Commensurate

The world’s largest public oil company raked in second-quarter profits commensurate with its size. Exxon Mobil Corp., broke its own quarterly earnings record (see Daily GPI, April 28) in 2Q 2006, reporting net income of $10.36 billion, $1.72/share, an increase of $2.72 billion from the second quarter of 2005. First half net income of $18.76 billion, $3.09/share, increased by 21% versus first-half 2005.