Market overview

Shell realised prices

Year average

 

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

 

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

Crude oil and natural gas liquids ($/b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

38.62

40.75

49.77

45.97

94.57

89.68

105.23

99.27

108.13

104.60

Asia

38.11

43.95

47.73

52.21

89.47

96.85

96.46

70.34

107.76

67.33

Oceania

36.64

33.76

43.39

50.01

82.26

88.07

90.50

91.91

91.62

90.14

Africa

42.73

51.80

100.55

110.14

112.45

North America – USA

37.50

44.99

87.90

98.10

103.59

110.00

North America – Canada

25.76

25.45

59.19

63.14

68.31

South America

38.58

42.38

88.68

97.17

94.01

100.01

97.33

Total

38.60

43.58

47.52

51.82

91.09

95.87

99.83

72.69

107.15

76.01

Natural gas ($/thousand scf)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

4.75

4.19

7.10

6.46

8.58

8.26

10.29

9.17

9.48

9.64

Asia

2.32

4.63

3.02

7.06

4.57

11.50

4.51

10.73

4.81

10.13

Oceania

5.31

4.33

6.80

6.73

10.49

11.01

11.55

9.45

11.14

9.48

Africa

2.33

2.10

2.71

2.84

2.74

North America – USA

2.21

2.39

4.52

3.92

3.17

7.88

North America – Canada

1.71

2.29

4.39

3.26

2.36

South America

1.83

2.46

2.85

2.91

0.42

2.63

1.04

Total

3.16

4.41

4.07

6.77

5.68

9.72

5.85

9.72

5.53

9.81

Other ($/b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America – Synthetic crude oil

37.61

40.87

81.83

87.24

81.46

North America – Bitumen

25.74

30.25

70.19

67.40

68.97

Oil and gas marker industry prices

$/barrel

$/

Oil and gas marker industry prices (in $/barrel) for Brent, WTI, Japan Customs-cleared Crude – ($/MMBtu) for Henry Hub – development from 2012 to 2016 (line chart)Oil and gas marker industry prices (in $/barrel) for Brent, WTI, Japan Customs-cleared Crude – ($/MMBtu) for Henry Hub – development from 2012 to 2016 (line chart)

[A] Japan Customs-cleared Crude is based on available market information at the end of the year.

Industry refining margins [A]

$/barrel

Industry refining margins (in $/barrel) for US West Coast, US Gulf Coast Coking, Rotterdam Complex and Singapore – development from 2012 to 2016 (bar chart)Industry refining margins (in $/barrel) for US West Coast, US Gulf Coast Coking, Rotterdam Complex and Singapore – development from 2012 to 2016 (bar chart)

[A] Refining industry margins do not represent the actual Shell realised margins for the periods.

Industry chemicals margins

$/tonne

Industry chemicals margins (in $/tonne) for US ethane, Western Europe naphtha, North-east/South-east Asia naphtha – development from 2012 to 2016 (bar chart)Industry chemicals margins (in $/tonne) for US ethane, Western Europe naphtha, North-east/South-east Asia naphtha – development from 2012 to 2016 (bar chart)
MMBtu
million British thermal units
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