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Chemicals and Products data tables

The tables below reflect Shell subsidiaries and instances where Shell owns the crude oil or feedstocks processed by a refinery. Other joint ventures and associates are only included where explicitly stated.

Chemicals and Products data tables

Refining & Trading sales volumes [A][B]

 

 

 

Thousand b/d

 

2022

2021

2020

Europe

830

426

472

Asia

377

870

974

Africa

39

47

70

Americas

454

683

918

Total

1,700

2,026

2,434

Gasolines

410

551

660

Kerosines

117

123

163

Gas/Diesel oils

616

735

921

Fuel oil

270

337

346

Other products

287

280

344

Total

1,700

2,026

2,434

[A]

Excludes deliveries to other companies under reciprocal sale and purchase arrangements, that are in the nature of exchanges. Sales of condensate are included.

[B]

Certain contracts are held for trading purposes and reported net rather than gross. The effect in 2022 was a reduction in refining and trading sales of approximately 1,197 thousand b/d (2021: 1,127 thousand b/d; 2020: 1,284 thousand b/d).
Cost of crude oil processed or consumed [A]

 

 

 

$/barrel

 

2022

2021

2020

Total

84.39

60.51

35.03

[A]

Includes Upstream and Integrated Gas margins on crude oil supplied by Shell subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates.
Crude distillation capacity [A]

 

 

Thousand b/stream day [B]

 

2022

2021

2020

Europe

990

1,023

1,059

Asia

237

307

573

Africa

23

90

90

Americas

449

729

1,028

Total

1,698

2,149

2,750

[A]

Average operating capacity for the year, excluding mothballed capacity.

[B]

Stream day capacity is the maximum capacity with no allowance for downtime.
Crude oil processed [A]

 

 

 

Thousand b/d

 

2022

2021

2020

Europe

715

761

810

Asia

184

223

292

Africa

16

57

54

Americas

353

455

719

Total

1,268

1,496

1,875

[A]

Includes natural gas liquids, share of joint ventures and associates and processing for others.
Refinery processing intake [A]

 

 

 

Thousand b/d

 

2022

2021

2020

Crude oil

1,267

1,496

1,876

Feedstocks

135

143

187

Total

1,402

1,639

2,063

Europe

763

806

854

Asia

184

225

302

Africa

16

57

54

Americas

439

551

853

Total

1,402

1,639

2,063

[A]

Includes crude oil, natural gas liquids and feedstocks processed in crude distillation units and in secondary conversion units.
Refinery processing outturn [A]

 

 

 

Thousand b/d

 

2022

2021

2020

Gasolines

477

624

771

Kerosines

166

141

158

Gas/Diesel oils

512

611

774

Fuel oil

90

108

140

Other

193

258

279

Total

1,438

1,742

2,122

[A]

Excludes own use and products acquired for blending purposes.

Manufacturing plants at December 31, 2022

Refineries in operation

 

Thousand barrels/stream day, 100% capacity [B]

 

Location

Asset class

Shell interest (%) [A]

Crude distillation capacity

Thermal cracking/visbreaking/coking

Catalytic cracking

Hydro­cracking

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

Miro [C]

 

32

313

40

96

–

 

Rheinland

100

354

49

–

90

 

Schwedt [C]

 

38

234

46

57

–

Netherlands

Pernis

100

447

–

53

104

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Singapore

Pulau Bukom

100

237

–

–

61

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Africa

Durban [C] [D]

 

36

180

25

37

–

Americas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

Buenos Aires [C]

44

108

20

22

–

Canada

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alberta

Scotford

100

100

–

–

83

Ontario

Sarnia

100

85

5

21

10

USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Louisiana

Norco

100

250

29

119

44

[A]

Shell interest is rounded to the nearest whole percentage point; Shell share of production capacity may differ.

[B]

Stream day capacity is the maximum capacity with no allowance for downtime.

[C]

Not operated by Shell.

[D]

Refinery operations were paused from Q2 2022.

