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Sunoco Reports Fourth Quarter Results; 2004 Capital Spending Plan

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PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
    PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN)
today reported net income of $36 million ($.47 per share diluted) for the
fourth quarter of 2003 versus $61 million ($.79 per share diluted) for the
2002 fourth quarter.
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    The fourth quarter 2003 results included a $17 million after-tax charge
related to the pending sale of the Chemical's plasticizers business and a
$9 million after-tax gain from Retail Marketing's sales of service stations in
the Midwest. Included in the fourth quarter 2002 results was a $5 million
after-tax charge associated with asset write-downs. Excluding these special
items, income for the fourth quarter of 2003 amounted to $44 million ($.57 per
share diluted) versus income of $66 million ($.86 per share diluted).
    For the full year 2003, Sunoco reported net income of $312 million ($4.03
per share diluted) versus a net loss of $47 million ($.62 per share diluted)
for the prior year. Excluding special items, Sunoco's income for the full year
2003 was $335 million ($4.32 per share diluted) versus a loss of $25 million
($.33 per share diluted) for 2002.
    The Company also announced a 2004 capital spending plan of $750 million,
excluding acquisition outlays. Non-acquisition related capital spending
totaled $425 million in 2003.
    "Our fourth quarter results, while not as robust as earlier quarters,
finished off a strong year for Sunoco," said John G. Drosdick, Sunoco Chairman
and CEO. "Refining and Supply earned $20 million for the quarter and $261
million for the full year 2003. Operating performance in our refineries, while
limited by significant planned maintenance in the fourth quarter, continued to
be strong. On an annual basis, we increased our total production for the third
consecutive year. Although refining margins declined during the quarter, the
market for 2003 was excellent and the outlook for 2004 remains favorable.
    "Our Chemicals and Retail Marketing businesses earned $26 million and
$25 million, respectively, for the quarter, up sharply from the prior-year
period. Results for the full year 2003 were also much improved. Looking ahead,
we expect increased contributions from these businesses. We consider this
portfolio diversity to be a significant strength of the Company.
    "Our Coke business earned $11 million in the fourth quarter, essentially
unchanged from the year-ago period. Logistics had a loss of $3 million in the
current quarter as a result of $11 million of after-tax charges for litigation
associated with pipeline spills that occurred in prior years.
    "For the full year, excluding special items, we earned $335 million ($4.32
per diluted share). Over the past year, we have added significant new growth
to our Refining and Supply, Retail Marketing and Chemicals businesses. Our
2004 results are expected to benefit significantly from a full-year
contribution from these assets. We also expect to grow our Logistics and Coke
businesses. Logistics assets from the Eagle Point purchase will be offered for
sale to Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. We have also begun construction of a
$140 million coke plant in Haverhill, Ohio, which we expect to be in
production by March 2005.
    "In addition to growing our asset base, we increased our dividend by ten
percent and repurchased 2.9 million shares ($136 million) in the recently
completed quarter. We ended the year with $431 million of cash, a net debt-to-
capital ratio of 40 percent and a stronger balance sheet than a year ago. This
combination of opportunistic asset growth and returning cash to the
shareholders while remaining prudently leveraged is the core of our strategy
to enhance shareholder value."

    DETAILS OF FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS

    REFINING AND SUPPLY
    Refining and Supply earned $20 million in the current quarter versus $48
million in the fourth quarter of 2002. The decline was largely due to lower
production volumes and realized margins in the Northeast refining system.
Higher expenses, including fuel costs and depreciation, also contributed to
the decrease in earnings.
    Production decreased in the Northeast due to a planned maintenance
turnaround in November which reduced total production by approximately 5
million barrels. Excluding this scheduled downtime, crude unit throughput
averaged approximately 500,000 barrels per day (99 percent utilization) in the
Northeast. At Sunoco's Toledo refinery, total production averaged over 167,000
barrels per day, a new quarterly record.

    RETAIL MARKETING
    Retail Marketing earned $25 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 versus
$12 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. The increase in earnings was due
largely to higher retail gasoline margins, which were up three cents per
gallon compared to the prior-year quarter. Partially offsetting the increased
margins were higher expenses, including additional expenses associated with
the sites acquired from Speedway in June 2003.

