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Oil Profits Falling Fastest Since Lehman From Exxon to Chesapeake: Energy

Bloomberg -- Profits for the biggest U.S. energy producers including Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM) are poised to decline the most since the financial meltdown of 2008-09 as the drilling technique known as fracking collapses natural gas prices.

Exxon and Chesapeake Energy Corp. (CHK), which today reports 2011 earnings, will see net income in 2012 slide 7 percent and 10 percent, respectively, according to the mean of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. That would be the biggest drop since 2009 for the companies, the largest U.S. gas producers.

While higher global demand for transportation fuels drove up crude prices about 30 percent since 2009, the domestic gas glut is pinching earnings for producers even as it pushes the U.S. toward energy independence. Especially hurt are Chesapeake and ConocoPhilli

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Submitted Feb 21, 2012 By: Lighting10K

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bevmill Champion Author Georgia Posts:2,562 Points:596,545 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:28:17 PM Ignore bevmill Report Abuse Note, they will still make a profit, just not as much.
Blackice Champion Author Twin Cities Posts:4,448 Points:1,210,395 Joined:Oct 2003	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:28:15 PM Ignore Blackice Report Abuse Give me a break! After making outrageous profit for the past 4 years. You can't expect to make it 5 years in a roll.
walkingtall Champion Author Toronto Posts:3,979 Points:1,117,680 Joined:Nov 2004	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:26:52 PM Ignore walkingtall Report Abuse Oil profits falling fastest since Lehman from Exxon to Chesapeake and with oil prices going up,oil companies will make a huge profit.
nomad228 Champion Author Columbus Posts:3,117 Points:575,140 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:26:13 PM Ignore nomad228 Report Abuse if i were a thinking american ,i would have suspicions of big earl setting fire to ther own oil wells, in middle eastern countries to drive up record profits here in the states.
outlaw329 Champion Author Austin Posts:7,606 Points:1,372,230 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:25:47 PM Ignore outlaw329 Report Abuse Also all the below comments are good.
the_otg Veteran Author Pittsburgh Posts:388 Points:131,315 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:22:43 PM Ignore the_otg Report Abuse All of the below
mrbee Champion Author Little Rock Posts:3,734 Points:2,462,430 Joined:Oct 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:20:33 PM Ignore mrbee Report Abuse Drill more.
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knot2swift Champion Author Calgary Posts:4,374 Points:695,250 Joined:Nov 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:19:07 PM Ignore knot2swift Report Abuse I see many oil companies mired in debt from the last down turn in prices. They will be eaten by those that survived quite well. Can anyone spell "Takeovers" or "Acquisitions".
billy44bo Champion Author Mobile Posts:7,188 Points:1,486,890 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:16:56 PM Ignore billy44bo Report Abuse Exxon will make its billions and we will have to take it in the shorts
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theschmuck Champion Author Michigan Posts:2,902 Points:1,508,600 Joined:Mar 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:14:45 PM Ignore theschmuck Report Abuse No sense in repeating what has already been said. Agree with a bunch of the replies.
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bababooey2 Champion Author Hartford Posts:6,332 Points:1,298,840 Joined:Sep 2009	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:12:16 PM Ignore bababooey2 Report Abuse I can smell the BS from here.
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ladyeagle57 Champion Author Maine Posts:9,010 Points:1,396,110 Joined:Aug 2008	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:09:05 PM Ignore ladyeagle57 Report Abuse So lets go back to $2 a gallon, because I do not want to pay $5 a gallon so they make a profit.
JOE1744MO Rookie Author Missouri Posts:29 Points:29,030 Joined:Feb 2012	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 7:09:04 PM Ignore JOE1744MO Report Abuse Bloomberg is as big a liar as big oil, drill baby drill and nuke Iran should be our motto
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cimilluca1 Sophomore Author New York Posts:193 Points:234,425 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:58:37 PM Ignore cimilluca1 Report Abuse Somebody will pick up the slack.....Start the drilling in NY baby!!
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mecforyou Champion Author Iowa Posts:2,961 Points:1,257,985 Joined:Jul 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:47:21 PM Ignore mecforyou Report Abuse That was yesterday today it's back up 25%
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sjambok Champion Author Nashville Posts:10,252 Points:2,107,500 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:43:47 PM Ignore sjambok Report Abuse There'll be more to reckon with than falling natural gas prices. The earth beneath our feet will be the next to go!
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spunky4443 Champion Author Washington Posts:5,281 Points:1,329,695 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:39:44 PM Ignore spunky4443 Report Abuse With the prices of fuel going up, Oil Companies are making all kinds of Profit.
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575Racing Sophomore Author Akron Posts:177 Points:133,845 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:36:22 PM Ignore 575Racing Report Abuse hmmmmm? supply is up, and demand is slightly down due to natural gas options. So........why do prices keep going up?
cutter1330 Champion Author Oklahoma Posts:8,015 Points:1,690,115 Joined:Jul 2005	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:36:04 PM Ignore cutter1330 Report Abuse An energy sector where supply & demand works..
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Alaydown Champion Author Los Angeles Posts:5,093 Points:819,395 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Feb 21, 2012 6:28:40 PM Ignore Alaydown Report Abuse You voted for higher prices when you elected Obama. He promised that energy prices would skyrocket under his energy plan. Also, both he and his Energy Secretary, Dr. Chu, want gas prices at "European levels" ($8-10 per gallon) to "encourage" conservation and make "alternative" energy more competitive. If Obama changed direction and increased domestic production of oil, then "speculators" would drop the price of oil. Investors only speculate the price up or down depending on what the world supply and demand will be. People LOVE to blame "speculators," but if we had a president who believed in INCREASING the oil supply INSTEAD OF CUTTING it, then the price would drop. If you want to see the price plummet, then vote Obama out of office in 2012.
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