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Proved oil and gas reserves – Changes by region 2011

The tables present changes in the reserves of (i) Shell subsidiaries without deduction of the reserves attributable to non-controlling interest holders in our subsidiaries and (ii) the Shell share of equity-accounted investments. As a result of SEC rule changes, proven minable oil sands reserves have been converted to synthetic crude oil proved reserves and from 2009 onwards these are included in the proved oil and gas reserves. Moreover, from 2009 onwards bitumen proved reserves are reported separately.

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PROVED CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS LIQUIDS, SYNTHETIC CRUDE OIL AND BITUMEN RESERVES CHANGES FOR SHELL SUBSIDIARIES AND
EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS
[A] (AT DECEMBER 31)

MILLION BARRELS

 

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Africa

North America

South
America

Total

 

USA

Canada

 

Oil and
NGL

Oil and
NGL

Oil and
NGL

Oil and
NGL

Oil and
NGL

Oil and
NGL

Synthetic crude oil

Bitumen

Oil and
NGL

All products

Revisions and
  reclassifications

143

(210)

23

128

43

3

42

9

9

190

Improved recovery

2

31

1

34

Extensions
  and discoveries

81

20

96

1

5

4

116

3

326

Purchases of
  minerals in place

Sales of minerals
  in place

(1)

(29)

(7)

(37)

Total additions
  including year-average
  price effects

224

(188)

118

100

72

7

158

9

13

513

Production

(87)

(233)

(18)

(119)

(77)

(7)

(45)

(5)

(20)

(611)

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NATURAL GAS RESERVES CHANGES FOR SHELL SUBSIDIARIES AND EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS [A][B]

THOUSAND MILLION SCF

 

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Africa

North America

South
America

Total

 

USA

Canada

Revisions and reclassifications

1,062

(550)

(230)

90

399

155

(27)

899

Improved recovery

3

3

Extensions and discoveries

31

407

1,485

71

694

816

3,504

Purchases of minerals in place

Sales of minerals in place

(4)

(120)

(30)

(21)

(214)

(5)

(394)

Total additions including
  year-average price effects

1,089

(263)

1,225

140

882

966

(27)

4,012

Production

(1,254)

(1,002)

(280)

(329)

(368)

(229)

(23)

(3,485)

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TOTAL PROVED RESERVES CHANGES FOR SHELL SUBSIDIARIES
AND EQUITY-ACCOUNTED INVESTMENTS
[A][C]

MILLION BOE

 

Europe

Asia

Oceania

Africa

North America

South
America

Total

 

USA

Canada

 

Oil, NGL
and gas

Oil, NGL
and gas

Oil, NGL
and gas

Oil, NGL
and gas

Oil, NGL
and gas

Oil, NGL
and gas

Synthetic crude oil

Bitumen

Oil, NGL
and gas

All products

[A]

Includes proved reserves associated with volumes consumed in operations. These volumes were not included in previous years.

[B]

These quantities have not been adjusted to standard heat content.

[C]

Natural gas volumes are converted to oil equivalent using a factor of 5,800 scf per barrel. Rounding difference may occur in estimate of gas reserves conversion from scf to boe.

Revisions and
  reclassifications

326

(304)

(17)

144

112

29

42

9

4

345

Improved recovery

2

32

1

35

Extensions
  and discoveries

86

90

352

13

125

145

116

3

930

Purchases of
  minerals in place

Sales of minerals
  in place

(1)

(21)

(6)

(32)

(44)

(1)

(105)

Total additions
  including
  year-average
  price effects

411

(233)

329

125

225

173

158

9

8

1,205

Year-average
  price effect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(235)

Production

(303)

(406)

(66)

(176)

(141)

(46)

(45)

(5)

(24)

(1,212)

Reserves replacement ratio excluding acquisitions and divestments
  and year-average price effects

127%

Total additions excluding acquisitions and divestments
  and including year-average price effects

108%

Reserves replacement ratio including acquisitions and divestments
  and year-average price effects

99%