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Goodwill and other intangible assets
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Intangible Assets [Abstract]  
Goodwill and other intangible assets Goodwill and other intangible assets
2025
$ million
Other intangible assets
GoodwillLNG off-take
and sales contracts
Environmental certificatesOtherTotal
Cost
At January 118,2826,5872,5149,79818,899
Additions2891,6753,6596615,995
Sales, retirements and other movements [A]
(808)(3,588)(572)

(4,160)
Currency translation differences252294461755
At December 3118,0158,2622,87910,34821,489
Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments
At January 12,2504,1945,2259,419
Charge for the year [B]
1617066451,351
Sales, retirements and other movements [A]
(122)(517)(517)
Currency translation differences64226226
At December 312,3534,9005,57910,479
Carrying amount at December 3115,6623,3622,8794,769
[C]
11,010
[A]Includes the reclassification of assets classified as held for sale. (See Note 19).
[B]Includes impairment losses and reversals (except for Goodwill). (See Note 13).
[C]Includes software ($1,470 million), power purchase agreements, retail customer relationships and trademarks.
11. Goodwill and other intangible assets continued

2024
$ million
Other intangible assets
GoodwillLNG off-take
and sales contracts
Environmental certificatesOtherTotal
Cost
At January 118,5429,7342,3919,64221,767
Additions1553,8625944,456
Sales, retirements and other movements [A]
(195)(3,147)(3,668)(180)

(6,995)
Currency translation differences(220)(71)(258)(329)
At December 3118,2826,5872,5149,79818,899
Depreciation, depletion and amortisation, including impairments
At January 1 1,8826,7514,76311,514
Charge for the year [B]
5105907441,334
Sales, retirements and other movements [A]
(101)(3,147)(169)(3,316)
Currency translation differences(41)(113)(113)
At December 312,2504,1945,2259,419
Carrying amount at December 3116,0322,3932,5144,573
[C]
9,480
[A]Includes the reclassification of assets classified as held for sale. (See Note 19).
[B]Includes impairment losses and reversals. (See Note 13).
[C]Includes software ($1,013 million), power purchase agreements, retail customer relationships and trademarks.
Goodwill at December 31, 2025, related principally to the acquisition of BG Group plc in 2016, allocated to Integrated Gas ($4,945 million) and Upstream ($4,672 million) at the operating segment level, and to Pennzoil-Quaker State Company ($1,605 million), a lubricants business in the Marketing segment based largely in North America.