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Sunoco Reports Third Quarter Results

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PHILADELPHIA, PA USA
    PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE: SUN)
today reported net income of $104 million ($1.39 per share diluted) for the
third quarter of 2004 versus $109 million ($1.40 per share diluted) for the
2003 third quarter.  Excluding special items, income for the current quarter
was $125 million ($1.67 per share diluted) compared to $124 million ($1.59 per
share diluted) for the 2003 third quarter.
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    For the first nine months of 2004, Sunoco reported net income of
$427 million ($5.63 per share diluted) versus net income of $276 million
($3.56 per share diluted) for the 2003 nine-month period. Excluding special
items, Sunoco's income for the first nine months of 2004 was $452 million
($5.96 per share diluted) versus $291 million ($3.75 per share diluted) for
the first nine months of 2003.
    "Results for the Company continued to be strong, with good contributions
from each of our businesses this quarter," said John G. Drosdick, Sunoco
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.  "We have achieved a record level of
earnings during the first nine months of 2004 and the market fundamentals for
our businesses continue to be very favorable.
    "Our Refining and Supply business again led the way with earnings of $89
million despite significant scheduled maintenance activity during the quarter.
Margins, particularly for petrochemical feedstocks and for premium gasoline
and distillate products, such as low-sulfur diesel and jet fuel, were strong
and operating performance across our system continued to be excellent.
Excluding planned September maintenance activity in the Northeast Refining
System, which reduced total production by approximately five million barrels,
our refining system utilization was near capacity levels for the quarter. With
no major additional refinery maintenance scheduled this year, we are well-
positioned for the upcoming winter-time product demand.
    "Also contributing significantly to our third quarter results was our
Chemicals business, which earned $30 million for the quarter. Year-on-year
results for this business have improved for the past six consecutive quarters
and this period's results reflect a new quarterly record for Chemicals.  With
feedstock costs continuing at record high levels, the much improved results
are due to substantial sales price increases for our phenol and polypropylene
products and reflect the progressively tightening supply and demand for these
products. We expect this cyclical recovery to continue."
    Commenting further on the Company's results, Drosdick said,  "Our other
businesses also achieved solid results for the quarter. Retail Marketing
earned $19 million, a good result considering the run-up in crude oil and
wholesale gasoline prices during the quarter. Hurricane activity also
negatively impacted results in our Southeast U.S. retail network. Coke and
Logistics earned $12 million and $9 million, respectively, in the quarter.
    "We also continued our share repurchase activity, repurchasing over 2.6
million shares ($171 million) of Sunoco common stock during the quarter. Year-
to-date, we have repurchased 3.7 million shares ($236 million) and have
reduced total shares outstanding to 73.1 million. In September, our Board of
Directors approved an additional $500 million of share repurchase
authorization, providing ample authority to continue this program which we
believe to be an important element of our strategy to increase shareholder
value.
    "During the quarter, we also issued $250 million of 10-year, 4-7/8 percent
notes and repurchased approximately $350 million of various higher-interest-
rate debt issues. Annual net interest expense is expected to decline
approximately $15 million pretax as a result of these activities. We ended the
quarter with $293 million of cash and a net debt-to-capital ratio, as defined
in our revolving credit agreement, of 38 percent. With our strong balance
sheet and a favorable market outlook for our businesses, we should have the
financial capacity to continue to pursue disciplined growth across our
portfolio while returning cash to our shareholders. This remains core to our
success and strategy to increase shareholder value."

    DETAILS OF THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
    REFINING AND SUPPLY
    Refining and Supply earned $89 million in the current quarter versus $98
million in the third quarter of 2003.  Excluding results from the Eagle Point
refinery, the decrease was largely due to lower realized margins, increased
planned maintenance in the Northeast Refining Complex and higher expenses,
including fuel, depreciation and employee-related charges. Partially
offsetting these factors was a $30 million income contribution from the Eagle
Point facility acquired in January 2004.
    Total crude unit throughput averaged 827.4 thousand barrels daily (93
percent utilization) for the quarter, with total production available for sale
approximating 80 million barrels. Scheduled maintenance activity reduced crude
unit utilization by six percent for the quarter and reduced total production
by approximately five million barrels.

