EOG's third quarter tops 25 internationals' profit percent growth

摘要

Houston-based international independent EOG Resources Inc. posted the greatest improvement-358%-in net income among 26 international energy companies whose 2011 third-quarter profit was compared with that of their 2010 third-quarter profit. This is according to a re-cent report by London-based research firm Evaluate Energy.EOG posted net income of $466.5 million in the quarter, up from $102 million a year earlier. In terms of greatest amount of third-quarter profit, integrated energy giant ExxonMobil Corp. led the 26-company group at $10.33 billion, up 41% from $7.35 billion in third-quarter 2010, the research firm reports in "Big Oil Shines Amidst Economic Gloom."