Exxon Mobil posts record $45.2 billion profit

Oh how I love your answer!!! I wonder if Exxon's given that any thought - maybe they could buy stakes in the companies... not bail them out completely or take controlling ownership, but tie their investment in to partnered development of green energy and green vehicles.

Wait, did I just suggest strengthening corporate America? Wow. What a bad habit. Trying to break that one. Seriously.

He's a paid GOP shill

Clownpuncher is a troll, ignore him. I think him and mark1957 are the same person.

If not they should get married, they both love to post without any facts.

When you correct them they insult you but still never offer any facts.

Classic troll stuff.

Don't get too mad the kid is probably 14 and thinking he's badass...hahaha

Scanick, werent you on the tv show Leave it to Beaver? you look real familiar.

Yes my child you are right.. and the whole world is wrong... monopolies are good, and don't stop progress, as simple as this.. oil is not a renewable energy, WE WILL run out of it.. not only that.. but WE DON'T HAVE IT... we depend of Arabs and Venezuela to have it... funny thing is, "We all hate arabs=islam=Terrosti" according to the Bush doctrine... We as the number one power in the world should be eager to find a renewal alternative... and be leaders of the technology..... Not just the main provider.

Plutocrat empty soul...
let them control culture through monopolies
and drain the people- yeah thats the way to go!

macgarys1,please try not to live with blinders on. Monopolies are not the scorge you'd have them made out to be. The Bell Company was a much better company before the break up as was A.T.& T. What we got after that was pure hell for service. Please don't forget it was The Bell Co that invented Fiber optics. (While they were a monopoly) The reason it took so long to get the technology to us was Congress. Read, Democrats. Both Bell and A.T.&T. were regulated to some degree before the break up. We do have oil. We are forbiden to tap most of it. 3 miles off shore is oil we can't get to. But China can. Who's fault is that? It' going to be ok for Delaware to place wind energy off shore and clog the view but one oil deck and the people go nuts! Don't forget that each one of those wind turbines are full of oil to lubricate and cool them. Oil renewable? No, but until there is something else, this is it. Corn is not the answer either. Solar has 15 to 20 more years before it can hold it's own. Hydrogen is still WAY off. Being a leader and just diong something to do something is two different things. This all costs huge money. I don't see anyone on this site wanting to invest with real money in any of this stuff as of now. So here we are. I'm gald I have oil heat. At least I'm not freezing like I was with the heat pump I had at the old house.

"If it wasn't for oil we'd have nothing."

Yeah, totally, there are no alternate sources of energy. None at all......hahaha

Your posts would be infuriating if they were not so transparently out of touch with reality.

iloveravi, Here's the thing. There is not one thing in your house that oil didn't have something to do with. If you eat it a truck got it there. If you wear it,a truck got it there. Oil is what runs this and everything else. Till something else come on line that's equal to or better than oil, this is what we've got like it or not. Shouting about alternatives is wonderful however short on substance. Oil is what drives this country. Perhaps other sources will come to play later ,but for the time being this is it. Pushing an agenda that is only a small filler needs to be thought of only in that manner and nothing more. As a for instance, you couldn't run an electric car and do the normal household chores on a personal solar source or a personal wind source. You'd just run out. Things will change over time and these other sources will get better. For the time being oil is the cheapest and most dependable way we have. Maybe in 15 years the other industries will figure out better ways to convert the suns energy and the wind will be better harnessed but this is it for now. Stop your griping. Get on with your lives.

hes right, ppl make companys with a lot of money to b evil and bad, ridiuclous liberals

i'm not against them making billions for running a tight operation, but is it still necessary for them to be receiving the substantial corporate tax cuts that they are??

what is up with the socialists?

let me guess, you still ride a horse into town for your supplies....

Clownpuncher continues with his oh so brilliant posts...if you disagree off some evidence for your position.

Causecast, I agree with you, it is sickening that this corporation has such a distaste for humanity.

sure they have...oh look, there goes the easter bunny...

Oh your a fluffer too. thought so

Justright, don't bother with clownpuncher.

He's a troll, that's all.

I know it's hard but ignore him.

fluffer...sounds kinda gay...

wow, there are some serious clowns out there that just dwell in the past...unbelievable.

