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What are oil companies doing with their profits?

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The author reports a study based on a detailed analysis of the annual reports of the 8 main international oil companies, completed by a focus on the use of their profits by these companies. The studied companies are super majors (BP, Exxon Mobil and Shell), intermediate majors (Total, Chevron Texaco, and Conoco Phillips) and mini majors (Repsol YPF and ENI). The author highlights the majors' financial health in 2005 and for the first 2006 semester despite a decrease of production in 2005 and a decrease of reserves. He comments the investments expenses in various sectors, analyses the main sources and uses of cash flow, comments and explains their share repurchasing practices

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Additional titles

Original title (French)
Que font les compagnies petrolieres internationales de leurs profits?

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
32 p.
Report number
INIS-FR--10-0205

INIS

Country of Publication
France
Country of Input or Organization
France
INIS RN
42013986
Subject category
S02: PETROLEUM; S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
BUDGETS; COST; ECONOMICS; INVESTMENT; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM INDUSTRY; PROFITS
Descriptors DEC
ENERGY SOURCES; FOSSIL FUELS; FUELS; INDUSTRY

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Notes
This record replaces 41037976 ; Full text also available from the INIS Liaison Officer for France, see the 'INIS contacts' section of the INIS-NKM website for current contact and E-mail addresses: http://www.iaea.org//inis/Contacts/index.htm