v3.25.2
Climate change and energy transition - Sensitivity Analysis (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
Dec. 31, 2024
Dec. 31, 2023
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment $ 185,219 $ 194,835
-2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 151,000 156,000
Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Maximum    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook (9,000) (8,000)
Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 151,000 156,000
Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 151,000 156,000
Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 151,000 156,000
Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 189,000 200,000
Integrated Gas    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 60,000 57,700
Integrated Gas | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 74,000 72,000
Integrated Gas | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 74,000 72,000
Integrated Gas | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 74,000 72,000
Integrated Gas | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 74,000 72,000
Integrated Gas | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 74,000 72,000
Upstream    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 63,400 70,900
Upstream | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 77,000 84,000
Upstream | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 77,000 84,000
Upstream | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 77,000 84,000
Upstream | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 77,000 84,000
Upstream | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 77,000 84,000
Chemicals and Products    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 32,600 35,500
Chemicals and Products | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment 38,000 44,000
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 2,000 2,000
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook   (5,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (12,000) (15,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (7,000) (9,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (26,000) (18,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (2,000) (5,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 2,000 2,000
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook 4,000 (4,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (11,000) (12,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (7,000) (8,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (21,000) (15,000)
Bottom of range | Integrated Gas | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (1,000) (2,000)
Bottom of range | Upstream | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 0 0
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook 1,000 (1,000)
Bottom of range | Upstream | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (1,000) (3,000)
Bottom of range | Upstream | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices 0 (1,000)
Bottom of range | Upstream | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (5,000) (3,000)
Bottom of range | Upstream | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices 0 0
Bottom of range | Chemicals and Products | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (1,000) (3,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 5,000 5,000
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook   (8,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (18,000) (21,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (11,000) (13,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (34,000) (25,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream segments | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (5,000) (9,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 4,000 4,000
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook 6,000 (6,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (15,000) (16,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (10,000) (10,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (27,000) (20,000)
Top of range | Integrated Gas | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (2,000) (4,000)
Top of range | Upstream | Shell mid-price    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity + 10% to the mid-price outlook 1,000 1,000
Sensitivity - 10% to the mid-price outlook 3,000 (2,000)
Top of range | Upstream | -2 Degrees Celsius External Climate Change    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (3,000) (5,000)
Top of range | Upstream | Hybrid Shell Plan + IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (1,000) (3,000)
Top of range | Upstream | IEA NZE50    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Sensitivity effect of change in average prices (7,000) (5,000)
Top of range | Upstream | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices (1,000) (1,000)
Top of range | Chemicals and Products | IEA NZE 2050    
Disclosure of Climate Change and Energy Transition [Line Items]    
Effect of change in average carbon prices $ (2,000) $ (4,000)