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A
acre
approximately 0.4 hectares or 0.004 square kilometres
ADS
American Depositary Share
AGM
Annual General Meeting
B
bcf/d
billion cubic feet per day
b(/d)
barrels (per day)
boe(/d)
barrels of oil equivalent (per day); natural gas has been converted to oil equivalent using a factor of 5,800 scf per barrel
C
CCS
Carbon capture and storage
CHF
Swiss franc
CO2
carbon dioxide
CRSC
Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee
D
DBP
Deferred Bonus Plan
D&I
diversity and inclusion
DJSI
Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes
E
EMTN
euro medium-term note
EPS
earnings per share
F
FID
Final Investment Decision
G
GHG
greenhouse gas
GTL
gas to liquids
H
HSSE
health, safety, security and environment
I
IFRIC
Interpretation(s) issued by the IFRS Interpretations Committee
IFRS
International Financial Reporting Standard(s)
L
LNG
liquefied natural gas
LPG
liquefied petroleum gas
LTIP
Long-term Incentive Plan
M
MMBtu
million British thermal units
mtpa
million tonnes per annum
MW
megawatts
N
NED
Non-executive Director
NGL
natural gas liquids
NGO
non-governmental organisation
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
O
OML
onshore oil mining lease
OPEC
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPL
oil prospecting licence
P
per day
volumes are converted to a daily basis using a calendar year
PSA
production-sharing agreement
PSC
production-sharing contract
PSP
Performance Share Plan
R
R&D
research and development
REMCO
Remuneration Committee
ROACE
return on average capital employed
RSP
Restricted Share Plan
S
SAESOP
Shell All Employee Share Ownership Plan
SAM
Sustainable Asset Management
scf
standard cubic feet
SEC
United States Securities and Exchange Commission
SEPC
Shell Eastern Petrochemicals Complex
SPDC
Shell Petroleum Development Company
T
TRCF
total recordable case frequency
TSR
total shareholder return
U
UK
United Kingdom
W
WTI
West Texas Intermediate