Shell smashes record again with $11.5 billion profit
LONDON, July 28 (Reuters) — Shell (SHEL.L) on Thursday reported a second quarter profit of $11.5 billion, smashing its previous record just three months earlier, lifted by a tripling of refining profits and strong gas trading.
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