    RETAIL MARKETING
    Retail Marketing earned $19 million in the third quarter of 2004 versus
$20 million in the third quarter of 2003. Current quarter results include
$5 million of earnings from retail sites acquired from ConocoPhillips in April
2004. However, lower distillate margins, lower gasoline volumes (excluding the
ConocoPhillips sites) and the impact of hurricane activity on our Southeast
U.S. retail network (estimated at $2 million after tax) reduced results versus
the prior-year period.  Gasoline margins across our retail portfolio averaged
ten cents per gallon for the quarter.

    CHEMICALS
    Chemicals earned $30 million in the third quarter of 2004 versus
$21 million in the prior-year period. Average margins were 11.4 cents per
pound, up almost one cent per pound versus the prior-year quarter and 1.7
cents per pound versus the second quarter of 2004. Margins for both phenol and
polypropylene products improved during the quarter due to increased sales
prices throughout the product channels.  Despite the higher prices, sales
volumes increased over four percent versus the second quarter of 2004.

    LOGISTICS
    Earnings for the Logistics segment were $9 million for both third quarter
periods.

    COKE
    The Coke business earned $12 million in the third quarter of 2004 versus
$11 million in the third quarter of 2003. The increase was due primarily to a
favorable litigation settlement during the current quarter.

    CORPORATE AND OTHER
    Corporate administrative expenses were $15 million after tax in the
current quarter versus $10 million in the comparable quarter last year. The
increase was largely due to higher employee-related expenses, including
accruals associated with cash and stock-based compensation.
    Net financing expenses were $19 million after tax in the third quarter of
2004 versus $25 million in the prior-year quarter. The decline was due, in
part, to increased capitalized interest and lower expense attributable to the
preferential return of third-party investors in Sunoco's cokemaking
operations. Lower long-term debt expense and higher portfolio interest income
also contributed to lower net financing expenses compared to the year-ago
quarter.

    SPECIAL ITEMS
    Net income for the third quarter of 2004 included a net after-tax charge
of $21 million consisting of:

    --  a $34 million after-tax loss from the early extinguishment of debt;
    --  an $8 million after-tax loss recognized in connection with the sale of
        the Company's one-third interest in the Belvieu Environmental Fuels
        ("BEF") MTBE joint venture; gross proceeds of $15 million were
        received from the sale;
    --  an $18 million after-tax gain due to an income tax settlement; and
    --  a $3 million after-tax gain associated with sites divested as part of
        a Retail Marketing portfolio management program; gross proceeds of $11
        million were received from such sales during the quarter.

    Net income for the third quarter of 2003 included a $15 million after-tax
charge related to the write-down of the BEF MTBE production facility to its
estimated fair value at that time.

    NINE MONTH RESULTS
    Sunoco earned $427 million for the first nine months of 2004 versus $276
million in the comparable 2003 period. The increase is primarily due to
significantly higher wholesale fuel margins, higher chemical margins, and
added income from acquisitions, including the Eagle Point refinery, Speedway
and ConocoPhillips retail gasoline sites and the 2003 propylene supply
agreement with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. The increase was partially offset by
lower retail gasoline margins, higher expenses and a higher effective income
tax rate.
    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 4,800 retail sites selling gasoline and
convenience items, over 4,500 miles of crude oil and refined product owned and
operated pipelines and 37 product terminals, Sunoco is one of the largest
independent refiner-marketers in the United States. Sunoco is a significant
manufacturer of petrochemicals with annual sales of approximately five billion
pounds, largely chemical intermediates used to make fibers, plastics, film and
resins.  Utilizing a unique, patented technology, Sunoco also manufactures
approximately two million tons annually of high-quality metallurgical-grade
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 (October 21, 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.
    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 product specifications; availability and
pricing of oxygenates; phase-outs or restrictions on the use of MTBE; changes
in operating conditions and costs; changes in the expected level of
environmental capital, operating or remediation expenditures; age of, and
changes in, the reliability and efficiency of the Company's or a third party's
operating facilities; potential equipment malfunction; potential labor
relations problems; the legislative and regulatory environment; ability to
identify acquisitions under favorable terms and integrate them into the
Company's existing businesses; ability to enter into joint ventures and other
arrangements with favorable terms; plant construction/repair delays;
nonperformance by major customers, suppliers or other business partners;
changes in financial markets impacting pension expense and funding
requirements; political and economic conditions, including the impact of
potential terrorist acts and international hostilities; and changes in the
status of, or initiation of new, litigation.  These and other applicable risks
and uncertainties have been described more fully in Sunoco's Second Quarter
2004 Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 5,
2004 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.

