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Shell profits surge on Middle East war disruption
Shell Plc reported record or near-record quarterly profits driven by elevated oil and gas prices resulting from Middle East geopolitical tensions and Iran-related disruptions. The company's windfall earnings have drawn calls from environmental groups and critics for government intervention through windfall taxes.
Shell PlcIranMiddle Eastoil and gas pricesenergy trading
2026-08-04
- Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives costs higher
- Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives costs higher
- Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives costs higher
- Big oil companies continue to post banner profits as fighting in Iran drives costs higher
- Saudi Aramco's profit surged as the Iran war sent oil prices soaring
- BP profits more than double amid high oil prices
- BP's profit more than doubled as the Iran war sent oil prices soaring
- Saudi Aramco's profits soar 44 percent as war boosts oil prices
- BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring
- Saudi Aramco profits jump 33% in second quarter as Iran war squeezes oil supply
- Oil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
2026-08-03
2026-07-31
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- Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever and Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply
- NNPC posts ₦535 billion profit, records 1.72 million barrels daily oil output in June
- ExxonMobil Guyana Drives Record Q2 Output as Profit Slips
- Exxon, Chevron earnings soar amid global oil supply disruptions
- Houston-based oil companies reap massive profits as U.S. and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
- ExxonMobil, Chevron’s combined profits quadrupled in three months as the Iran war raged
- Chevron’s profit nearly quadrupled. Drivers are paying for it at $4 a gallon
- Chevron posted its highest profit in six years as the Iran war boosted oil prices
- Major oil companies reap massive profits as U.S. and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
- ExxonMobil fell just short of earnings expectations as refinery repairs weighed
- Major oil companies reap massive profits as US and Iran fighting drives energy prices higher
- Exxon and Chevron profits surge on rising oil prices due to Iran war
- Energy companies Exxon and Chevron rake in huge profits as fighting between US and Iran drive energy prices higher
- Chevron and Exxon earnings soar as Trump threatens price interventions
- ExxonMobil Posts Slight Miss as Repairs Dogged Refining Results
2026-07-30
- Shell's profits more than doubled as Middle East war sent oil prices soaring
- Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices
- Shell Had Record Utilization in Refining Business, CEO Sawan Says
- Shell posts best quarterly profit in four years as Iran war boosts oil and gas prices
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