Exxon Mobil, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, again broke its own record for highest annual profits ever by a U.S. company, pulling in $45.2 billion (2,21,480 crore rupees) in 2008, a 11 percent jump over 2007’s $40.6 billion.

But in the October-December quarter, the company posted a $7.8 billion profit, down 33 percent compared to same period last year due to low oil price and economic crisis.