Thursday, July 30, 2009

Exxon Mobil Profit Drops 66% as Energy Prices Plunge


Exxon Mobil Corp., the largest U.S. oil company, reported a third straight drop in profit after shrinking demand for diesel, gasoline and natural gas pulled down energy prices. Second quarter net income fell 66 percent to $3.95 billion, or 81 cents a share, from $11.7 billion, or $2.22, a year earlier, Irving, Texas based Exxon Mobil said today in a statement. Per share profit excluding legal costs related to the 1989 Valdez oil spill was 84 cents, 15 cents below the average of 16 analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg.....Complete Story

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