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Imperial Oil Ltd.

04:53 PM EST - Imperial Oil Ltd. : said Thursday it earned $3.19 billion in 2007, beating Imperial's previous record of $3.04 billion set in 2006. In the fourth quarter of 2007, Imperial oil earned $886 million, or 96 cents a share, which was up 11.6 percent compared with $794 million, or 83 cents a share, in the fourth quarter of 2006. Imperial Oil Ltd. shares T.IMO are trading ahead 21 cents at $49.36.