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%

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Average worldwide

91

91

91

90

90

Cost of crude oil processed or consumed [A]$/b

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Total

54.97

59.94

46.78

34.47

40.91

[A]

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

Crude distillation capacity [A]Thousand b/calendar day[B]

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Europe

970

970

970

973

1,037

Asia

704

704

704

808

816

Oceania

Africa

83

82

82

82

82

Americas

1,075

1,157

1,176

1,223

1,219

Total

2,832

2,913

2,932

3,086

3,154

[A]

Average operating capacity for the year, excluding mothballed capacity.

[B]

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

Oil Products – crude oil processed [A]Thousand b/d

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Europe

829

897

892

898

870

Asia

498

545

528

563

685

Oceania

Africa

55

66

54

68

56

Americas

1,004

1,041

997

1,088

1,150

Total

2,386

2,549

2,471

2,617

2,761

[A]

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

Refinery processing intake [A]Thousand b/d

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Crude oil

2,342

2,434

2,364

2,317

2,596

Feedstocks

222

214

208

384

209

Total

2,564

2,648

2,572

2,701

2,805

Europe

875

896

892

896

903

Asia

517

543

539

568

627

Oceania

Africa

55

66

54

67

56

Americas

1,117

1,143

1,087

1,170

1,219

Total

2,564

2,648

2,572

2,701

2,805

[A]

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

Refinery processing outturn [A]Thousand b/d

 

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

Gasolines

952

966

955

1,021

1,012

Kerosines

417

321

290

326

316

Gas/Diesel oils

818

965

925

942

972

Fuel oil

223

284

265

277

290

Other

282

321

334

386

449

Total

2,692

2,858

2,769

2,952

3,039

[A]

Excludes own use and products acquired for blending purposes.