ExxonMobil unveiled its fourth quarter and full-year results on Lunar New Year’s Day Tuesday, aptly the Year of the Tiger. For the integrated major, this year looks to be even better than 2021, with the global natural gas trading business potentially playing “a bigger role going forward,” CEO Darren Woods said.

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Woods offered insight into stellar fourth quarter and full-year 2021 results during a conference call. He also laid out the bevy of oil, natural gas and low-carbon projects in the queue. The hour-long discussion came one day after the company unveiled a revamp of the business segments and a decision to move corporate headquarters by 2023 to Houston from Irving, TX.

With higher global commodities prices late in 2021, Woods was asked how the liquefied natural gas...