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Oil and gas information data tables

Location of oil and gas exploration and production activities

Location of oil and gas exploration and production activities [A] (at December 31, 2022)

 

Exploration

Development
and/or Production

Shell operator [B]

Europe

 

 

 

Albania

Cyprus

 

 

Germany

 

 

Italy

 

 

Netherlands

Norway

UK

Asia

 

 

 

Brunei

China

 

Indonesia

 

 

Kazakhstan

 

 

Malaysia

Oman

Qatar

 

Oceania

 

 

 

Australia

Africa

 

 

 

Egypt

Mauritania

 

Namibia

 

Nigeria

Sao Tome and Principe

 

South Africa

 

Tanzania

 

Tunisia

 

North America

 

 

 

Mexico

 

USA

Canada

South America

 

 

 

Argentina

Barbados

 

 

Bolivia

 

 

Brazil

Colombia

Suriname

 

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

 

[A]

Includes joint ventures and associates. Where a joint venture or an associate has properties outside its base country, those properties are not shown in this table.

[B]

In several countries where “Shell operator” is indicated, Shell is the operator of some but not all exploration and/or production ventures.

Oil and gas production available for sale

Crude oil and natural gas liquids [A]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thousand barrels

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Italy

9,091

9,677

11,342

UK

23,905

25,554

30,061

Other [B]

3,722

621

5,456

1,205

7,523

1,084

Total Europe

36,718

621

40,687

1,205

48,926

1,084

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brunei

3,256

16,282

1,076

17,894

387

17,094

Kazakhstan

29,667

35,592

37,769

Malaysia

16,759

17,983

18,494

Oman

82,006

78,745

74,854

Russia

10,955

1,963

21,012

7,769

20,816

9,050

Other [B]

24,965

7,498

30,061

7,548

30,101

7,629

Total Asia

167,608

25,743

184,469

33,211

182,421

33,773

Total Oceania [B]

9,391

11,844

7,416

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nigeria

27,554

35,911

48,620

Other [B]

1,855

5,540

8,485

Total Africa

29,409

41,451

57,105

North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA

121,690

164,811

165,169

Canada

687

2,640

8,128

Total North America

122,377

167,451

173,297

South America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

9,023

2,587

4,836

1,566

3,371

729

Brazil

127,862

126,566

131,339

Other [B]

1,583

1,620

1,701

Total South America

138,468

2,587

133,022

1,566

136,411

729

Total

503,971

28,951

578,924

35,982

605,576

35,586

[A]

Reflects 100% of production of subsidiaries except in respect of production-sharing contracts (PSCs), where the figures shown represent the entitlement of the subsidiaries concerned under those contracts.

[B]

Comprises countries where production was lower than 10,100 thousand barrels or where specific disclosures are prohibited.

Synthetic crude oil

 

 

 

Thousand barrels

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

North America – Canada

16,949

19,891

18,920

Natural gas [A]

 

 

 

 

 

Million standard cubic feet

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

 

Netherlands

133,210

159,107

131,648

Norway

174,523

178,577

187,627

UK

69,647

49,128

65,012

Other [B]

45,159

47,127

48,923

Total Europe

289,329

133,210

274,832

159,107

301,562

131,648

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brunei

15,328

138,007

17,989

147,865

21,025

159,846

China

56,008

55,967

46,750

Kazakhstan

57,932

72,176

86,999

Malaysia

200,249

193,871

226,791

Russia

2,085

37,897

4,113

125,973

4,301

142,418

Other [B]

378,313

118,435

447,743

118,397

452,528

118,153

Total Asia

709,915

294,339

791,859

392,235

838,394

420,417

Oceania

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

693,293

22,577

696,562

19,272

633,580

20,646

Total Oceania

693,293

22,577

696,562

19,272

633,580

20,646

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

 

Egypt

49,618

86,348

104,946

Nigeria

118,032

161,916

190,982

Other [B]

11,966

23,473

27,438

Total Africa

179,616

271,737

323,366

North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

USA

112,560

198,578

255,383

Canada

122,753

116,423

164,451

Total North America

235,313

315,001

419,834

South America

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bolivia

40,360

45,214

45,015

Brazil

73,975

72,107

73,914

Trinidad and Tobago

186,150

121,411

141,576

Other [B]

12,912

2,227

11,006

393

9,609

830

Total South America

313,397

2,227

249,738

393

270,114

830

Total

2,420,863

452,353

2,599,729

571,007

2,786,850

573,541

[A]

Reflects 100% of production of subsidiaries except in respect of PSCs, where the figures shown represent the entitlement of the subsidiaries concerned under those contracts.

[B]

Comprises countries where production was lower than 41,795 million scf or where specific disclosures are prohibited.

Average realised price by geographical area

Crude oil and natural gas liquids

 

 

 

 

 

 

$/barrel

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Europe

94.52

91.26

68.30

64.18

39.51

39.05

Asia

88.69

100.81

63.82

70.09

38.73

42.51

Oceania

78.37

63.56

21.29

Africa

104.84

70.89

41.23

North America – USA

92.89

62.75

34.17

North America – Canada

62.10

46.58

27.17

South America

85.84

71.21

64.28

56.91

36.01

37.28

Total

90.06

97.80

64.28

69.34

36.72

42.31

Synthetic crude oil

 

 

 

$/barrel

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

North America – Canada

86.93

60.11

31.13

Natural gas

 

 

 

 

 

$/thousand scf

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Europe

27.24

26.87

10.71

9.86

3.66

3.76

Asia

3.74

10.88

2.54

6.91

1.88 [A]

4.19

Oceania

13.21

6.75

7.74

4.04

5.95 [A]

3.15

Africa

7.08

3.43

2.55

North America – USA

8.46

4.40

1.72

North America – Canada

4.08

2.70

1.61

South America

8.71

3.90

4.04

1.82

1.35

1.90

Total

10.88

14.56

5.39

7.60

2.99 [A]

4.06

[A]

As revised, following a reassessment.

Average production cost by geographical area

Crude oil, natural gas liquids and natural gas [A]

 

 

 

 

 

 

$/boe

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Shell
subsidiaries

Shell share of joint ventures and associates

Europe

24.83

12.25

21.48

8.59

20.05

11.44

Asia

6.75

8.06

5.66

7.64

5.54

6.83

Oceania

10.32

24.97

9.26

24.68

8.92

20.23

Africa

13.66

 

11.47

9.43

North America – USA

11.03

 

10.88

12.50

North America – Canada

11.15

 

10.64

10.52

South America

6.91

7.74

5.80

5.51

5.18

9.18

Total

10.20

9.59

9.12

8.23

9.10

8.02

[A]

Natural gas volumes are converted into oil equivalent using a factor of 5,800 scf per barrel.

Synthetic crude oil

 

 

 

$/barrel

 

2022

2021

2020

 

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

Shell subsidiaries

North America – Canada

23.05

18.87

18.28