Oil giant Shell dives into $21.7 bn loss in 2020
Updated | By AFP
Royal Dutch Shell dived into a net loss of $21.7 billion in 2020, the oil giant announced Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic slashed global energy demand.
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.
Prices then rebounded sharply however -- and they soared Tuesday to pre-pandemic levels on the brightening economic outlook as more progress was reported on vaccines
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