Imperial Oil loses $101 million in last quarter

Imperial Oil Ltd. (TSX:IMO) lost $101 million in its latest quarter, hurt by lower oil prices, offset in part by a weaker Canadian dollar.

The company says the loss amounted to 12 cents per share for the quarter compared with a profit of $421 million or 50 cents per share in the same quarter last year.

Revenue and other income totalled $5.22 billion for the quarter, down from $6.2 billion a year ago.

The company says it is continuing to work to reduce costs. Capital and exploration spending totalled $408 million, down from $1.05 billion from the first quarter of 2015.

Production averaged 421,000 gross oil-equivalent barrels per day, up 26 per cent from 333,000 in the same period of 2015.

Meanwhile, refinery throughput averaged 398,000 barrels per day, up from 393,000 barrels.

"Recognizing the uncertain market conditions, particularly in the upstream, our focus remains on what we can control," Imperial chairman and chief executive Rich Kruger said in a statement.