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What makes up the price of U.S. gasoline?
I talked earlier this week about how crude oil prices have increased about 15 percent over the past year, which reflects a trend in rising commodity prices across the board in 2010. Not surprisingly,...
View ArticleStriking a regulatory balance
In his op-ed in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (“Toward a 21st-Century Regulatory System”), President Obama opened with the following statement: “For two centuries, America’s free market has not only...
View ArticlePutting our earnings in context
We announced our 2010 results yesterday, and while much of the coverage focused on the headline earnings of $30 billion, I want to share some other key numbers to help put it in perspective. For...
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Long-term energy investments highlighted at NYSE meeting
Today I was in New York attending ExxonMobil’s annual meeting with analysts at the New York Stock Exchange. Each year, we take this opportunity to review our previous year’s performance and preview...
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Gas prices and industry earnings: A few things to think about the next time...
Here’s a simple fact of economics that’s getting everyone in Washington pretty excited this week: When prices increase for a commodity like oil, companies that produce and sell that commodity earn more...
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Join me on Twitter
It’s been just a little over a year since I launched the Perspectives energy policy blog, and I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to read and comment on my posts. Now, I’m pleased to...
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Join me on the Energy Tweet Sheet
Readers: The following blog post was published in The Daily Beast today. Join the #EnergyTweetSheet discussion on Twitter and follow me @KenPCohen as I highlight some of the most interesting energy...
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Download the free ExxonMobil app for iPad®
If you’re looking to find news and information about ExxonMobil – or to learn more about the energy industry in general – take a look at ExxonMobil’s new app for iPad®. Released today, the free...
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Discriminating on anti-discrimination
It’s not uncommon for large companies such as ExxonMobil to be the target of political campaigns, which has been the case with efforts by a small number of very vocal advocates of the LGBT community....
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Factoring into the discussion
Six years ago we unveiled ExxonMobil Perspectives as a forum for discussion about important energy industry issues. To support the conversations taking place on the Perspectives blog and give them more...
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