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| Last: 33.50 | Chg: -0.36 | %Chg: -1.07% | Open: 34.20 | Vol: 4.3 M | |
| Bid: 33.48 | Ask: 33.60 | Size: 5 | High: 34.29 | Low: 33.24 | Avg Vol: 3 M |

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| Industry | Oil & Gas |
| Shares Outstanding | 750.4 M |
| 52 Wk Performance Price | -11.5% |
| Dividend | 0.80 2010/03/11 |
| Today's High 34.29 | P/E 13.9 |
| Today's Low 33.24 | EPS 2.56 |
| Open 34.20 | Price to Book 22.9 |
| Prev Close 33.86 | |
| 52 Wk high 63.19 | Moving Averages: |
| 52 Wk Low 27.56 | 21 Day 33.13 |
| Market Cap 25.4 B | 50 Day 32.99 |
| Yield 2.363 | 200 Day 47.24 |
| Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int | Series | Bid $ | Ask $ | Chg $ | Vol | Opn Int |
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| 13.10 | 13.70 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.60 | 11.20 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 22.5 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 15 |
| 8.10 | 8.70 | -0.35 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 35 |
| 7.10 | 7.70 | -0.35 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 26.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| 6.30 | 6.70 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 27.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 53 |
| 5.20 | 5.80 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 28.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 19 |
| 4.20 | 4.70 | -0.35 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 29.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 34 |
| 3.40 | 3.70 | -0.25 | 0 | 3 | Mar 10 30.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 424 |
| 2.30 | 2.70 | -0.38 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 31.0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 256 |
| 1.40 | 1.65 | -0.35 | 0 | 35 | Mar 10 32.0 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.02 | 0 | 2492 |
| 0.75 | 0.80 | -0.33 | 0 | 1169 | Mar 10 33.0 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.08 | 0 | 312 |
| 0.25 | 0.35 | -0.20 | 0 | 1248 | Mar 10 34.0 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 0.18 | 0 | 59 |
| 0.05 | 0.15 | -0.07 | 0 | 851 | Mar 10 35.0 | 1.55 | 1.90 | 0.37 | 0 | 434 |
| 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0 | 255 | Mar 10 36.0 | 2.50 | 2.85 | 0.45 | 0 | 10 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 10 | Mar 10 37.0 | 3.20 | 3.90 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 38.0 | 4.20 | 4.90 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 39.0 | 5.20 | 5.90 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 131 | Mar 10 40.0 | 6.30 | 6.90 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 45.0 | 11.30 | 11.90 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Mar 10 50.0 | 16.30 | 16.90 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 15.60 | 16.40 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 17.5 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.10 | 13.90 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 33 |
| 10.60 | 11.40 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 22.5 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 84 |
| 8.10 | 8.60 | -0.45 | 0 | 58 | Apr 10 25.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 396 |
| 7.20 | 8.00 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 26.0 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 94 |
| 6.20 | 7.00 | -0.25 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 27.0 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 5 |
| 5.20 | 5.70 | -0.35 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 28.0 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.03 | 0 | 171 |
| 4.30 | 5.10 | -0.20 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 29.0 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 771 |
