Jared Cummans: As we enter the latter half of earnings season, it is time for a number of the world’s biggest and most significant commodity-based firms to report their results from their most recent fiscal quarter. The figures they post as well as the guidance they provide will have not only a big impact on their stock, but some of the bellwethers will actually have an impact on the commodity itself. Below, we have compiled a list of some of the biggest and most important commodity firms to report earnings this week, all of which you should keep a watchful eye on [for more commodity news and analysis subscribe to our free newsletter].

• Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE:CPK): This gas utilities firm reports today and is expected to haul in EPS of $0.24 with revenues just over $86 million.
• Plum Creek Timber Co (NYSE:PCL): The largest private landowner in the U.S. also reports on today, with analysts predicting EPS of $0.37 and revenues of $347 million [see also Timber Set to Soar Says Jeremy Grantham].
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE:ADM): This agriculture firm will look to avenge its last earnings miss on Tuesday. Analysts are calling for EPS of $0.35 with revenues just touching $22 billion.
• British Petroleum (NYSE:BP): Still trying to shake off the impact of the Deepwater Horizon spill over two years ago, BP’s report on Tuesday is expected to show EPS of $1.29 and revenues of nearly $90 billion.
• ArcelorMittal (NYSE:MT): The steel and iron producer details results on Wednesday, where analysts are forecasting EPS of $0.15 and revenues over $21 billion.
• Enbridge Energy Partners LP (NYSE:EEP): Thishigh yielding MLP hasn’t hit its marks for the past year, but it will look to change that Wednesday. EEP is hoping to scrape up EPS of $0.27 with revenues just over $1.7 billion.
• Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX): This oil & gas company is on the chopping block Wednesday with the bar set at EPS of $2.35 and revenues of $51 billion [see also 25 Ways To Invest In Crude Oil].
• Apache Corp. (NYSE:APA): Kicking off Thursday, Apache hopes to bring in EPS of $2.26 and revenues just under $4.1 billion.
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (NYSE:CHK): Thursday’s next report comes from this oil & gas giant, as CHK looks to reel in EPS of $0.1 and revenues of $2.4 billion.
• Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM): Though it was recently surpassed in market cap by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), XOM is still one of the largest companies in the world. Results are slated to come in at an EPS of $1.96 with revenues just over $112 billion.
• Newmont Mining Corp. (NYSE:NEM): This gold miner also reports on Thursday, and is expected to show EPS of $0.92 and revenues of $2.5 billion for the last quarter [see also 10 Gold Miners That Pay a Dividend].
• Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS-A): The British oil & gas behemoth will report Thursday and is expected to show EPS of $2.07.
• Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX): Last but not least, Friday will see results from Chevron, who are expected to report EPS of $2.85 with revenues eclipsing $64 billion.

Written By Jared Cummans From CommodityHQ  Disclosure: Long BP.

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