IT's like IT's 2008 AGAIN for the oil industry, which, because of the high price of oil during the first quarter, will likely see a spike in earnings across the board.

石油行业似乎又回到了2008年：由于一季度油价高涨，石油公司可能普遍出现盈利激增。

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As impressive as the earnings spike is, the real highlight was the sales increase, which is a greater indicator of actual business growth.

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