Exxon third-quarter profit tumbles 47 percent

[October 30, 2015] (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp said on Friday its third-quarter profit fell 47 percent as low crude prices sapped profits at the world's largest publicly traded oil company.

The Irving, Texas, company posted profit of $4.24 billion, or $1.01 per share, compared with $8.07 billion, or $1.89 per share in the same quarter a year earlier.

Oil and gas output increased 2.3 percent from a year earlier to 3.9 million oil-equivalent barrels per day (mboed).

(Reporting by Anna Driver; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)

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