On the face of it, these are the best of times for oil companies.
First Exxon Mobil reports 2005 profits of $33.8bn (£19bn), the biggest surplus in corporate history. Then, today, Shell delivers profits of $22.9bn, a record for a UK company.
The oil companies have been making money hand over fist because crude prices soared last year, bumped up by political uncertainties in the Middle East and high demand in Asia.
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