
Record Permian output boosts Exxon’s Q2 results
(Oil Price)– Despite the slide in oil prices in the second quarter, ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM) reported on Friday earnings that exceeded analyst estimates on the back of increased oil and gas production in the U.S. Permian shale basin and offshore Guyana. Exxon’s earnings stood at $7.1 billion for the second quarter, or $1.64 per share, as the company achieved its highest