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                                  Sunoco, Inc.
               2004 Third Quarter and Nine-Month Financial Summary
                                   (Unaudited)




    Third Quarter                              2004            2003

    Revenues                             $6,558,000,000  $4,620,000,000  *


    Net Income                             $104,000,000    $109,000,000



    Net Income Per Share of
      Common Stock:
      Basic                                       $1.40           $1.41
      Diluted                                     $1.39           $1.40

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
      Outstanding (In Millions):
      Basic                                        74.2            77.1
      Diluted                                      75.0            78.0

    Nine Months

    Revenues                            $18,079,000,000 $13,420,000,000  *

    Net Income                             $427,000,000    $276,000,000

    Net Income Per Share of
      Common Stock:
      Basic                                       $5.69           $3.59
      Diluted                                     $5.63           $3.56

    Weighted Average Number of Shares
      Outstanding (In Millions):
      Basic                                        75.1            76.8
      Diluted                                      75.9            77.6


    *Restated to reflect the consolidation of the Epsilon Products Company,
LLC polypropylene joint venture, effective January 1, 2003, in connection with
the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable
Interest Entities," in the first quarter of 2004.


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

                                                        Three Months
                                                           Ended
                                                       September 30
                                                   2004     2003  Variance
    Refining and Supply                             $89      $98       $(9)
    Retail Marketing                                 19       20        (1)
    Chemicals                                        30       21         9
    Logistics                                         9        9        --
    Coke                                             12       11         1
    Corporate and Other:
        Corporate expenses                          (15)     (10)       (5)
        Net financing expenses and other            (19)     (25)        6
                                                    125      124         1
    Special items                                   (21)     (15)       (6)
    Consolidated net income                        $104     $109       $(5)

    Earnings (loss) per share of common
     stock (diluted):
        Income before special items               $1.67    $1.59      $.08
        Special items                              (.28)    (.19)     (.09)
        Net income                                $1.39    $1.40     $(.01)

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

                                          Nine Months Ended
                                             September 30
                                       2004      2003    Variance
    Refining and Supply               $406       $241      $165
    Retail Marketing                    39         66       (27)
    Chemicals                           54         27        27
    Logistics                           26         29        (3)
    Coke                                30         32        (2)
    Corporate and Other:
        Corporate expenses             (40)       (29)      (11)
        Net financing
         expenses and other            (63)       (75)       12
                                       452        291       161
    Special items                      (25)       (15)      (10)
    Consolidated net income           $427       $276      $151

    Earnings (loss) per share of
     common stock (diluted):
        Income before
         special items               $5.96      $3.75     $2.21
        Special items                 (.33)      (.19)     (.14)
        Net income                   $5.63      $3.56     $2.07

                                   Sunoco, Inc.
                  Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)


    Commencing in the first quarter of 2004, certain revisions have been made
to Sunoco's Financial and Operating Statistics presented below.   In Refining
and Supply, operating data is now provided for the MidContinent Refining
Complex (previously, separate data had been provided for the Toledo and Tulsa
refineries). Also, the Chemicals margin and volume data as well as certain
other financial information reflect the impact of consolidating the Epsilon
Products Company, LLC polypropylene joint venture in connection with the
adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 46. The polypropylene margin information
also now includes the impact of a long-term supply contract entered into on
March 31, 2003 with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. and the cost of additives. Prior-
period amounts have been restated to conform to the 2004 presentation.

                                           For the Three     For the Nine
                                           Months Ended      Months Ended
                                           September 30      September 30
                                           2004    2003     2004       2003
    TOTAL REFINING AND SUPPLY

