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Africa

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Shell is the largest international oil company in Nigeria with interests in major onshore, offshore and LNG activities.
  • Production in Africa amounted to more than 400 thousand boe/d in 2012, mostly from our operations in Nigeria.
  • After-tax earnings from the oil and gas exploration and production operations of our subsidiaries in the region were $3.4 billion.
  • We added new exploration positions in South Africa and Tanzania in 2012.
  • We are participating in the development of the Bonga North West, Forcados Yokri and Southern Swamp projects in Nigeria.

KEY FIGURES

 

 

 

2012

% of total

[A]

Available for sale.

[B]

Includes proved reserves associated with future production that will be consumed in operations.

Total production (thousand boe/d) [A]

442

14%

Liquids production (thousand b/d) [A]

290

19%

Natural gas production (million scf/d) [A]

881

9%

Gross developed and undeveloped acreage (thousand acres)

35,832

13%

Proved oil and gas reserves excluding
  non-controlling interest (million boe) [B]

1,057

8%

In Africa, Shell has interests in Benin, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Libya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania and Tunisia.

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