Turkish authorities have shared data on its Black Sea discovery with a duo of U.S. energy majors with possible gas extraction cooperation in mind. Turkey shared its data with Chevron and ExxonMobil regarding its 540 billion cubic-meter Sakarya gas field in the Black Sea, an official with knowledge of the …
Read More »ExxonMobil Strategy for Climate Change
Dissident shareholders of ExxonMobil have won two seats on the company’s board of directors. The election “will likely force it to alter its fossil-fuel focused strategy and more directly confront growing shareholder concerns about climate change,” according to The Wall Street Journal. Fossil fuels are probably on the decline long-term, …
Read More »5 Oil & Gas Giants 2020 Revenue Down 30% Despite $1trn Sales
The five largest oil and gas companies recorded a cumulative revenue of $1.14 trillion in 2020, representing a loss of about 30.9% or $500 billion from the 2019 figure of $1.65 trillion, according to data acquired by Finbold. PetroChina’s last year revenue stood at $280.7 billion, a drop of 19.28% …
Read More »Iraq Set to Buy ExxonMobil $350 Million Share of Basra Oilfield
Oil giant ExxonMobil has received an offer for its share of the West Qurna 1 oilfield in Basra, by Iraq, according to reports by Reuters. The head of the state-run oil operating company said on Monday that a formal offer, priced at $350 million, to buy the share had been …
Read More »Iraq may Buy Exxon Stake in West Qurna 1
Press reports quote Iraq’s oil minister as saying that Iraq could buy ExxonMobil’s 32.7-percent stake in the West Qurna 1 oil field. Ihssan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail told a news conference on Monday that the government might purchase the stake via the state-owned Basra Oil Company (BOC). BOC previously took over the …
Read More »Iraq Aims to Finalize Exxon Oil Sale by June
Iraq aims to finalize the sale of Exxon’s stake in the West Qurna-1 oil field by the end of June even after rival U.S. supermajor Chevron Corp. rejected overtures to buy the position. Basra Oil Co., the state-run company overseeing crude production in the region, may open talks with more …
Read More »Exxon Mobil Makes a Pitch for Capturing Emissions and a Carbon Price
Under growing pressure from investors to address climate change, Exxon Mobil on Monday proposed a $100 billion project to capture the carbon emissions of big industrial plants in the Houston area and bury them deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico. Exxon, the largest U.S. oil company, wants to create a …
Read More »Exxon Mobil, Total to Exit Qatar LNG Joint Venture
Qatar Petroleum said on March 30 it would take full ownership of its Qatargas 1 LNG plant when its 25-year contract with international investors including Exxon Mobil Corp. and Total SE expires next year. The decision not to extend the contracts for the country’s first-ever LNG processing plan came as …
Read More »Oil Giant Bets Big On Expected $2 Trillion Carbon Capture Market
These are unprecedented times for the oil and natural gas industry as it navigates pandemic-driven demand destruction, investor calls to adapt to a carbon-constrained world, and new regulatory threats from the Biden administration. The dreadful outlook for oil and gas producers is why more consolidations are likely in the months …
Read More »ExxonMobil to Cut 300 Jobs in Singapore due to Covid-19 Impact
ExxonMobil has announced that it will lay off nearly 300 employees by the end of this year in Singapore, as part of its effort to boost and sustain its long-term competitiveness. The impacted employees represent around 7% of the oil and gas major’s workforce of over 4,000 in Singapore. ExxonMobil …
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