ExxonMobil generated earnings of $17.9 billion and cash flow from operating activities of $20 billion in the second-quarter 2022 as a result of increased production, higher realizations and margins, and aggressive cost control.
The company said on Friday it increased Permian oil and gas production by approximately 130,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day and refining throughput by 180,000 barrels per day versus first half of 2021 to meet recovering product demand.
The earnings update follows the announcement of two more discoveries offshore Guyana this week, bringing the total so far for 2022 to seven in what is already shaping up to be a record-breaking year for exploration activities in the South American country. Exxon has made over 30 discoveries in the new oil producing nation since 2015, amounting to approximately 11 billion barrels of oil equivalent resources.
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“Earnings and cash flow benefited from increased production, higher realizations, and tight cost control,” said Darren Woods, chairman and chief executive officer.
He pointed it that strong second-quarter results reflect the company’s focus on the fundamentals and the investments it put in motion several years ago and sustained through the depths of the pandemic.
“Key to our success is continued investment in our advantaged portfolio, including Guyana, the Permian, global LNG, and in our high-value performance products, along with efforts to reduce structural costs and improve efficiency. We’re also helping meet increased demand by expanding our refining capacity by about 250,000 barrels per day in the first quarter of 2023 – representing the industry’s largest single capacity addition in the U.S. since 2012. At the same time, we’re supporting the transition to a lower-emission future, growing our portfolio of opportunities in carbon capture and storage, biofuels, and hydrogen,” Woods said.
Oil-equivalent production in the second quarter was 3.7 million barrels per day. Excluding entitlement effects, divestments, and government mandates, including the impact of curtailed production in Russia, oil-equivalent production increased 4% versus the first quarter. Liquids volumes increased nearly 35,000 barrels per day and natural gas volumes grew by more than 150 million cubic feet per day.
Offshore Guyana production capacity increased to more than 340,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day with Liza Phase 2 production start-up earlier this year and Liza Phase 1 producing above design capacity.
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The company also reached an agreement to supply the country of Guyana with natural gas to significantly reduce domestic energy costs and provide opportunities for industrial growth.
