exxon mobil raised the pay of ceo darren woods by 52 last year as skyhigh oil prices brought on by the war in ukraine helped lift earnings it’s a signal of how much his standing has improved since the company rode out a tough 2021 the total at 359 million compares with respective pay of 236 million and ￡97 million 12 million for the leaders of chevron cvx and shell shel it comes after a year when exxon’s stock rose 80 and the company posted record earnings of 56 billion