epa04026177 (FILE) A file photo dated 15 May 2013 showing a customer filling his tank with gasoline at a Shell petrol station in London, Britain. Shares in Shell fell by 4 per cent in London on 17 January 2014, after the energy giant warned that fourth quarter results would be 'significantly lower than recent levels of profitability.' Results in the final quarter of 2013 were expected to halve to 2.2 billion dollars, while whole year profits were estimated at 16.8 billion dollars, an almost 40-per-cent drop compared to 2012. Shell blamed the drop in profit on lower oil and gas prices, a weakening of the Australian dollar, higher exploration costs and lower volumes upstream, as well as a 'challenging' security situation in Nigeria. EPA/ANDY RAIN
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