Yeah, you are right.

Why should one of the most profitable companies in the history of the world be expected to pay for the clean up of an environmental disaster caused by one of their drunk employees?

No reason to feel angry at the level of corruption there....none at all.

Yup, just a clown living in the past, here.

You realized they make 1000 per second right?

Never mind, you're right. I should get over it. It's just justice.

Wow, you are right. It is much easier to be a mindless jerk with no memory. You must be happy all day long.

Wow, just read some of your other posts....

I didn't realize that you we're a republican troll.

Disregard my last reply. I'm not getting involved with you.

Not only did Exxon pay for all the clean up, they paid all the fines as well. Now go back to the hole you came from.

They didn't pay for it, they jacked the price of gas to pay for it.

Mark 1957, you are out of touch with reality.

Exxon was slapped with a 5 billion dollar clean up fine. They never paid it.

17 years later (having still not paid) the complained that it was too much. Their expensive friends in high places heeded their call and slashed the fine down to 500 million.

The civil charges had yet to be paid in the past 20 years.

In December of 2008 Exxon started to payout to the 32,677 fishermen whose lives they destroyed.

Sadly Exxon is only paying out a fraction of what was awarded. In a case where a Plaintiff was originally awarded 2.5 million they will only receive $180, 000.

That may sound like a lot but it is no where near the amount these people would have made if they were able to continue their jobs for the last 20 years.

Keep in mind this was a preventible accident that was a result of negligence on Exxon's behalf.

Furthermore, Exxon is MAKING INSANELY LARGE PROFITS.

So tell me Mark, what hole am I in?

I think we call all see what a hole you are.

keep trying maybe someone will listen.

Hmm.....I'll take that as an apology for mouthing off before you had a clue.

Apology accepted, troll.

Please enlighten me as to what an insane profit is. 10%? 20% ? It's clear to me you have never had to run a business and make payroll every week. Put money aside in case the sales go down so you can keep your employees employed. Make sure that there is enough money to keep the wheels turning when something fails along the line. Oh! And provide money to non profits so they can call you names behind your back. Exxon made 14% for the 3rd quarter. Most companies strive for 25% or more. You really give me pause.

Thank you for asking, I am glad to enlighten you, $45.2 billion.

That is the insane profit I speak of.

$42.2 Billion.

Billion, with a "B".

But that is just a 14% profit, peanuts right?

Sorry to have asked. I sorta knew that logic would not be easily understood. $42 billion is peanuts when one considers how much money it takes to purchase and maintain. What would give you pause might be the Gross number not the net number that you see. things might change for you then. The problem with the numbers given is that they are numbers that mean nothing. I'll give you an example. On Monday morning the news will tell you that one movie or another has made 1.5 million dollars for the weekend. This has broke a box office record. What they don't tell you is how many people sat in the seats. This figure would tell better than a money figure which movie was more popular when comparing one movie to another.Just because the ticket price was higher it doesn't mean the theater made more money. Do you understand? And by the way, if I mess up on a fact I will not hide from it. I will make it right. I do have standards. If it turns out that Exxon didn't do the right thing by the clean up I'm man enough to correct it. It may take some looking into first though. I wonder if you can say the same. And no I am not clownpuncher.

I am sure there are some rocks on the beach up there with some oil on them. Please feel free to go clean them.

no
its almost getting boring

wrong...these profits are a direct result of people purchasing their fuel from Exxon.

Exactly, between the oil companies and Morgan Stanley's speculation they jacked the price through the roof.

haha! love it.

lovely humor! Good call! haha

i invest with the power of my purse. i bought a fuel efficient car, which i hardly use because i walk/use public transportation. i support companies with decent track records. corporate social responsibility may seem like b.s., but there are actually some suits doing good things globally and i like to reward those efforts with consumer loyalty. but, when it comes to big oil - this is just oxymoronic.

thank you for your opinion. i have a nest egg invested in what i presume to be some socially responsible industries. i am currently in academia working towards increased knowledge on connectivity and information flow. all the while, i am conscious of the the things that consume and hope that other consumers take stalk to the extent that i do.