Major Oil Firms Post Record Profits Amid Iran War and Soaring Prices
Saudi Aramco, ExxonMobil, Chevron, BP, and Shell report significant profit increases driven by higher oil prices resulting from the conflict in the Middle East.
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First reported by News Feed, 18 min ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
10 publishers have covered this in 20 articles since 29 Oct 2026. News Feed published first, on 29 October at 07:42 UTC; The Guardian followed 18 min later. The most recent article, from Quartz, appeared on 5 November at 13:50 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: News Feed (major outlet), The Guardian Business (major outlet), Bloomberg Markets (major outlet), Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), Business (major outlet), Quartz, Fortune, Mother Jones, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- News FeedShell lifts buyback as high oil price drives bumper profits
- The GuardianShell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up profit margin on oil
- QuartzShell nearly doubled its profit and raised its stock buyback to $5 billion
- The GuardianBP profits jump as Middle East conflict drives up oil refining margins
- QuartzChevron's profits almost triple on record U.S. refinery output
- Bloomberg MarketsExxon, Chevron Deliver Big Profits on Strong Refining
- The Guardian USExxonMobil and Chevron top estimates for Q3 as Americans feel gas price pain
- QuartzExxon and Chevron posted stronger-than-expected earnings as refining profits soared
- Bloomberg MarketsBig Oil Scores $56 Billion Windfall on Spiking Fuel Prices
- FortuneExxon and Chevron report massive profits after Trump brags U.S. energy companies are ‘making a freaking fortune’ just before midterms
Show 10 later sources
- Mother JonesTrump’s Iran War Brings On Record Oil Company Profits
- The Guardian BusinessNine big oil firms on track to share more than £95bn profit two quarters in a row
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraHow US oil firms profit $130bn from Iran war as household bills surge
- Bloomberg MarketsSaudi Aramco Profit Rises 9%
- The New York TimesSaudi Aramco Profit Jumps Despite Damaging Attacks on Pipelines and Refineries
- The Guardian BusinessSaudi state oil company reports jump in profits despite attacks; Australian central bank lifts rates – business live
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesDespite attacks, Saudi Aramco posts 34% rise in net profits in latest quarter
- BusinessBesieged by war, Saudi Aramco continues to gush profits
- Bloomberg MarketsEmirates Profit Drops 66% as Iran War, High Oil Prices Hit Dubai Airline
- QuartzConocoPhillips more than doubled its profit as oil prices climbed
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Emirates Profit Drops 66% as Iran War, High Oil Prices Hit Dubai Airline Bloomberg Markets ·
- Besieged by war, Saudi Aramco continues to gush profits Business ·
- Saudi state oil company reports jump in profits despite attacks; Australian central bank lifts rates – business live The Guardian Business ·
- Saudi Aramco Profit Jumps Despite Damaging Attacks on Pipelines and Refineries The New York Times ·
- Saudi Aramco Profit Rises 9% Bloomberg Markets ·
- How US oil firms profit $130bn from Iran war as household bills surge Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
Show 14 more sources
- Nine big oil firms on track to share more than £95bn profit two quarters in a row The Guardian Business ·
- Big Oil Scores $56 Billion Windfall on Spiking Fuel Prices Bloomberg Markets ·
- ExxonMobil and Chevron top estimates for Q3 as Americans feel gas price pain The Guardian US ·
- Exxon, Chevron Deliver Big Profits on Strong Refining Bloomberg Markets ·
- BP profits jump as Middle East conflict drives up oil refining margins The Guardian ·
- Shell profits double to $10.8bn as Iran war pushes up profit margin on oil The Guardian ·
- Shell lifts buyback as high oil price drives bumper profits News Feed ·
- ConocoPhillips more than doubled its profit as oil prices climbed Quartz
- Despite attacks, Saudi Aramco posts 34% rise in net profits in latest quarter France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- Trump’s Iran War Brings On Record Oil Company Profits Mother Jones
- Exxon and Chevron report massive profits after Trump brags U.S. energy companies are ‘making a freaking fortune’ just before midterms Fortune
- Exxon and Chevron posted stronger-than-expected earnings as refining profits soared Quartz
- Chevron's profits almost triple on record U.S. refinery output Quartz
- Shell nearly doubled its profit and raised its stock buyback to $5 billion Quartz
In this story
- Saudi Aramco
- ExxonMobil
- Chevron
- BP
- Shell