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Imperial Oil Higher 2Q Production Drives Profit, Revenue

By Adriano Marchese

 

Imperial Oil profit rose as higher production drove revenue growth in the second quarter.

The Exxon Mobil-controlled Canadian energy company on Friday posted net income of 1.13 billion Canadian dollars ($814.5 million), or C$2.11 a share, up from C$675 million, or C$1.15 a share, in the comparable quarter a year ago.

According to FactSet, analysts were expecting C$1.96 a share.

Total revenue rose to C$13.38 billion from C$11.82 billion, ahead of analyst expectations of a rise to C$13.13 billion.

Imperial Oil reported average upstream production of 404,000 gross oil-equivalent barrels per day, up from 363,000 barrels a day a year earlier. Petroleum product sales were 470,000 barrels per day, down from 475,000 barrels a day.

 

Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 02, 2024 09:42 ET (13:42 GMT)

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