BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost | LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the company's rivals are counting the co... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello)The Star
Shell profit rises to $4.4 billion in second quarter | Royal Dutch Shell, Europe's largest oil company, posted a 15 percent increase in second- quarter profit on higher oil prices and production as it exceeded a target for cost savings. | Net income ros... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)Houston Chronicle