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title: "Oil giant Shell tops quarterly profit estimates as Iran war drives price surge"
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description: "Britain's Shell posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as the Iran war sent fossil fuel prices soaring."
datetime: "2026-05-07T06:23:18.000Z"
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# Oil giant Shell tops quarterly profit estimates as Iran war drives price surge

Britain's Shell posted stronger-than-expected quarterly profit as the Iran war sent fossil fuel prices soaring.

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