Exxon posts second straight quarterly loss on demand, price plunge | Malay Mail

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IRVING (Texas), July 31 — Exxon Mobil Corp reported a US$1.1 billion (RM4.7 billion) loss for the second quarter today, the first back-to-back quarterly loss for the US oil giant in at least 36 years. Exxon stood out among its supermajor peers for not taking a large writedown on the value of its...

The Covid-19 pandemic slashed oil prices, sending Exxon’s oil and gas production business to a loss. — Reuters pic

Chevron Corp, Total, Royal Dutch Shell, and Eni wrote down billions of dollars in assets. BP has signalled an up to US$17.5 billion hit. Oil and gas output fell seven per cent from a year earlier to 3.6 million barrels per day in the quarter as it curtailed output due to the oil price crash and threat that global oil storage would fill in May.

 

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