"We are acutely aware that our decision last week to purchase a cargo of Russian crude oil to be refined into products like petrol and diesel - despite being made with security of supplies at the forefront of our thinking - was not the right one and we are sorry," chief executive Ben van Beurden said, according to. BBC
The business says it will immediately stop all spot purchases of Russian crude oil and will shut its service stations, aviation fuel and lubricants operations in Russia.

It says its withdrawal from other associations with Russia will be done "in a phased manner, aligned with new government guidance".

Several major international companies have pulled out of Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.

Fuel prices have shot up since the attack, with the average price for a litre of petrol at UK pumps hitting a record high of £1.56.