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Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made

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Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia Shell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages…

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  • Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia Shell’s refineries are expected to make almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel produced owing to record prices caused by shortages…
  • Reported by The Guardian and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:30:16 UTC.

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