Thu
Jul 30 2026
06:17 am
By: bizgrrl
Shell posts best quarterly profit in four years as Iran war boosts oil and gas prices.
Update: "Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil company, said on Friday that it had earned $14.53 billion in the April through June period, more than twice as much as it did in the second quarter of 2025. Chevron’s second-quarter profit soared to $12.07 billion, from $2.49 billion a year earlier."
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Of course they do
along with most of the US industrial base.
Update: "Exxon Mobil, the
Update: "Exxon Mobil, the largest U.S. oil company, said on Friday that it had earned $14.53 billion in the April through June period, more than twice as much as it did in the second quarter of 2025. Chevron’s second-quarter profit soared to $12.07 billion, from $2.49 billion a year earlier."