	esso malaysia reports higher profit in esso malaysia bhd a unit of exxon corp of the u s reported net profit of mln ringgit from its petroleum and ammonia operations in compared with mln in chairman gerald f cox said the improved performance was mainly due to product prices falling more slowly than crude prices during the year he added that total sales volume increased as a result of higher offtake by affiliated companies while inland market sales were maintained at around the previous year s levels but growth prospects in remained weak and results are unlikely to be repeated in the current financial year reuter 
