Record European Profits for Shell, but Quarter Disappoints
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Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell Plc posted record European company earnings of $27.6 billion in 2007, but fourth-quarter profit missed forecasts.
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Europe's main stock markets struggled to post gains on Friday as crude futures surged to record highs, factors which had also hurt US equity prices overnight, dealers said.
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Europe&#39;s main stock markets lost ground as investors booked hefty profits they&#39;d won the previous day, dealers said Thursday.
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Strong earnings figures helped European equity markets make a positive start to trading on Tuesday but gains were pared by early afternoon amid weakness in the real estate, tobacco and pharmaceutical sectors.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc (RDSa.L) posted a  2.6 percent rise in underlying profits on Thursday, beating  analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil  prices.
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC said Thursday that third-quarter net profit rose 16 percent despite a drop in production, but it warned that the underlying performance of its refining operations was weaker than it appeared.
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French oil group Total has reported a 5.0-percent rise in adjusted net profit on the back of high oil prices last year to 12.585 billion euros (15.8 billion dollars), a record for any French company.
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ConocoPhillips  posted higher fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday as record oil prices outweighed lower profits from gasoline production.
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Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday that its net profit fell by eight percent in the third quarter as the company experienced a drop in oil production.
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Royal Dutch Shell (RDSa.L) posted a  record European company profit of $27.6 billion for 2007, but  lower production and indications of reserves suggest earnings  growth will rely on oil price rises for some years to come.
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Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported a 40 percent rise in second-quarter earnings Thursday, helped by high oil prices.
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European equity markets looked set to give back some of their recent gains on Tuesday as profit taking follows the run up to near four month highs in the previous session.
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BP Plc, the world's second largest oil  company, reported bumper third-quarter profits on Tuesday on  the back of high oil prices and stronger than expected refining  and chemicals margins.
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BP PLC, one of Europe's biggest oil companies, reported Tuesday that third-quarter profit fell 29 percent compared with a year ago because of lower margins and interruptions in refining.
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European stock markets fell on Wednesday on profit-taking after bumper gains made the previous day, and as investors tracked a fresh batch of earnings news, dealers said.
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OFFSHORE gains drove the share market to record levels today, albeit on lower than average volume because of little trade in three states which are having public holidays today.
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Oil giant BP today posted record profits of $3.94bn (Â£2.14bn) after fuel prices hit new highs. The third quarter performance of Britain&#39;s biggest listed company came as oil prices rose to an average of almost $50 a barrel.