    Income (Millions of Dollars)            $89      $98    $406       $241
    Realized Wholesale Margin* (Per
     Barrel of Production Available
     for Sale)                            $5.43    $5.36   $6.26      $5.00
    Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude
     Unit Rated Capacity**                   93      100      96         98
    Throughputs*** (Thousand Barrels
      Daily):
     Crude Oil                            827.4    727.2   846.3      718.1
     Other Feedstocks                      57.7     50.5    60.1       53.1
       Total Throughputs                  885.1    777.7   906.4      771.2
    Products Manufactured*** (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                            429.6    388.9   440.0      374.3
      Middle Distillates                  288.4    236.0   293.5      238.1
      Residual Fuel                        63.6     64.7    72.8       63.0
      Petrochemicals                       37.8     29.7    37.2       28.1
      Lubricants                           13.8     13.9    14.0       13.7
      Other                                83.6     74.5    83.1       83.7
        Total Production                  916.8    807.7   940.6      800.9
      Less: Production Used as Fuel in
            Refinery Operations            45.1     38.1    46.3       37.9
        Total Production Available for
         Sale                             871.7    769.6   894.3      763.0

    *Wholesale sales revenue less cost of crude oil, other feedstocks,
     product purchases and related terminalling and transportation divided
     by production available for sale.
    ** In January 2004, crude unit capacity increased from 730 to 890
     thousands of barrels daily. This change reflects the acquisition of
     the 150 thousand barrels-per-day Eagle Point refinery effective
     January 13, 2004 and a 10 thousand barrels-per-day adjustment at the
     Toledo refinery reflecting the increased reliability and enhanced
     operations at this facility in recent years. The calculation of the
     crude inputs as a percent of crude unit rated capacity for the nine
     months ended September 30, 2004 includes the Eagle Point refinery,
     effective January 13, 2004.
    ***Data pertaining to the Eagle Point refinery for the nine months ended
     September 30, 2004 are included based on the amounts attributable to
     the 262-day ownership period (January 13, 2004 - September 30, 2004)
     divided by 274 days.

                                  Sunoco, Inc.
                 Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                            For the Three     For the Nine
                                            Months Ended      Months Ended
                                            September 30      September 30
                                            2004     2003     2004      2003
    Northeast Refining Complex*

    Realized Wholesale Margin (Per
     Barrel of Production Available
     for Sale)                             $5.09    $4.81    $6.11     $4.96
    Market Benchmark 6-3-2-1
    (Per Barrel)                           $4.58    $5.58    $6.46     $5.99
    Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude
     Unit Rated Capacity**                    91       99       97        98
    Throughputs*** (Thousand Barrels
     Daily):
     Crude Oil                             597.5    499.2    629.2     493.4
     Other Feedstocks                       51.8     44.4     54.2      46.5
       Total Throughputs                   649.3    543.6    683.4     539.9
    Products Manufactured*** (Thousand
     Barrels Daily):
      Gasoline                             310.6    266.2    326.6     262.3
      Middle Distillates                   215.8    173.5    228.0     171.7
      Residual Fuel                         59.7     60.5     69.0      58.9
      Petrochemicals                        29.7     21.4     30.6      20.8
      Other                                 54.7     41.3     53.9      46.7
        Total Production                   670.5    562.9    708.1     560.4
      Less: Production Used as Fuel in
            Refinery Operations             34.1     26.6     35.9      26.9
        Total Production Available for
         Sale                              636.4    536.3    672.2     533.5

    *Comprised of the Marcus Hook, Philadelphia and Eagle Point
     refineries.
    ** On January 13, 2004, crude unit capacity increased from 505 to 655
     thousands of barrels daily as a result of the Eagle Point refinery
     acquisition. The calculation of the crude inputs as a percent of
     crude unit rated capacity for the nine months ended September 30,
     2004 includes the Eagle Point refinery, effective January 13, 2004.
    ***Data pertaining to the Eagle Point refinery for the nine months
     ended September 30, 2004 are included based on the amounts
     attributable to the 262-day period subsequent to the acquisition
     date divided by 274 days.

    MidContinent Refining Complex*

    Realized Wholesale Margin (Per
    Barrel of
      Production Available for Sale)      $6.36   $6.65    $6.70      $5.09
    Market Benchmark 3-2-1 (Per Barrel)   $6.91   $7.39    $7.88      $6.43
    Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude
     Unit Rated Capacity**                   98     101       92        100
    Throughputs (Thousand Barrels
     Daily):
      Crude Oil                           229.9   228.0    217.1      224.7
      Other Feedstocks                      5.9     6.1      5.9        6.6
        Total Throughputs                 235.8   234.1    223.0      231.3

    *Comprised of the Toledo and Tulsa refineries.
    ** Effective January 1, 2004, crude unit capacity increased from 225 to
     235 thousands of barrels daily as a result of a 10 thousand barrels-
     per-day adjustment at the Toledo refinery.


