3 Things to Watch When ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Total SA Report Q3 2017 Earnings

It's going to be a busy day for the oil and gas industry as three of the sector's biggest companies -- ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), Chevron (NYSE: CVX), and France's Total SA (NYSE: TOT) -- all report third-quarter 2017 earnings on Friday, Oct. 27. With Halloween just around the corner, investors are hoping for treats and not tricks from these oil majors.

But it can be tricky to keep track of all these giant corporations at once. Here's one simple thing investors should watch out for in each of these companies' earnings reports.

Offshore oil and gas drilling is key to the oil majors' outperformance -- or lack thereof. Image source: Getty Images.

Source: Fool.com