NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE:XOM - news), the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday said its quarterly earnings surged 39 percent on record oil prices, higher production and its best refining and marketing results in 13 years.
The Irving, Texas-based company said second-quarter net income rose to $5.79 billion, or 88 cents a share, in the period, from $4.17 billion, or 62 cents, in the year-ago quarter. That matched the average analyst forecast compiled by Reuters Estimates
Quarterly revenue surged 24 percent to $70.7 billion, fueled by record prices for crude oil and gasoline and robust natural-gas prices.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=580&e=1&u=/nm/20040729/bs_nm/energy_exxonmobil_earns_dcWell, isn't that special...and here I'm complaining about gas that costs over $2 a gallon..
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