Keyword: Q2 2012

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Cheap Shale Gas Helps LyondellBasell Beat Estimates

27.07.2012 - Chemical maker and refiner LyondellBasell Industries reported quarterly profit that beat expectations on Friday as cheap North American shale natural gas helped offset lower...

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Chevron Profit Slips, but Refineries Shine

27.07.2012 - Chevron profit fell 7% in the second quarter as oil prices weakened, the No. 2 U.S. oil company said on Friday, and oil and gas output will fall short this year, but margins are...

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Solvay Offsets PVC Problems and Performs Well in Second Quarter

27.07.2012 - Belgian chemicals and plastics group Solvay reiterated its full-year forecast as its high growth divisions and cost cuts offset tough conditions in its PVC operations. Solvay's net...

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Amgen Q2 Profit Beats Estimates

27.07.2012 - Amgen on Thursday reported far higher-than-expected second-quarter profit and revenue on strong demand for many of its drugs, and the world's largest biotechnology company raised...

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ExxonMobil Profit Lower than Expexted

26.07.2012 - ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, posted lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on Thursday as its oil and gas output sagged and its chemicals business...

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BG Looks to Long Term after Quarterly Setbacks

26.07.2012 - British oil firm BG Group said its key long-term projects were on track as it reported a series of short-term setbacks, including weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings, a cut in...

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Shell Results Kick Off Weak Quarter for Oil Majors

26.07.2012 - Weaker prices for oil worldwide and for gas in North America took their toll on Royal Dutch Shell's profit in the second quarter. Shell, the second largest of the western world oil...

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ConocoPhillips, Hess Profits Drop as Oil Prices Weaken

25.07.2012 - Lower oil prices hurt quarterly profits at ConocoPhillips and Hess, but both companies beat Wall Street forecasts. Conoco, reporting earnings for the first time since shedding its...