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Caveat: Plan excludes emissions from customers burning oil and gas, which account for most of Exxon's climate impact.

ExxonMobil said Wednesday that it made two additional oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana as the South American country prepares to become the world’s newest major oil producer. The company said a vessel that arrived in Guyana late last year is expected to start production in upcoming months with a target of up to 220,000 barrels of oil a day. Guyana issued its first oil and gas license to ExxonMobil in 2017 after the company said it made “significant” oil discoveries off the country’s Atlantic coast.

Two workers are among the plaintiffs who have filed a $10 million lawsuit against ExxonMobil and Team Industrial Services following last week's fire in Baytown.

4 injured when large fire breaks out at Texas refinery

People living near the Exxon Mobil Baytown Olefins Plant saw the fire and smoke. They also said they felt what they thought was an explosion at around 1 a.m.

ExxonMobil’s Baytown Complex extinguished the fire that injured four people Thursday morning.

The local sheriff says it appears there was "some type of explosion" at the facility in Baytown. Some injuries are reported. There's no early indication of the cause.

ExxonMobil and partner Qatar Energy have expanded their stake in potential oil and gas deposits off Cyprus.

Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.

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The chairwoman of the House Oversight Committee has issued subpoenas to top executives of ExxonMobil, Chevron and other oil giants, charging that the companies have not turned over documents needed by the committee to investigate allegations that the oil industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

Lawmakers are investigating what they call a long-term industry campaign to mislead the public about the role of fossil fuels in global warming.

Top executives of ExxonMobil and other oil giants have denied spreading disinformation about climate change while sparring with congressional Democrats over allegations that the industry concealed evidence about the dangers of global warming.

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The new lab is the result of a $1.5 million donation from Gulf Coast Growth Ventures in March 2019.

The British government is trying to ease concerns of a fuel crisis after oil giants BP and ExxonMobil-owned Esso warned they had to ration supplies and close some gas stations as a result of a truck driver shortage.

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Activist firm Engine No. 1 after winning three board seats at Exxon is meeting with other oil companies, a source familiar told CNBC.

Hurricane Ida temporarily shut a critical swath of U.S. oil production and refining operations, and that should keep crude and retail gasoline prices elevated.

U.S. oil firms led by Occidental are tackling carbon. ExxonMobil and Chevron have invested in renewable energy. But it's on the margins, and may stay that way.

Oil and gas majors are likely to report bumper second-quarter earnings in the coming days, energy analysts have told CNBC.

The fossil fuel industry knew all along what climate change would do to people

ExxonMobil has condemned the comments of one of its lobbyists secretly recorded by undercover climate activists. The man described pushing lawmakers to weaken President Biden's infrastructure bill.

ExxonMobil lobbyist caught on camera saying company's support for carbon tax is a PR stunt

A senior official with U.S. oil and gas giant ExxonMobil was captured on video revealing the identities of 11 senators “crucial” to its lobbying on Capitol Hill, including a host of Democrats.

Channel 4 News obtained recordings that revealed an ExxonMobil lobbyist pressured lawmakers to take climate measures out of infrastructure.

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A small activist firm pushing Exxon toward a zero-carbon future has won another board seat at the oil giant.

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Major setbacks this week may force the oil giants to speed efforts to curb carbon emissions and invest in renewables—and perhaps even abandon the search for new fossil-fuel plays.

It shows the growing pressure on oil and gas companies to set short, medium and long-term targets that are consistent with the Paris Agreement.

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Exxon CEO Darren Woods emphasized the oil giant's commitment to its dividend after the company lost more than $20 billion in 2020, and as activist investors push for change. "We're going to continue to return cash to shareholders through a very strong dividend," Woods said Thursday on CNBC's "Squawk Box." The cost-cutting measures meant the company continued its payout, although Exxon didn't raise its dividend in a break with tradition. Woods' comments follow Exxon's annual investor day, which was held virtually on Wednesday. In research reports following the investor day, Wall Street firms including Evercore ISI and Bank of America said they believe the dividend is safe.

As Houstonians faced freezing temperatures and widespread power outages last week, the frigid weather also limited oil and gas production in the state. As output starts to stabilize this week, West Texas Crude is trading around $63 dollars a barrel. It took a global pandemic to help push Texas oil prices to historic lows last year, and it took an unprecedented winter storm to assist in their ascent back to $60 or more per barrel this year. Texas is the top U.S. producer of crude oil and natural gas, according to the Energy Information Association. Meanwhile, the state’s natural gas industry and infrastructure are being criticized for their lack of winter weather preparedness.

