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British-Dutch oil giant Shell posts massive $21.7B loss in 2020

by French Press Agency - AFP

LONDON, BRITAIN Feb 04, 2021 - 11:30 am GMT+3
A woman pumps fuel at a Shell station in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 3, 2021. (EPA Photo)
A woman pumps fuel at a Shell station in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 3, 2021. (EPA Photo)
by French Press Agency - AFP Feb 04, 2021 11:30 am

The Hague-based British-Dutch multinational oil giant Royal Dutch Shell experienced a $21.7 billion net loss last year as the coronavirus pandemic slashed global energy demand, the company announced Thursday.

The Anglo-Dutch group's net loss compared with a net profit of $15.8 billion in 2019, the company said in a statement.

Shell's result is similar to British rival BP, which on Tuesday reported a 2020 net loss of $20.3 billion.

Both companies are axing thousands of jobs in response to the economic fallout from the pandemic.

After governments worldwide closed their doors and airlines grounded planes towards the end of last year's first quarter, oil prices dropped off a cliff, even briefly turning negative.

During the first half of 2020, the world's top 12 publicly-traded oil companies have posted a combined net loss of $80 billion.

Oil prices then rebounded sharply before soaring on Tuesday to pre-pandemic levels on the brightening economic outlook as more progress was reported on vaccines.

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