    CHEMICALS
    Chemicals earned $26 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 versus
$17 million in the prior-year period. Average realized margins were 8.7 cents
per pound, up over 1 cent per pound versus the prior-year quarter due largely
to higher polypropylene margins. Higher sales volumes, which were up 5 percent
versus the prior-year quarter, also contributed to the increase in earnings.
Partially offsetting this improvement were higher depreciation and fuel
expenses.

    LOGISTICS
    Sunoco's Logistics segment, which is comprised of Sunoco's 75-percent
interest in Sunoco Logistics Partners L.P. (NYSE: SXL) and certain other
assets and joint venture interests, had a loss of $3 million in the fourth
quarter of 2003 versus $7 million of income in the prior-year period. The
current period results include $11 million of after-tax charges for litigation
associated with two pipeline spills that occurred in prior years.

    COKE
    The Coke business earned $11 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 versus
$12 million in the fourth quarter of 2002. The decline was primarily due to
lower benefits from tax credits, partially offset by higher coal and coke
margins.

    CORPORATE AND OTHER
    Corporate administrative expenses were $11 million after tax in the
current quarter versus $5 million in the comparable quarter last year. The
increase was largely due to higher employee-related expenses, including
pension and performance-related incentive compensation.
    Net financing expenses were $24 million after tax in the fourth quarter of
2003 versus $25 million in the prior-year quarter.

    SPECIAL ITEMS
    Net income for the fourth quarter of 2003 included a $17 million after-tax
charge for the write-down of the plasticizer business and a $9 million after-
tax gain from the sale of service stations in the Midwest. The service station
sales generated proceeds of $46 million in the fourth quarter. Net income for
the fourth quarter of 2002 included a $5 million after-tax charge related to
asset write-downs associated with the shutdown of a pipeline in Syracuse, NY
and a related refined products terminal and a 140 million pounds-per-year
aniline and diphenylamine (chemicals) production unit in Haverhill, Ohio.

    TWELVE MONTH RESULTS
    Sunoco had net income of $312 million for the full year 2003 versus a net
loss of $47 million in the comparable 2002 period.
    In addition to the fourth quarter special items mentioned above, full year
results for 2003 include a $15 million after-tax charge associated with the
write-down of a joint venture MTBE production facility. Results for the full
year 2002 also included $17 million of after-tax charges for asset write-downs
and charges related to the shutdown of a polypropylene line at the La Porte,
TX plant and certain processing units at the Toledo refinery and a loss
provision related to a lawsuit associated with the Puerto Rico refinery, which
was divested in December 2001. Excluding these special items, Sunoco earned
$335 million for the full year 2003 versus a loss of $25 million in the
comparable 2002 period. The increase in earnings was primarily due to
significantly higher margins in the Refining and Supply, Retail Marketing and
Chemicals business units. Higher refined product sales volumes also
contributed to the improved results. Partially offsetting these increases were
higher expenses across the Company, primarily fuel, utility costs and
employee-related expenses and higher net financing expenses.