 

Integrated refinery and chemical complex

Refinery complex with cogeneration capacity

Refinery complex with chemical unit(s)

Chemicals data tables

The tables below reflect Shell subsidiaries and instances where Shell owns the crude oil or feedstocks processed by a refinery. Other joint ventures and associates are only included where explicitly stated.

Ethylene capacity [A]

 

 

Thousand tonnes/year

 

2022

2021

2020

Europe

1,710

1,726

1,701

Asia

2,542

2,542

2,530

Americas [B]

3,821

2,321

2,268

Total

8,073

6,589

6,499

[A]

Includes the Shell share of capacity entitlement (offtake rights) of joint ventures and associates, which may be different from nominal equity interest. Nominal capacity is quoted at December 31.

[B]

Includes data pertaining to Shell Polymers Monaca which commenced operations in November 2022.
Chemicals sales volumes [A]

 

 

Thousand tonnes/year

 

2022

2021

2020

Europe

 

 

 

Base chemicals

2,809

3,883

3,490

Intermediates and other chemicals products

1,955

2,076

1,990

Total

4,764

5,959

5,480

Asia

 

 

 

Base chemicals

825

1,354

1,192

Intermediates and other chemicals products

2,147

2,656

2,969

Total

2,972

4,010

4,161

Americas

 

 

 

Base chemicals

2,125

1,984

2,936

Intermediates and other chemicals products

2,420

2,263

2,459

Total

4,545

4,247

5,395

Total product sales

 

 

 

Base chemicals

5,759

7,221

7,618

Intermediates and other chemicals products

6,522

6,995

7,418

Total

12,281

14,216

15,036

[A]

Excludes feedstock trading and by-products.
Major chemical plants in operation [A]

 

 

 

 

Thousand tonnes/year, Shell share capacity [B]

 

Location

Ethylene

Polyethylene

Styrene monomer

Ethylene glycol

Higher olefins [C]

Additional products

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Germany

Rheinland

324

–

–

–

–

A

Netherlands

Moerdijk

971

–

815

153

–

A, I

UK

Mossmorran [D]

415

–

–

–

–

O

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

China

Nanhai [D]

1,100

605

645

415

–

A, I

Singapore

Jurong Island [E]

281

–

1,069

1,081

–

A, I, P, O

 

Pulau Bukom

1,161

–

–

–

–

A, I

Americas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

Scotford

–

–

475

462

–

A, I

USA

Monaca [F]

1,500

1,600

–

–

–

 

 

Deer Park

889

–

–

–

–

A, I

 

Geismar

–

–

–

400

1,390

I

 

Norco

1,432

–

–

–

–

A

Total

 

8,073

2,205

3,004

2,511

1,390

 

[A]

Major chemical plants are large integrated chemical facilities, typically producing a range of chemical products from an array of feedstocks.

[B]

Shell share of capacity of subsidiaries, joint arrangements and associates (Shell- and non-Shell-operated), excluding capacity of the Infineum additives joint ventures.

[C]

Higher olefins are linear alpha and internal olefins (products range from C4 to C2024).

[D]

Not operated by Shell.

[E]

The Polypropylene and olefins production mentioned refers to Shell share of capacity of our non-operated joint ventures Petchem Corporation of Singapore (PCS) and The Polyolefin Company (TPC) which are on Jurong Island.

[F]

Shell Polymers Monaca commenced its operations in November 2022.

 

A

Aromatics, lower olefins

I

Intermediates

P

Polypropylene

O

Other
Other chemical locations [A]

 

Location

Products

Europe

 

 

Germany

Karlsruhe

A

 

Schwedt

A

Netherlands

Rotterdam

A, I, O

Americas

 

 

Argentina

Buenos Aires

I

Canada

Sarnia

A, I

[A]

Other chemical locations reflect locations with smaller chemical units, typically serving more local markets.

 

A

Aromatics, lower olefins

I

Intermediates

O

Other

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