Exxon Mobil is preparing to cut jobs in the U.S. as the oil giant focuses on a slimmed-down and more efficient organizational structure, according to people familiar with the matter. Between 5% and 10% of U.S.-based employees who are subject to performance evaluations could end up leaving this year after …
Read More »Global LNG Sector Faced with Depressed Demand and Falling Prices
The global liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector has been hit by supply overhang followed by COVID-19-induced economic slowdown and lower demand worldwide. Haseeb Ahmed, oil and gas analyst at GlobalData, commented, “Due to the sharp fall in oil prices, spread between oil-indexed long-term LNG contracts and spot contracts have considerably …
Read More »The Global Market for Natural Gas is Imploding
While everyone is understandably watching the meltdown in the crude oil market, the global market for natural gas is also cratering. At least 20 cargoes of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) have been cancelled by buyers in Asia and Europe, according to Reuters. The global pandemic and the unfolding economic …
Read More »China Still Attractive for Foreign Companies
On April 22, Exxon Mobil officially started an ethane programe in Huizhou city, South China’s Guangdong province, in which it has invested $10 billion. It should be noted that the programme started when the whole world is fighting the Covid-19 pandemic, global oil prices are low, and many oil enterprises …
Read More »US$10b Plant for ExxonMobil
Multinational oil and gas corporation ExxonMobil yes¬terday broke ground on its solely funded chemical com¬plex in Huizhou, in southern China’s Guangdong Province, a sign of China’s rebounding economy as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic fades. A special “cloud ceremony” was held online with video connections linking the Hui¬zhou Dayawan …
Read More »US Shale Industry Expected to Shrink Sharply as Oil Price Falls
The US shale industry is expected to shrink by more than 2m barrels a day following a collapse in global oil prices which has forced oil producers to shut down their fracking rigs. The US oil market slumped to fresh 18-year lows and below $18 a barrel on Friday following …
Read More »ExxonMobil Field Testing Methane Detection Technologies
ExxonMobil is conducting field trials of eight emerging methane detection technologies, including satellite and aerial surveillance monitoring, at nearly 1000 sites in Texas and New Mexico, US, to further reduce methane emissions. The field tests are evaluating effectiveness and scalability of a range of next-generation detection technologies that in addition …
Read More »Iraq Wants 30% Capex Cut from Foreign Oil Firms
Iraq, one of the oil producers worst hit by the oil price crash, is proposing that all foreign oil firms operating in OPEC’s second-largest producer cut their budgets by 30 percent on the condition that crude production levels do not suffer, Reuters reported on Friday, quoting local officials and industry …
Read More »Global Ethylene Capacity Additions Led by ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil is set to have large ethylene capacity additions primarily in China and the US.
Read More »Six Major Oil Companies towards Renewable Energy Sources
BP was the first oil major to commit significant capital to renewable projects. such as wind and solar. from 1980 onwards.
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