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Note 11 - Property, plant and equipment

2023 [A]

 

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

Exploration and production

Manufacturing, supply and distribution

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation

Production

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

11,565

277,016

106,785

39,595

434,961

Additions

2,161

10,731

5,910

7,029

25,831

Sales, retirements and other movements [B]

(5,164)

(1,153)

(1,016)

(1,387)

(8,720)

Reclassifications [C]

(2,779)

527

2,252

Currency translation differences

73

1,855

863

207

2,998

At December 31

8,635

285,670

113,069

47,696

455,070

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

5,162

159,662

56,901

14,594

236,319

Charge for the year [D]

731

18,202

8,295

2,687

29,915

Sales, retirements and other movements [B]

(2,609)

(2,000)

(2,083)

(1,394)

(8,086)

Reclassifications [C]

(2,217)

63

2,154

Currency translation differences

39

1,326

650

72

2,087

At December 31

3,323

174,973

63,826

18,113

260,235

Carrying amount at December 31

5,312

110,697

49,243

29,583

194,835

[A]

Includes right-of-use assets under leases. (See Note 21).

[B]

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

[C]

Reclassifications of right-of-use assets. (See Note 21).

[D]

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

2022 [A]

 

 

 

 

 

$ million

 

Exploration and production

Manufacturing, supply and distribution

 

 

 

Exploration and evaluation

Production

Other

Total

Cost

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

12,679

285,903

104,182

34,005

436,769

Additions

1,564

11,954

6,928

7,808

28,254

Sales, retirements and other movements [B]

(2,469)

(14,541)

(2,548)

(242)

(19,800)

Currency translation differences

(209)

(6,300)

(1,777)

(1,976)

(10,262)

At December 31

11,565

277,016

106,785

39,595

434,961

Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1

5,580

167,530

55,131

13,596

241,837

Charge for the year [C]

397

9,709

5,149

2,055

17,310

Sales, retirements and other movements [B]

(765)

(13,207)

(2,054)

(396)

(16,422)

Currency translation differences

(50)

(4,370)

(1,325)

(661)

(6,406)

At December 31

5,162

159,662

56,901

14,594

236,319

Carrying amount at December 31

6,403

117,354

49,884

25,001

198,642

[A]

Includes right-of-use assets under leases. (See Note 21).

[B]

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

[C]

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

The carrying amount of property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2023, included $28,135 million (2022: $27,277 million) of assets under construction. This amount excludes exploration and evaluation assets.

The carrying amount of exploration and production assets at December 31, 2023, included rights and concessions in respect of proved and unproved properties of $6,097 million (2022: $7,662 million). Exploration and evaluation assets principally comprise rights and concessions in respect of unproved properties and capitalised exploration drilling costs.

The total contractual commitments for the purchase and lease of property, plant and equipment at December 31, 2023, amounted to $12,419 million of which $8,594 million related to lease commitments.

Capitalised exploration drilling costs

 

 

 

$ million

 

2023

2022

2021

At January 1

2,911

3,015

3,654

Additions pending determination of proved reserves

1,967

1,298

1,024

Amounts charged to expense

(868)

(881)

(639)

Reclassifications to productive wells on determination of proved reserves

(874)

(531)

(577)

Other movements

10

(447)

At December 31

3,136

2,911

3,015

 

Projects

Wells

 

Number

$ million

Number

$ million

Between 1 and 5 years

13

721

14

353

Between 6 and 10 years

6

704

22

708

Between 11 and 15 years

2

69

20

390

Between 16 and 20 years

2

124

8

167

Total

23

1,618

64

1,618

Exploration drilling costs capitalised for periods greater than one year at December 31, 2023, analysed according to the most recent year of activity, are presented in the table above. These comprise $273 million relating to five projects where drilling activities were under way or firmly planned for the future, and $1,345 million relating to 18 projects awaiting development concepts.