Oil company earnings skyrocket — again

Oil companies are reporting another quarter of sky-high profits as the war in Iran pushes up the price of oil — and prices at the pump.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4228x2819+0+0/resize/4228x2819!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F98%2F6a%2Fd1b7e36748dc8b2b8e11b5fcdc22%2Fap26133474349802.jpg' alt='A pump jack operates at sunset in the Permian Basin near Loving, N.M., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.'/><p>Oil companies are reporting another quarter of sky-high profits as the war in Iran pushes up the price of oil — and prices at the pump.</p><p>(Image credit: Susan Montoya Bryan)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6008072' />