Time to buy

摘要

Second-quarter results may reveal which of the largest public oil companies would like to boost their production before year-end. According to Petroleum Finance Week's most recent quarterly survey, ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, Anadarko, Philips, Apache and Unocal could use some hel. Each reported less production in the quarter than in second-quarter 2001. (For all the numbers, see "Lower prices contributed to reduced producer results" in NewsWell in this issue.)