The full impact of the global pandemic on Houston's oil and gas industry is becoming more clear, as companies release their final earnings reports for 2020. ExxonMobil, which has its main campus in Houston, reported a stunning $20 billion in losses in the fourth quarter alone. Houston-based ConocoPhillips lost more than $700 million in the fourth quarter for a total loss of $2.7 billion in 2020. University of Houston Energy Fellow Ed Hirs said as long as there's consumer demand for things like gasoline, companies will just move oil and gas production to other countries. In 2020, CERAWeek, put on by the firm IHS Markit, was one of the first major events in Houston canceled due to COVID-19.

The CEOs of Chevron and ExxonMobil last year discussed the possibility of merging the two companies, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday, citing unnamed people familiar with the talks. The newspaper reported that Chevron CEO Michael Wirth and Exxon CEO Darren Woods spoke about the prospect after the Covid-19 pandemic began to negatively impact oil prices. A merger between Chevron and Exxon would be among the largest in history, and would likely face antitrust scrutiny from President Joe Biden's Department of Justice. Both companies descend from John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, which was broken up by the Supreme Court in 1911. The combined firm would be the second largest oil and gas company in the world, after Saudi Aramco.

Like many oil and gas companies, ExxonMobil had a rough 2020. "I think the company identifies very closely with Houston, and I think Houston has always been very proud to have Exxon here." He wrote a biography of Woodlands' founder George Mitchell, who owned an oil company and helped make hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, commercially viable. Exxon's arrival helped speed up the northward spread of the Greater Houston area, and today Exxon's impact can be seen in more than just an increase in housing. "And so while the independent oil companies in Houston are really suffering, Exxon — as an operating company — has a very, very strong and sound future."

After nearly a year of devastatingly low oil prices, West Texas Crude is once again back to $50 per barrel. Texas oil producers spent much of 2020 hoping to see oil hit $40 as the industry struggled through a historic downturn. But one week into 2021 and West Texas Crude has bounced back to $50 per barrel. In 2019, direct greenhouse gas emissions from the company totaled the equivalent of 120 million metric tons of carbon dioxide. Oil and gas producers in Texas flared more natural gas than any other state in 2019, according to federal data.

For years, Irving-based Exxon has released data about the company's direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from consumer use of ExxonMobil petroleum and gas hit an estimated equivalent of 1,300 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2019, according to the company. Direct greenhouse gas emissions from the company totaled the equivalent of 120 million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2019. That same year, the use of Exxon natural and crude gas production added another estimated 570 million metric tons, and consumer use of petroleum products like fuels added an estimated 730 million metric tons. In its report, Exxon noted investor interest as the reason for releasing more comprehensive emissions data.

Granholm will help oversee the Coronavirus recovery as well as the shift to a clean energy economy. Also this week, Exxon cuts 700 Houston workers and Parsley Energy sheds 230 from its Austin workforce. Jennifer Granholm is expected to step into the role of energy secretary as the oil and gas industry struggles to recover from a historic downturn. Many consider Granholm a clean energy advocate, and her pick helps solidify the incoming president's commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions while creating energy and clean technology jobs. Granholm's opposition to some major oil pipeline projects, such as Keystone XL and Dakota Access, will likely draw criticism from some in Houston's oil and gas industry.

Spring, Texas – ExxonMobil announced Thursday that it plans to layoff 1,900 employees, primarily from their campus in Springwoods Village. In a news release, the company said the reduction in jobs, through voluntary and involuntary programs, are a result of “ongoing reorganizations and work-process changes that have been made over the past several years to improve efficiency and reduce costs.”“The company recognizes these decisions will impact employees and their families and has put these programs in place only after comprehensive evaluation and thoughtful deliberation. Employees who are separated through involuntary programs will be provided with support, including severance and outplacement services.” ExxonMobil StatementExxonMobil’s Houston Campus is located in Spring, Texas on 385 acres located to the west of Interstate 45 near the intersection of the Hardy Toll Road. You can read the complete news release by clicking here.

Exxon said Thursday that it intends to reduce its U.S. staff by around 1,900 employees, with global workforce reductions potentially rising to as much as 15% as the energy giant continues to see its operations pressured by the coronavirus pandemic. Exxon said the reduction is part of ongoing reorganization efforts aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs. Earlier in October Exxon said it was cutting its European operations by 1,600 positions through the end of 2021. An Exxon spokesperson said that the company is conducing country-by-country reviews, which could result in a 15% reduction in its global workforce. As of the end of 2019 Exxon had a global workforce of 88,300, which included 13,300 contractors.

