Oil Prices Boost Total's Profit in 3Q
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High oil prices helped Total SA's profit to jump 38 percent in the third quarter, the French oil company said Wednesday, but production fell for the first time in four years.
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NEW YORK, October 18  - Crude oil prices increased to new record high levels for the third consecutive day, reaching $55.
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A quarterly profit of $3.2 billion was driven by increased trading volume and merger activity.
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Oracle Corp. , the world&#39;s  third-largest software maker, reported on Tuesday higher  quarterly profit as sales of products it acquired over the past  year helped boost earnings.
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After months of soaring crude oil prices, BP, the world&#39;s second-biggest publicly traded oil company, reported a 43 percent rise in third-quarter profit on Tuesday and forecast
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The No. 2 U.S. oil company reported a rise in quarterly profit pumped up by record oil and gas prices and gains on asset sales.
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The oilfield services company said profit rose 35 percent to $1.35 billion in the third quarter, as strong demand in Latin America, Russia and Asia offset weakness in domestic markets.
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DALLAS (CBS.MW) - Exxon Mobil on Thursday said third-quarter net income jumped 56 percent, boosted by high oil and gas prices, better refining and marketing results and record chemical earnings.
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Harley-Davidson Inc.&#39;s third-quarter profit surged 20 percent, revved up by higher gross margin and brisk sales of its brand-name motorcycles and accessories.
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Occidental Petroleum Corp.  on Monday reported a higher quarterly profit, benefiting from high oil and gas prices.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Thursday reported a rise in quarterly profit, driven by soaring oil and gas prices in the quarter.
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BP Plc, the world's second largest oil  company, reported bumper third-quarter profits on Tuesday on  the back of high oil prices and stronger than expected refining  and chemicals margins.
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Record oil prices lifted Exxonâs fourth-quarter earnings to $11.66 billion, the highest ever operating profit by a U.S. company.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted a jump in third quarter profits amid surging oil prices, but plans to spend more in 2005 helped pressure shares.
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Oil prices rose for a third day on   Tuesday, climbing back above $64 after a fresh delay to BP's   giant Thunder Horse oilfield in the Gulf of Mexico underscored   the difficulty in meeting future demand growth.
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High oil and gas prices and bigger profit margins in refining helped the British energy giant BP PLC nearly double its third-quarter earnings.
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Royal Dutch Shell Plc  posted a 2.6 percent rise in underlying profits on Thursday, beating analysts' forecasts, thanks to higher production and strong oil prices.