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Note 10 - Goodwill and other intangible assets

2023

 

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

 

Other intangible assets

 

Goodwill

LNG off-take and sales contracts

Environmental certificates

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

17,557

9,833

2,201

8,158

20,192

Additions

1,436

3,837

1,721 [C]

5,558

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(506)

(99)

(3,714)

(376)

(4,189)

Currency translation differences

55

67

139

206

At December 31

18,542

9,734

2,391

9,642

21,767

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

1,518

6,060

 

4,470

10,530

Charge for the year [B]

635

790

 

442

1,232

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(296)

(99)

 

(222)

(321)

Currency translation differences

25

 

73

73

At December 31

1,882

6,751

 

4,763

11,514

Carrying amount at December 31

16,660

2,983

2,391

4,879 [D]

10,253

[A]

Includes the reclassification of assets classified as held for sale. (See Note 18).

[B]

Includes impairment losses and reversals. (See Note 12).

[C]

Includes feedstock supply contracts and intellectual property rights ($948 million) from an acquisition in Marketing and software ($357 million) primarily in Integrated Gas and Marketing.

[D]

Includes software ($829 million), power purchase agreements, retail customer relationships and trademarks.

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 [C]

3,601

Sales, retirements and other movements [A]

(351)

(2,749)

459 [D]

(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 [E]

9,662

[A]

Includes the reclassification of assets classified as held for sale. (See Note 18).

[B]

Includes impairment losses and reversals. (See Note 12).

[C]

Includes other intangible assets ($1,010 million) mainly acquired through acquisitions in Marketing and Renewables and Energy Solutions.

[D]

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

[E]

Includes software ($583 million), power purchase agreements, retail customer relationships and trademarks.

Goodwill at December 31, 2023, 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 ($1,665 million), a lubricants business in the Marketing segment based largely in North America.

Additions to goodwill in 2023 of $1,436 million mainly related to goodwill recognised from acquisitions in Marketing ($1,304 million) and Renewables and Energy Solutions ($132 million).