And you thought the supermajors had a good year

The world's energy supermajors had a bountiful 2022. ExxonMobil, the largest of the private-sector giants, reported a record annual net profit of $56bn, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent oil prices soaring. Mouth-watering—unless you are Saudi Aramco, in which case it's peanuts. Last year the desert kingdom's oil giant brought in some $160bn of net income, the most by any company in corporate history.

世界能源巨头在2022年获得了丰收。作为私营部门巨头中最大的一家，埃克森美孚报告称，由于俄罗斯入侵乌克兰导致油价飙升，其年度净利润创下了560亿美元的纪录。这个数字令人垂涎，除非你是沙特阿美公司，否则就是小巫见大巫。去年，这家沙漠王国石油巨头实现了约1600亿美元的净利润，创下了企业历史最高纪录。

This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "Saudi Aramco makes an eye-popping $160bn in profit"(Mar 16thrd 2023)