Science to lift the lid on effect of North Sea decommissioning
No one knows what consequences the removal of North Sea infrastructure will have on marine life, a decommissioning project director has said.
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ExxonMobil pledges ‘improvements’ in emissions performance
Oil giant ExxonMobil yesterday announced its pledge to improve its emissions performance and its "commitment" in achieving greenhouse gas targets by 2020.
Ghana favors forecourt operator as Exxon Mobil partner
Ghana sees the country’s state-owned gas-station operator as the leading bidder to partner Exxon Mobil for the exploration of crude at an offshore field, according to two people familiar with the matter.
ExxonMobil announces £5.2million grant to help tackle malaria
US oil major ExxonMobil has pledged £5.2million in order to help fight malaria.
Final warning letters issued to industry giants over last June’s flaring at Mossmorran
Petrochemical companies ExxonMobil Chemical and Shell UK have been served with final warning letters by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency following last June’s serious flaring incident at Mossmorran.
ExxonMobil wins big in Brazil offshore licensing round
ExxonMobil has won eight deepwater blocks off the coast of Brazil in the country’s latest licensing round.
Exxon accused of bribing Liberian officials by NGO
The non-profit Global Witness accused Exxon Mobil Thursday of paying $120 million in 2013 to gain access to an oil field in Liberia they knew had been obtained illegally by former politicians of the West African nation.
Shell closes West Qurna 1 deal for £287million
Oil giant Shell has announced today that it has closed the sale on the West Qurna 1 oil field for an estimated £287million to a subsidiary of Japanese Itochu Corporation.
Trump axes former Exxon boss Tillerson as US Secretary of State
Donald Trump has fired US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and replaced him with CIA director Mike Pompeo.
ExxonMobil sets out plans to increase earnings by 100%
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil today announced its strategy for aggressive growth in an effort to double earnings and cash flow by 2025.
Helicopters ‘core’ to Papua New Guinea’s earthquake recovery
Nine days after a massive earthquake and more than a hundred aftershocks shook Papua New Guinea -- including a 6.7 magnitude hit early Wednesday -- the Pacific nation is struggling to access villages cut off by landslides and secure safe drinking water.
Exxon’s LNG plant in Papua New Guinea out of action for eight weeks, report says
ExxonMobil's LNG plant in Papua New Guinea will be unable to produce for about eight weeks due to an earthquake strike last week, a news report said.
Exxon to quit Russian oil ventures frozen by US sanctions
Exxon Mobil said it’s abandoning joint ventures with Russia’s Rosneft PJSC after international sanctions against the nation’s energy sector paralyzed a historic drilling project.
Exxon shuts down plant as powerful earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea
A powerful earthquake rattled forest villages and a large gold mine in central Papua New Guinea on Monday, and the government sent officers to the region to assess unverified reports of fatalities and check the extent of the damage.
Bristow wins five-year ExxonMobil contract in Guyana
Helicopter operator Bristow has announced it has secured a five-year contract for offshore crew changes in Guyana.
Woodside snaps up 50% of Australian gas field from Exxon
Woodside Petroleum has struck a $744million deal to buy ExxonMobil’s share of the Scarborough gas field in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore Western Australia.
Exxon goes on the offensive in fierce bid to defeat climate lawsuits
As climate-change lawsuits against the oil industry mount, Exxon Mobil Corp. is taking a bare-knuckle approach rarely seen in legal disputes: It’s going after the lawyers who are suing it.
Don’t believe in climate change? Energy companies do
The leaders of the world's largest and most powerful energy companies are talking about the fight to mitigate human-caused climate change.
Subsea 2018: Pact signed between Scotland and Ghana over emerging energy opportunities
A pact has been signed in Aberdeen between Scotland and Ghana to take advantage of emerging oil and gas opportunities in the African country.
Exxon, Chevron perform poorly as energy stocks take a tumble
Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are the dogs of the Dow, at least for today.
Exxon, Chevron ‘woefully off the pace’
Exxon Mobil and Chevron, usually trendsetters in the oil industry, are woefully off the pace.
ExxonMobil profits more than double in 2017
US oil giant ExxonMobil notched up revenues of £171billion last year, £25billion more than in 2016.
Groningen production restrictions to prove costly for Dutch government, says WoodMac
Planned production cuts to the Europe’s largest gas field is to cost the Dutch state-run Enrgie Beheer Nederlands $5billion over the life of the field as well as cause the continent to look elsewhere for supply, according to analysts Wood Mackenzie.
“Major intervention” needed after production around Dutch gas field brings powerful earthquakes
The Netherlands’ Climate minister has been warned production needs to be reduced significantly around a major gas field following a series of increasingly powerful earthquakes.
Exxon muscled up with $10billion asset grab before oil rise
Like its ocean-crossing oil tankers, Exxon Mobil Corp.’s strategy can take some time to turn. When it does, the impact can be striking.