UK major Shell plc reported an increase in net profits for the first three months of the year as liquefied natural gas sales volumes rose by 6 percent on the previous quarter, though were slightly less than the same quarter of 2022.
Shell plc, the leading LNG trader and oil and gas major, has issued a profits warnings saying that first-quarter 2022 results would include the post-tax impact of between $4 billion and $5 billion from impairments of non-current assets and additional charges relating to Russia activities.
Shell plc, the leading liquefied natural gas trader with nine-month cargo sales in 2021 of around 48 million tonnes, has now formally changed its name from Royal Dutch Shell and the London Stock Exchange will reflect the change of name on Tuesday, January 25.
Royal Dutch Shell reported 6 percent lower liquefied natural gas volume sales in the first quarter, though profits jumped 17 percent in the Integrated Gas Division because of higher prices and earnings from trading.
Royal Dutch Shell said its annual LNG sales volumes rose by 8 percent to more than 71 million tonnes, including 17.39 million tonnes in the fourth quarter as higher prices boosted earnings and the Anglo-Dutch company progressed with commissioning of the Prelude floating LNG plant offshore northwest Australia.
Royal Dutch Shell posted a 10 percent increase in liquefied natural gas sales over the first nine months of 2018 and higher earnings and volumes in the third quarter as it confirmed the start of work on the LNG Canada export project in British Columbia.