Delta Airlines Got an Oil Refinery: The Math Does Not Work
By EconMatters Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM), the world’s biggest energy company by market cap, said its 4Q profit rose to a five-year high boosted by its refining arm from growing supplies of cheap U.S. oil. However, Delta Airlines (DAL) can’t tell a similar success story with its newly acquired refinery. Delta paid $150 million fora Phillips 66 refineryin Trainer PA last May aiming to save $300 million a year in future fuel costs. At the time, many analysts see this acquisition as a smart fuel hedge move by Delta. However, as Ipreviously discussed, since,
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