Historedia
Person

Henri Deterding

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1890–1907

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henri Deterding, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Founding of Royal Dutch Petroleum to develop the Pangkalan Brandan oilfield

    1890–1907

    Role: Initial Leader

    1. 1890 · NetherlandsFounding and Stock Issuance

      Zijlker issued stock in the Royal Dutch Company in 1890 after receiving a license to use the royal title from William III.

    2. 1891 · Pangkalan BrandanManagement Transition

      Jean Baptiste August Kessler took over management of operations in 1891 following Zijlker's death.

    3. 1892 · Balaban RiverRefinery Operation

      A refinery on the Balaban River connected by pipeline to the wells became operational in 1892.

    4. April 1907 · NetherlandsMerger Formation

      Royal Dutch Petroleum merged with Shell Transport and Trading Company in April 1907 to form Royal Dutch Shell.

Sources

  1. Shell plc Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02