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Sunoco Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2008--Sunoco, Inc. (NYSE:SUN) today reported net income of $549 million ($4.70 per share diluted) for the third quarter of 2008 versus $216 million ($1.81 per share diluted) for the third quarter of 2007. Excluding special items, Sunoco had income for the 2008 third quarter of $559 million ($4.78 per share diluted). There were no special items in the third quarter of 2007.

For the first nine months of 2008, Sunoco reported net income of $572 million ($4.88 per share diluted) versus $900 million ($7.46 per share diluted) in the first nine months of 2007. Excluding special items, income in the first nine months of 2008 was $561 million ($4.79 per share diluted) versus $810 million ($6.71 per share diluted) in the first nine months of 2007.

"After an extremely challenging market environment in the first half of 2008, very strong margins in our Refining and Supply and Retail Marketing businesses led to a record result in the third quarter," said Lynn Elsenhans, Sunoco's Chief Executive Officer and President. "Refining and Supply earned $424 million as falling crude oil prices and reduced industry production related to the Gulf Coast hurricane activity led to significantly improved margins. In addition, optimization actions during the quarter greatly enhanced our capture of available market opportunities. We reduced the amount of Nigerian-sourced crude oil run at our refineries by more than 200,000 barrels per day versus historical levels during a period when premiums for Nigerian grades remained high. At the same time, we continued to optimize our product yields to maximize distillate production early in the quarter when gasoline margins were weak and then increased gasoline production during September as market demand for gasoline increased.

"Demonstrating the diversity of our earnings base, Sunoco's non-refining businesses earned $140 million during the third quarter, their highest quarterly contribution ever. Retail Marketing earned $72 million despite lower year-over-year sales volumes as falling wholesale gasoline prices through most of the quarter led to expanded retail margins. Chemicals also benefited from falling feedstock costs to earn $19 million despite some hurricane-related downtime at our Houston-area facilities in September. Some assets in our Logistics business were also impacted by the September hurricanes but otherwise continued strong performance from Sunoco Logistics Partners LP (NYSE:SXL) contributed to earnings of $20 million for this business. Finally, Coke earned a record $29 million, reflecting a partial contribution from our second cokemaking facility in Haverhill, Ohio which began operations during the quarter. With an increased contribution from these assets and the benefit of higher coal prices in the fourth quarter, we continue to expect the Coke business to earn approximately $110-$115 million for the full-year 2008."

Commenting on the Company's strategic outlook, Elsenhans said, "While falling wholesale gasoline prices kept retail margins strong in October, Gulf Coast refining supply is largely back on line following the hurricanes and the slowing economy will likely continue to suppress demand for refined products as we enter 2009. More than ever, this market environment requires our continued focus to maintain financial discipline. As of September 30, our net-debt-to-capital ratio was 30 percent as defined by the covenant in our revolving credit agreement. We had $327 million of cash on the balance sheet and $1.8 billion of available liquidity, including funds available to SXL. In addition, we have decided not to proceed with the previously announced capital improvement project to upgrade the Tulsa refinery, which will reduce planned spending by approximately $375 million. Sunoco continues to pursue the potential sale of the facility and re-evaluate our entire portfolio of assets to be responsive to changing global market conditions and achieve enhanced shareholder value. Further updates on each of these matters as well as additional detail on our 2009 capital program will be discussed at a meeting for securities analysts and investors to be held on December 15, 2008."

    DETAILS OF THIRD QUARTER RESULTS

    REFINING AND SUPPLY

Refining and Supply earned $424 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $171 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase in earnings was primarily due to higher realized margins, partially offset by higher expenses and lower production volumes. The higher margins primarily resulted from tighter product markets following storms in the U.S. Gulf Coast region.

RETAIL MARKETING

Retail Marketing earned $72 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $31 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase in earnings was primarily due to higher average retail gasoline and distillate margins, partially offset by lower retail gasoline sales volumes and lower divestment gains. Results for the quarter included a $5 million after-tax charge related to asset impairment losses and associated costs in conjunction with the Company's Retail Portfolio Management (RPM) program. The Company anticipates that the future gains to be recognized from the divestment of sites under the RPM program will exceed the impairment losses and associated costs recognized during the quarter.

