埃克森美孚

Exxon Mobil

????2012年《財富》500強排名：第2位

????2012年利潤（單位：百萬美元）：44,880

????埃克森美孚的資產負債表盡顯繁榮。2012年，這家能源巨頭差一點就刷新自己的利潤記錄（當然也是全球上市公司的最高盈利紀錄）。此前的全球上市公司最高盈利紀錄正是埃克森美孚于2008年創下的。對于埃克森美孚而言，2012年美國國內大量的廉價能源就像一把雙刃劍。美國國內原油和天然氣供應增加導致它生產收入下降。但是埃克森美孚旗下的煉油廠力挽狂瀾。由于原料供應近在咫尺，成品油生產成本大幅下降，從而提振了公司的利潤。

????——Tom Ziegler

????Fortune 500 rank: 2

????2012 profit (millions): 44,880

????The ink on Exxon Mobil's balance sheet comes in one grade: Premium. The energy giant fell just short of setting a company -- and world -- record for profits this year. The last world record was set by -- you guessed it -- Exxon Mobil, back in 2008. The abundance of cheaper domestic energy both hurt and helped the company in 2012. A greater supply of U.S. crude and natural gas drove production revenues down. But it was Exxon's refineries that saved the day. With supplies close at hand, making fuel was a lot cheaper, which helped boost profits. -- Tom Ziegler