Royal Dutch Shell Net Climbs 18% On Refinery Strength

By Steve Goldstein

LONDON (Dow Jones) -- Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday reported an 18% rise in second-quarter profit, as gains from the oil giant's refineries were able to offset the impact of pumping out less oil than last year.
Profit at The Hague-based Shell (RDSA) (RDSB) rose to $8.67 billion from $ 7.32 billion in the year-ago quarter. Revenue rose to $84.9 billion from $83.1 billion. Read more this article ... or visit http://www.nasdaq.com/