CHEMICALS

Chemicals earned $19 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $13 million in the prior-year period. The increase in earnings was due primarily to higher margins, partially offset by lower sales volumes.

LOGISTICS

Earnings for the Logistics segment were $20 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $14 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase was due to continued improved results from SXL which benefited from increased pipeline fees and higher lease acquisition margins in its western pipeline system as well as higher earnings from the eastern pipeline system and terminalling operations.

COKE

The Coke business earned $29 million in the third quarter of 2008 versus $7 million in the third quarter of 2007. The increase in earnings was due primarily to increased price realizations from coal and coke production and higher coke sales volumes at Jewell.

CORPORATE AND OTHER

Corporate administrative expenses (income) were $(2) million after tax in the third quarter of 2008 versus $11 million after tax in the third quarter of 2007. The decrease in expenses was primarily due to an $11 million favorable income tax consolidation adjustment in the third quarter of 2008. This adjustment essentially reversed unfavorable adjustments recorded in the first half of the year.

Net financing expenses were $7 million after tax in the third quarter of 2008 versus $9 million after tax in the third quarter of 2007. The decrease was primarily due to higher capitalized interest and the absence of expense attributable to the preferential return of third-party investors in Sunoco's Indiana Harbor cokemaking operations, partially offset by lower interest income.

SPECIAL ITEMS

During the third quarter of 2008, Sunoco elected not to proceed with a capital project at its Tulsa refinery and, as a result, recorded a $10 million after-tax provision to write-off the expenditures incurred to date on this project.

NINE MONTH RESULTS

Sunoco earned $572 million, or $4.88 per share of common stock on a diluted basis, for the first nine months of 2008 versus $900 million, or $7.46 per share, in the comparable 2007 period. The decrease was primarily due to lower margins in Sunoco's Refining and Supply business. Also contributing to the decline were the absence of a $90 million after-tax gain related to the prior issuance of SXL limited partnership units, higher expenses, lower production of refined products, lower gains on asset divestments, lower retail gasoline and distillate sales volumes, and the provision for asset write-downs associated with the canceled capital project at the Tulsa refinery. Partially offsetting these negative factors were higher average retail gasoline and distillate margins, higher income attributable to Sunoco's Coke, Logistics and Chemicals businesses, lower net financing expenses and an $11 million after-tax gain on an insurance recovery and a $10 million after-tax gain pertaining to certain income tax matters that were recognized in the second quarter of 2008.

Sunoco, Inc., headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, is a leading manufacturer and marketer of petroleum and petrochemical products. With 910 thousand barrels per day of refining capacity, approximately 4,700 retail sites selling gasoline and convenience items, approximately 5,500 miles of crude oil and refined product owned and operated pipelines and 38 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's cokemaking facilities in the United States have the capacity to manufacture approximately 3.0 million tons annually of high-quality metallurgical-grade coke for use in the steel industry. Sunoco also is the operator of, and has an equity interest in, a 1.7 million tons-per-year cokemaking facility in Vitoria, Brazil.

