New York Times | Royal Dutch Shell's Profit Down 56% on Slumping Oil Prices New York Times LONDON — Royal Dutch Shell became the latest big energy company to file a damage report on the impact of depressed oil prices, saying on Thursday that its adjusted profit fell 56 percent in the fourth quarter of 2015 compared to a year earlier. Oil giants Shell, Statoil hit as crude price drags Shell Profit Drops Nearly 60%, Battered by Weak Oil Prices Shell's profits plunge 80pc amid oil price slump |