Chevron Got Benefit From Unocal Bid

US oil company Chevron Texaco?s profits have risen ahead of forecasts on its bid for the US oil major Unocal.

Chevron got $3.7 billion in the second quarter.

Results across the energy sector have proved healthy in recent days, as soaring oil prices have seen sales and profits jump.

Unocal has accepted a $17bn bid from Chevron, spurning a higher one from Chinese state-owned firm CNOOC.