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Shell reports $8bn Q2 net profit
LONDON : Royal Dutch Shell Plc reported a 77 percent rise in net second-quarter income compared with the same period las
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Shell said second-quarter current cost of supply net income was $8.00 billion. Excluding one-offs the result was $6.55 billion, just below an average forecast of $6.70 billion in a Reuters poll of eight analysts.
Rival BP reported a 13 percent rise in underlying net profits on Tuesday, while larger rival Exxon Mobil is predicted to report a 50 percent rise in underlying net income later on Thursday.
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