All Posts Tagged With: "ExxonMobil"

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Expansion of World’s Largest CO2 Capture Plant near LaBarge Complete

“This expansion will result in lower greenhouse gas emissions and help maximize the recovery of Wyoming’s oil resources,” said Randy Broiles, vice president, Americas, ExxonMobil Production Company.

17Dec2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil Executives Tell Committee That BP Spill Is
An Aberration

In a moment of Capitol Hill drama reminiscent of the grilling of tobacco industry executives in 1994, the oil company officials were summoned by the House Energy and Commerce Committee to justify offshore drilling and explain how their safety practices differed from BP’s.

15Jun2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Oil Bigs to Obama: Get Real

The CEO of Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, lashed out at the Obama administration Thursday, lamenting the oversupply of “rhetoric” from major oil-consuming nations regarding energy independence. Without naming the U.S. president directly, Khalid Al Falih couldn’t have been clearer who he was referring to.

28Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Hearing on Exxon’s XTO Acquisition Planned — “Fracking” Issue Could be Raised

A congressional hearing on the proposed merger between ExxonMobil and XTO Energy is planned by the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment as it examines the impact of the potential deal on the U.S. energy market. Rep Markey could want the practice of hydraulic fracturing raised.

18Jan2010 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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Exxon Bets on Domestic NG Market
with XTO Purchase

The energy giant says it will buy XTO Energy in an all-stock deal worth $31 billion as the oil giant seeks to capitalize on the growing supply of natural gas at home. Major producers see natural gas as a priority fuel source, especially in a reduced carbon economy.

15Dec2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
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State’s CO2 Storage Research Heats Up

The project could help make Wyoming a major player in the emerging science of CO2 sequestration. It could also help make the state an attractive destination for underground storage of CO2 from America’s coal-fired power plants.

6Jan2009 | admin | 0 comments | Continued