€2.2m an hour profit for Shell

Oil giant Shell today said it was banking €2.2m an hour in profits, as it almost bettered its record 2004 haul in the space of just nine months.

Surging oil prices helped to generate profits of $17.55bn (€14.48) for Shell between January and September – compared with $17.6bn (€14.52) in the whole of 2004.