Heather Connon
Sunday July 22, 2007
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell will this week report a record profit of about $13.7bn (£6.9bn) for the first half of the year – equal to more than £430 a second – as soaring oil prices have boosted its coffers.
The 10 per cent profit rise comes as motorists face paying more than £1 a litre for petrol – and, with Goldman Sachs warning this week that oil prices could rise to $95 a barrel compared with last week’s $77, prices could rise still further.
This is partly due to a surge in demand from China and other emerging markets: the International Energy Agency last week warned there could be shortages in supply up until 2012.
While rival BP is expected to suffer a fall in profits due to production falls, and has been distracted by management turmoil, it will still make close to $9bn in the first six months of the year, or £284 a second.
The huge profits are expected to spark protests. Luke Bosdet, spokesman for the AA, said: ‘Motorists feel they are hostage to whims of the industry.’
http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,2131838,00.html
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