Over the course of 2013, the corporation began the sale of its US shale gas assets and cancelled a US$20 billion gas project that was to be constructed in the US state of Louisiana. A new CEO Ben van Beurden was appointed in January 2014, prior to the announcement that the corporation's overall performance in 2013 was 38 per cent lower than 2012—the value of Shell's shares fell by 3 per cent as a result. Following the sale of the majority of its Australian assets in February 2014, the corporation plans to sell a further US$15 billion worth of assets in the period leading up to 2015, with deals announced in Australia, Brazil and Italy. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which assets did the corporation begin to sell in 2013? ANS1 US shale gas QSN2 What was the value of the cancelled gas project that was to be contstructed in Louisiana? ANS2 US$20 billion QSN3 The appointment of a new CEO in 2014 came prior to what announcement? ANS3 the corporation's overall performance in 2013 was 38 per cent lower than 2012 QSN4 In what year did the corporation sell the majority of its Australian assets? ANS4 2014 QSN5 What was the value of assets the corporation planned to sell leading up to 2015? ANS5 US$15 billion