In 2013, we continued to work to reduce our impact on the environment, to work closely with our neighbours in the communities where we operate, and to generate jobs and business opportunities for local economies. Throughout the year, we maintained our strong investment in projects that will deliver energy resources for decades to come. This section provides data on our economic, environmental and social performance in 2013.
2%
our share of the world’s oil production
3%
our share of the world’s gas production
3.2
million
our equity production in barrels of oil equivalent a day
52%
share of our production that was natural gas
19.6
million
tonnes equity share of LNG sold
$16.5
billion
income
$44.3
billion
net capital investment
$40.4
billion
cash flow from operating activities
$20.3
billion
corporate taxes paid
$4.1
billion
royalties paid to governments
$80.9
billion
collected in excise duties and sales taxes
53
number of vessels in which we delivered LNG – the largest LNG ship operator
8%
our share of the world’s LNG sold
$12
billion
spent in lower income countries
$1.3
billion
spent on R&D
9
billion
litres of biofuels distributed
$750
million
invested in safety and reliability of our refineries, chemical plants and distribution facilities
$159
million
spent on voluntary social investment worldwide
$304
million
spent on training and development of employees
70+
number of countries in which we operated
92,000
average number of people employed