Imperial Oil misses profit estimates as cold weather hits output
Nasdaq Feb 1 – Canada’s Imperial Oil Ltd IMO.TO on Tuesday posted a quarterly profit that narrowly missed estimates, as extreme cold weather hit the company’s production. Oil sands mining, which accounts for the bulk of Canada’s crude output, was hit by icy temperatures in December and January that slowed production. The company, majority-owned by Exxon Mobil Corp XOM.N, said fourth-quarter