COVERAGE GAP

Oil Companies Post Record Profits Amid War

Major oil firms report sky-high earnings driven by elevated crude prices from Middle East conflict.

COVERAGE GAPLEFT SOURCES ONLY

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Oil companies achieved record or near-record quarterly profits. — NPR Economy, Marketplace
▸War-driven crude prices elevated energy company revenues significantly. — NPR Economy, Bloomberg Markets

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸Shell reported its second-biggest quarter and ExxonMobil doubled earnings compared to year-ago period. — NPR Economy
▸Chevron signed vague preliminary deal to negotiate pipeline circumventing Strait of Hormuz. — Marketplace

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