[HawaiianGecko]

Sales Comparisons (Fiscal Year ending 2004)

Company	Sales (blns)	Sales Growth	Sales/ Emp (US$)	Largest Region
Exxon Mobil	263.989	23.8%	3,073,213	Rest of the World (76.8%)
Conocophillips	118.719	31.2%	3,316,173	the United States (81.2%)
Total SA	153.301	28.3%	1,376,122	Rest of Europe (34.1%)
Chevron Corporation	142.897	26.5%	2,551,732	International (63.2%)

Your figures are for ConocoPhillips not Exxon and they represent "sales growth" not "profit". Exxon makes about the same profit margin whether oil is selling at $30/bl or $60/bl. Less than 10%.

Profitability Comparison

Company	Year	Gross Profit Margin	EBITDA Margin	Earns bef. extra
Exxon Mobil	2004		17.3%	9.6%
Exxon Mobil	2003	49.0%	15.1%	9.8%
Conocophillips	2004	17.2%	14.5%	6.8%
Total SA	2004	18.3%	17.8%	7.8%
Chevron Corporation	2004	33.4%	15.1%	9.1%

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[JoeSixPack1]

Thank you. Facts are always better than accumulative assumptions. :-)

[Mister Baredog]

Sales Comparisons (Fiscal Year ending 2004)

You trying to introduce FACTS into the conversation? Good luck(I'm on your side).

BTW the wacko environmentalists are silent in public on the "high price of gas" issue but in reality they are OVERJOYED by this, they just don't want us to know that.