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Note 8 - Intangible assets

2021

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

Goodwill

LNG off-take and sales contracts

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

At January 1 [A]

15,101

10,030

7,927

33,058

Additions

1,546

3,674

5,220

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(464)

(197)

(1,978)

(2,639)

Currency translation differences

(66)

(197)

(263)

At December 31 [A]

16,117

9,833

9,426

35,376

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

At January 1

1,062

4,668

4,618

10,348

Charge for the year

167

796

368

1,331

Sales, retirements and other movements

(23)

(197)

(670)

(890)

Currency translation differences

(9)

(97)

(106)

At December 31

1,197

5,267

4,219

10,683

Carrying amount at December 31 [A]

14,920

4,566

5,207 [B]

24,693

[A]

As from 2021, assets classified as held for sale are presented separately and upon reclassification included in “Sales, retirements and other movements”. Prior period comparatives have been revised to conform with current year presentation. (See Note 30)

[B]

Includes $2,747 million related to environmental certificates held for compliance purposes (see Note 31) and $456 million related to software.

2020

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

Goodwill

LNG off-take and sales contracts

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

At January 1

14,973

10,211

6,866

32,050

Additions

247

1,581

1,828

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(176)

(181)

(714)

(1,071)

Currency translation differences

57

194

251

At December 31 [A]

15,101

10,030

7,927

33,058

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

At January 1

768

4,014

3,782

8,564

Charge for the year [B]

276

835

851

1,962

Sales, retirements and other movements

(181)

(120)

(301)

Currency translation differences

18

105

123

At December 31

1,062

4,668

4,618

10,348

Carrying amount at December 31 [A]

14,039

5,362

3,309 [C]

22,710

[A]

As from 2021, assets classified as held for sale are presented separately and upon reclassification included in “Sales, retirements and other movements”. Prior period comparatives have been revised to conform with current year presentation. (See Note 30)

[B]

Includes $787 million related to impairments, of which $472 million in “Other” related to Integrated Gas. (See Note 9)

[C]

Includes $1,013 million related to environmental certificates held for compliance purposes (see Note 31) and $487 million related to software.

Goodwill at December 31, 2021, related principally to the acquisition of BG Group plc in 2016, allocated to Integrated Gas ($4,780 million) and Upstream ($5,525 million) at the operating segment level, and to Pennzoil-Quaker State Company ($1,612 million), a lubricants business in the Oil Products segment based largely in North America.

Additions to goodwill in 2021, ($1,546 million) related to a number of business acquisitions that Shell undertook for a total consideration of $2,300 million. This includes provisional goodwill of $1,167 million owing to the limited period since the acquisition date. The final amount will be reassessed in 2022 following the purchase price adjustments.