    CAPITAL SPENDING
    Sunoco's 2004 capital program (excluding acquisition capital) of $750
million includes: $297 million for base spending, $103 million for refinery
turnarounds, $175 million for spending associated with meeting clean fuels
gasoline specifications, $112 million towards construction of the Haverhill,
Ohio, coke plant and $63 million for various other income-improvement
projects. These amounts include spending for the recently acquired Eagle Point
refinery.
    In addition to normal infrastructure and maintenance capital requirements,
base spending includes several economic return projects to upgrade Sunoco's
existing asset base. These projects include $70 million for new processing
equipment, boilers and reinstrumentation projects at the Company's refineries
and $23 million for additional investments to upgrade Sunoco's existing retail
network and enhance its APlus(R) convenience store presence. Base spending
also includes $11 million to complete conversion of the Speedway sites
acquired in 2003 to Sunoco branded outlets.
    With respect to clean fuels spending, the Company estimates that total
capital outlays to comply with the Tier II gasoline and diesel specifications
will be in the range of $400-$500 million, including amounts attributable to
the Eagle Point refinery. The Company expects that most of this spending will
occur through 2006. Through year-end 2003, the Company's Tier II spending
totaled $25 million. The Company plans to meet the new gasoline specifications
with new gasoline hydrotreaters at its Marcus Hook, Philadelphia, Toledo and
Eagle Point facilities. Spending in 2004 will include continued engineering
and construction work associated with these efforts.
    The income-improvement projects include capital for refinery projects
including expenditures to restart an alkylation unit at the Philadelphia
refinery and for various catalytic cracker upgrades and energy projects. It
also includes capital for new retail units and for production upgrades in
certain chemicals facilities.
    Sunoco's 2003 capital spending totaled $425 million. Expenditures included
$284 million for base infrastructure and maintenance, $88 million for refinery
turnarounds, $23 million for spending related to Tier II Clean Fuels, and $30
million for various income-improvement projects. Base infrastructure spending
included $50 million related to construction of a new sulfur plant at Sunoco's
Marcus Hook refinery.
    Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading manufacturer
and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products. With 890,000 barrels per
day of refining capacity, over 4,500 retail sites selling gasoline and
convenience items, interests in almost 11,000 miles of domestic crude oil and
refined product pipelines and 33 product terminals, Sunoco is one of the
largest independent refiner-marketers in the United States. Sunoco has a
strong presence in petrochemicals with approximately six billion pounds of
annual sales, largely chemical intermediates used in the manufacture of
fibers, plastics, film and resins. Utilizing a proprietary technology, Sunoco
also manufactures two million tons annually of high-quality blast furnace coke
for use in the steel industry.
    Anyone interested in obtaining further insights into this quarter's
results can monitor the Company's quarterly teleconference call, which is
scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET today (January 22, 2004). It can be accessed
through Sunoco's Web site -- http://www.SunocoInc.com. It is suggested that you visit
the site prior to the teleconference to ensure that you have downloaded any
necessary software.

    NOTE:  In this earnings release, Sunoco has provided income (loss) before
special items in addition to net income (loss) determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). This non-GAAP financial
measure is used by Sunoco management to evaluate financial and operating
performance as the special items are not directly related to operating results
for the period. It also facilitates comparisons to prior-period financial
results and to the results of the Company's competitors. The measure is also
comparable to earnings forecasts made by securities analysts and others, which
generally exclude special items as they are difficult to predict in advance. A
reconciliation of income before special items to GAAP net income is presented
in the Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses on pages 9, 10, 17 and 18 in this
release. Special items are not allocated to Sunoco's business segments in its
consolidated financial statements. Income (loss) before special items should
not be considered a substitute for net income (loss).
    Those statements made in this release that are not historical facts are
forward-looking statements intended to be covered by the safe harbor
provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although Sunoco believes that the assumptions
underlying these statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that such
forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and necessarily involve
risks that may affect Sunoco's business prospects and performance causing
actual results to differ from those discussed in the foregoing release. Such
risks and uncertainties include, by way of example and not of limitation:
general business and economic conditions; competitive products and pricing;
changes in refining, chemical and other product margins; variation in
petroleum-based commodity prices and availability of crude oil supply or
transportation; fluctuations in supply of feedstocks and demand for products
manufactured; changes in operating conditions and costs; changes in the
expected level of environmental capital, operating or remediation
expenditures; potential equipment malfunction; potential labor relations
problems; the legislative and regulatory environment; plant
construction/repair delays; nonperformance by major customers, suppliers or
other business partners; and political and economic conditions, including the
impact of potential terrorist acts and international hostilities. These and
other applicable risks and uncertainties have been described more fully in
Sunoco's third quarter Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 6, 2003 and in other periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Sunoco undertakes no obligation to update
any forward-looking statements in this release, whether as a result of new
information or future events.

    For further information contact
     Jerry Davis (media) 215-977-6298
     Terry Delaney (investors) 215-977-6106

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                                 Sunoco, Inc.
            2003 Fourth Quarter and Twelve-Month Financial Summary
                                 (Unaudited)

    Fourth Quarter                                    2003             2002

    Revenues                                $4,576,000,000   $4,085,000,000

    Net Income                                 $36,000,000      $61,000,000

    Net Income Per Share of
      Common Stock:
        Basic                                         $.47             $.80
        Diluted                                       $.47             $.79

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
    Outstanding (In Millions):
        Basic                                         76.3             76.4
        Diluted                                       77.2             77.0

    Twelve Months

    Revenues                               $17,929,000,000  $14,384,000,000

    Net Income (Loss)                         $312,000,000     $(47,000,000)

