Exxon Q4 profit down 33 percent, tops Wall Street (Reuters)

(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Friday reported

Weaker oil prices ate into Chevron Corp’s first-quarter profits, while the second-largest U.S. oil company also took a hit from downtime at two of its three biggest U.S. refineries. First-quarter net income fell 4.5% to US$6.18-billion, or US$3.18 per share, from US$6.47-billion, or US$3.27 per share, a year earlier. Analysts had expected US$3.08 per share, according to the average on Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S, and shares of Chevron rose by 0.4% in premarket trading.

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Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, on Friday reported a higher-than-expected 6% increase in quarterly profit on stronger results at its chemical and refining businesses. The Irving, Texas company said profit in the fourth quarter was $9.95 billion, or $2.20 per share, compared with $9.4 billion, or $1.97 per share, in the same period a year earlier. Analysts on average expected a profit of $2.00 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, reported a higher quarterly profit that missed Wall Street estimates as its refining business fell short.

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