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Thursday, October 27, 2011  The oil giant reported it earned $10.33 billion in the third quarter.

Wednesday, July 06, 2011  Documents detail Exxon's Yellowstone response as surging river raises fears spill could spread

Monday, July 04, 2011  Exxon claims Montana spill limited but governor doubtful, says company needs to look harder

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  US, others to clinch Arctic search-and-rescue pact - and tiptoe on some climate, oil questions

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  As the Gulf oil spill gushed out of control, BP's financial liabilities seemed big enough to sink the company. No more.

Monday, October 04, 2010  Oil industry and government officials could get caught flat-footed again by another deep-water blowout in the coming months because they have yet to incorporate many of the lessons learned during the BP disaster.

Thursday, May 27, 2010  UPDATED 12:00 p.m. CDT. An untested procedure to plug the blown-out oil well in the Gulf of Mexico seemed to be working, officials said Thursday, but new estimates showed the spill has already surpassed the Exxon Valdez as the worst in U.S. history.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  The leader of botched containment efforts in the critical hours after the Exxon Valdez tanker ran aground wasn't Exxon Mobil Corp. It was BP PLC, the same firm now fighting to plug the Gulf leak.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  UPDATED 4:05 p.m. CDT with AP video. BP PLC told Congress Tuesday its massive Gulf oil spill was caused by the failure of a key safety device made by another company.

Monday, May 10, 2010  Several hearings on the still-gushing oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico are set for this week.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Updated with AP video. It was part engineering marvel, part video game challenge Friday as crews painstakingly worked to lower a box the size of a house over the ruptured oil well that has spewed an estimated 3 million gallons of crude into the sea.

Thursday, April 29, 2010  Gulf Coast oil spill moves closer to shore, threatens to eclipse even Exxon Valdez disaster

Friday, December 25, 2009  Tug grounds on same Alaska reef as Exxon Valdez oil tanker 20 years ago, fuel tanks damaged

Thursday, August 13, 2009  ExxonMobil pleads guilty to killing birds, will pay about $7,000 apiece

Friday, January 30, 2009  Exxon Mobil is reporting a profit of $45.2 billion for 2008, breaking its own record for full-year earnings by a U.S. company.