Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell today reported profits of 28.6 billion US dollars for 2011, a jump of 54% on a year ago.

Iraq today signed a multibillion-dollar deal with Royal Dutch Shell PLC and Japan’s Mitsubishi Corp. to tap natural gas in the south, one of the biggest agreements by the OPEC member to develop an energy sector battered by years of neglect and war.

ROYAL Dutch Shell, Europe’s biggest oil company, said third-quarter profit doubled as energy prices rose and it ramped up projects from Qatar to Canada.

Royal Dutch Shell put beleaguered rival BP in the shade today with a 30% hike in first-quarter profits to $6.2bn (€4.17bn).

Royal Dutch Shell set out “ambitious” production targets today as it embarks on a fresh wave of growth to meet soaring demand from emerging markets.

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron left for China yesterday at the head of the largest ever British trade delegation as he tries to show off his new policy of business-focused diplomacy.

Royal Dutch Shell today said its profits jumped in the third quarter after it benefited from higher oil prices and a 5% rise in production.

Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell put beleaguered rival BP in the shade today with a 34% hike in second-quarter profits to $4.2bn (€3.2bn).

Royal Dutch Shell today announced a 49% surge in first quarter profits as the energy giant joined rival BP in benefiting from higher oil prices.

Hopes for debt-laden Greece helped buoy investor sentiment today and drive blue chip stocks higher.

Heavyweight banking and mining stocks helped the FTSE 100 Index gain ground ahead of comments from the US Federal Reserve later today.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell announced a further 1,000 job cuts today as the Anglo-Dutch firm admitted it had been slow to respond to the global slump.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell today said it had frozen salaries for top bosses following last year’s shareholder protests at its pay plans.

Royal Dutch Shell today said it would cut another 1,000 jobs this year after reporting a 69% slide in annual profits to $9.8bn (€7bn).

Heavyweight companies including Shell, BP and GlaxoSmithKline will be in the spotlight during a busy period for corporate results this week.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is set to sell oilfields worth up to $5bn (€3.5bn) in Nigeria as part of a shake up of operations in the country, it was reported today.

Royal Dutch Shell today warned of a long haul to recovery after the oil giant reported a 73% slide in profits between July and September

Royal Dutch Shell today announced a 70% slide in profits to $2.3bn (€1.6bn) in the period between April and June.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell is planning a fresh wave of job cuts under new chief executive Peter Voser’s group-wide overhaul, it emerged today.

Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell today confirmed a major restructuring and boardroom overhaul in a move affecting about 24,000 staff.

The London market enjoyed a reversal of fortunes today as it leapt into the black after better-than-expected US consumer confidence figures.

The boss of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has landed £2.5m (€3.7m) in wages and bonuses after record results for the firm last year, it emerged today.

Royal Dutch Shell added more than £2bn (€2.9bn) to its investment budget for next year today after warning it faced far higher costs.

A mining firm’s deal with one of the world’s biggest emerging economies helped the sector lead a bullish performance by the London market today.

The FTSE 100 Index was testing levels not seen since early May today as falling oil prices and a rally by mining stocks cheered investors.

Shell unveiled a key boardroom appointment today as the troubled oil group battles to shore up confidence following its reserves crisis.