Independent Producers' and Oil Field Service Companies' Income Increased in the Fourth Quarter op 2007, Buoyed, in Part, by Higher Oil Prices; Rig Count in Canada Plunged

摘要

Independent producers' and oil field service companies' net income in the fourth quarter of 2007, 5.5 billion, was higher than in the same quarter in 2006, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reported recently. At the same time, independent refiners saw lower net incomes.