| 3.40 | 3.80 | -0.50 | 0 | 1020 | Apr 10 30.0 | 0.20 | 0.30 | 0.03 | 0 | 1083 |
| 28.80 | 30.60 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 30.0 * | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 180 |
| 2.80 | 2.95 | -0.38 | 0 | 173 | Apr 10 31.0 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 180 |
| 2.10 | 2.20 | -0.30 | 0 | 194 | Apr 10 32.0 | 0.60 | 0.70 | 0.05 | 0 | 238 |
| 1.45 | 1.55 | -0.25 | 0 | 473 | Apr 10 33.0 | 0.95 | 1.05 | 0.10 | 0 | 291 |
| 0.95 | 1.05 | -0.20 | 0 | 1014 | Apr 10 34.0 | 1.45 | 1.55 | 0.15 | 0 | 3423 |
| 0.55 | 0.65 | -0.15 | 0 | 2711 | Apr 10 35.0 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 0.20 | 0 | 431 |
| 23.90 | 25.50 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 35.0 * | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 148 |
| 0.30 | 0.40 | -0.10 | 0 | 268 | Apr 10 36.0 | 2.80 | 2.95 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.15 | 0.25 | -0.05 | 0 | 875 | Apr 10 37.0 | 3.60 | 4.00 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.05 | 0.15 | -0.05 | 0 | 16 | Apr 10 38.0 | 4.20 | 4.90 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.10 | -0.03 | 0 | 100 | Apr 10 39.0 | 5.30 | 5.70 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 706 | Apr 10 40.0 | 6.30 | 6.70 | 0.30 | 0 | 50 |
| 18.90 | 20.70 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 40.0 * | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 373 |
| 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 45.0 | 11.00 | 11.90 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.90 | 15.70 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | Apr 10 45.0 * | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 681 |
| 9.10 | 10.80 | 0.10 | 0 | 311 | Apr 10 50.0 * | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 1737 |
| 4.50 | 5.30 | -0.45 | 0 | 540 | Apr 10 55.0 * | 0.35 | 0.60 | -0.10 | 0 | 1349 |
| 1.45 | 1.90 | -0.30 | 0 | 1266 | Apr 10 60.0 * | 1.95 | 2.45 | 0.10 | 0 | 420 |
| 0.15 | 0.40 | -0.03 | 0 | 468 | Apr 10 65.0 * | 5.60 | 6.30 | 0.50 | 0 | 111 |
| 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 336 | Apr 10 70.0 * | 9.40 | 11.10 | -0.10 | 0 | 171 |
| 15.60 | 16.10 | -0.40 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 17.5 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.20 | 13.70 | -0.35 | 0 | 17 | Jul 10 20.0 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0 | 278 |
| 10.90 | 11.20 | -0.35 | 0 | 32 | Jul 10 22.5 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 322 |
| 8.40 | 8.90 | -0.35 | 0 | 38 | Jul 10 25.0 | 0.25 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 294 |
| 7.50 | 7.90 | -0.45 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 26.0 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.02 | 0 | 30 |
| 6.70 | 7.20 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 27.0 | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.05 | 0 | 54 |
| 5.80 | 6.40 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 28.0 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.05 | 0 | 58 |
| 5.20 | 5.40 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 29.0 | 0.85 | 0.95 | 0.05 | 0 | 40 |
| 4.40 | 4.60 | -0.30 | 0 | 515 | Jul 10 30.0 | 1.10 | 1.20 | 0.05 | 0 | 1107 |
| 3.70 | 3.90 | -0.30 | 0 | 7 | Jul 10 31.0 | 1.40 | 1.50 | 0.05 | 0 | 15 |
| 3.10 | 3.30 | -0.25 | 0 | 182 | Jul 10 32.0 | 1.80 | 1.90 | 0.10 | 0 | 55 |
| 2.55 | 2.70 | -0.22 | 0 | 217 | Jul 10 33.0 | 2.20 | 2.30 | 0.10 | 0 | 576 |
| 2.05 | 2.20 | -0.17 | 0 | 170 | Jul 10 34.0 | 2.70 | 2.80 | 0.15 | 0 | 83 |
| 1.60 | 1.75 | -0.18 | 0 | 963 | Jul 10 35.0 | 3.30 | 3.40 | 0.20 | 0 | 164 |
| 23.90 | 26.30 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 35.0 * | 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 37 |
| 1.25 | 1.35 | -0.15 | 0 | 245 | Jul 10 36.0 | 3.90 | 4.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.95 | 1.05 | -0.10 | 0 | 80 | Jul 10 37.0 | 4.60 | 4.80 | 0.25 | 0 | 6 |
