top oil and gas companies worldwide, operating in every segment of the oil and gas industry. The company is headquartered in the Hague, Netherlands.
Shell spent some 127 million U.S. dollars on exploration operations in 2021. It was the record low expenses of the period in consideration. By comparison, the peak was recorded in 2013, at nearly 5.3 billion U.S. dollars. Shell is one of the Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)
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- Brand value of Shell 2018-2022
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Shell. (March 14, 2022). Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/
Shell. "Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. March 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/
Shell. (2022). Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/
Shell. "Exploration Expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/
Shell, Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/ (last visited January 29, 2023)
Exploration expenses of Shell from 2010 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], Shell, March 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/260318/exploration-costs-of-shell/