Exxon Mobil quarterly profit down 21 percent

[February 02, 2015]  (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Monday its quarterly profit fell 21 percent, as low crude prices took a toll on results for the world's largest publicly traded oil company.

Profit in the fourth quarter totaled $6.57 billion, or $1.56 per share, compared with $8.35 billion, or $1.91 per share in the same quarter a year earlier.

Oil and natural gas production fell 3.8 percent, said the Irving, Texas-based company.

(Reporting by Anna Driver in Houston; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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