                                  Sunoco, Inc.
                 Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                           For the Three       For the Nine
                                           Months Ended        Months Ended
                                           September 30        September 30
                                          2004      2003      2004      2003
    MidContinent Refining Complex
     (continued)

    Products Manufactured (Thousand
      Barrels Daily):
     Gasoline                             119.0    122.7     113.4     112.0

     Middle Distillates                    72.6     62.5      65.5      66.4
     Residual Fuel                          3.9      4.2       3.8       4.1
     Petrochemicals                         8.1      8.3       6.6       7.3
     Lubricants                            13.8     13.9      14.0      13.7
     Other                                 28.9     33.2      29.2      37.0
       Total Production                   246.3    244.8     232.5     240.5

      Less: Production Used as Fuel in
            Refinery Operations            11.0     11.5      10.4      11.0
        Total Production
         Available for Sale                235.3   233.3     222.1     229.5



    RETAIL MARKETING

    Income (Millions of Dollars)              $19      $20     $39      $66
    Retail Margin* (Per Barrel):
      Gasoline                              $4.24    $4.20   $3.84    $4.21
      Middle Distillates                    $2.61    $3.25   $4.29    $4.86
    Sales of Petroleum Products
    (Thousand Barrels Daily):
     Gasoline                               310.5    303.6   296.4    275.1
     Middle Distillates                      40.5     38.0    41.6     39.9
                                            351.0    341.6   338.0    315.0
    Total Retail Gasoline Outlets,
    End of Period                           4,811    4,518   4,811    4,518
    Gasoline and Diesel Throughput
      per Company
     Owned or Leased Outlet (M
     Gal/Site/Month)                          137      137     132      124
    Convenience Stores:
     Total Stores, End of Period              794      842     794      842
     Merchandise Sales                        $83      $80     $79      $73
     (M$/Store/Month)
     Merchandise Margin (Company
     Operated) (% of Sales)                   26%      24%     25%      24%

    *Retail sales price less wholesale price and related terminalling and
     transportation costs divided by total sales volumes. The retail sales
     price is the weighted average price received through the various
     branded marketing distribution channels.

                                  Sunoco, Inc.
                 Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                            For the Three   For the Nine
                                            Months Ended    Months Ended
                                            September 30    September 30
                                           2004      2003     2004     2003
    CHEMICALS*

    Income (Millions of Dollars)            $30       $21      $54      $27
    Margin** (Cents per Pound):
      All Products***                      11.4      10.5     10.1      9.1
      Phenol and Related Products           9.3       8.7      8.7      8.0
      Polypropylene***                     14.8      13.1     12.4     11.0
    Sales (Millions of Pounds):
      Phenol and Related Products           684       635    1,946    1,934
      Polypropylene#                        561       577    1,683    1,660
      Plasticizers##                         --       155       28      446
      Other                                  48        35      139      123
                                          1,293     1,402    3,796    4,163

    *Prior-period amounts have been restated to reflect the consolidation
     of the Epsilon joint venture, effective January 1, 2003, in
     connection with the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 46 in the
     first quarter of 2004.
    **Wholesale sales revenue less cost of feedstocks, product purchases
      and related terminalling and transportation divided by sales volumes.
    ***The polypropylene and all products margins include 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.
    #Includes amounts attributable to the Bayport facility subsequent to
     its purchase, effective March 31, 2003.
    ##Consists of amounts attributable to the plasticizer business, which
     was divested in January 2004.

    COKE

    Income (Millions of Dollars)           $12      $11      $30        $32
    Coke Production (Thousands of Tons)    508      517    1,479      1,511
    Coke Sales (Thousands of Tons)         509      516    1,482      1,511

                                  Sunoco, Inc.
                 Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)

                                           For the Three      For the Nine
                                           Months Ended       Months Ended
                                           September 30       September 30
                                           2004      2003     2004      2003

    CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply                  $155      $60     $303 *    $163
    Retail Marketing                       25       27       64 **     62 ***
    Chemicals                              10        9       29 *      19 #
    Logistics                              12        9       44 *      24
    Coke                                   44        1       88         3
                                         $246     $106     $528      $271

