Ben van Beurden's reign as chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell has got off to a miserable start, with the company on Friday issuing its first profits warning in living memory, telling investors that fourth-quarter earnings are likely to come in well below market expectations at around $2.9 billion, down 48% year-on-year. That disappointing earnings figure, which compares to market consensus forecasts of around $4 billion-$4.5 billion, will be further dented by a $700 million charge, Shell said, relating mainly to upstream operations. That follows a $2.1 billion impairment taken in last year's second quarter on some of the company's shale assets in the US, and could be a sign of further trouble with its unconventional resource portfolio in North America (OD Aug.2'13).
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机译：Ben Van Beurden的统治皇家荷兰壳牌的首席执行官已经达到了一个悲惨的开始，本公司于周五发出其首次利润，在生活记忆中发出警告，告诉投资者第四季度的收入可能会超越市场预期。 大约29亿美元，同比下降48％。 令人失望的盈利人物，与市场共识预测约为40亿美元 - 45亿美元，将在7亿美元的收费中进一步涉及7亿美元，壳牌表示，主要涉及上游业务。 在美国的一些公司的第二季度在美国的一些页岩资产中遵循了21亿美元的损害，并且可以在北美的非传民资源投资组合（OD 8月2,313）是进一步困难的标志。
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