10月7日，壳牌公司表示，其三季度油气贸易业务业绩有所回升，这为公司盈利释放出积极信号。该公司周二在本月晚些时候发布财报前的一份声明中称，三季度天然气贸易业绩较二季度“显著提升”，石油贸易业绩也实现“增长”。对于油气贸易这一通常是壳牌最大利润贡献部门之一而言，此次业绩回升意味着业务回暖。
此前，壳牌首席执行官韦埃尔・萨万曾将二季度贸易盈利“大幅下滑”归咎于地缘政治驱动的市场波动——而非供需基本面变化——这一情况也促使壳牌降低了业务风险敞口。此外，壳牌还提及旗下化工部门出现亏损，同时炼油利润率有所上升。
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