Royal Dutch Shell’s profit last year dropped to its lowest in at least two decades as the coronavirus pandemic hit energy demand worldwide though the company said it expected to raise its dividend again in a sign of confidence. Shell’s oil and gas production and profit from refining crude into fuels dropped sharply last year but it was able to avoid the huge losses of its rivals thanks to strong trading operations and sales at its network of more than 45,000 filling station where it also has convenience stores. “We are coming out of 2020 with a stronger balance sheet,” Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said in a statement. Shares in Shell were up 0.4% at 0822 […]