Archive for January, 2008

Bottom line not the only oil tale at Shell

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Some people are never satisfied. Shell may have made greater annual profits last year than any other European company ever, but as one City sceptic remarked yesterday, one should expect nothing less f…

Full Article

Shell’s record $27bn profits invite calls for windfall tax$

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Royal Dutch Shell reported annual profits of $27.6 billion (13.9 billion) yesterday, smashing European company records and prompting calls for a windfall tax on obscene oil profits. But the record res…

Full Article

Profit slips at Equitable Resources

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

Equitable Resources Inc. said Thursday that fourth-quarter profit fell 16 percent on higher costs at its utility operations. Net income in the quarter was $60.6 million, or 49 cents per diluted shar…

Full Article