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Exxon, union negotiators to meet over U.S. refinery lockout – official

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HOUSTON – Negotiators for the United Steelworkers union (USW) and Exxon Mobil Corp will meet on Thursday for the first time since the company locked 650 workers out of its Beaumont, Texas, refinery on May 1, said a union …

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Analysis: Market for U.S. oil acreage booms along with crude price recovery

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A recovery in the price of oil to more than two-year highs is offering a long-awaited opening to companies and private equity firms to shed unloved assets in the U.S. oil patch.

Sales of land parcels worth $6.9 billion …

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Big oil shareholders revolt over poor long-run returns: Kemp

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LONDON -Exxon Mobil’s shareholder revolt has been framed as a climate change issue, but it reflects broader dissatisfaction with the board’s strategy and failure to generate returns for shareholders in recent decades.

Many institutional investors are pressing the major …

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The little engine that could, and the oil giant that couldn’t

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Last December, when a week-old hedge fund named Engine No. 1 challenged Exxon Mobil to change its ways, laughter echoed through Wall Street circles, from the fund’s name that recalled a famous children’s book to its tiny, then-$40 million …

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Exxon scrambles to prevent dissident board takeover as fight nears apex

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Exxon’s business strategy hung in the balance on Wednesday as it scrambled to stave off a challenge from investors aiming to reshape its board and align the largest international oil major’s growth plans with global moves to combat climate …

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Exxon rejects contract offer from Texas refinery union: sources

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HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp on Thursday rejected a contract offer from the United Steelworkers union (USW), two days ahead of a threatened lockout of 650 Texas refinery workers by the energy firm, said people familiar with the matter.…

April 30, 2021 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Downstream, People
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Exxon, Chevron take a slow walk on the path to U.S. shale recovery

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Exxon Mobil and Chevron Corp have scaled back activity dramatically in the top U.S. shale oil field, where just a year ago the two companies were dominating in the high-desert landscape.

The cautious approach of the two largest U.S. …

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Activist investor urges Exxon shareholders to vote against four directors

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Activist investor Engine No. 1 raised the stakes in its proxy fight with top U.S. oil producer Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday, urging shareholders to not only vote for four of its own nominees but also against four current …

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Wall Street turns positive on Exxon after a brutal year. But some experts warn it could get much worse

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U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil endured a dreadful year by virtually every measure in 2020.

The Irving, Texas-based company reported four consecutive quarters of losses, incurred the biggest write-down in its modern history, laid off thousands of employees, saw

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Exxon reiterates support for methane norms after Biden’s new climate orders

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U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp reiterated its support for methane regulations on Thursday, a day after President Joe Biden’s administration came out with a slew of executive orders to address climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions.

The orders map out …

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SEC launches probe of Exxon on Permian Basin asset valuation: WSJ

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The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an investigation of Exxon Mobil Corp , following a whistleblower complaint that the oil major over-valued a key asset in the top U.S. shale field, the Wall street Journal reported on …

January 15, 2021 - 12:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Regulatory
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Church of England backs activist’s calls for Exxon board refresh

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Church Commissioners for England joined growing investor campaigns demanding changes at Exxon Mobil Corp and on Thursday backed calls for a board refresh and development of a strategy for the U.S. oil company’s transition to cleaner fuels.

The Church …

December 10, 2020 - 1:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, Finance
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Oil majors wipe $80 billion off books as epidemic, energy transition bite

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LONDON  – The world’s top energy companies have slashed the value of their oil and gas assets by around $80 billion (60.05 billion pounds) in recent months after revising lower the long-term outlook for fuel prices in the wake …

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Exclusive: Elliott Management invests in small Guyana oil explorer – sources

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NEW YORK/LONDON – Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp has invested at least $30 million in Cataleya Energy, a small firm focused on oil exploration in Guyana, the world’s newest oil and gas hot spot, two people familiar with …

November 24, 2020 - 1:30 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News, International
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Twin U.S. Gulf Coast storms stir deep production cuts by energy giants

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HOUSTON – Energy companies are moving to cut production at U.S. Gulf Coast oil refineries after shutting half the area’s offshore crude oil output ahead of back-to-back storms aiming for the coast this week.

