** Shares of energy major Exxon Mobil XOM.N rise 1.3% to $107.19 premarket
** Co beats Wall Street estimates for Q1 profit on higher oil and gas production
** XOM posts Q1 profit of $1.76 per share vs estimates of $1.73 per share
** Co says it paid $4.3 billion in dividends and repurchased $4.8 billion shares in Q1
** As of last close, stock was down 1.7% YTD