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Note 11 - Goodwill and other intangible assets

2022

 

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

 

Other intangible assets

 

Goodwill

LNG off-take
and sales contracts

Environmental certificates

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

16,117

9,833

2,747

6,679

19,259

Additions

1,954

2,338

1,263

3,601

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(351)

(2,749)

459 [C]

(2,290)

Currency translation differences

(163)

(135)

(243)

(378)

At December 31

17,557

9,833

2,201

8,158

20,192

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

1,197

5,267

 

4,219

9,486

Charge for the year [B]

360

793

 

532

1,325

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

 

(137)

(137)

Currency translation differences

(39)

 

(144)

(144)

At December 31

1,518

6,060

 

4,470

10,530

Carrying amount at December 31

16,039

3,773

2,201

3,688 [D]

9,662

[A]

Includes the reclassification to assets classified as held for sale. See Note 18.

[B]

Includes impairments as presented in Note 12.

[C]

Includes the reclassification from goodwill following the completion of a purchase price allocation in Renewables and Energy Solutions.

[D]

Includes other intangible assets from acquisitions, power purchase agreements, retail customer relationships, trademarks and $583 million related to software.

2021

 

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

 

Other intangible assets

 

Goodwill

LNG off-take
and sales contracts

Environmental certificates

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

15,101

10,030

1,013

6,914

17,957

Additions

1,546

3,147

527

3,674

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(464)

(197)

(1,371)

(607)

(2,175)

Currency translation differences

(66)

(42)

(155)

(197)

At December 31

16,117

9,833

2,747

6,679

19,259

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

1,062

4,668

 

4,618

9,286

Charge for the year [B]

167

796

 

368

1,164

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(23)

(197)

 

(670)

(867)

Currency translation differences

(9)

 

(97)

(97)

At December 31

1,197

5,267

 

4,219

9,486

Carrying amount at December 31

14,920

4,566

2,747

2,460 [C]

9,773

[A]

Includes the reclassification to assets classified as held for sale. See Note 18.

[B]

Includes impairments as presented in Note 12.

[C]

Includes $456 million related to software.

Goodwill at December 31, 2022, related principally to the acquisition of BG Group plc in 2016, allocated to Integrated Gas ($4,945 million) and Upstream ($5,294 million) at the operating segment level, and to Pennzoil-Quaker State Company ($1,714 million), a lubricants business in the Chemicals and Products segment based largely in North America.

Additions to goodwill in 2022, mainly related to goodwill recognised from acquisitions in Marketing ($1,178 million) and Renewables and Energy Solutions ($775 million).