Monday, July 21, 2008

AP IMPACT: Big Oil profits steered to investors

Sent from Express News
HOUSTON - As giant oil companies like Exxon Mobil and ConocoPhillips get set to report what will probably be another round of eye-popping quarterly profits, just where is all that money going?

The companies insist they're trying to find new oil that might help bring down gas prices, but the money they spend on exploration is nothing compared with what they spend on stock buybacks and dividends.
By JOHN PORRETTO AP Business Writer

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