Anyone interested in obtaining further insights into the third quarter's results can monitor the Company's quarterly teleconference call, which is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on November 6, 2008. It can be accessed through Sunoco's website - 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 materially from those discussed in this release. Such risks and uncertainties include, by way of example and not of limitation: general economic, financial and business conditions which could affect Sunoco's financial condition and results of operations; changes in competition and competitive practices, including the impact of foreign imports; effects of weather conditions and natural disasters on the Company's operating facilities and on product supply and demand; changes in refining, marketing and chemical margins; changes in coal and coke prices; variation in crude oil and petroleum-based commodity prices and availability of crude oil and feedstock supply or transportation; effects of transportation disruptions; changes in the price differentials between light-sweet and heavy-sour crude oils; changes in the marketplace which may affect supply and demand for Sunoco's products; changes in the level of capital expenditures or operating expenses; changes in product specifications; availability and pricing of ethanol; changes in the level of environmental capital, operating or remediation expenditures; age of, and changes in the reliability, efficiency and capacity of, the Company's operating facilities or those of third parties; effects of adverse events relating to the operation of the Company's facilities and to the transportation and storage of hazardous materials (including equipment malfunction, explosions, fires, spills, and the effects of severe weather conditions); risks related to labor relations and workplace safety; changes in, or new, statutes and government regulations or their interpretations, including those relating to the environment and global warming; changes in accounting rules and/or tax laws or their interpretations, including the method of accounting for inventories and pensions; ability to identify acquisitions, execute them under favorable terms and integrate them into the Company's existing businesses; ability to enter into joint ventures and other similar arrangements under favorable terms; delays and/or costs related to construction, improvements and/or repairs of facilities (including shortages of skilled labor, the issuance of applicable permits and inflation); nonperformance or force majeure by, or disputes with, major customers, suppliers, dealers, distributors or other business partners; changes in credit terms required by suppliers; changes in financial markets impacting pension expense and funding requirements; political and economic conditions in the markets in which the Company, its suppliers or customers operate, including the impact of potential terrorist acts and international hostilities; military conflicts between, or internal instability in, one or more oil producing countries, governmental actions and other disruptions in the ability to obtain crude oil; changes in the availability and cost of equity and debt financing, including amounts under the Company's revolving credit facilities; performance of financial institutions impacting the Company's liquidity, including those supporting the Company's revolving credit and accounts receivable securitization facilities; changes in the credit ratings assigned to the Company's debt securities or credit facilities; and changes in the status of, or initiation of new, litigation, arbitration or other proceedings to which the Company is a party or liability resulting from such litigation, arbitration or other proceedings, including natural resource damage claims. These and other applicable risks and uncertainties have been described more fully in Sunoco's Second Quarter 2008 Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 2008 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.
         2008 Third Quarter and Nine-Month Financial Summary
                             (Unaudited)

Third Quarter                               2008            2007
-------------------------------------- --------------- ---------------

Revenues                               $16,109,000,000 $11,497,000,000

Net Income                             $   549,000,000 $   216,000,000

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock:
  Basic                                $          4.70 $          1.82
  Diluted                              $          4.70 $          1.81

Weighted-Average Number of Shares
Outstanding (In Millions):
  Basic                                          116.9           119.0
  Diluted                                        116.9           119.2

Nine Months
--------------------------------------

Revenues                               $45,006,000,000 $31,566,000,000

Net Income                             $   572,000,000 $   900,000,000

Net Income Per Share of Common Stock:
  Basic                                $          4.89 $          7.48
  Diluted                              $          4.88 $          7.46

Weighted-Average Number of Shares
 Outstanding (In Millions):
  Basic                                          117.0           120.4
  Diluted                                        117.1           120.7

                             Sunoco, Inc.
          Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
           (Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                Three Months
                                                    Ended
                                                September 30
                                                -------------
                                                 2008   2007  Variance
                                                ------ ------ --------
Refining and Supply                             $ 424  $ 171  $   253
Retail Marketing                                   72     31       41
Chemicals                                          19     13        6
Logistics                                          20     14        6
Coke                                               29      7       22
Corporate and Other:
  Corporate expenses                                2    (11)      13
  Net financing expenses and other                 (7)    (9)       2
                                                ------ ------ --------
                                                  559    216      343
Special items                                     (10)    --      (10)
                                                ------ ------ --------
Consolidated net income                         $ 549  $ 216  $   333
                                                ====== ====== ========

Earnings per share of common stock (diluted):
  Income before special items                   $4.78  $1.81  $  2.97
  Special items                                  (.08)    --     (.08)
                                                ------ ------ --------
  Net income                                    $4.70  $1.81  $  2.89
                                                ====== ====== ========

                             Sunoco, Inc.
          Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
           (Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)
                             (Unaudited)
                                                Nine Months
                                                   Ended
                                                September 30
                                                -------------
                                                 2008   2007  Variance
                                                ------ ------ --------
Refining and Supply                             $ 333  $ 729   $ (396)
Retail Marketing                                   98     68       30
Chemicals                                          40     28       12
Logistics                                          56     33       23
Coke                                               77     31       46
Corporate and Other:
  Corporate expenses                              (26)   (44)      18
  Net financing expenses and other                (17)   (35)      18
                                                ------ ------ --------
                                                  561    810     (249)
Special items                                      11     90      (79)
                                                ------ ------ --------
Consolidated net income                         $ 572  $ 900   $ (328)
                                                ====== ====== ========

