Oil products

The tables below reflect Shell subsidiaries, the 50% Shell interest in Motiva in the USA (until completion of the separation of assets in May 2017), and instances where Shell owns the crude oil or feedstock processed by a refinery. Other joint ventures and associates are only included where explicitly stated.

Refinery availability

%

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

Average worldwide

91

91

90

90

93

Cost of crude oil processed or consumed [A]

$/b

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Includes Upstream and Integrated Gas margins on crude oil supplied by Shell subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates.

Total

59.94

46.78

34.47

40.91

82.76

Crude distillation capacity [A]

Thousand b/
calendar day[B]

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Average operating capacity for the year, excluding mothballed capacity.

[B]

Calendar day capacity is the maximum sustainable capacity adjusted for normal unit downtime.

Europe

970

970

973

1,037

1,033

Asia

704

704

808

816

810

Oceania

80

Africa

82

82

82

82

82

Americas

1,157

1,176

1,223

1,219

1,212

Total

2,913

2,932

3,086

3,154

3,217

Oil Products – crude oil processed [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Includes natural gas liquids, share of joint ventures and associates and processing for others.

Europe

897

892

898

870

941

Asia

545

528

563

685

688

Oceania

59

Africa

66

54

68

56

69

Americas

1,041

997

1,088

1,150

1,149

Total

2,549

2,471

2,617

2,761

2,906

Refinery processing intake [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Includes crude oil, natural gas liquids and feedstocks processed in crude oil distillation units and in secondary conversion units.

Crude oil

2,434

2,364

2,317

2,596

2,716

Feedstocks

214

208

384

209

187

Total

2,648

2,572

2,701

2,805

2,903

Europe

896

892

896

903

941

Asia

543

539

568

627

639

Oceania

64

Africa

66

54

67

56

69

Americas

1,143

1,087

1,170

1,219

1,190

Total

2,648

2,572

2,701

2,805

2,903

Refinery processing outturn [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

[A]

Excludes own use and products acquired for blending purposes.

Gasolines

966

955

1,021

1,012

1,049

Kerosines

321

290

326

316

331

Gas/Diesel oils

965

925

942

972

1,047

Fuel oil

284

265

277

290

316

Other

321

334

386

449

395

Total

2,858

2,769

2,952

3,039

3,138