Royal Dutch Shell racked up profits of almost £8bn (€10.14bn) during the first six months of this year, results from the Anglo-Dutch firm showed today.
The company posted earnings of US$15.68bn (€10bn) for the half-year, with the period from April to June up 5% at US$7.56bn (€4.85bn).
Shell said increased oil and gas prices offset the impact of weaker trading conditions in its downstream refining and marketing business.