(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, said on Thursday quarterly profit rose 49 percent, helped by a gain related to divestments and tax items.
The Irving, Texas, company reported a second-quarter profit of $15.9 billion, or $3.41 per share, up from $10.68 billion, or $2.18 per share, a year earlier.
Oil and gas output in the quarter declined 5.6 percent.
(Reporting By Anna Driver; editing by John Wallace)
