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<blockquote data-quote="MillIronQH" data-source="post: 288792" data-attributes="member: 4658"><p>everyone is complaining about fuel prices.Z</p><p></p><p>Exxon Mobil Posts $10.49B Profit in 3Q </p><p></p><p> </p><p>View Stock Quote: Exxon Mobil Corp: XOM</p><p></p><p> </p><p> In this July 26, 2006, file photo, an Exxon sign glows at an Exxon station in Richmond, Va. Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday said it earned $10.49 billion in the third quarter, the second-largest profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company in a single quarter. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) </p><p></p><p> </p><p>Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. Its shares rose to a 52-week high.</p><p></p><p>The report comes as high crude prices this year have fueled record profits in the oil industry, triggering an outcry from consumers who were being asked to pay about $3 a gallon for gasoline in early August.</p><p></p><p>The largest quarterly profit ever was Exxon Mobil's $10.71 billion profit in the fourth quarter of 2005.</p><p></p><p>They may beat that next quarter, said Howard Silverblatt Standard & Poor's Senior Index Analyst. "Then in all likelihood they will be at that $40 billion mark for the year."</p><p></p><p>That would put the company on track for the highest annual profit ever by a U.S. company. Exxon Mobil holds that record with a 2005 profit of $36.1 billion.</p><p></p><p>Although crude oil prices began to decline toward the end of the third quarter, the average market price for crude held at around $70 a barrel in the period after peaking above $78 per barrel in July. Oil futures prices have recently traded near $61 a barrel, and gasoline prices have dropped to an average of about $2.43 a gallon.</p><p></p><p>Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest public oil company said its net income amounted to $1.77 per share for the July-September period, up from $9.92 billion, or $1.58 per share, a year ago.</p><p></p><p>The results surpassed the expectations of Wall Street analysts. On average, analysts expected the company to earn $1.59 per share in the quarter.</p><p></p><p>Exxon Mobil shares rose $1.32, or 1.8 percent, to a new 52-week high of $72.33 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange.</p><p></p><p>Revenue fell to $99.59 billion from $100.72 billion from a year ago, which saw then-record oil prices because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita.</p><p></p><p>Another major international oil company, Royal Dutch Shell PLC said its third-quarter profit fell 34 percent to $5.94 billion even as revenues rose 10 percent to $84.3 billion. But the Anglo-Dutch company's operating profit rose as higher oil prices outweighed worsening refining margins.</p><p></p><p>Earlier this week, ConocoPhillips reported its profit rose 2 percent to $3.88 billion in the third quarter while another major oil company, BP PLC, said its earnings fell 3.6 percent to $6.23 billion.</p><p></p><p>A fifth major oil company, Chevron Corp., is expected to report its results Friday.</p><p></p><p>High oil prices helped Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil realize earnings from its oil and gas drilling activities of $6.49 billion, up 13 percent from the prior year. The company also saw stronger earnings from its refining operations and gas stations, and profits at its chemicals segment more than doubled.</p><p></p><p>___</p><p></p><p>AP Business Writer Lauren Villagran in New York contributed to this report.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MillIronQH, post: 288792, member: 4658"] everyone is complaining about fuel prices.Z Exxon Mobil Posts $10.49B Profit in 3Q View Stock Quote: Exxon Mobil Corp: XOM In this July 26, 2006, file photo, an Exxon sign glows at an Exxon station in Richmond, Va. Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday said it earned $10.49 billion in the third quarter, the second-largest profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company in a single quarter. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Oil industry behemoth Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its third-quarter earnings rose to $10.49 billion, the second-largest quarterly profit ever recorded by a publicly traded U.S. company. Its shares rose to a 52-week high. The report comes as high crude prices this year have fueled record profits in the oil industry, triggering an outcry from consumers who were being asked to pay about $3 a gallon for gasoline in early August. The largest quarterly profit ever was Exxon Mobil's $10.71 billion profit in the fourth quarter of 2005. They may beat that next quarter, said Howard Silverblatt Standard & Poor's Senior Index Analyst. "Then in all likelihood they will be at that $40 billion mark for the year." That would put the company on track for the highest annual profit ever by a U.S. company. Exxon Mobil holds that record with a 2005 profit of $36.1 billion. Although crude oil prices began to decline toward the end of the third quarter, the average market price for crude held at around $70 a barrel in the period after peaking above $78 per barrel in July. Oil futures prices have recently traded near $61 a barrel, and gasoline prices have dropped to an average of about $2.43 a gallon. Exxon Mobil, the world's biggest public oil company said its net income amounted to $1.77 per share for the July-September period, up from $9.92 billion, or $1.58 per share, a year ago. The results surpassed the expectations of Wall Street analysts. On average, analysts expected the company to earn $1.59 per share in the quarter. Exxon Mobil shares rose $1.32, or 1.8 percent, to a new 52-week high of $72.33 in morning trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Revenue fell to $99.59 billion from $100.72 billion from a year ago, which saw then-record oil prices because of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Another major international oil company, Royal Dutch Shell PLC said its third-quarter profit fell 34 percent to $5.94 billion even as revenues rose 10 percent to $84.3 billion. But the Anglo-Dutch company's operating profit rose as higher oil prices outweighed worsening refining margins. Earlier this week, ConocoPhillips reported its profit rose 2 percent to $3.88 billion in the third quarter while another major oil company, BP PLC, said its earnings fell 3.6 percent to $6.23 billion. A fifth major oil company, Chevron Corp., is expected to report its results Friday. High oil prices helped Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil realize earnings from its oil and gas drilling activities of $6.49 billion, up 13 percent from the prior year. The company also saw stronger earnings from its refining operations and gas stations, and profits at its chemicals segment more than doubled. ___ AP Business Writer Lauren Villagran in New York contributed to this report. [/QUOTE]
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