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Fourth-quarter 2024 earnings down on lower commodity prices, refining margins

March 28, 2025
A group of 51 US-based oil and gas producers and refiners had combined net earnings of $22.34 billion in fourth-quarter 2024, compared with earnings of $31.28 billion a year earlier...

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