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Imperial Oil Q2 Profit up, Driven by Higher Commodity Prices
Net income rose to $2.19 billion and per-share profit beat estimates as higher crude prices offset lower output and refinery maintenance.
- On Friday, Imperial Oil Ltd. reported second-quarter net income of $2.2 billion, more than doubling last year's $949 million profit. The Calgary-based company beat Wall Street estimates with per-share earnings of $4.52 versus the $4.13 average forecast.
- Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and supply uncertainty lifted oil prices during the quarter. Synthetic crude realizations jumped more than 60 per cent year-over-year, while Western Canada Select prices rose about 45 per cent, offsetting lower production volumes.
- Total upstream production averaged 414,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, down from 427,000 a year earlier. Refinery utilization declined to 76 per cent from 87 per cent, primarily due to planned turnaround work at Strathcona and unplanned downtime.
- Earlier this week, peer Cenovus Energy also posted a sharp jump in quarterly profit and raised its production outlook. Chief Executive John Whelan expects strong volumes in the second half of 2026 after completing the heaviest maintenance quarter.
- Whelan stated Imperial has the potential to double gross operated upstream production over time with development of high-quality oil sands leases using advantaged technology. Such expansion depends on a supportive fiscal and regulatory framework, he added.
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Imperial Oil beats quarterly profit estimates as crude rally lifts earnings
Canadian oil producer Imperial Oil more than doubled its second-quarter profit and beat Wall Street estimates on Friday, as a surge in crude prices helped offset lower oil sands output and the impact of planned refinery maintenance.
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