- NEW YORK: Chevron.’s quarterly profit more than doubled as a jump in oil prices made up for declining production.
The San Ramon, California, oil company says net income totaled $7.83 billion, or $3.92 per share, for the third quarter. That compared with $3.77 billion, or $1.87 per share, a year earlier.
Revenue rose 26 percent to $61.3 billion.
Analysts had expected earnings of $3.47 per share on revenue of $70.4 billion, according to FactSet.
Chevron says oil prices jumped 41 percent in the US and 47 percent overseas.
The increased price made up for a 5 percent drop in production of oil and natural gas.