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Shell Earns More from Oil
businessMay 8, 2026·86 words·1 min read
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Shell Earns More from Oil
Shell is a big oil company. Shell made $6.9 billion in three months. This is more than last year.
Oil prices went up. The Iran war made prices high. Oil cost $73 a barrel before the war. Now it is about $101. Shell made more money from oil. Other oil companies also did well.
Many people are angry about the big profit. They want oil firms to pay more tax. British energy bills will also go up in July. Shell's gas plant in Qatar was damaged.
Vocabulary Translations· 5 words · 12 languages
Every definition is context-aware — translated based on how the word is used in this article, not a dictionary.
profitn.
money a company makes
lợi nhuậnlucro利益kârgananciazyskربحwinstприбыль利润이익
barreln.
a big round box for oil
thùng (dầu)barrilバレル(樽)varilbarrilbaryłkaبرميلvatбаррель桶배럴
damagev.
broken or hurt
bị hư hạidanificado損傷したhasar gördüdañadouszkodzonyتضررbeschadigdповреждён损坏손상되었다
plantn.
a big building where things are made
nhà máyfábrica工場tesisplanta (fábrica)zakładمنشأةfabriekзавод工厂공장
taxn.
money you pay to the government
thuếimposto税金vergiimpuestopodatekضريبةbelastingналог税세금
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