Shell profit drops to 20-year low in 2020, raises dividend

Shell profit drops to 20-year low in 2020, raises dividend
# 04 February 2021 15:04 (UTC +04:00)

Royal Dutch Shell’s 2020 profit dropped to its lowest in at least two decades as the pandemic hit energy consumption but the company boosted its dividend again in a sign of confidence, APA reports citing Reuters.

Shell’s annual adjusted earnings dropped to $4.8 billion, down 71% from a year earlier.

Its fourth-quarter profit was down 87% from a year earlier and below expectations, dragged down by continued weak energy consumption due to the pandemic.

Shell said it expected to raise its first-quarter dividend by 4% from the previous quarter.

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