Corporate Profits

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Juxtaposition of a declining oil rig and a thriving, high-tech trading floor, symbolizing the hidden profits of oil company trading arms.

Finance & Markets

Big oil trading arms see extraordinary profits amid core business decline

In the first quarter alone, the trading units of TotalEnergies, Shell, and BP collectively earned an estimated $3.

Ethan Caldwell·June 29, 2026