Wednesday, 25 July 2007

ConocoPhillips Q2 profit falls on Venezuela charge

(Reuters) - Excluding a huge charge related to Venezuela's move to take over ConocoPhillips operations in the country, the third-largest U.S. oil company posted earnings of $2.90 a share -- well ahead of Wall Street's average forecast of $2.68 a share, according to Reuters Estimates.




"Their refining and marketing operations did wonders for the quarter, and oil and gas prices stayed pretty high, too," said Oppenheimer & Co. analyst Fadel Gheit.


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