Shell posted profits of $9.84 billion for the second quarter of 2026, more than double the $4.26 billion it reported for the same period last year. It is the oil major's strongest quarterly result since 2022, and it comes at a moment when war in the Middle East has thrown global energy markets into some of their most volatile conditions in years.

The bumper result comes as energy majors receive a profit boost from soaring fossil fuel prices amid the Iran war.

Shell PLC said Q2 profit soared to the highest since the start of the Ukraine war as conflict in the Middle East fuels trading boom. Read on

Colosso Gb approfitta dell'impennata dei prezzi, malgrado i contraccolpi della guerra