Aug 2 (Reuters) - Imperial Oil Ltd IMO.TO :
* IMPERIAL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 2019 FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.57
* HIGHEST Q2 PRODUCTION IN OVER 25 YEARS
* QTRLY OVERALL UPSTREAM GROSS OIL-EQUIVALENT PRODUCTION AVERAGED 400,000 BPD, UP FROM 336,000 BPD
* QTRLY PRODUCTION AVERAGED 400,000 GROSS OIL-EQUIVALENT BARRELS PER DAY, UP FROM 336,000 BARRELS PER DAY
* ON JUNE 21, IMPERIAL ANNOUNCED RENEWAL OF ITS SHARE PURCHASE PROGRAM
* TO BUY APPROXIMATELY 38 MILLION SHARES OVER A 12-MONTH PERIOD ENDING JUNE 26, 2020
* QTRLY REFINERY THROUGHPUT AVERAGED 344,000 BPD, COMPARED TO 363,000 BPD
* CRUDE-BY-RAIL SHIPMENTS AVERAGED 64,000 BARRELS PER DAY IN Q2, UP FROM 36,000 BARRELS PER DAY IN Q1
* QTRLY REVENUES AND OTHER INCOME $9,261 MILLION VERSUS $9,543 MILLION
* Q2 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$0.79, REVENUE VIEW C$9.01 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* IMPERIAL OIL- UPSTREAM NET INCOME WAS $985 MILLION IN Q2, REFLECTING FAVOURABLE IMPACT ASSOCIATED WITH DECREASED ALBERTA CORPORATE INCOME TAX RATE OF $689 MILLION
* QTRLY GROSS PRODUCTION OF KEARL BITUMEN AVERAGED 207,000 BPD, UP FROM 180,000 BPD
* QTRLY GROSS PRODUCTION OF COLD LAKE BITUMEN AVERAGED 135,000 BPD, UP FROM 133,000 BPD
* QTRLY SHARE OF GROSS PRODUCTION FROM SYNCRUDE AVERAGED 80,000 BPD, UP FROM 50,000 BPD
* REMAINS ON TRACK TO DELIVER ON OUR COMMITMENTS FOR 2019