Exxon Mobil profits exceed $25bn

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Thank God! It shows that 1,500 of our boys over in Iraq have not sacrificed their lives in vain...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4223573.stm

"US oil giant Exxon Mobil made a record $25.3bn (£13.4bn; 19.4bn euros) profit in 2004 as it exploited the surge in crude oil prices.
The world's largest public oil company saw income from exploration, production and refining soar despite a decline in the amount of oil and gas produced.

Revenues hit a record $298bn as worries over disruption to oil supplies in Iraq, Nigeria and Russia lifted prices.

The firm's annual profit is higher than the gross domestic product of Syria.

Exxon Mobil's profits rose to $25.33bn from $21.51bn last year, on revenues up 17% to $298bn.

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