** U.S.-listed shares of Canadian oil producer Imperial Oil IMO.TO, IMO.N up ~6% at $72.00 premarket
** Company posts a rise in Q1 profit, helped by stronger refining margins and fuel sales business
** Company reports net income in Q1 of C$1.29 billion($933.23 million) compared with C$1.2 billion, a year earlier
** IMO reports petroleum product sales of 455,000 barrels per day, compared with 450,000 bpd a year ago
** However, it reported a fall in its upstream production, total throughput volumes and refinery utilization rate
** As of last close, shares are up 6% YTD
($1 = 1.3828 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Katha Kalia in Bengaluru)
((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))
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