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Hey listeners, it's Tuesday, May 5th. I'm Benoit, Moran, for the Wall Street Journal.

And this is what's news in earnings, or look at some of the biggest themes standing out this

earnings season. And, well, it's been a roller coaster of a quarter for oil companies. They entered it concern

about an oversupply of oil in global markets, but the Iran war and the closure of the Strait

of Aramuz mean the world is now short, crude, and other petroleum products. Oil prices of jumps and

Exxon and Chevron both beat Wall Street's expectations. But the big picture is murky. The Trump

administration and Iran are fighting for control of this trade and American producers don't know

how and when this ends. And because producers don't know how and when this ends.

And because they don't know how sustainable the rising prices will be, they're not ready

to pump much more oil than they are, at least for now.

We're joined now by Wall Street Journal Energy reporter Colin Eaton, who covers big oil.

So, Colin, oil prices surged this quarter on the back of the Iran War.

Did that translate into a windfall for Exxon, Sheron, and the other majors?

So it definitely patted their caste position.

Exxon, for example, the cash flow from its operations in places like West Texas and Guyana, that all added up to almost $14 billion.

That's higher than the company's quarterly average for the past three years.

And higher oil and gas prices definitely will keep boosting their profits as long as the

straight of her moves is blocked.

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