Exxon edges higher as Q4 earnings top consensus; Permian, Guyana production hits record

Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) +0.4% pre-market Friday after reporting Q4 adjusted earnings that were roughly flat compared with the year-earlier quarter but ahead of Wall Street estimates, driven by high-margin projects in the Permian Basin and Guyana.

Q4 net income totaled $7.61B, or $1.72/share, compared to $7.63B, or $1.91/share, in the