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Shell, Total to align trading and refining units to drive profits
They seek alternative ways to hike earnings as oil prices fall and independent trading houses snap at their heels
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Sun, May 3, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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TOP oil firms Royal Dutch Shell and Total are bringing their refining and trading operations closer together, seeking alternative ways to drive profits as oil prices fall and independent trading houses expand into their territory.
The restructuring will enable the Anglo-Dutch and French companies' in-house traders to capture profits faster from the fluctuating prices of the different crude oil sources and products coming through their refineries.
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