The Johan Sverdrup oil field in the North Sea, operated by Equinor, is the third-largest oil field on the Norwegian continental shelf, with 2.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Equinor is planning to cut the carbon-intensity of energy products it sells by at least 50% as part of the energy transition related to climate change. CARINA JOHANSEN | AFP | Getty ImagesEnergy transition has climbed towards the top of the agenda in the boardrooms of the world's largest oil and gas companies. Big oil companies have strong skills within energy and own assets globally that they can use to remain competitive as the transition proceeds. The oil majors have a long history of going wherever there is money to be made on oil and gas, and have established presence in almost every corner of the world.

The crude oil crush has taken down energy stocks, but there may be some survivors, according to Simpler Trading director of options Danielle Shay. Energy stocks have been dragged along with the sector tanking almost 53% this year and trading near levels it last hit in early 2004. She said energy companies "need oil to be $40 to $50 a barrel" for them to stay afloat. "These names are really just going to be Chevron, Exxon, and then the big names that are going to have enough money to get through this." ExxonMobil and Chevron have fallen 46% and 40% respectively, but are still outperforming the energy sector as a whole.

HOUSTON – Women have made great strides in many professions that were once dominated by men, but only 13 percent of engineers in the workforce today are women. ExxonMobil partnered up with Spring Independent School District for the ExxonMobil Girls Engineering Festival to show girls how they help change the world, and lead to an exciting, rewarding career in engineering. Hundreds of middle school girls from Spring, Conroe and Magnolia ISDs worked alongside female volunteers from ExxonMobil to find themselves in professional engineers’ shoes for a day. The event was designed to spark girls’ interest about the field, build their confidence in problem-solving abilities, and show them that if they want to be an engineer, they can be.

ExxonMobil shows Spring ISD girls how they can change the world | HOUSTON LIFE | KPRC 2Published: February 20, 2020, 4:03 pmHundreds of middle school girls from Spring ISD partnered with female volunteers from ExxonMobil at the ExxonMobil Girls Engineering Festival. The event was designed to spark girls’ interest about the field, build confidence in their problem-solving abilities, and show them that if they want to be an engineer, they can be. Students took on fun, interactive engineering challenges, and got to interview female ExxonMobil engineers about their experiences.

BAYTOWN, Texas – A contract worker died Tuesday after being injured at the ExxonMobil facility in Baytown. KPRC 2 Investigates learned Wednesday that emergency crews responded to the plant on Decker Drive about 8:45 a.m. Tuesday. ExxonMobil officials said in a written statement that the worker was employed by Contech Control Services. The full statement follows:“We regret that a contractor was fatally injured in an incident that occurred at the ExxonMobil Baytown Complex on February 11, 2020. The person involved was immediately attended to by emergency responders.

BATON ROUGE, La. – A fire inside an ExxonMobil refinery in Louisiana turned the night sky a shade of orange and sent a large plume of smoke into the air. The fire erupted at the facility in Baton Rouge around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Baton Rouge Fire Department spokesman Curt Monte told news outlets. ExxonMobil is the largest manufacturing employer in Louisiana and its Baton Rouge refinery is the fifth largest in the country, WAFB-TV reported. There was no off-site impact, fire department spokesman Monte said.

TD Ameritrade's millennial investors were attracted to a somewhat surprising stock in January: ExxonMobil. "One of the most bought stocks by our millennials," JJ Kinahan, the brokerage firm's chief market strategist, told CNBC on Monday. Kinahan did not disclose specific numbers around the purchases of ExxonMobil, but he said he found its popularity among young investors "really interesting." "It's about the fact that they think crude oil does have a bottom, at least in the shorter term," Kinahan said, recalling his conversations with some young investors who have bought ExxonMobil shares. But more important than crude oil reaching a nadir is the stock's yield, he said.

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ExxonMobil has invested in shale production but low oil prices are stalling profits. Exxon said Friday its third-quarter profit tumbled 49% to $3.2 billion as stronger production was overwhelmed by lower prices. US oil prices ended the third quarter at around $50 a barrel, compared with nearly $70 a year earlier. Exxon's profit drop comes as the company is mired in a high-stakes legal battle in New York. The company's Permian Basin oil production totaled 455,000 barrels per day, up 35% from a year ago.

