SAN RAMON, Calif. - Astounding profits in the oil industry are becoming as routine as the anguished looks of motorists filling up their gas tanks. Chevron Corp. put yet another exclamation point on the oil patch's long run of prosperity Friday with a ...
Exxon Mobil Corp.'s first-quarter profit rose 17 percent from a year ago, as soaring crude oil prices helped the company reach its second-largest U.S. quarterly profit ever. The Irving-based oil giant earned $10.89 billion, or $2.03 per share, for ...
