Texas-based ExxonMobil was named as a key figure in an alleged hacking campaign that aimed to steal information from environmental activists who assist in lawsuits against energy companies.

Chief executive Darren Woods says cost structure and tricky geology make its US Gulf business smaller than elsewhere ...

Neil Mehta; Analyst; Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Betty Jiang; Analyst; Barclays Capital Inc.

The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies ...

as well as its contracts with existing and prospective customers," the company's lawsuit says. Now ExxonMobil is asking for undisclosed damages and for a retraction of the alleged defamatory ...

ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM ... Another issue that weighed on Exxon's profits in the period was impairments. The company disclosed that it would take about $600 million in charges during the period.

The company plans to deploy the One Guyana FPSO at the Yellowtail field later this year, but ExxonMobil chief executive Darren Woods said first oil is now expected to flow a bit earlier.