2015 U.S.-Booked Air Volume: $84 million
Consolidated
U.S. TMC: Carlson Wagonlit
Travel
BTN estimates a significant drop
in Royal Dutch Shell’s U.S.-booked air volume in 2015, as lower oil prices led
to sharply reduced revenue for the oil and gas giant, which looked to cut costs
throughout the year. Shell’s business air travel generated 310,000 metric tons
of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2015, down 28 percent from 2014. Shell
developed a business intelligence platform that analyzes travelers’ booking
behavior in recent years, and it uses the data it generates to persuade
travelers and managers to book through designated channels. The company’s
revenue dropped from $421.1 billion in 2014 to $265 billion in 2015. Income
dropped from $14.9 billion to $1.9 billion. Shell employed 90,000 at the end of
2015, down from 94,000 at the end of 2014. In 2016, it completed the $70
billion acquisition of British multinational oil and gas company BG Group.