Financial Times | Shell Sees Profit Soar On Higher Oil Prices OilPrice.com Lower refining margins and lower contributions from trading affected the downstream business whose profits dropped to US$1.687 billion in Q1 2018 from US$2.489 billion in Q1 2017, as higher oil prices make refining market conditions less favorable ... Shell and Total results buoyed by higher oil prices Shell earnings surge as oil prices rebound Shell Makes Investors Wait for Reward From Surging Oil Prices |