Third-quarter 2017 results strengthened on higher prices.

The article informs that a sample of 62 U.S.-based oil and gas producers and refiners posted a collective earnings of 8 billion U.S. dollars in 2017 third quarter compared with 92.4 million U.S., dollars in earnings in the previous year's third quarter. Topics discussed include impacts related to Hurricane Harvey; oil production growth in the Permian basin; and profits reported by oil and gas producers and pipeline operators.