Oil majors cash in as price hikes mean soaring profits
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MAKE hay while the sun shines, they say. Or, in the oil majorsâ case, pump oil while the price rockets. BP yesterday, and no doubt Shell tomorrow, are doing just that, with profits going through the roof
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World oil prices climbed on Monday as companies operating in the US Gulf of Mexico braced for output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
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Oil giant BP reports a 15% rise in annual profits, buoyed by high crude prices in the first half of the year.
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Oil prices added to strong gains on Thursday, spurred by persistent OPEC talk of a cut in supplies ahead of the second quarter that could drain healthy U.S. stockpiles before summer.
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Stocks rose on Monday as rising oil prices boosted the energy sector and benchmark bond yields trimmed gains, tempering investors' concern about possible increases in global interest rates.
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Oil prices surged to a new high above  $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that  energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth  that fuels oil demand.
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Oil prices soared Friday as worries about heating fuel supplies and technical trading factors pushed prices sharply higher.
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Oil prices surged to a new high of $47 a barrel on Wednesday on evidence from major economies that energy costs are not substantially slowing the economic growth that fuels oil demand.
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Financial results from major US firms will this week give investors an indication of how sky-high oil prices are affecting the economy.
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Oil prices added to strong gains on  Thursday, spurred by persistent OPEC talk of a cut in supplies  that could drain healthy U.S. stockpiles before summer.
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Buoyed by soaring crude oil prices, Exxon Mobil announced yesterday that it set new records for U.S. quarterly and annual corporate profits in 2007, and Chevron, the nation's second-largest oil company, also reported big gains in earnings.
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Stocks gained on Friday as shares of energy companies got a boost from rising oil prices.
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Stocks edged up on Thursday after higher-than-expected earnings from companies, including Bear Stearns and Costco, but climbing oil prices could keep gains in check.
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Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM.N, 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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Oil prices shot up 5 percent yesterday and closed above $45 a barrel after an early spurt of buying created momentum that forced investors anticipating lower prices to cover their bets.
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World oil prices climbed on Monday as  companies operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico braced for  output disruptions from powerful Hurricane Ivan.
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Some companies are dealing with rising oil costs in unique ways.