| 0.70 | 0.80 | -0.10 | 0 | 66 | Jul 10 38.0 | 5.30 | 5.60 | 0.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.50 | 0.60 | -0.10 | 0 | 5 | Jul 10 39.0 | 6.10 | 6.30 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.40 | 0.45 | -0.05 | 0 | 771 | Jul 10 40.0 | 7.00 | 7.20 | 0.30 | 0 | 22 |
| 18.90 | 21.50 | 0.50 | 0 | 3 | Jul 10 40.0 * | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 37 |
| 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 45.0 | 11.70 | 12.10 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 14.20 | 16.60 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 45.0 * | 0.35 | 0.50 | 0.03 | 0 | 173 |
| 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | Jul 10 50.0 | 16.20 | 17.10 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 9.70 | 11.80 | 0.35 | 0 | 311 | Jul 10 50.0 * | 0.80 | 1.10 | 0.05 | 0 | 87 |
| 5.80 | 6.90 | -0.15 | 0 | 63 | Jul 10 55.0 * | 1.95 | 2.35 | 0.08 | 0 | 117 |
| 3.20 | 3.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 175 | Jul 10 60.0 * | 3.90 | 4.40 | 0.20 | 0 | 88 |
| 1.35 | 1.85 | 0.05 | 0 | 169 | Jul 10 65.0 * | 7.00 | 7.80 | 0.15 | 0 | 57 |
| 0.45 | 0.80 | 0.00 | 0 | 77 | Jul 10 70.0 * | 11.00 | 12.00 | 0.20 | 0 | 164 |
| 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 63 | Jul 10 75.0 * | 14.20 | 16.70 | -0.55 | 0 | 51 |
| 15.70 | 16.50 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 17.5 | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.20 | 14.00 | -0.35 | 0 | 20 | Oct 10 20.0 | 0.15 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.90 | 11.60 | -0.25 | 0 | 2 | Oct 10 22.5 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0 | 24 |
| 8.70 | 9.10 | -0.35 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 25.0 | 0.65 | 0.75 | 0.00 | 0 | 61 |
| 6.30 | 6.80 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 28.0 | 1.30 | 1.40 | 0.05 | 0 | 32 |
| 5.70 | 6.10 | -0.25 | 0 | 22 | Oct 10 29.0 | 1.55 | 1.70 | 0.08 | 0 | 6 |
| 5.10 | 5.20 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 30.0 | 1.90 | 2.00 | 0.08 | 0 | 45 |
| 4.40 | 4.60 | -0.30 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 31.0 | 2.25 | 2.35 | 0.10 | 0 | 15 |
| 3.80 | 4.00 | -0.30 | 0 | 30 | Oct 10 32.0 | 2.65 | 2.80 | 0.12 | 0 | 30 |
| 3.30 | 3.50 | -0.20 | 0 | 50 | Oct 10 33.0 | 3.10 | 3.30 | 0.10 | 0 | 100 |
| 2.80 | 3.00 | -0.20 | 0 | 44 | Oct 10 34.0 | 3.60 | 3.80 | 0.10 | 0 | 13 |
| 2.40 | 2.50 | -0.20 | 0 | 397 | Oct 10 35.0 | 4.20 | 4.40 | 0.20 | 0 | 5 |
| 2.00 | 2.15 | -0.17 | 0 | 22 | Oct 10 36.0 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.65 | 1.80 | -0.15 | 0 | 30 | Oct 10 37.0 | 5.40 | 5.60 | 0.15 | 0 | 28 |
| 1.35 | 1.50 | -0.12 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 38.0 | 6.10 | 6.40 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.10 | 1.20 | -0.15 | 0 | 15 | Oct 10 39.0 | 6.90 | 7.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.90 | 1.00 | -0.10 | 0 | 13 | Oct 10 40.0 | 7.60 | 7.90 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.25 | 0.35 | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 45.0 | 12.00 | 12.40 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.00 | 0.15 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | Oct 10 50.0 | 16.50 | 17.10 | 0.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 48.70 | 51.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 10.0 * | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 40 |
| 18.10 | 19.30 | -0.25 | 0 | 1 | Jan 11 15.0 | 0.05 | 0.20 | -0.03 | 0 | 85 |
| 43.70 | 46.20 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 15.0 * | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 59 |
| 15.70 | 16.80 | -0.15 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 17.5 | 0.15 | 0.30 | -0.02 | 0 | 90 |
| 41.20 | 43.70 | 0.40 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 17.5 * | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 50 |
