Nov 15 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp is negotiating with Chad about a record $74 billion fine the U.S. oil company was told to pay by a court in the central African nation over unpaid royalties, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

Exxon has appealed the Oct. 5 Chad court ruling, but the appeals court hearing has been delayed because of the talks, Bloomberg reported, citing a lawyer for Exxon. (http://bloom.bg/2fRpf5n)

The court decision fined a consortium that Exxon led over 44 trillion CFA francs ($73.44 billion) - nearly four times BP's record Deepwater Horizon settlement.

($1 = 599.1400 CFA francs) (Reporting by Vishaka George in Bengaluru; Editing by Sai Sachin Ravikumar)