Dec 12, 2005

Oil companies report record profit- International Herald Tribune

Exxon Mobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported on Thursday that profit rose 75 percent from a earlier, to $9.92 billion. Revenue rose 31.9 percent, to $100.7 billion.

Royal Dutch Shell said third-quarter profit rose 68 percent, to $9.03 billion. Revenue rose 6 percent, to $94.7 billion.

Marathon Oil reported third-quarter net income of $770 million, up from $222 million. Revenue jumped 40 percent, to $17.2 billion.

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