Hours On Stream

Hours on Stream

Wt %

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Oxygen vs Hours on Stream% Oxygen

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% Oxygen in Hydrocarbon ProductBelow Detection Limit

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TAN vs Hours on Stream

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TAN vs Hours on Stream

Hours on Stream

TAN

Detection limit

Below Detection Limit

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0.02L/dayBangalore 1L/week

Chicago, Bangalore

22L/dayChicago

2000L/day

NanoScale EE HT toolsGTI/CRI Design BasisCommercially EngineeredCommercially Fabricated

1st Stage System2nd Stage SystemOn line analytical suite

Up to 16 runs/day/system

Chicago Unit GTI Design BasisGTI Built

Bangalore Unit GTI/CRI Design BasisCommercially EngineeredCommercially FabricatedMixture online/offline

Up to 3 runs/week

GTI Design BasisCommercially EngineeredCommercially Fabricated

Mixture Online/Offline

Up to 1 run/week

GTI/CRI Design BasisCommercially Engineered

Mixture Online/Offline

Up to 3 runs/month

Commercialization Process

Commercial Activities

• Showcase Scale – 5 mt/d– Zeton has completed BDEP for 5 mt/d “Showcase” plants– (2) Showcase scale licenses have been awarded to date– Intended feedstocks will vary– Anticipated on-stream within next 12 – 18 months

• Commercial Scale– KBR is CRI’s exclusive commercial engineering partner– 500 & 1,000 mt/d stand alone USGC wood FEL-2 completed– (2) Commercial scale licenses have been awarded to date– Anticipated on-stream in the next 30 – 36 months

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Commercialization Process – 3D Render

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Executive Summary• Self-sufficient, self-contained and self-sustaining

• Feedstock flexible, product yields 67-172 gal/ton (MAF) Spans gasoline, jet and diesel range No detectable oxygen or TAN

• Integrates commercially proven equipment; Market Ready

• Attractive economics (standalone or co-locate with existing assets)

• Improved catalysts enhanced product yield & quality

• Available exclusively from CRI Catalyst Company

Thank You

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