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• Annual reports.(oil compoany rankings)(Illustration)

  - 2005-07-15

  ExxonMobil grabs the lead in total assets AFTER SOME SLIGHT RESHUFFLING, ExxonMobil jumped ahead of BP in the 2004 ranking of major oil companies with a posted total assets figure of $195,256 billion. Shell edged out BP as well, securing the No. 2 spot ...

  Tags: BP Plc, ChevronTexaco Corp., ConocoPhillips Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Kerr-McGee, Sunoco Inc., Unocal Corp., Valero L.P.

• Major oil enjoys a jump in reported earnings: but such increases prove to be more elusive downstream.(TOP OF THE NEWS)

  - 2005-06-01

  ALL BUT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MAJOR OIL COMPANIES posted improved corporate earnings in the first quarter of 2005 over their reported figures from a year ago. Two of the most notable jumps in net earnings for this quarter belong to Unocal and...

  Tags: BP Plc, Unocal Corp., Valero L.P.

• BP remains leader in total assets.(Annual Reports)(petroleum industry statistics)

  - 2004-07-15

  THE 2003 RANKING OF MAJOR OIL companies shows that BP is still in first place with ExxonMobil narrowing the gap by half. In 2002, ExxonMobil trailed behind BP by $6.4 billion. The 2003 rankings indicate that ExxonMobil is striving to regain its No. 1 place by decreasing...

  Tags: BP Plc, ConocoPhillips Co., Exxon Mobil Corp., Shell, Sunoco Inc., Unocal Corp., Valero L.P.

• MOODY'S CHANGES ITS OUTLOOK TOWARD VALERO ENERGY'S CREDIT

  - 2002-09-09

  Poor industry refining margins and higher-than-expected debt levels led Moody's Investors Service to change its outlook toward Valero Energy Corp.'s (NYSE: VLO) credit to negative from stable. Unusually low distillate margins and narrow light/heavy crude discounts have caused the San Antonio independent refiner- marketer's cash flow from operations to decline...

  Tags: Moody's Corp., New York Stock Exchange, Oneok Inc., Unocal Corp., Valero L.P.

• San Antonio-Based Oil Refiner Posts Record Profit in 2001.

  - 2002-01-30

  By Travis E. Poling, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 30--Valero Energy Corp. posted record profit in 2001 despite a weaker fourth quarter brought on by low gas prices. The company also hit the $1 billion mark in operating income...

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• Unocal sues Valero for alleged infringement of RFG patents

  - 2002-01-28

  A subsidiary of Unocal Corp. has sued Valero Energy Corp., San Antonio, for alleged infringement of its reformulated gasoline patents.Unocal is asking 5.75 cents for each gallon of gasoline produced by the alleged infringement, with the total to be tripled as punishment for "willful infringement."Unocal claimed, "Valero has said openly...

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• Valero Pledges to Fight Vigorous Legal Defense Over

  - 2002-01-25

  Valero Pledges to Fight Vigorous Legal Defense Over Unocal's Gasoline Patents Independent refiner Valero has pledged to fight a lawsuit by Unocal, alleging that it violated gasoline patents. "We intend to vigorously fight this lawsuit and we are confident that we will win," Valero said...

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• Refiners' Patent Fight for Clean-Burning Gasoline Heads to Federal Court.

  - 2002-01-24

  By Bill Day, San Antonio Express-News Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 24--A lengthy dispute between Valero Energy Corp. and California-based Unocal Corp. entered a new phase Wednesday when Unocal filed suit in federal court charging Valero with patent infringement. ...

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• Publicly Traded Energy Companies Show Little Change In Equity Prices In First Quarter

  - 2000-05-01

  With a few exceptions, the 40 energy companies making up Pipeline & Gas Journal's Energy Industry Index showed little change in stock prices for the first quarter of 2000. Six of the companies showed a greater than 10 percent increase in equity value while only one showed a drop of...

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