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Downstream

Our Downstream business consists of Oil Products and Chemicals activities. They form part of an integrated value chain that trades and refines crude oil and other feedstocks into products that are moved and marketed around the world for domestic, industrial and transport use. The products we sell include gasoline, diesel, heating oil, aviation fuel, marine fuel, biofuel, lubricants, bitumen and sulphur and we provide electric-vehicle charging points. We also produce and sell petrochemicals for industrial use worldwide.

Cash flow from operations

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$7.3 billion

Availability

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91%

weighted average for refineries and chemical plants

Retail sites

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45,000

Shell-branded retail sites, serving more than 30 million customers daily

Barrels of crude traded

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10 million

per day

Refineries

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15 in operation

delivering 2.5 million barrels of refined products per day

Global lubricant supplier

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#1

for 13 consecutive years

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In Focus: Convenience retail

In response to evolving customer lifestyles we are rapidly increasing our range of convenience products and services across Shell service stations worldwide to make our customers’ lives easier and their journeys better. By 2025, our ambition is to generate 50% of our margin share from products and services beyond fuel. We will achieve this by making our Shell service stations a retail destination that enriches the customer's day and contributes to a more sustainable tomorrow.

Read In Focus: Convenience retail

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