Earnings per share of common stock (diluted):
  Income before special items                   $4.79  $6.71   $(1.92)
  Special items                                   .09    .75     (.66)
                                                ------ ------ --------
  Net income                                    $4.88  $7.46   $(2.58)
                                                ====== ====== ========

                             Sunoco, Inc.
            Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                           For the Three For the Nine
                                           Months Ended  Months Ended
                                           September 30  September 30
                                           ------------- -------------
                                            2008   2007   2008   2007
                                           ------ ------ ------ ------
TOTAL REFINING AND SUPPLY

Income (Millions of Dollars)               $  424 $  171 $  333 $  729
Realized Wholesale Margin* (Per Barrel of
 Production Available for Sale)            $14.72 $ 8.06 $ 8.51 $ 9.94
Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude Unit
 Rated Capacity**                              88     96     86     91
Throughputs (Thousand Barrels Daily):
  Crude Oil                                 803.6  873.1  782.5  818.3
  Other Feedstocks                           89.4   79.1   83.3   79.0
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Throughputs                       893.0  952.2  865.8  897.3
======================================================================
Products Manufactured (Thousand Barrels
Daily):
  Gasoline                                  404.8  456.9  397.3  432.3
  Middle Distillates                        331.1  329.0  317.2  304.1
  Residual Fuel                              58.1   73.2   55.2   66.3
  Petrochemicals                             38.5   37.7   35.7   36.3
  Lubricants                                 11.6   11.1   11.7   11.7
  Other                                      81.1   80.4   80.6   79.6
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Production                        925.2  988.3  897.7  930.3
  Less: Production Used as Fuel in
   Refinery Operations                       41.3   45.5   40.2   43.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Production Available for Sale     883.9  942.8  857.5  887.1
======================================================================
 * Wholesale sales revenue less related cost of crude oil, other
    feedstocks, product purchases and terminalling and transportation
    divided by production available for sale.
** Reflects the impact of a 10 thousand barrels-per-day increase in
    crude unit capacity in MidContinent Refining in July 2007
    attributable to a crude unit debottleneck project 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
                                           ------------- -------------
                                            2008   2007   2008   2007
                                           ------ ------ ------ ------
Northeast Refining*

Realized Wholesale Margin (Per Barrel of
 Production Available for Sale)            $15.20 $ 6.35 $ 8.70 $ 8.05
Market Benchmark 6-3-2-1 (Value Added)
 (Per Barrel)                              $11.98 $ 8.46 $ 9.51 $10.25
Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude Unit
 Rated Capacity                                88     98     86     91
Throughputs (Thousand Barrels Daily):
  Crude Oil                                 573.6  643.2  562.3  599.1
  Other Feedstocks                           79.4   69.3   74.3   69.1
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Throughputs                       653.0  712.5  636.6  668.2
======================================================================
Products Manufactured (Thousand Barrels
 Daily):
  Gasoline                                  306.9  342.7  299.3  320.1
  Middle Distillates                        236.6  249.8  231.6  230.5
  Residual Fuel                              53.1   67.9   50.4   62.1
  Petrochemicals                             31.0   29.3   29.1   28.0
  Other                                      48.8   47.7   49.0   49.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Production                        676.4  737.4  659.4  690.0
  Less: Production Used as Fuel in
   Refinery Operations                       30.2   34.1   29.4   31.9
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Production Available for Sale     646.2  703.3  630.0  658.1
======================================================================

MidContinent Refining**

Realized Wholesale Margin (Per Barrel of
 Production Available for Sale)            $13.41 $13.10 $ 7.99 $15.37
Market Benchmark 3-2-1 (Per Barrel)        $15.51 $17.02 $11.22 $18.80
Crude Inputs as Percent of Crude Unit
 Rated Capacity***                             90     90     86     88
Throughputs (Thousand Barrels Daily):
  Crude Oil                                 230.0  229.9  220.2  219.2
  Other Feedstocks                           10.0    9.8    9.0    9.9
----------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total Throughputs                       240.0  239.7  229.2  229.1
======================================================================
  * Comprised of the Marcus Hook, Philadelphia and Eagle Point
     refineries.
 ** Comprised of the Toledo and Tulsa refineries.
*** Reflects the impact of a 10 thousand barrels-per-day increase in
     crude unit capacity in July 2007 attributable to a crude unit
     debottleneck project 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
                                   ----------------- -----------------
                                     2008     2007     2008     2007
                                   -------- -------- -------- --------
MidContinent Refining (continued)