    Net Income (Loss) Per Share of
     Common Stock:
      Basic                                          $4.07            $(.62)
      Diluted                                        $4.03            $(.62)*

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
    Outstanding (In Millions):
      Basic                                           76.7             76.2
      Diluted                                         77.5             76.2*

    * Since the assumed issuance of common stock under stock incentive awards
      would not have been dilutive, the diluted per share amounts are equal to
      the basic per share amounts.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                           Three Months
                                              Ended
                                            December 31
                                       2003            2002        Variance
    Refining and Supply                $ 20            $ 48          $(28)
    Retail Marketing                     25              12            13
    Chemicals                            26              17             9
    Logistics                            (3)              7           (10)
    Coke                                 11              12            (1)
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses                (11)             (5)           (6)
      Net financing expenses and other  (24)            (25)            1
                                         44              66           (22)
    Special items                        (8)             (5)           (3)
    Consolidated net income            $ 36            $ 61          $(25)

    Earnings (loss) per share of common
     stock (diluted):
      Income before special items     $ .57           $ .86         $(.29)
      Special items                    (.10)           (.07)         (.03)
      Net income                      $ .47           $ .79         $(.32)


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                          Twelve Months
                                              Ended
                                           December 31
                                       2003            2002        Variance
    Refining and Supply                $261            $(31)         $292
    Retail Marketing                     91              20            71
    Chemicals                            53              28            25
    Logistics                            26              33            (7)
    Coke                                 43              42             1
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses                (40)            (26)          (14)
      Net financing expenses and other  (99)            (91)           (8)
                                        335             (25)          360
    Special items                       (23)            (22)           (1)
    Consolidated net income (loss)     $312            $(47)         $359

    Earnings (loss) per share of common
     stock (diluted):
      Income (loss) before
       special items                  $4.32           $(.33)        $4.65
      Special items                    (.29)           (.29)           --
      Net income (loss)               $4.03           $(.62)        $4.65


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

    Certain revisions to Sunoco's Financial and Operating Statistics have been
made to the 2002 amounts to conform to the 2003 presentation. The primary
changes provide refinery production volumes (instead of the previously
reported sales volumes) and realized refining margin per barrel on the basis
of production available for sale (instead of the previously reported sales
volumes which included purchase-for-sale activity). More detailed information
concerning refining throughputs has also been provided. Additionally, the
value of internally produced fuel at Sunoco's refineries and chemical plants,
which was previously shown as an operating expense, is now shown as a
reduction to realized margins.

    Note: Comparable Financial and Operating Statistics for periods dating
back to 1999 are available at Sunoco's website, http://www.SunocoInc.com, under
"Shareholder and Financial Information -- Financial Reports".


                                 For the Three             For the Twelve
                                  Months Ended              Months Ended
                                  December 31               December 31
                               2003         2002         2003         2002
    TOTAL REFINING AND SUPPLY

    Income (Loss)
     (Millions of Dollars)      $20          $48         $261         $(31)
    Realized Wholesale Margin*
     (Per Barrel of Production
     Available for Sale)      $4.01        $4.24        $4.76        $2.83
    Crude Inputs as
     Percent of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity              93           95           97           95
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil               678.4        693.4        708.1        689.9
      Other Feedstocks         54.0         58.0         53.2         58.4
        Total Throughputs     732.4        751.4        761.3        748.3
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                379.4        373.1        375.6        375.2
      Middle Distillates      232.6        241.8        236.7        231.2
      Residual Fuel            50.5         56.4         59.8         55.9
      Petrochemicals           27.2         30.0         27.9         30.5
      Lubricants               13.5         10.9         13.6         13.1
      Other                    59.3         71.1         77.6         73.4
        Total Production      762.5        783.3        791.2        779.3
    Less: Production Used
     as Fuel in
     Refinery Operations       34.7         36.3         37.1         37.0
      Total Production
       Available for
       Sale                   727.8        747.0        754.1        742.3

    * Wholesale sales revenue less cost of crude oil, other feedstocks,
       product purchases, internally produced fuel and related terminalling
       and transportation divided by production available for sale.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                 For the Three             For the Twelve
                                 Months Ended               Months Ended
                                 December 31                December 31
                              2003          2002         2003         2002
    Northeast Refining System

