Shell doubles profits but faces multibillion-dollar Dutch quake bill

Damage claims over tremors linked to Dutch gasfields clouds strong earnings for 2017Shell more than doubled its profits last year thanks to rising oil prices, but has admitted it faces a multibillion-dollar bill for several years to compensate householders affected by earthquakes linked to its gasfield in the Netherlands. The quake bill warning came as Shell reported strong earnings of $15.8bn for 2017, up 119% on 2016, on a current cost of supplies basis, the measure most closely watched. Conti