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Exxon quarterly profit rises 3 percent on refining


    (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest publicly traded oil company, on Friday reported a 3 percent increase in quarterly profit on higher results in its refining and chemicals businesses.

    Profit in the third quarter rose to $8.07 billion, or $1.89 per share, from $7.87 billion, or $1.79 per share in the year-ago period.

    Oil and gas production fell 4.7 percent, the Irving, Texas company said.

    (Reporting by Anna Driver)