Detracting from performance, Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) declined 3.48% for the quarter, as the firm continued to have difficulty finding ways to grow production quickly enough to overcome the natural lifecycle decline of existing wells, and to offset what has been a relatively poor pricing environment for energy products. However, the firm seems ready to fund 10 major new projects in 2014 – a company record.
From Bill Frels' Mairs & Power Balance Fund First Quarter 2014 Commentary.
