Showing posts with label US oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label US oil. Show all posts

Sunday, June 3, 2012

Oil drops below $100 on global growth fears

Oil fell to a 16-month low below $100 a barrel on Friday as weak US jobs data, poor manufacturing figures from China and a spiralling euro zone debt crisis deepened worries over the prospects for global economic growth.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Exxon profits up on higher oil prices

US oil giant Exxon Mobil has reported a rise in quarterly profits on the back of higher oil prices.

The company said that net profit rose to $10.7bn (£6.6bn) for the three months to June, up 41% from the same period last year.

The profit was its largest since the third quarter of 2008. The firm said production had risen by 10%.