Products Manufactured (Thousand
 Barrels Daily):
   Gasoline                           97.9    114.2     98.0    112.2
   Middle Distillates                 94.5     79.2     85.6     73.6
   Residual Fuel                       5.0      5.3      4.8      4.2
   Petrochemicals                      7.5      8.4      6.6      8.3
   Lubricants                         11.6     11.1     11.7     11.7
   Other                              32.3     32.7     31.6     30.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Production               248.8    250.9    238.3    240.3
   Less: Production Used as Fuel
    in Refinery Operations            11.1     11.4     10.8     11.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
      Total Production Available
       for Sale                      237.7    239.5    227.5    229.0
======================================================================

RETAIL MARKETING

Income (Millions of Dollars)           $72      $31      $98      $68
Retail Margin* (Per Barrel):
   Gasoline                          $7.85    $4.68    $5.20    $4.15
   Middle Distillates                $5.94    $3.41    $5.95    $4.88
Sales (Thousand Barrels Daily):
   Gasoline                          287.0    302.9    288.5    303.2
   Middle Distillates                 37.3     37.3     37.4     41.3
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     324.3    340.2    325.9    344.5
======================================================================
Total Retail Gasoline Outlets, End
 of Period                           4,716    4,687    4,716    4,687
Gasoline and Diesel Throughput per
 Company-Owned or Leased Outlet (M
 Gal/Site/Month)                       150      154      148      149
Convenience Stores:
   Total Stores, End of Period         706      730      706      730
   Merchandise Sales
    (M$/Store/Month)                   $90      $91      $84      $84
   Merchandise Margin (Company
    Operated) (% of Sales)              27%      27%      27%      27%
======================================================================

* Retail sales price less related wholesale price, terminalling and
 transportation costs and consumer excise taxes per barrel. 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
                                 ------------------ ------------------
                                   2008      2007     2008      2007
                                 --------  -------- --------  --------
CHEMICALS

Income (Millions of Dollars)          $19       $13      $40       $28
Margin* (Cents per Pound):
   All Products**                    12.0      10.0     10.6      10.1
   Phenol and Related Products       10.6       8.7      9.1       8.6
   Polypropylene**                   14.0      11.7     12.5      11.9
Sales (Millions of Pounds):
   Phenol and Related Products        607       633    1,797     1,869
   Polypropylene                      531       623    1,662     1,747
   Other                               14        19       57        61
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    1,152     1,275    3,516     3,677
======================================================================
* 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 with Equistar Chemicals, L.P. which is
 priced on a cost-based formula that includes a fixed discount.


LOGISTICS

Income (Millions of Dollars)          $20       $14      $56       $33
Pipeline and Terminal Throughput
 (Thousand Barrels Daily)*:
   Unaffiliated Customers           1,154     1,127    1,195     1,152
   Affiliated Customers             1,623     1,710    1,582     1,645
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                    2,777     2,837    2,777     2,797
======================================================================
* Excludes joint-venture operations.

COKE

Income (Millions of Dollars)          $29        $7      $77       $31
Coke Production (Thousands of
 Tons):
   United States                      693*      621    1,920*    1,852
   Brazil**                           408       403    1,200       672
======================================================================
* Includes amounts attributable to a second 550 thousand tons-per-year
 cokemaking facility at SunCoke Energy's Haverhill site which
 commenced limited operations in July 2008.
** Represents amounts attributable to the facility in Vitoria, Brazil
 which commenced limited operations in March 2007.


                             Sunoco, Inc.
            Financial and Operating Statistics (Unaudited)
----------------------------------------------------------------------

                                           For the Three For the Nine
                                           Months Ended  Months Ended
                                           September 30  September 30
                                           ------------- -------------
                                            2008   2007   2008   2007
                                           ------ ------ ------ ------
CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (Millions of Dollars)

Refining and Supply                        $  147 $  118 $  492 $  562
Retail Marketing                               30     27     73     65
Chemicals                                      11     14     32     41
Logistics                                      37     21     88     85
Coke                                          106     52    207    123
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           $  331 $  232 $  892 $  876
======================================================================

DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND
AMORTIZATION (Millions of Dollars)

Refining and Supply                        $   67 $   62 $  198 $  176
Retail Marketing                               28     27     80     80
Chemicals                                      17     19     50     56
Logistics                                      10     10     35     28
Coke                                            7      5     18     15
----------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           $  129 $  123 $  381 $  355
======================================================================

                             Sunoco, Inc.
          Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
           (Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                   2007
                                    ----------------------------------
                                     1st    2nd    3rd    4th   Total
                                    ----------------------------------
Refining and Supply                 $  76  $ 482  $ 171  $  43  $ 772
Retail Marketing                        7     30     31      1     69
Chemicals                               9      6     13     (2)    26
Logistics                               9     10     14     12     45
Coke                                   11     13      7     (2)    29
Corporate and Other:
  Corporate expenses                  (15)   (18)   (11)   (23)   (67)
  Net financing expenses and other    (12)   (14)    (9)    (6)   (41)
                                    ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
                                       85    509    216     23    833
Special items                          90     --     --    (32)    58
                                    ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
Consolidated net income (loss)      $ 175  $ 509  $ 216  $  (9) $ 891
                                    ====== ====== ====== ====== ======

Earnings (loss) per share of common
 stock (diluted):
  Income before special items       $ .70  $4.20  $1.81  $ .20  $6.94
  Special items                       .74     --     --   (.28)   .49
                                    ------ ------ ------ ------ ------
  Net income (loss)                 $1.44  $4.20  $1.81  $(.08) $7.43
                                    ====== ====== ====== ====== ======

                             Sunoco, Inc.
          Earnings Profile of Sunoco Businesses (after tax)
           (Millions of Dollars, Except Per-Share Amounts)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                          2008
                                                   -------------------
                                                    1st    2nd   3rd
                                                   -------------------
Refining and Supply                                $(123) $ 32  $ 424
Retail Marketing                                      26    --     72
Chemicals                                             18     3     19
Logistics                                             15    21     20
Coke                                                  25    23     29
Corporate and Other:
  Corporate expenses                                 (17)  (11)     2
  Net financing expenses and other                    (3)   (7)    (7)
                                                   ------ ----- ------
                                                     (59)   61    559
Special Items                                         --    21    (10)
                                                   ------ ----- ------
Consolidated net income (loss)                     $ (59) $ 82  $ 549
                                                   ====== ===== ======

Earnings (loss) per share of common stock
 (diluted):
  Income (loss) before special items               $(.50) $.52  $4.78
  Special items                                       --   .18   (.08)
                                                   ------ ----- ------
  Net income (loss)                                $(.50) $.70  $4.70
                                                   ====== ===== ======

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

                                              2007
                           -------------------------------------------
                             1st     2nd      3rd      4th     Total
                           -------------------------------------------

REVENUES
Sales and other operating
 revenue (including
consumer excise taxes)     $9,135  $10,724  $11,475  $13,136  $44,470
Interest income                 5        4        7        9       25
Gain related to issuance
 of Sunoco Logistics
Partners L.P. limited
 partnership units            151       --       --       --      151
Other income, net              14       36       15       17       82
                           ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
                            9,305   10,764   11,497   13,162   44,728
                           ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of products sold and
 operating expenses         7,988    8,865   10,078   12,040   38,971
Consumer excise taxes         641      669      673      644    2,627
Selling, general and
 administrative expenses      221      236      221      274      952
Depreciation, depletion
 and amortization             115      117      123      125      480
Payroll, property and
 other taxes                   37       30       36       32      135
Provision for asset write-
 downs and other matters       --       --       --       53       53
Interest cost and debt
 expense                       35       32       29       31      127
Interest capitalized           (9)      (5)      (5)      (7)     (26)
                           ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
                            9,028    9,944   11,155   13,192   43,319
Income (loss) before
 income tax expense
 (benefit)                    277      820      342      (30)   1,409
Income tax expense
 (benefit)                    102      311      126      (21)     518
                           ------- -------- -------- -------- --------
Net income (loss)          $  175  $   509  $   216  $    (9) $   891
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                             Sunoco, Inc.
                Consolidated Statements of Operations
                        (Millions of Dollars)
                             (Unaudited)
                                                       2008
                                            --------------------------

