Miles to go before we care...
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Royal Dutch Shell's has reported a 25 percent rise in first-quarter earnings, crediting strong increases in energy prices.
Europe's largest oil company said Tuesday its average selling price of crude oil leaped by 66 percent to over $90 per barrel from the first quarter a year ago.
That sent net profit soaring to a record $9.08 billion. Sales were up 55 percent to $114 billion.
Chief Executive Jeroen van der Veer said in a statement the strong numbers were due to a "good operating performance, combined with increased oil and gas prices."
No shame, and not one word of charity...until we change the focus of corporations (of young culture/almavore), no change is possible. |
