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| Oil prices boost Shell's results | Oil prices boost Shell's results |
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| Royal Dutch Shell has reported another increase in three-month profits thanks to rising oil prices. | Royal Dutch Shell has reported another increase in three-month profits thanks to rising oil prices. |
| April to June profits came in at $7.9bn (£4.0bn) on a current cost of supply basis, which is 4.6% up on the same period of 2007. | April to June profits came in at $7.9bn (£4.0bn) on a current cost of supply basis, which is 4.6% up on the same period of 2007. |
| Shell said high oil and gas prices had made up for difficult conditions facing its petrol stations and refineries. | Shell said high oil and gas prices had made up for difficult conditions facing its petrol stations and refineries. |
| There was no mention of the effects of the four day strike by tanker drivers that disrupted supplies in June. | There was no mention of the effects of the four day strike by tanker drivers that disrupted supplies in June. |
| The drivers eventually accepted a 14% rise in pay over two years. | The drivers eventually accepted a 14% rise in pay over two years. |
| "Good operating performance, combined with increased oil and gas prices, offset the impact of weaker downstream conditions," said Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell. | "Good operating performance, combined with increased oil and gas prices, offset the impact of weaker downstream conditions," said Jeroen van der Veer, chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell. |
| Shell chief executive on the company's results | |
| Downstream trading includes activities such as marketing, petrol stations and refineries. | Downstream trading includes activities such as marketing, petrol stations and refineries. |
| The Anglo-Dutch company is the world's second largest publicly owned energy company by stock market value. | The Anglo-Dutch company is the world's second largest publicly owned energy company by stock market value. |