    Realized Wholesale
     Margin (Per Barrel
     of Production Available
     for Sale)               $3.56         $4.16        $4.63        $2.47
    Market Benchmark 6-3-2-1
     (Per Barrel)            $4.52         $4.22        $5.63        $2.41
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity             89            94           95           94
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil              447.0         474.6        481.7        476.2
      Other Feedstocks        47.9          51.0         46.8         51.2
        Total Throughputs    494.9         525.6        528.5        527.4
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline               258.1         266.4        261.2        266.9
      Middle Distillates     161.2         173.2        169.1        167.4
      Residual Fuel           46.2          51.8         55.7         51.9
      Petrochemicals          20.6          22.6         20.8         22.8
      Other                   28.8          34.5         42.1         40.5
        Total Production     514.9         548.5        548.9        549.5
    Less: Production
     Used as Fuel in
     Refinery Operations      24.4          25.6         26.3         26.3
        Total Production
         Available for Sale  490.5         522.9        522.6        523.2

    Toledo Refinery

    Realized Wholesale
     Margin (Per Barrel
     of Production Available
     for Sale)               $4.63         $4.64        $5.29        $3.39
    Market Benchmark
     4-3-1 (Per Barrel)      $4.02         $5.27        $5.95        $4.37
    Crude Inputs as
     Percent of Crude Unit
      Rated Capacity*          108           99          103           96
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil              151.2        138.0        144.1        134.0
      Other Feedstocks         6.1          7.0          6.1          6.9
        Total Throughputs    157.3        145.0        150.2        140.9

    * Effective January 1, 2004, Sunoco's crude oil processing capacity at the
      Toledo refinery increased from 140 thousand barrels daily to 150
      thousand barrels daily.

                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                  For the Three            For the Twelve
                                  Months Ended              Months Ended
                                   December 31               December 31
    Toledo Refinery (Continued) 2003         2002         2003         2002

    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                 102.4         87.9         96.5         87.9
      Middle Distillates        41.8         40.1         38.3         36.3
      Residual Fuel              4.3          4.6          4.1          4.0
      Petrochemicals             6.6          7.4          7.1          7.7
      Other                     12.3         13.5         13.4         13.5
        Total Production       167.4        153.5        159.4        149.4
      Less: Production
       Used as Fuel in
       Refinery Operations       8.4          8.9          8.9          8.7
      Total Production
       Available for Sale      159.0        144.6        150.5        140.7

    Tulsa Refinery

    Realized Wholesale Margin
     (Per Barrel of Production
     Available for Sale)       $5.53        $4.03        $4.59        $4.22
    Market Benchmark 3-1-2
     (Per Barrel)              $4.32        $4.63        $5.28        $3.48
    Crude Inputs as Percent
     of Crude Unit
     Rated Capacity               94           95           97           94
    Throughputs (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Crude Oil                 80.2         80.8         82.3         79.7
      Other Feedstocks            --           --           .3           .3
        Total Throughputs       80.2         80.8         82.6         80.0
    Products Manufactured
     (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                  18.9         18.8         17.9         20.4
      Middle Distillates        29.6         28.5         29.3         27.5
      Lubricants                13.5         10.9         13.6         13.1
      Other                     18.2         23.1         22.1         19.4
        Total Production        80.2         81.3         82.9         80.4

      Less: Production
       Used as Fuel in
       Refinery Operations       1.9          1.8          1.9          2.0
        Total Production
         Available for Sale     78.3         79.5         81.0         78.4


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                  For the Three            For the Twelve
                                  Months Ended              Months Ended
                                   December 31               December 31
                                2003         2002         2003         2002
    RETAIL MARKETING

    Income (Millions
     of Dollars)                 $25          $12          $91          $20
    Retail Margin (Per Barrel):
      Gasoline                 $4.71        $3.44        $4.34        $3.14
      Middle Distillates       $4.42        $4.42        $4.73        $4.14
    Sales of Petroleum
     Products (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                 280.8        265.2        276.5        262.3
      Middle Distillates        41.6         40.0         40.3         36.4
                               322.4        305.2        316.8        298.7
    Total Retail Gasoline
     Outlets, End of
     Period                    4,528        4,381        4,528        4,381
    Gasoline and diesel
     throughput per
     Company Owned or
     Leased Outlet
     (M Gal/Site/Month)          126          124          124          122
    Convenience Stores:
    Total Stores, End of Period  813          638          813          638
    Merchandise Sales
     (M$/Store/Month)             72           72           72           69
    Merchandise Margin (Company
     Operated)(% of Sales)        25%          25%          25%          25%