Exxon and Chevron report earnings on Friday before the bell as energy companies continue to struggle, pressured by falling oil prices, waning demand and squeezed margins. Exxon is expected to report third-quarter earnings of 67 cents per share, according to estimates from FactSet, and $60.9 billion in revenue. Following the Oct. 1 filing, Mizuho analyst Paul Sankey slashed his earnings expectations for the quarter from $1.04 to 65 cents since the company "continues to struggle to generate strong earnings." While he said that earnings should improve from the prior quarter, he expected the improvement to be offset by lower oil prices. Last quarter, Exxon beat top- and bottom-line estimates, as strength in the company's upstream business offset weakness in the refining and chemical divisions.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he's interested in making a deal with ExxonMobil or another energy company to tap Syrian oil reserves. President Trump has identified Syria's oil as a U.S. national security priority and has committed to deploying troops to protect the country's reserves even as he pulls troops from Syria's northern regions. U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said this week that the U.S. will send in troops to protect Syrian oil fields from Islamic State militants. Trump made the comments while announcing the death of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdad following a U.S. military raid in Syria. Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina supported President Trump's focus on Syrian oil, when a reporter asked by what "legal right in international law" the U.S. could take Syrian oil.

A trial in which energy giant ExxonMobil stands accused of misleading investors about the potential impact of climate change regulations on its operations started on October 22, 2019. NEW YORK - A trial in which energy giant ExxonMobil stands accused of misleading investors about the potential impact of climate change regulations on its operations started Tuesday. Former US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was the CEO of ExxonMobil from 2006 to 2016, during the years in question, and will testify in the trial, according to a company attorney. "For many years, ExxonMobil has acknowledged that climate change is real and is a problem that must be addressed by the nations of the world," Wells, the ExxonMobil attorney, told the court. "But the problem with climate change does not permit the New York attorney general to bring a meritless complaint."

But on Wednesday, New Yorks lawsuit, alleging the company mislead investors, is set to go to trial in state Supreme Court in Manhattan. AdvertisementFor 60 years, the fossil fuel industry has known about the potential global warming dangers of their products. And they point to specific examples employed by ExxonMobil, including a 2004 New York Times advertisement that read like an editorial. It employed traditional disinformation techniques such as questioning scientific consensus and advocating for a balanced scientific approach to climate change, giving weight to those skeptical of the prevailing research. AdvertisementRecent polls show a growing number of Americans believe climate change is occurring and that it is the result of human activity.

BAYTOWN, Texas - Nearly 20 million gallons of contaminated water used to fight a fire at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown last week was spilled into the Houston Ship Channel, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the state. DOCUMENT: Read state's lawsuit against ExxonMobilState officials claim in the lawsuit that the first discharge of 10.4 million gallons happened sometime between July 31 and Aug. 1. The second, of 7.4 million gallons, happened Aug. 1 and the third, of 2.1 million gallons, happened Aug. 2, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that the second and third spills happened when rain overwhelmed the pumps. The lawsuit also claims that ExxonMobil emitted multiple air contaminants during the fire without authorization from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

Nearly 20 million gallons of contaminated water used to fight a fire at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown last week was spilled into the Houston Ship Channel, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this...

Flames and smoke shoot from a stack at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, Texas, during a fire that started July 31, 2019. BAYTOWN, Texas - Nearly 20 million gallons of contaminated water used to fight a fire at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown last week was spilled into the Houston Ship Channel, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the state. State officials claim in the lawsuit that the first discharge of 10.4 million gallons happened sometime between July 31 and Aug. 1. The second, of 7.4 million gallons, happened Aug. 1 and the third, of 2.1 million gallons, happened Aug. 2, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit also claims that ExxonMobil emitted multiple air contaminants during the fire without authorization from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

BAYTOWN, Texas - It's a day Alvaro Coronel won't soon forget. "We started running from the loft, the rigging loft, and that second explosion was loud," Coronel said. Coronel suffered second- and third-degree burns to his head, neck, back and arm. Coronel claims he was initially going to be taken to a hospital but instead was taken to a clinic. More lawsuitsCoronel's lawsuit against ExxonMobil is the second lawsuit to be filed by someone working at the plant.

EMBED >More News Videos The fire broke out in the olefins unit before the lunch hour on WednesdayBAYTOWN, Texas (KTRK) -- A man working at the Baytown ExxonMobil plant during Wednesday's explosion is suing the company, claiming that the plant's clinic wrote off his injuries as similar to "sun burns. "Alvaro Coronel and his attorneys met with media on Friday, two days after he said he was standing 30 yards from the explosion at the ExxonMobil Olefins Plant. He heard a second explosion, causing him to fall. "So, we're running and that second explosion, I mean, it was loud," said Coronel. Attorney Muhammad Aziz said this worker climbed a unit on site and fell when the explosion went off.The lawsuit is the latest legal obstacle for ExxonMobil in the explosion's aftermath.Harris County sued ExxonMobil just the day after the explosion.

More than 30 people suffered minor injuries Wednesday in an explosion and subsequent fire at the ExxonMobil plant in Baytown, officials said.

A massive fire burned Wednesday afternoon at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins plant.