Table of Contents
Table of Contents 2
List of Tables 4
List of Figures 5
Company Snapshot 7
Key Information 7
Company Overview 7
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Valuation and Financial Data 8
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance 8
Share Price Performance, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 8
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Valuation Metrics 9
Key Valuation Metrics, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 9
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Quarterly E&P Costs Trends 10
Upstream Capital Expenditure, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 10
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Quarterly Production Trends 11
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Oil and Gas Production 11
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Trend, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 11
Total Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production, By Country/Region, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 13
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production 14
Total Crude Oil Production Trend, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 14
Crude Oil Production, By Country/Region, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 15
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production 16
Total Natural Gas Production Trend, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 16
Natural Gas Production, By Country/Region, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 17
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Valuation and Financial Data, 2013-2017 18
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance, 2013-2017 18
Share Price Performance, 2013-2017 18
Key Valuation Metrics, 2013-2017 20
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Production and Reserves Trends 21
Total Oil and Gas, Reserves and Production 21
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production and Reserves Trend, 2013-2017 21
Total Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production and Reserves By Country/Region, 2013-2017 23
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, 2013-2017 26
Crude Oil/Liquids Production and Reserve 27
Crude Oil/Liquids Production and Reserve Trend, 2013-2017 27
Crude Oil Production and Reserves By Country/Region, 2013-2017 28
Crude Oil/Liquids Reserve Changes, 2013-2017 31
Natural Gas Production and Reserve 32
Natural Gas Production and Reserve Trend, 2013-2017 32
Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 34
Natural Gas Reserve Changes, 2013-2017 37
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index 38
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index, 2013-2017 38
Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserves Life Index, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 39
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, E&P Costs Trends 42
Allocation of the Upstream Capital Expenditure 42
Upstream Capital Expenditure, 2013-2017 42
Acquisition Costs By Country/Region, 2013-2017 44
Exploration and Development Costs, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 46
Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, US$/boe 48
Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, US$/boe, 2013-2017 48
Oil and Gas Cost Per boe, US$/boe, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 50
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Reserve Replacement Ratio 53
Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio 53
Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, 2013-2017 53
Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 55
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Results of Oil & Gas Operations Trend 61
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses 61
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, 2013-2017 61
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 63
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, Per boe 70
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, By boe, 2013-2017 70
Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses Per boe, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 71
Oil and Gas Performance Metrics 77
Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Land Holdings and Well Data 78
Developed and Undeveloped Acreage 78
Gross and Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, 2013-2017 78
Gross and Net Developed and Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 79
Well Statistics 83
Producible Oil and Gas Well, 2013-2017 83
Producible Oil and Gas Well, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 84
Exploration and Development Wells Drilled, 2013-2017 90
Exploration and Development Wells Drilled, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 92
Recent Developments 95
Royal Dutch Shell Plc – Recent Developments 95
Aug 07, 2018: McDermott awarded subsea umbilical and flowline installation contract by Shell for silvertip field 95
Jul 31, 2018: Gibraltar provides update on operations of new power station and LNG plant 95
Jul 27, 2018: Contract for provision of jack up drilling rig services for sarawak shell/ sabah shell petroleum 96
Jul 27, 2018: TechnipFMC secures subsea installation contract from Chevron 97
Jul 26, 2018: Royal Dutch Shell announces second quarter 2018 and half year unaudited results 97
Jul 26, 2018: Atlantic operator technicians seconded to prelude FLNG 103
Jul 25, 2018: Shell wins two offshore production sharing contracts in Mauritania 103
Jul 20, 2018: Climate lawsuit against oil companies dismissed 104
Jul 20, 2018: Petrobras: Declaration of commerciality of entorno de Sapinhoa area,in santos basin’s pre-salt layer 105
Appendix 107
Methodology 107
Coverage 107
Secondary Research 107
Primary Research 108
Data Information Sources 108
Company Source 108
SEC/Other Regulatory Filings 108
Other Sources 108
Expert Panel Validation 108
Data Definition 108
Oil and Gas Reserves 108
Units of Measure 109
About GlobalData 110
Disclosure 110
Disclaimer 110
Table 1: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Facts 7
Table 2: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 8
Table 3: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Valuation Metrics, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 9
Table 4: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Capital Expenditure, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 10
Table 5: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 12
Table 6: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Oil & Gas Production, By Country/Region, mmboe, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 13
