That article is nearly 2 1/2 years old.
An example of media propoganda. Do the math. Take the price of an Exxon share times the number of shares outstanding. This gives you the total investment Exxon has. Then divide the profit number by the total investment. The net result is Exxon made $0.08 for every dollar invested. That is hardly a mind blowing number. The size of the profit total is so large because Exxon is huge, not because they are making a bundle per dollar invested. There are technology companies the make 25 - 30% profit per dollar invested an nobody screams about their obscene profits.