Imperial Oil reports a 68% Q2 net profit surge to $818m (C$1.133bn) due to record Q2 production and narrowing Canadian crude price discounts.

Canadian oil producer Imperial Oil reported a 68% year-on-year surge in Q2 net profit to $818m (C$1.133bn), driven by the highest second-quarter production in over 30 years and narrowing Canadian crude price discounts to the US benchmark. Imperial Oil's net income for Q2 2024 rose to $818m (C$1.133bn) from $488m (C$675m) in Q2 2023. Cash flow from operating activities also increased, with Imperial Oil's production averaging 404,000 gross oil-equivalent barrels per day. The discount of the price of Western Canada Select WCS, the benchmark for Canadian heavy crude, relative to the US crude oil benchmark, West Texas Intermediate WTI, narrowed in the first half of 2024, primarily due to additional pipeline capacity coming online, including the expansion of Trans Mountain pipeline. However, the company flagged lower refining margins in the downstream sector.

August 02, 2024
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