    CHEMICALS

    Income (Millions of Dollars) $26          $17          $53          $28
    Margin* (Cents per Pound)
     - All Products              8.7          7.6          7.9          6.3
    Sales (Millions of Pounds):
      Phenol and
       Related Products          695          737        2,629        2,831
      Polypropylene**            423          306        1,562        1,346
      Plasticizers               145          155          591          615
      Propylene                  196          206          774          774
      Other                       46           36          162          178
                               1,505        1,440        5,718        5,744

    Margin for Key Products*
     (Cents per Pound)
      Phenol and Related
       Products                  8.9          8.6          8.2          6.6
      Polypropylene**           11.8         10.4         11.0          9.5

     * Wholesale sales price less cost of feedstocks, product purchases,
       internally produced fuel and related terminalling and transportation
       divided by sales volumes. In addition, the margins for polypropylene
       exclude the impact of a long-term supply contract entered into on
       March 31, 2003 with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. which is priced on a
       cost-based formula that includes a fixed discount.

    ** Excludes Epsilon Products Company, LLC polypropylene joint venture.

                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                  For the Three            For the Twelve
                                  Months Ended              Months Ended
                                   December 31               December 31
                                2003         2002         2003         2002
    COKE

    Income (Millions
     of Dollars)                 $11          $12          $43          $42
    Coke Production
     (Thousands of Tons)         513          514        2,024        2,001
    Coke Sales (Thousands
     of Tons)                    513          618        2,024        2,158


    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply         $ 82         $ 69         $245         $179
    Retail Marketing              45           43          107*         124
    Chemicals                     11           13           29**         36
    Logistics                     15           14           39           41
    Coke                           2            2            5            5
                                $155         $141         $425         $385

     * Excludes $162 million purchase from a subsidiary of Marathon Ashland
       Petroleum LLC ("Marathon") of 193 Speedway retail gasoline sites
       located primarily in Florida and South Carolina, including related
       inventory.

    ** Excludes $198 million associated with the formation of a propylene
       partnership with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. and a related 700 million
       pounds-per-year, 15-year propylene supply contract with Sunoco, and the
       acquisition of Equistar's Bayport polypropylene facility.

    DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND
    AMORTIZATION (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply        $44          $39         $165         $153
    Retail Marketing            26           24           99           95
    Chemicals                   16           12           59           44
    Logistics                    7            6           27           25
    Coke                         3            3           13           12
                               $96          $84         $363         $329



    BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION          At                  At
    (Millions of Dollars)          December 31         December 31
                                      2003                2002

    Cash and Cash Equivalents         $431                $390

    Total Borrowings (including
     Current Portion)               $1,453              $1,455

    Shareholders' Equity            $1,556              $1,394


    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
    (Millions of Dollars)              2004
                                       Plan            2003          2002

    Refining and Supply                $425*           $245          $179
    Retail Marketing                    130             107**         124
    Chemicals                           50*              29***         36
    Logistics                           27*              39            41 +
    Coke                                118               5             5
                                       $750            $425          $385

    *     Excludes $249 million acquisition from El Paso Corporation of the
          Eagle Point refinery and related pipeline and logistics assets,
which
          includes $138 million for inventory.
    **    Excludes the $162 million purchase from Marathon of 193 retail
          gasoline sites located primarily in Florida and South Carolina,
which
          includes $21 million for inventory.
    ***   Excludes $198 million associated with the formation of a propylene
          partnership with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. and a related supply
          contract and the acquisition of Equistar's Bayport polypropylene
          facility, which includes $16 million for inventory.
      +   Excludes $54 million purchase from an affiliate of Union Oil Company
          of California of interests in three Midwestern and Western U.S.
          products pipeline companies and a $6 million purchase which
increased
          the Company's ownership interest in the West Texas Gulf pipeline.


