Wall Street Journal | Amid Low Prices, Oil Giants Gush About Breaking Even Wall Street Journal Once obscure and little noted, the break-even number has become an obsession for investors in oil giants such as Exxon Mobil Corp. XOM -0.36% , BP BP -0.54% PLC and Chevron Corp. CVX -0.66% as crude prices stay mired between $50 and $60 a barrel ... |