Exxon output drops 6% as Middle East war disrupts Gulf operations
April 9, 2026
(World Oil) – ExxonMobil lost 6% of its global production in the first quarter as the Iran war paralyzed oil and natural gas operations in the Persian Gulf. Half those outages were from a liquefied natural gas complex in Qatar in which Exxon is a partner, the company said Wednesday. Two LNG production lines, or trains, at the facility were damaged by