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                   2002
                           1st         2nd        3rd          4th       Total
    Refining and Supply  $ (76)       $ 15       $(18)        $ 48      $(31)
    Retail Marketing       (20)         21          7           12        20
    Chemicals                2          (1)        10           17        28
    Logistics                8           9          9            7        33
    Coke                     7           9         14           12        42
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses    (8)         (6)        (7)          (5)      (26)
      Net financing
       expenses and
       other               (20)        (21)       (25)         (25)      (91)
                          (107)         26        (10)          66       (25)
    Special items           --         (17)        --           (5)      (22)

    Consolidated net
     income (loss)       $(107)         $9       $(10)        $ 61      $(47)

    Earnings (loss)
     per share of common
     stock (diluted):
      Income (loss)
       before special
       items            $(1.41)      $ .34      $(.13)       $ .86     $(.33)
    Special items           --        (.22)        --         (.07)     (.29)
    Net income (loss)   $(1.41)      $ .12      $(.13)       $ .79     $(.62)


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
              Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                   2003
                          1st        2nd          3rd         4th       Total
    Refining and Supply  $ 93       $ 50         $ 98        $ 20       $261
    Retail Marketing       10         36           20          25         91
    Chemicals              (4)        10           21          26         53
    Logistics              11          9            9          (3)        26
    Coke                   10         11           11          11         43
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses   (9)       (10)         (10)        (11)       (40)
      Net financing
       expenses and other (25)       (25)         (25)        (24)       (99)
                           86         81          124          44        335
    Special items          --         --          (15)         (8)       (23)

    Consolidated net
     income              $ 86       $ 81         $109        $ 36       $312

    Earnings (loss)
     per share of common
     stock (diluted):

      Income before
       special items    $1.12      $1.04        $1.59       $ .57      $4.32
      Special items        --         --         (.19)       (.10)      (.29)
      Net income        $1.12      $1.04        $1.40       $ .47      $4.03


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                     2002
                             1st       2nd         3rd        4th     Total
    REVENUES

    Sales and other
     operating revenue
     (including consumer
     excise taxes)        $2,918    $3,527      $3,789     $4,065   $14,299
      Interest income          1         2           2          2         7
      Other income            12        27          21         18        78
                           2,931     3,556       3,812      4,085    14,384
    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products
     sold and operating
     expenses              2,380     2,780       3,047      3,223    11,430
    Consumer excise taxes    428       460         478        468     1,834

    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses 154       146         166        156       622

    Depreciation, depletion
     and amortization         79        82          84         84       329
    Payroll, property
     and other taxes          28        23          25         24       100

    Provision for
     write-down of assets
     and other matters        --        26          --          8        34

    Interest cost and
     debt expense             26        28          29         28       111

    Interest capitalized      --        (1)         (1)        (1)       (3)

                           3,095     3,544       3,828      3,990    14,457

    Income (loss) before
     income tax expense
     (benefit)              (164)       12         (16)        95       (73)

    Income tax expense
     (benefit)               (57)        3          (6)        34       (26)

    Net Income (Loss)     $ (107)       $9        $(10)       $61      $(47)


                                 Sunoco, Inc.
                    Consolidated Statements of Operations
                            (Millions of Dollars)
                                 (Unaudited)

                                                    2003
                              1st      2nd         3rd        4th      Total
    REVENUES

    Sales and other
     operating revenue
     (including consumer
     excise taxes)         $4,560   $4,169      $4,601     $4,536    $17,866
    Interest income             3        2           1          3          9
    Other income (loss)         7       18          (8)        37         54
                            4,570    4,189       4,594      4,576     17,929

    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products
     sold and
     operating expenses     3,701    3,250       3,515      3,621     14,087
    Consumer excise taxes     437      490         556        516      1,999

    Selling, general
     and administrative
     expenses                 160      178         199        205        742

    Depreciation, depletion
     and amortization          84       90          93         96        363
    Payroll, property
     and other taxes           27       24          30         23        104

    Provision for
     write-down of assets
     and other matters         --       --          --         28         28

    Interest cost and
     debt expense              28       29          28         29        114

    Interest capitalized       (1)      --          (1)        (1)        (3)

                            4,436    4,061       4,420      4,517     17,434
    Income before
     income tax expense       134      128         174         59        495

    Income tax expense         48       47          65         23        183

    Net Income                $86      $81        $109        $36       $312



SOURCE Sunoco, Inc.




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