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US energy industry financial developments, 1992 third quarter. [Contains a list of petroleum companies]

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6629777
Net income for 91 petroleum companies--including 19 majors--rose 10 percent between the third quarter of 1991 and the third quarter of 1992. Due to sharply higher natural gas prices, the financial performance of domestic oil and gas production operations showed a marked improvement during the third quarter of 1992 over the year-ago period. A slight improvement in crude oil prices also helped third quarter earnings. Downstream earnings were lower, however, as refined product prices failed to keep pace with rising crude oil and natural gas prices, thereby squeezing margins. As of the third quarter of 1992, higher crude oil and natural gas prices had failed to materialize in an improvement in the financial performance of drilling companies, who reported an 18-percent decline in net income. The 128 rate-regulated utilities posted mixed results in the third quarter of 1992, as unseasonably cooler temperatures increased the demand for natural gas at the same time reducing electricity usage.
Research Organization:
USDOE Energy Information Administration, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Energy Markets and End Use
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
OSTI ID:
6629777
Report Number(s):
DOE/EIA-0543(92/3Q); ON: DE93005294
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English