His total package, including pension and tax equalisation, was 5.576 million euros, down from 24.198 million euros in the previous year, mainly due to a significant fall in van Beurden's pension which was positively affected in 2014 by promotion to chief executive.

The head of British rival BP, Bob Dudley's total remuneration rose 20 percent to $19.6 million, despite the firm delivering one of the lowest profits in its history.

($1 = 0.9120 euros)

(Reporting by Karolin Schaps)