Employees

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Employees by segment (average numbers)

Thousands

 

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

[A]

Corporate includes employees working in business service centres.

Integrated Gas

13

11

10

N/A

N/A

Upstream

22

22

21

N/A

N/A

Upstream and Integrated Gas

35

33

31

26

27

Downstream

43

47

48

48

51

Corporate [A]

15

14

13

13

12

Total

93

94

92

87

90
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Employees by country (average numbers)

Thousands[A]

 

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

[A]

Rounded to the nearest thousand.

[B]

Reflects minor reclassications from Other in Europe and Other in North America.

[C]

Countries with fewer than 500 employees in each of the last three years.

[D]

Fewer than 500 employees.

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

France

1

1

1

1

1

Germany

5

5

5

4

4

Netherlands

9

9[B]

8

8

8

Norway

1

1

1

1

1

Poland

2

2

2

2

2

UK

5

6

6

5

7

Other [C]

2

1

2

3

2

Total Europe

25

25

25

24

25

Asia

 

 

 

 

 

China

3

4

4

4

4

India

4

3

3

3

3

Iraq

1

[D]

[D]

[D]

[D]

Malaysia

7

7

6

6

6

Philippines

4

4

4

4

4

Qatar

1

1

1

1

1

Russia

1

1

1

[D]

[D]

Singapore

3

3

3

3

3

Turkey

1

1

1

1

1

United Arab Emirates

1

1

1

1

1

Other [C]

3

3

3

2

1

Total Asia

29

28

27

25

24

Oceania

 

 

 

 

 

Australia

1

2

2

2

2

New Zealand

[D]

[D]

1

1

1

Total Oceania

1

2

3

3

3

Africa

 

 

 

 

 

Gabon

1

1

1

1

1

Nigeria

1

1

1

1

2

South Africa

1

1

1

1

1

Other [C]

[D]

[D]

[D]

[D]

2

Total Africa

3

3

3

3

6

North America

 

 

 

 

 

Canada

9

9

9

8

8

USA

22

22[B]

22

20

20

Other [C]

[D]

1

[D]

1

[D]

Total North America

31

32

31

29

28

South America

 

 

 

 

 

Argentina

2

2

2

2

2

Brazil

1

1

1

1

1

Other [C]

1

1

[D]

[D]

1

Total South America

4

4

3

3

4

Total

93

94

92

87

90
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Employee expense

$ million

 

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

Remuneration

12,558

13,092

12,047

11,133

11,158

Social security contributions

830

944

907

789

774

Retirement benefits

2,984

1,516

2,849

2,279

1,921

Share-based compensation

750

804

572

909

754

Total

17,122

16,356

16,375

15,110

14,607
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