Market overview

Shell realised prices

Year average

 

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

 

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

SUBS

JV&A

Crude oil and natural gas liquids ($/b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

49.77

45.97

94.57

89.68

105.23

99.27

108.13

104.60

106.77

103.97

Asia

47.73

52.21

89.47

96.85

96.46

70.34

107.76

67.33

103.73

62.81

Oceania

43.39

50.01

82.26

88.07

90.50

91.91

91.62

90.14

92.38

99.74

Africa

51.80

100.55

110.14

112.45

111.70

North America – USA

44.99

87.90

98.10

103.59

110.00

104.93

109.49

North America – Canada

25.45

59.19

63.14

68.31

70.72

South America

42.38

88.68

97.17

94.01

100.01

97.33

100.44

97.76

Total

47.52

51.82

91.09

95.87

99.83

72.69

107.15

76.01

105.74

73.01

Natural gas ($/thousand scf)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

7.10

6.46

8.58

8.26

10.29

9.17

9.48

9.64

9.40

8.58

Asia

3.02

7.06

4.57

11.50

4.51

10.73

4.81

10.13

4.83

8.37

Oceania

6.80

6.73

10.49

11.01

11.55

9.45

11.14

9.48

9.95

10.09

Africa

2.10

2.71

2.84

2.74

2.32

North America – USA

2.39

4.52

3.92

3.17

7.88

4.54

8.91

North America – Canada

2.29

4.39

3.26

2.36

3.64

South America

2.46

2.85

2.91

0.42

2.63

1.04

2.81

0.99

Total

4.07

6.77

5.68

9.72

5.85

9.72

5.53

9.81

5.92

8.58

Other ($/b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America – Synthetic crude oil

40.87

81.83

87.24

81.46

91.32

North America – Bitumen

30.25

70.19

67.40

68.97

76.28

Refining marker industry gross margins [A]

$/b

Refining marker industry gross margins (in $/b) for US West Coast, US Gulf Coast coking, Rotterdam complex and Singapore – development from 2011 to 2015 (bar chart)Refining marker industry gross margins (in $/b) for US West Coast, US Gulf Coast coking, Rotterdam complex and Singapore – development from 2011 to 2015 (bar chart)

[A] Refining industry margins do not represent the actual Shell realised margins for the periods.

Chemical margins

$/tonne

Chemical margins (in $/tonne) for US ethane, Western Europe naphtha, North-east/South-east Asia naphtha – development from 2011 to 2015 (bar chart)Chemical margins (in $/tonne) for US ethane, Western Europe naphtha, North-east/South-east Asia naphtha – development from 2011 to 2015 (bar chart)

Oil and gas marker industry prices

$/b

$/

Oil and gas marker industry prices (in $/b) for Brent, WTI, Japan Customs-cleared Crude – ($/MMBtu) for Henry Hub – development from 2011 to 2015 (line chart)Oil and gas marker industry prices (in $/b) for Brent, WTI, Japan Customs-cleared Crude – ($/MMBtu) for Henry Hub – development from 2011 to 2015 (line chart) [A] Japan Crude Cocktail is based on available market information at the end of the year.
MMBtu
million British thermal units
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