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...
asking congress talking
You shouldn't be talking to me. You should be down asking your representatives in Congress how did they let this happen.
affects energy terms zero
That energy legislation is zero in terms of how it affects Exxon Mobil.
british japanese offers received
Our movie also received offers from French, British and Japanese distribution companies.
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Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment.
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Oil prices have remained above first-quarter levels and natural gas prices in North America have also improved, ... Early in the quarter, we have seen some recovery in most refining and marketing margins, although they remain at low levels, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region.
asset base competitor portfolio putting together
By putting Mobil and Exxon together ... particularly in the upstream, we will have a portfolio that will diversify our asset base so that we can become a better competitor than we are now,
excited positive prospects
While we were excited about the prospects for Exxon Mobil in 1998, we are even more positive today,
lean mean outsource
We'll keep a very lean and mean organization, and we'll outsource everything we can.
either retire soon
You either retire or die, and I'd just as soon not die.
chemical higher improved increased petroleum product results sales
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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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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With the improvement in oil prices, second quarter net income increased 18 percent from the first quarter of 1999, in contrast to the seasonal earnings decline that we usually see from the first to the second quarter of each year,
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to minimize the increase in price while at the same time recognizing if we kept the price too low we would quickly run out (of fuel) at the service stations.
quick
There are no quick fixes and there are no short-term solutions,