    * Excludes $250 million acquisition from El Paso Corporation of the
      Eagle Point refinery and related chemical and logistics assets,
      which includes inventory. The $250 million includes $15 million
      related to an October 2004 settlement of a dispute with El Paso
      primarily related to the amount due for inventory purchased in
      connection with the Eagle Point refinery acquisition. The purchase
      price is comprised of $190, $40 and $20 million attributable to
      Refining and Supply, Chemicals and Logistics, respectively.
    ** Excludes $181 million acquisition from ConocoPhillips of 340 retail
      outlets located primarily in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and
      Washington, D.C., which includes inventory.
    *** Excludes $162 million purchase from a subsidiary of Marathon
      Ashland Petroleum LLC of 193 retail gasoline sites located
      primarily in Florida and South Carolina, which includes 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 inventory.

    DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND
    AMORTIZATION (Millions of Dollars)

    Refining and Supply                      $47      $42     $139      $121
    Retail Marketing                          28       25       81        73
    Chemicals                                 17       17       51        47
    Logistics                                  8        6       22        20
    Coke                                       3        4       10        10
                                            $103      $94     $303      $271

                                                     At             At
                                                September 30    December 31
    BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION                       2004           2003
    (Millions of Dollars)

    Cash and Cash Equivalents                        $293          $431

    Total Borrowings (including Current
     Portion)*                                     $1,489        $1,601

    Shareholders' Equity                           $1,741        $1,556

    *At September 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, includes $136 and $148
     million, respectively, attributable to the Epsilon joint venture,
     which is now consolidated in connection with the adoption of FASB
     Interpretation No. 46.

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

                                                               2004
                                                       1st      2nd      3rd
    Refining and Supply                               $100     $217      $89
    Retail Marketing                                    (4)      24       19
    Chemicals                                           12       12       30
    Logistics                                            8        9        9
    Coke                                                 9        9       12
    Corporate and Other:
      Corporate expenses                               (12)     (13)     (15)
      Net financing expenses and
       other                                           (24)     (20)     (19)

                                                        89      238      125
                                                        --       (4)     (21)
    Special items
    Consolidated net income                            $89     $234     $104

    Earnings (loss) per share of
    common stock (diluted):
        Income before special items                  $1.17    $3.12    $1.67

        Special items                                   --     (.05)    (.28)
        Net income                                   $1.17    $3.07    $1.39

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

                                                                       2003*
                                        1st     2nd     3rd     4th    Total
    REVENUES

    Sales and other operating
     revenue (including
     consumer excise taxes)          $4,589  $4,189  $4,630  $4,561  $17,969
    Interest income                       2       2       1       2        7

    Other income (loss), net              5      13     (11)     33       40
                                      4,596   4,204   4,620   4,596   18,016
    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products sold and
     operating expenses               3,722   3,261   3,536   3,635   14,154
    Consumer excise taxes               437     490     556     516    1,999
    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses            163     180     202     207      752

    Depreciation, depletion and
     amortization                        85      92      94      98      369
    Payroll, property and other
     taxes                               27      24      30      24      105

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

    Interest cost and debt expense       29      29      29      30      117


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

                                      4,462   4,076   4,446   4,537   17,521

    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

    *Restated to reflect the consolidation of the Epsilon joint venture,
     effective January 1, 2003, in connection with the adoption of FASB
     Interpretation No. 46 in the first quarter of 2004.

                            Sunoco, Inc.
                  Consolidated Statements of Income
                        (Millions of Dollars)
                             (Unaudited)
                                                          2004
                                          1st             2nd            3rd

    REVENUES

    Sales and other
     operating revenue
    (including consumer
     excise taxes)                      $5,232         $6,265         $6,575
    Interest income                          2              1              4
    Other income (loss), net                11             10            (21)
                                         5,245          6,276          6,558

    COSTS AND EXPENSES

    Cost of products sold and
     operating expenses                  4,254          4,949          5,417
    Consumer excise taxes                  498            571            611
    Selling, general and
     administrative expenses               187            223            203

    Depreciation, depletion and
     amortization                          100            100            103
    Payroll, property and
     other taxes                            33             28             30

    Interest cost and debt expense          29             28             28

    Interest capitalized                    (1)            (2)            (3)

                                         5,100          5,897          6,389
    Income before
     income tax expense                    145            379            169

    Income tax expense                      56            145             65

    Net income                             $89           $234           $104


SOURCE Sunoco, Inc.




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