Exxon quarterly profit falls 5.2% on weak refining, chemical margins
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(Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp reported a 5.2% drop in fourth-quarter profit on Friday, hit by weaker margins in its refining and chemical business. Net income attributable fell to $5.69 billion, or $1.33 per share, in the three months ended Dec. 31, from $6 billion, or $1.41 per share, a year earlier. The company's fourth-quarter earnings included a $3.9 billion gain, mainly from the sale of its non-operated upstream assets in Norway to Vår Energi AS.The largest U.S. oil producer's oil..