" As far as economic conditions are concerned, as part of the company's strategy it is committed to aiding people with the social and economic problems that they face (Environment and Society). This is known as the community investment strategy. This strategy encompasses human rights, education, and enterprise development (Environment and Society).

BP's management is also concerned with decreasing dependence on oil and has created various initiatives to create new sources of energy.

Shell

Shell has also experienced a great deal of profit as a result of oil prices. An article reports that "Excluding a non-operating gain of $113 million, the result was $5.975 billion, ahead of an average forecast of $5.56 billion in a Reuters poll of seven analysts. "These are good, solid underlying results and better than we have expected," Peter Hutton at van Lanschot Bankiers said. "But it is still not delivering the same amount to investors,...
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