| Dec 31,
2017 | Dec 31,
2018 | Dec 31,
2019 | Dec 31,
2020 | Dec 31,
2021 | Dec 31,
2022 |
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| Profit (loss) before tax | 18,130 | - | 25,485 | -26,967 | 29,829 | 64,815 |
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| Interest Expense Net | - | - | 3,705 | 3,316 | 3,096 | 2,135 |
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| Depreciation, depletion and amortisation | 26,223 | 22,135 | 28,701 | 52,444 | 26,921 | 18,529 |
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| Exploration well write-offs | - | - | 1,218 | 815 | 639 | 881 |
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| Adjustments for losses (gains) on disposal of non-current assets | - | - | -2,519 | -286 | -5,995 | -642 |
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| Share of profit of joint ventures and associates | 4,225 | 4,106 | 3,604 | 1,783 | 4,097 | 3,972 |
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| Dividends received from joint ventures and associates | 4,998 | 4,903 | 4,139 | 2,591 | 3,929 | 4,398 |
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| (Increase)/decrease in inventories | -2,079 | 2,823 | -2,635 | 4,477 | -7,319 | -8,360 |
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| (Increase)/decrease in current receivables | -1,686 | 1,955 | -921 | 9,625 | -20,567 | -8,989 |
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| Increase/(decrease) in current payables | 607 | -1,336 | -1,223 | -9,494 | 17,519 | 11,915 |
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| Derivative financial instruments | - | -799 | 1,484 | -977 | -5,882 | 2,619 |
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| Retirement benefits | - | - | -365 | 568 | 16 | 417 |
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| Adjustments for provisions | -3,918 | 219 | -686 | 1,104 | -76 | 35 |
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| Other | 286 | 921 | -28 | 8 | 803 | 2,991 |
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| Tax paid | 6,307 | 9,671 | 7,605 | 3,290 | 5,476 | 13,120 |
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| Cash flow from operating activities | 35,650 | 53,085 | 42,178 | 34,105 | 45,104 | 68,414 |
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| Capital expenditure | 20,845 | 23,011 | 22,971 | 16,585 | 19,000 | 22,600 |
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| Investments in joint ventures and associates | - | - | 743 | 1,024 | 479 | 1,973 |
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| Investment in equity securities | - | - | - | 218 | 218 | 260 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and businesses | 8,808 | 4,366 | 4,803 | 2,489 | 14,233 | 1,431 |
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| Cash flows from losing control of subsidiaries or other businesses, classified as investing activities | 2,177 | 1,594 | 2,599 | 1,240 | 584 | 511 |
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| Proceeds from sale of equity securities | - | - | - | 281 | 296 | 117 |
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| Interest received | 724 | 823 | 911 | 532 | 423 | 906 |
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| Other investing cash inflows | - | - | 2,921 | 3,239 | 2,928 | 2,060 |
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| Other investing cash outflows | - | - | 3,563 | 3,232 | 3,528 | 2,640 |
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| Cash flow from investing activities | -8,029 | -13,659 | -15,779 | -13,278 | -4,761 | -22,448 |
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| Cash flows from (used in) increase (decrease) in current borrowings | -869 | -396 | -308 | -63 | 14 | 318 |
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| New borrowings | 760 | 3,977 | 11,185 | 23,033 | 1,791 | 269 |
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| Repayments | 11,720 | 11,912 | 14,292 | 17,385 | 21,534 | 8,459 |
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| Interest paid | 3,550 | 3,574 | 4,649 | 4,105 | 4,014 | 3,677 |
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| Derivative financial instruments | - | - | - | -1,157 | 1,165 | 1,799 |
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| Change In Noncontrolling Interest | - | - | - | -42 | 19 | -1,965 |
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| Shell plc shareholders | 10,877 | 15,675 | 15,198 | 7,424 | 6,253 | 7,405 |
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| Non-controlling interest | 406 | 584 | 537 | 311 | 348 | 206 |
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| Repurchases of shares | - | - | - | 1,702 | 2,889 | 18,437 |
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| Shares held in trust: net purchases and dividends received | - | - | 1,174 | 382 | 285 | 593 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities | -27,086 | -32,548 | -35,209 | -7,224 | -34,664 | -41,954 |
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| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | - | -449 | 124 | 172 | -539 | -736 |
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| Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 1,182 | 6,429 | -8,686 | 13,775 | 5,140 | 3,276 |
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