Shell unveils £1.5million-an-hour profits

Shell unveils £1.5million-an-hour profits

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Shell has reignited anger over excessive profits after revealing it made 27.6 billion US dollars (£13.9 billion) in 2007 - a new record for a UK company.

The figure - equivalent to more than £1.5 million an hour - prompted a fresh call from unions for a windfall tax on oil companies. It also comes at a time when motorists are paying forecourt petrol prices of more than £1 a litre.

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Why are we paying so much for are fuel?

Why is our trade collapsing around us because of huge fuel costs?

I knew someone was getting rich somewhere, but £1.5m an hour?

Something needs to be done to help the industry and private buisness, why do these companys (Shell) need to make so much money at our expense.

Bring down the cost of fuel, help our economy, and surely they can still get rich?

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