                                              1st      2nd      3rd
                                            --------------------------

REVENUES

Sales and other operating revenue
 (including
consumer excise taxes)                      $12,796  $16,061  $16,092
Interest income                                   9        3        4
Other income, net                                 8       20       13
                                            -------- -------- --------
                                             12,813   16,084   16,109
                                            -------- -------- --------
COSTS AND EXPENSES

Cost of products sold and operating
 expenses                                    11,935   14,951   14,155
Consumer excise taxes                           590      635      645
Selling, general and administrative
 expenses                                       198      222      235
Depreciation, depletion and amortization        128      124      129
Payroll, property and other taxes                42       34       39

Provision for asset write-downs and other
 matters                                         --      (18)      17

Interest cost and debt expense                   28       28       27

Interest capitalized                             (9)      (8)      (9)
                                            -------- -------- --------

                                             12,912   15,968   15,238
Income (loss) before income tax expense
 (benefit)                                      (99)     116      871

Income tax expense (benefit)                    (40)      34      322
                                            -------- -------- --------

Net income (loss)                           $   (59) $    82  $   549
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                             Sunoco, Inc.
                     Consolidated Balance Sheets
                        (Millions of Dollars)
                             (Unaudited)

                                                  At           At
                                             September 30 December 31
                                                 2008         2007
                                             ------------ ------------
ASSETS
Current Assets
Cash and cash equivalents                    $        327 $        648
Accounts and notes receivable, net                  3,248        2,710
Inventories                                         1,108        1,150
Deferred income taxes                                 132          130
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Current Assets                                4,815        4,638

Investments and long-term receivables                 171          175
Properties, plants and equipment, net               7,539        7,039
Deferred charges and other assets                     513          574
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Assets                                 $     13,038 $     12,426
                                             ============ ============

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities     $      5,456 $      5,443
Short-term borrowings                                 103           --
Current portion of long-term debt                     148            4
Taxes payable                                         259          193
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Current Liabilities                           5,966        5,640

Long-term debt                                      1,483        1,724
Retirement benefit liabilities                        506          525
Deferred income taxes                               1,116        1,027
Other deferred credits and liabilities                550          538
Minority interests                                    444          439
Shareholders' equity                                2,973        2,533
                                             ------------ ------------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity   $     13,038 $     12,426
                                             ============ ============

                             Sunoco, Inc.
                Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                        (Millions of Dollars)
                             (Unaudited)
                                                   For the Nine Months
                                                   Ended September 30
                                                   -------------------
                                                     2008      2007
                                                   --------- ---------
INCREASES (DECREASES) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
  Net income                                       $    572  $    900
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
    Gain related to issuance of Sunoco Logistics
     Partners L.P. limited partnership units             --      (151)
    Provision for asset write-downs and other
     matters                                             (1)       --
    Depreciation, depletion and amortization            381       355
    Deferred income tax expense                          71       153
    Minority interest share of Sunoco Logistics
     Partners L.P. income                                61        40
    Payments less than (in excess of) expense for
     retirement plans                                     5       (49)
    Changes in working capital pertaining to
     operating activities                              (388)       23
    Other                                                37       (14)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash provided by operating activities               738     1,257
                                                   --------- ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures                                 (892)     (876)
  Proceeds from divestments                              15        46
  Other                                                  36       (30)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash used in investing activities                  (841)     (860)
                                                   --------- ---------

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
  Net repayments of short-term borrowings                --       (25)
  Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt          121       244
  Repayments of long-term debt                         (115)     (167)
  Cash distributions to investors in cokemaking
   operations                                           (26)      (19)
  Cash distributions to investors in Sunoco
   Logistics Partners L.P.                              (45)      (41)
  Cash dividend payments                               (102)      (97)
  Purchases of common stock for treasury                (49)     (300)
  Proceeds from issuance of common stock under
   management incentive plans                            --         6
  Other                                                  (2)        2
                                                   --------- ---------
Net cash used in financing activities                  (218)     (397)
                                                   --------- ---------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents              (321)       --
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        648       263
                                                   --------- ---------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period         $    327  $    263
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CONTACT: Sunoco, Inc.
Thomas Golembeski (media) 215-977-6298
Tom Harr (investors) 215-977-6764
SOURCE: Sunoco, Inc.


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