Tropical Storms Marco and Laura, …

August 24, 2020 - 3:00 pm Closing Bell Story‎, Crude Oil News, Energy News
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Oil giants including Exxon set first joint carbon target

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LONDON – A group of the world’s top oil companies, including Saudi Aramco, China’s CNPC and Exxon Mobil, have for the first time set goals to cut their greenhouse gas emissions as a proportion of output, as pressure on …

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Exxon signals second quarterly loss in a row on production, refining hits

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HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp’s (XOM.N) oil and gas producing and refining businesses will report operating losses in the second quarter, it said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, setting the stage for the company to post …

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Coronavirus widens climate rift between European and U.S. oil majors

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LONDON – Europe’s top oil and gas companies have diverted a larger share of their cash to green energy projects since the coronavirus outbreak in a bet the global health crisis will leave a long-term dent in fossil fuel …

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Oil drops 2%, snapping five-day winning streak in volatile trading session

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Oil prices dropped on Wednesday, snapping a five-session winning streak, as oversupply concerns outweighed optimism over economies reopening.

West Texas Intermediate, the U.S. benchmark, shed 2.3%, or 57 cents, to settle at $23.99 per barrel. In a volatile …

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Exxon pursues cost cuts at Russia’s Sakhalin-1 project

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MOSCOW – Exxon Neftegaz Ltd (ENL) is adjusting the schedule and scope of some of its activities at the Sakhalin-1 oil and gas project in far eastern Russia as it moves to cut spending in response to the coronavirus …

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Iraq emerging as OPEC’s main laggard in making record output cut: sources

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BAGHDAD/LONDON – Iraq has yet to inform its regular oil buyers of cuts to its exports, suggesting it is struggling to fully implement an OPEC deal with Russia and other producers on a record supply cut, traders and industry …

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The Oil And Gas Situation: Bleak In The U.S., Surprisingly Positive In Latin America

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How bad is the situation for the oil and gas industry in the U.S. right now? Let’s take a look at some compelling recent data points:

Exxon reports a historic loss while Chevron deepens capex cuts

Exxon reports a historic loss while Chevron deepens capex cuts

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HOUSTON (Bloomberg) –Exxon Mobil posted its first loss in at least 32 years while Chevron Corp. deepened spending cuts amid the economic and industrial devastation wrought by the Covid-19 contagion. The worst may be yet to come.

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In bare-knuckle negotiations, Exxon slants view of pandemic to suit its aims

In bare-knuckle negotiations, Exxon slants view of pandemic to suit its aims

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HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp is using the coronavirus to increase its leverage in labor and real estate negotiations by alternately doomsaying and dismissing the pandemic’s consequences, labor sources and lawyers dealing with the company said.

The largest U.S. …

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Oil and gas companies set to lose $1 trillion in revenues this year

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Oil and gas exploration and production companies, or E&Ps, are slated to lose a staggering $1 trillion in revenues in 2020, according to analysis by research firm Rystad Energy.

The E&P industry, which includes oil majors, made $2.47 …

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Exxon raises $9.5 billion to load up on cash while debt market still open to new deals

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NEW YORK – Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday raised $9.5 billion in new debt, with the largest U.S. oil producer seeking to bolster its finances while debt markets remain open to new deals.

Exxon paid a lower price to …

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Graphic: Oil majors cut 2020 spending by 22% after prices slump

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LONDON- The world’s biggest oil and gas companies are cutting spending this year following a collapse in oil prices driven by a slump in demand because of the coronavirus crisis and a price war between top exporters Saudi Arabia …

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Exxon, Guyana head toward uncertain future

Houston Chronicle


GEORGETOWN, Guyana — They are the odd couple of the global oil patch: Guyana is a poor former British sugar colony. Exxon Mobil is America’s largest oil company.

They came to depend on each other after a series …

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Hess, Concho, Callon join Exxon in tightening budget amid oil crash

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U.S. producers Hess Corp, Concho Resources Inc and Callon Petroleum Co on Tuesday followed oil major Exxon Mobil Corp in cutting their spending for the year, as oil prices continued to trade below $30 a barrel.

Oil producers are …

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U.S. oil boom vs Europe’s renewables focus? Big Oil’s gap widens — in words

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NEW YORK/LONDON  – Exxon and Chevron boasted to investors this week about booming U.S. oil production, illustrating how the gap has widened – at least in words – between top American oil and gas companies and their European rivals …