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

%

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

Average worldwide

91

90

90

93

94

Cost of crude oil processed or consumed [A]

$/b

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

[A]

Includes Upstream margin on crude oil supplied by Shell subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates.

Total

46.78

34.47

40.91

82.76

90.36

Crude distillation capacity [A]

Thousand b/
calendar day[B]

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

[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

973

1,037

1,033

1,033

Asia

704

808

816

810

810

Oceania

80

118

Africa

82

82

82

82

82

Americas

1,176

1,223

1,219

1,212

1,212

Total

2,932

3,086

3,154

3,217

3,255

Oil Products – crude oil processed [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

[A]

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

Europe

892

898

870

941

1,010

Asia

528

563

685

688

706

Oceania

59

116

Africa

54

68

56

69

61

Americas

997

1,088

1,150

1,149

1,100

Total

2,471

2,617

2,761

2,906

2,993

Refinery processing intake [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

[A]

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

Crude oil

2,364

2,317

2,596

2,716

2,732

Feedstocks

208

384

209

187

183

Total

2,572

2,701

2,805

2,903

2,915

Europe

892

896

903

941

933

Asia

539

568

627

639

634

Oceania

64

105

Africa

54

67

56

69

54

Americas

1,087

1,170

1,219

1,190

1,189

Total

2,572

2,701

2,805

2,903

2,915

Refinery processing outturn [A]

Thousand b/d

 

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

[A]

Excludes “own use” and products acquired for blending purposes.

Gasolines

955

1,021

1,012

1,049

1,049

Kerosines

290

326

316

331

368

Gas/diesel oils

925

942

972

1,047

1,014

Fuel oil

265

277

290

316

274

Other products

334

386

449

395

389

Total

2,769

2,952

3,039

3,138

3,094