Exxon Mobil expects higher gas prices to boost its earnings in the next fiscal quarter.
The oil and gas giant said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it expects higher liquids prices to add $900 million to $1.3 billion to the profit from its Upstream division when compared with the previous fiscal quarter.
Higher gas prices, meanwhile, are expected to add $200 million to $600 million to Upstream earnings.
Exxon said changes in industry margins would slightly boost its energy products earnings, but changes in unsettled derivatives would have a negative impact on the division.
Tighter margins in its chemical products and specialty products businesses are expected to reduce profit in those segments.