Lee Raymond
Lee Raymond
Lee R. Raymondis an American businessman, and the chief executive officerand chairman of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005. He had previously been the CEO of Exxon since 1993. He joined the company in 1963 and has been president since 1987, and a director since 1984...
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This year's second-quarter results benefited from higher liquids production, increased petroleum product and chemical sales volumes, and improved downstream margins.
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I'm not trying to criticize the traders, ... Obviously, the probability of a shortage is higher than it has been in the past.
anticipate capital higher increase means production rise spending
The rise in capital spending that we anticipate through 2005 means that production will increase at an even higher rate,
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The improvement in earnings reflected higher U.S. natural gas realizations and refining margins, both of which were very strong early in the second quarter, but declined significantly as the quarter progressed, ... The decline in these key earnings drivers, along with crude oil prices, has continued into the third quarter.
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We would be absolutely amazed, although pleasantly surprised, if the Federal Trade Commission said we did not have to rationalize some assets,
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The question of how much money we should make -- profit is not a dirty word, ... The reason we make the money we make is, number one, we sell in enormous volume.
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You either retire or die, and I'd just as soon not die.
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Exxon Mobil produced solid results in an adverse economic and commodity price environment,
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We'll keep a very lean and mean organization, and we'll outsource everything we can.
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New, grass-roots refineries are not necessarily the best answer for the industry,
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Our numbers are huge because the scale of our industry is huge,
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Our movie also received offers from French, British and Japanese distribution companies.
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That energy legislation is zero in terms of how it affects Exxon Mobil.
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Let me give you my take on the merger, ... It is essentially behind us.