HIGHLIGHTS
- Australia is a key growth country for Shell with major investment currently underway to develop about 7 mtpa of LNG capacity in the next five years.
- We are building the world’s largest FLNG facility for the Prelude field offshore Australia, and participating in four other key projects: Gorgon LNG Trains 1-3; North Rankin 2; North West Shelf Gas – Greater Western Flank Phase A; and Wheatstone LNG.
- In 2012, the 4.3 mtpa capacity Pluto LNG Project (Shell indirect share 21%) delivered its first LNG cargo.
- Production in Oceania amounted to nearly 200 thousand boe/d in 2012.
- After-tax earnings from the oil and gas exploration and production operations of our subsidiaries and equity-accounted investments in the region were $3.0 billion.
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KEY FIGURES |
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2012 |
% of total | ||||
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Total production (thousand boe/d) [A] |
179 |
5% | ||||
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Liquids production (thousand b/d) [A] |
45 |
3% | ||||
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Natural gas production (million scf/d) [A] |
777 |
8% | ||||
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Gross developed and undeveloped acreage (thousand acres) |
72,278 |
27% | ||||
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Proved oil and gas reserves excluding |
1,314 |
10% | ||||
In the Oceania, Shell has interests in Australia and New Zealand.
