Net
income
attributable
to
shareholders
was
$8.72
billion,
down
1%
or
$61
million
on
the
same
period
in
2011
but
up
34%
or
$2.22
billion
on
the
$6.5
billion
recorded
in
the
December
quarter
of
2011.
The
changes
came
as
Shell
lifted
its
first
quarter
2012
earnings
to
$7.7
billion
compared
with
$6.9
billion
in
the
March
quarter
of
2011.
In
an
announcement,
Shell
chief
executive
Peter
Voser
said
the
earnings
had
increased
through
a
combination
of
improved
operating
performance,
increased
upstream
volumes
and
strong
oil
prices.
While
the
fundamentals
of
energy
demand
were…
