Exxon Execs Fret Over Future US Policy

摘要

Only in the oil industry would a business have to defend itself after earning near-record quarterly profits, but in today's highly politicized environment, with US President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner saying more taxes may be in order, Exxon Mobil's executives are on alert. Yet increasing taxes won't do anything to boost the number of barrels of oil produced in the US, Kenneth P. Cohen, Exxon's vice president of public and government relations, said in a conference call on the company's first quarter earnings.