Pay at the pump

“[The big five oil] companies earned $34.6 billion in the second quarter, 36 percent more than the same period last year. Through the first half of the year, the five companies earned $62.8 billion, putting them 20 percent ahead of their record-setting pace last year.” (New York Times)

That’s ExxonMobil, BP, ConocoPhillips, Royal Dutch Shell and Chevron.