Table 7: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil Production, mmbbl, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 14
Table 8: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production, By Country/Region, mmbbl, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 15
Table 9: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Natural Gas Production, bcf, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 16
Table 10: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production, By Country/Region, bcf, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 17
Table 11: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance, 2013-2017 19
Table 12: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Valuation Metrics, 2013-2017 20
Table 13: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production and Reserves, mmboe, 2013-2017 22
Table 14: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, mmboe, 2013-2017 24
Table 15: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, mmboe, 2013-2017 26
Table 16: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production and Reserves Metrics, mmbbl, 2013-2017 27
Table 17: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, mmbbl, 2013-2017 29
Table 18: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Reserve Changes, mmbbl, 2013-2017 31
Table 19: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production and Reserves Metrics, bcf, 2013-2017 33
Table 20: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production and Reserves, By Country/Region, bcf, 2013-2017 35
Table 21: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Reserve Changes, bcf, 2013-2017 37
Table 22: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, Years, 2013-2017 38
Table 23: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, By Country/Region, Years, 2013-2017 41
Table 24: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Capital Expenditure, US$ mil, 2013-2017 43
Table 25: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Proved and Unproved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 45
Table 26: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploration and Development Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 47
Table 27: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, US$/boe, 2013-2017 49
Table 28: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, US$/boe, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 51
Table 29: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, %, 2013-2017 53
Table 30: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt.Avg. Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 58
Table 31: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue and Expenses, US$ mil, 2013-2017 62
Table 32: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue and Expenses, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 67
Table 33: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, US$/boe, 2013-2017 70
Table 34: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, US$/boe, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 74
Table 35: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Performance Metrics, 2013-2017 77
Table 36: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), Acres, 2013-2017 78
Table 37: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), By Country/Region, Acres, 2013-2017 81
Table 38: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, 2013-2017 83
Table 39: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 88
Table 40: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploratory and Developed Wells, 2013-2017 91
Table 41: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploratory and Developed Wells, By Country/Region, 2013-2017 92
List of Figures
Figure 1: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance, USD/Share, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 8
Figure 2: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Valuation Metrics, EV/Production ($/boed), EV/Proved Reserve ($/boe), Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 9
Figure 3: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Capital Expenditure, US$ mil, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 10
Figure 4: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production, mmboe, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 11
Figure 5: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Oil & Gas Production, By Country/Region, mmboe, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 13
Figure 6: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil Production, mmbbl, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 14
Figure 7: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production, By Country/Region, mmbbl, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 15
Figure 8: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Natural Gas Production, bcf, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 16
Figure 9: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production, By Country/Region, bcf, Q4, 2016-Q4, 2017 17
Figure 10: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Share Price Performance, USD/Share, 2013-2017 18
Figure 11: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Key Valuation Metrics, EV/Production ($/boed), EV/Proved Reserve (US$/boe), 2013-2017 20
Figure 12: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas, Production and Reserves, mmboe, 2013-2017 21
Figure 13: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Oil & Gas Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, mmboe, 2013-2017 23
Figure 14: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Oil & Gas Production, By Country/Region, mmboe, 2013-2017 23
Figure 15: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Crude Oil and Natural Gas Reserve Changes, mmboe, 2017 26
Figure 16: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Production and Reserves Metrics, mmbbl, 2013-2017 27
Figure 17: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, mmbbl, 2013-2017 28
Figure 18: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil Production, By Country/Region, mmbbl, 2013-2017 28
Figure 19: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Crude Oil Reserve Changes, mmbbl, 2017 31
Figure 20: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Production and Reserves Metrics, bcf, 2013-2017 32
Figure 21: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gas Reserves, End of Period, By Country/Region, bcf, 2013-2017 34
Figure 22: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gas Production, By Country/Region, bcf, 2013-2017 34
Figure 23: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Natural Gas Reserve Changes, bcf, 2017 37
Figure 24: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Reserves Life Index, Years, 2013-2017 38
