President Joe Biden on Friday slammed ExxonMobil for not producing more oil, as soaring gas prices deplete Americans’ wallets and the US leader’s popularity ahead of midterm elections. “Exxon made more money than God this year,” he said, advocating increasing taxes on oil companies. ExxonMobil reported massive profits in the …
Read More »Big Oil Set to Win Stakes in Qatar’s Huge LNG Expansion Projects
Some of the biggest international oil and gas majors, including ExxonMobil, Shell, and TotalEnergies, are expected to be awarded stakes in the major expansion projects of one of the world’s top LNG exporters, Qatar, sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg on Tuesday. Qatar announced last year the world’s largest …
Read More »Oil Giants Exxon, Chevron Increase Spending amid Ukraine Crisis
ExxonMobil and Chevron have reported soaring profits despite lower oil and natural gas volumes as the petroleum giants return billions of dollars to shareholders in the wake of lofty crude prices and refining margins. Both US oil giants scored huge profit increases propelled by crude prices that rose after the …
Read More »Big Oil’s Huge Profits Offset by Russian Asset Write-Offs
The world’s largest international oil firms are expected to book a combined $34 billion in net profits for the first quarter—the largest in more than a decade—but Big Oil will also book asset impairments of the same amount over their decisions to stop Russian operations. Exxon, Chevron, Shell, BP, and …
Read More »Exxon Mobil may Completely Withdraw from Russia by 24 June
Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a complete withdrawal from Russia by 24 June, two sources familiar with the plans told Reuters on Thursday (21 April), following the US oil major’s earlier decision to exit all operations in the country. Exxon Mobil has not provided a timetable for the withdrawal but …
Read More »U.S. Supermajors Face Investor Votes on Emission Cuts
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. investors will vote on shareholder demands to curb pollution amid growing pressure on the oil industry to clean up its environmental record. Exxon holders will consider a proposal from Dutch environmental group Follow This that calls on the oil giant to reduce emissions and …
Read More »Exxon, Chevron Weaker as Russia-U.S. Talks Hold Hope
Shares of Exxon Mobil and Chevron traded slightly weaker on Monday amid renewed hopes of a diplomatic solution to the ongoing tensions along the border of Russia and Ukraine. Exxon fell 1.7% while Chevron fell 2.1% as crude prices eased amid signs of a concession by Ukraine to Russia, though …
Read More »Exxon to become Net-Zero Company by 2050
Supermajor ExxonMobil has revealed its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050. Exxon said that the net-zero aspiration applies to Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions and builds on its 2030 emission-reduction plans, which include net-zero emissions for Permian Basin operations and ongoing …
Read More »ExxonMobil Announces Ambition to Achieve Net-Zero GHG Emissions by 2050
ExxonMobil this week announced its ambition to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions from its operated assets by 2050. That goal applies to the company’s Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions. “We are developing comprehensive roadmaps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our operated assets around the world, and where …
Read More »Exxon Makes 2 New Discoveries Offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil announced that it has made two oil discoveries at Fangtooth-1 and Lau Lau-1 in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana. The Fangtooth-1 well, which was drilled in 6,030 feet of water, is said to have encountered approximately 164 feet of high-quality oil-bearing sandstone reservoirs. Lau Lau-1, which was drilled in …
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