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News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRIDAY , JULY 30 , 2021 ● ExxonMobil Earns $ 4.7 Billion in Second Quarter 2021 Earnings increased $ 5.8 billion over the second quarter of 2020 , driven by oil and natural gas demand and best - ever quarterly chemical and lubricants contributions Cash flow from operating activities of $ 9.7 billion funded the dividend , capital investments and debt reduction Low Carbon Solutions business advanced multiple CCS opportunities and low - emission fuels initiatives Portfolio improvement activities included signing an agreement for the $ 1.15 billion fourth - quarter sale of the SantopreneTM chemical business , affirmative funding decision for the Bacalhau development in Brazil , and additional exploration success in Guyana Results Summary ( Dollars in millions , except per share data ) Earnings / ( Loss ) ( U.S. GAAP ) Earnings / ( Loss ) Per Common Share Assuming Dilution Identified Items Per Common Share Assuming Dilution Earnings / ( Loss ) Excluding Identified Items Per Common Share Assuming Dilution Second Quarter 2021 ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation 5959 Las Colinas Boulevard Irving , TX 75039 972 940 6007 Telephone 972 940 6143 Facsimile 4,690 ( 1,080 ) 1.10 2020 1.10 ( 0.26 ) 3,803 0.44 ( 0.70 ) First Quarter 2021 5,327 2,730 0.64 ( 0.01 ) 0.65 First Half 2021 3,133 7,420 1.74 2020 1.75 ( 1,690 ) ( 0.40 ) ( 0.01 ) ( 0.23 ) Capital and Exploration Expenditures 6,936 12,470 IRVING , Texas July 30 , 2021 Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced estimated second - quarter 2021 earnings of $ 4.7 billion , or $ 1.10 per share assuming dilution , compared with a loss of $ 1.1 billion in the second quarter of 2020. Second - quarter capital and exploration expenditures were $ 3.8 billion , bringing the first half of 2021 to $ 6.9 billion , which is consistent with planned lower activity in the first half of the year . The company anticipates higher second - half planned spending on key projects , including Guyana , Brazil , Permian and in Chemical , with full - year spending towards the lower end of the guidance range of $ 16 billion to $ 19 billion . ( 0.17 ) Oil - equivalent production in the second quarter was 3.6 million barrels per day , down 2 % from the second quarter of 2020 , driven by increased maintenance activity . Excluding entitlement effects , divestments , and government mandates , oil - equivalent production increased 3 % , including growth in the Permian and Guyana .