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July 28, 2006

Oil Is Nothing If Not Profitable

By: Rowan Wolf

Well, big oil's earning reports say it all: there is big money to be made in oil.

Shell 40% profits 7.32 billion

Exxon- Mobil 36% profit 10.4 billion

Conoco-Phillips 65% profit 5 billion

BP 30% profits 7.3 billion

Chevron 18% profit 4.35 billion

Total profits for the second quarter from the Big Five - $34.37 billion

I guess it might just be coincidence that with oil profits way up, that the Brakes slam on US economic growth, and that the proposed energy bill does not address tax credits for oil companies.

Posted by Rowan at July 28, 2006 9:55 AM Category: Resource Depletion