Shell more than doubled second-quarter earnings, beating expectations as higher oil and gas prices, record refinery utilization, and strong trading offset lower LNG production.

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The oil giant’s earnings in the first three months of the year were more than double the previous quarter’s and follow similarly strong results of European rivals. By Gregory Schmidt and Rebecca F. Elliott Gregory Schmidt reported from London and ...