Figure 25: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gas Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Years, 2013-2017 39
Figure 26: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil & Gas Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Years, 2013-2017 39
Figure 27: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil Reserve Life Index, By Country/Region, Years, 2013-2017 40
Figure 28: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Upstream Capital Expenditure, US$ mil, 2013-2017 42
Figure 29: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Proved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 44
Figure 30: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Unproved Acquisition Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 44
Figure 31: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Development Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 46
Figure 32: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploration Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 46
Figure 33: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt.Avg., Reserves Replacement, Finding and Development Costs, Finding Cost and Proved Acquisition Costs Per boe, US$/boe, 2013-2017 48
Figure 34: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil & Gas Finding & Development Cost/boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 50
Figure 35: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil & Gas Finding Cost per boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 50
Figure 36: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Reserve Replacement Cost per boe, 3-Year Average, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 51
Figure 37: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt.Avg., Oil and Gas Production Replacement Ratio, %, 2013-2017 53
Figure 38: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Gas F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 55
Figure 39: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Gas RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 55
Figure 40: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil & Gas F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 56
Figure 41: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil & Gas RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 56
Figure 42: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil F&D Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 57
Figure 43: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, 3-Year Wt. Avg. Oil RRC Production Replacement, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 57
Figure 44: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Revenue and Expenses, US$ mil, 2013-2017 61
Figure 45: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 63
Figure 46: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploration Expenses, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 63
Figure 47: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Income Tax Provision (Benefit) From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 64
Figure 48: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Net Income/ Loss From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 64
Figure 49: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil & Gas Revenue, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 65
Figure 50: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Profit (loss) Before Taxation From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 65
Figure 51: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Production Costs, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 66
Figure 52: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Expenses From Upstream Oil & Gas Operations, By Country/Region, US$ mil, 2013-2017 66
Figure 53: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Revenue and Expenses, US$/boe, 2013-2017 70
Figure 54: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploration Expenses per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 71
Figure 55: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Income Tax/(Benefit) per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 71
Figure 56: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Lifting Cost per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 72
Figure 57: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Annual Net Income per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 72
Figure 58: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil & Gas Revenue per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 73
Figure 59: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total DD&A per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 73
Figure 60: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Revenue per boe, By Country/Region, US$/boe, 2013-2017 74
Figure 61: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Oil and Gas Performance Metrics, 2013-2017 77
Figure 62: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Land Holdings (Developed and Undeveloped Acreage), Acres, 2013-2017 78
Figure 63: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Gross Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2013-2017 79
Figure 64: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Net Undeveloped Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2013-2017 79
Figure 65: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Gross Developed Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2013-2017 80
Figure 66: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total Net Developed Acreage, By Country/Region, Acres, 2013-2017 80
Figure 67: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Producible Oil and Gas Wells, 2013-2017 83
Figure 68: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gross Productive Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 84
Figure 69: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gross Productive Oil & Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 84
Figure 70: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Gross Productive Oil Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 85
Figure 71: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Net/Gross Oil & Gas Ratio, By Country/Region, %, 2013-2017 85
Figure 72: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Net Productive Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 86
Figure 73: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Net Productive Oil & Gas Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 86
Figure 74: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Net Productive Oil Wells, By Country/Region, Number, 2013-2017 87
Figure 75: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exploratory and Developed Wells, 2013-2017 90