v3.25.4
Capital management (Details)
$ in Billions
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 48 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
USD ($)
quarterWithShareBuyback
Dec. 31, 2025
Dec. 31, 2028
USD ($)
Capital management [Line Items]      
Number of consecutive quarters of share buybacks | quarterWithShareBuyback 17    
Bottom of range      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Value of each share buyback in consecutive quarters $ 3    
Forecast      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Dividend per share growth rate 4.00% 4.00%  
Forecast | Renewables and Energy Solutions      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Cash capital expenditure     $ 8
Forecast | Bottom of range      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Cash capital expenditure     $ 20
Normalised free cash flow (nFCF) growth per share   0.10  
Return on average capital employed (ROACE)     0.10
Shareholder distribution percentage   40.00%  
Forecast | Bottom of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Cash capital expenditure     $ 12
Forecast | Top of range      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Cash capital expenditure     22
Shareholder distribution percentage   50.00%  
Forecast | Top of range | Integrated Gas and Upstream      
Capital management [Line Items]      
Cash capital expenditure     $ 14