ALJ/KJB/avs Mailed 4/28/2006

Decision 06-04-054 April 27, 2006

BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Join Application of Royal Dutch Shell plc, N.V., Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij (Royal Dutch Petroleum Company), The Shell Transport and Trading Company Limited, Shell Petroleum N.V. and Shell California Pipeline Company LLC Pursuant to Pub. Util. Code § 854(a) for Expedited, Ex Parte Authorization to Transfer Control of Shell California Pipeline Company LLC.

Application 05-12-015 (Filed December 16, 2005)

DECISION GRANTING APPLICATION

Summary

In this decision, we grant the joint application of Royal Dutch Shell plc, N.V. (Royal Dutch Shell) and several of its subsidiaries to change the corporate ownership structure of Shell California Pipeline Company LLC, a Commission-regulated entity (Shell Pipeline). The change in structure will simplify the ownership of Shell Pipeline by reducing the number of intermediate corporations between Royal Dutch Shell and Shell Pipeline from three to one. The change in corporate structure will have no effects on the business or operations of Shell Pipeline and no environmental impacts.