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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Can higher oil prices negate damage to Qatari gas plant for Shell?

Shell is set to reveal how the Middle East conflict has impacted its earnings and production at a time when global energy supplies are disrupted and prices have soared.

The British oil and gas producer will publish its financial results for the first quarter of 2026 on Thursday.

Forecasts show Shell reporting adjusted earnings of 6.36 billion US dollars (£4.66 billion) for the first quarter, which would be up about 14% from the 5.58 billion dollars (£4.09 billion) made over the same period last year.

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