| 13.30 | 14.40 | -0.25 | 0 | 59 | Jan 11 20.0 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.00 | 0 | 154 |
| 38.70 | 41.40 | 0.50 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 20.0 * | 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 186 |
| 11.10 | 11.60 | -0.45 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 22.5 | 0.65 | 0.80 | 0.03 | 0 | 223 |
| 36.20 | 38.90 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 22.5 * | 0.05 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 37 |
| 9.10 | 9.80 | -0.15 | 0 | 44 | Jan 11 25.0 | 1.10 | 1.25 | 0.02 | 0 | 241 |
| 33.70 | 36.20 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 25.0 * | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 164 |
| 5.60 | 5.80 | -0.30 | 0 | 324 | Jan 11 30.0 | 2.55 | 2.70 | 0.05 | 0 | 514 |
| 28.80 | 31.40 | 0.45 | 0 | 4 | Jan 11 30.0 * | 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.03 | 0 | 255 |
| 3.00 | 3.20 | -0.20 | 0 | 714 | Jan 11 35.0 | 4.90 | 5.20 | 0.15 | 0 | 312 |
| 23.90 | 26.30 | 0.35 | 0 | 4 | Jan 11 35.0 * | 0.50 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0 | 560 |
| 1.40 | 1.55 | -0.13 | 0 | 714 | Jan 11 40.0 | 8.30 | 8.60 | 0.25 | 0 | 9 |
| 19.30 | 21.50 | 0.25 | 0 | 209 | Jan 11 40.0 * | 0.95 | 1.15 | 0.02 | 0 | 1032 |
| 0.55 | 0.70 | -0.07 | 0 | 312 | Jan 11 45.0 | 11.90 | 12.90 | 0.15 | 0 | 2 |
| 15.20 | 17.10 | 0.25 | 0 | 622 | Jan 11 45.0 * | 1.70 | 2.05 | 0.00 | 0 | 547 |
| 0.15 | 0.30 | -0.02 | 0 | 0 | Jan 11 50.0 | 17.00 | 17.50 | 0.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.40 | 12.10 | -0.40 | 0 | 625 | Jan 11 50.0 * | 3.00 | 3.30 | 0.08 | 0 | 1309 |
| 8.20 | 8.70 | -0.50 | 0 | 1002 | Jan 11 55.0 * | 4.80 | 5.20 | 0.20 | 0 | 292 |
| 5.60 | 6.00 | -0.40 | 0 | 758 | Jan 11 60.0 * | 7.20 | 7.60 | 0.30 | 0 | 612 |
| 3.60 | 4.00 | -0.25 | 0 | 779 | Jan 11 65.0 * | 10.10 | 10.60 | 0.30 | 0 | 148 |
| 2.20 | 2.55 | -0.10 | 0 | 343 | Jan 11 70.0 * | 13.60 | 14.20 | 0.45 | 0 | 97 |
| 1.25 | 1.60 | -0.05 | 0 | 234 | Jan 11 75.0 * | 17.60 | 18.40 | 0.50 | 0 | 278 |
| 0.70 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0 | 455 | Jan 11 80.0 * | 20.50 | 22.90 | -0.45 | 0 | 127 |
| 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.00 | 0 | 186 | Jan 11 85.0 * | 25.20 | 27.60 | -0.30 | 0 | 140 |
| 0.15 | 0.35 | 0.00 | 0 | 169 | Jan 11 90.0 * | 29.90 | 32.40 | -0.40 | 0 | 127 |
| 0.05 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0 | 231 | Jan 11 95.0 * | 34.60 | 37.30 | -0.50 | 0 | 86 |
| 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.00 | 0 | 198 | Jan 11 100.0 * | 39.60 | 42.20 | -0.40 | 0 | 75 |
| 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 74 | Jan 11 105.0 * | 44.50 | 47.20 | -0.40 | 0 | 60 |
| 0.00 | 0.20 | 0.02 | 0 | 125 | Jan 11 110.0 * | 49.50 | 52.20 | -0.40 | 0 | 60 |
| 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 121 | Jan 11 115.0 * | 54.50 | 57.20 | -0.40 | 0 | 69 |
| 0.00 | 0.15 | 0.00 | 0 | 414 | Jan 11 120.0 * | 59.40 | 62.30 | -0.25 | 0 | 75 |
| 11.70 | 12.80 | -0.15 | 0 | 27 | Jan 12 22.5 | 1.40 | 1.75 | -0.07 | 0 | 457 |
| 9.90 | 10.60 | -0.35 | 0 | 136 | Jan 12 25.0 | 2.20 | 2.50 | 0.05 | 0 | 439 |
| 28.80 | 31.20 | 0.35 | 0 | 3 | Jan 12 30.0 * | 0.60 | 1.15 | -0.10 | 0 | 309 |
| 6.90 | 7.90 | -0.05 | 0 | 135 | Jan 12 30.0 | 4.10 | 4.50 | 0.10 | 0 | 172 |
| 4.70 | 5.00 | -0.10 | 0 | 149 | Jan 12 35.0 | 6.70 | 7.20 | 0.20 | 0 | 325 |
| 20.30 | 22.40 | 0.35 | 0 | 48 | Jan 12 40.0 * | 2.30 | 3.00 | -0.15 | 0 | 480 |
| 3.10 | 3.30 | -0.10 | 0 | 84 | Jan 12 40.0 | 9.90 | 10.50 | 0.30 | 0 | 10 |
| 1.85 | 2.20 | -0.02 | 0 | 10 | Jan 12 45.0 | 13.30 | 14.20 | 0.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 13.40 | 14.50 | -0.20 | 0 | 33 | Jan 12 50.0 * | 5.50 | 6.30 | -0.15 | 0 | 317 |
| 1.05 | 1.30 | -0.10 | 0 | 50 | Jan 12 50.0 | 17.70 | 18.40 | 0.25 | 0 | 10 |
| 8.50 | 9.40 | -0.05 | 0 | 191 | Jan 12 60.0 * | 10.30 | 11.30 | -0.10 | 0 | 11 |
| 5.00 | 5.90 | -0.05 | 0 | 79 | Jan 12 70.0 * | 16.40 | 17.80 | -0.20 | 0 | 87 |