ConocoPhillips' stock gains after profit falls but beats expectations by a wide margin as production jumped

Shares of ConocoPhillips COP, +0.72% tacked on 0.4% in premarket trading Thursday, after the oil exploration and production company beat fourth-quarter profit and revenue expectations as 2023 production reached record levels. Net income fell to $3.01 billion, or $2.52 a share, from $3.25 billion, or $2.61 a share, in the year-ago period. Excluding nonrecurring items, adjusted earnings per share of $2.40 were well above the FactSet consensus of $2.09. Revenue declined 20.5% to $15.31 billion but was above t ...