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Jordan Blum

Chevron posts largest quarterly profit ever, Exxon income surges as Iran war squeezes oil supply

Mike Wirth, chief executive officer of Chevron. (Credit: Aaron M. Sprecher—Bloomberg/Getty Images)

Chevron reported its largest quarterly net profit ever—$12.1 billion—on Friday as the Big Oil giants demonstrate how they’re reaping the rewards of the Iran war’s oil and gas supply disruptions worldwide.

ExxonMobil’s $14.5 billion second-quarter income and Shell’s $10.8 billion in net earnings represented their most profitable quarters since 2022, when they previously benefited from Russia’s still-ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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