By Holly Williams, PA Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson Shell has revealed they will pay further returns to shareholder returns after reporting earnings dipped less than anticipated at the beginning of 2024. The oil giant reported $7.7billion (£6.1billion) in underlying earnings for the first quarter of 2024, a slight decrease from the $9.6 billion (£7.7billion) seen the previous year. Despite the drop, the figures surpassed expectations and marked a 6% rise from the last quarter’s earnings. The FTSE 100 heavyweight also revealed plans for an additional $3.5billion (£2.8billion) share buybac…