Tag Archives: Exxon Mobil Corporation

Exxon Joins Chevron in Eyeing Lukoil’s Global Fire Sale

Exxon is now circling the same distressed prize Chevron has been eyeing: chunks of Lukoil’s global portfolio, suddenly up for grabs after Washington loosened the legal chokehold on the sanctioned Russian major. Multiple sources say Exxon is actively weighing options to acquire Lukoil assets in Kazakhstan, where both companies already …

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Exxon Considers Return to Iraq

Exxon is considering a return to Iraq after leaving the country two years ago, Bloomberg reported, citing an unnamed source who said Exxon was interested in developing the massive Majnoon field. The Majnoon field has estimated reserves of 38 billion barrels, which makes it one of the biggest in the …

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Exxon Seeks to Recover Billions Lost in Sakhalin Exit

ExxonMobil has quietly signed a non-binding agreement with Russia’s state-run Rosneft that could open the door to recovering billions lost when it exited the Sakhalin-1 project after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Sources told that Reuters the pact, inked in late August or early September, sets the terms for talks but …

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Exxon is Shaking up the EV Battery Market

Sales of electric vehicles are growing strongly despite a certain unevenness in this growth across the globe. But overall, this growth is not strong enough to give battery researchers a break—work is still underway for batteries that are more reliable, faster to charge, and longer-living. In that, the EV industry …

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ExxonMobil CEO Slams EU Climate Rules

The penalties proposed in the European Union’s climate and social responsibility legislation would be bone-crushing to any company, ExxonMobil’s chief executive Darren Woods told Bloomberg. The EU’s planned Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, which is designed to prevent adverse human rights and environmental impacts across a company’s value chains, has …

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U.S. Welcomes ExxonMobil Deal to Boost Gas Exploration in Libya

The U.S. Embassy in Libya has welcomed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between American energy giant ExxonMobil and Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC), aimed at advancing offshore natural gas exploration and production. In a statement, the embassy described the agreement as a development that would benefit both …

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Exxon Signs Oil Deal in Libya

Exxon has inked a preliminary deal for exploration at four offshore blocks in Libya after a decade of absence from the country. The news was reported by Libya’s National Oil Corporation, which said the U.S. supermajor will conduct a detailed technical study of the blocks that are located off the …

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