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Business, Fuel

Chevron Profit Falls Short of Forecasts Despite Oil’s Rally

Chevron Corp. posted disappointing profits after slumping values for some long-held fields hurt the oil giant’s ability to take full advantage of surging energy prices.

January 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

Exxon’s Gulf Coast Carbon Hub Gains Support of Energy Titans

An ambitious project aimed at capturing millions of tons of carbon emissions along the U.S. Gulf Coast in Texas garnered the support of some of the world’s biggest refiners and chemical manufacturers.

September 16, 2021
Government, Business, Fuel

Chevron CEO Warns of High Energy Prices, Supply Crunches

The world is facing high energy prices for the foreseeable future as oil and natural gas producers resist the urge to drill again, according to Chevron Corp.’s top executive.

September 16, 2021
Business, Fuel

US Oil Majors Downgraded by S&P on Climate Risk, Earnings

Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips had their credit ratings lowered after S&P Global Ratings followed through on its recent warning and revised the industry’s risk profile due to climate change and weak earnings.

February 12, 2021
Business, Fuel

Exxon Reveals Petroleum Product Emissions Data for First Time

Exxon Mobil Corp. released emissions data on customers’ use of its petroleum products for the first time after coming under pressure from investors.

January 5, 2021
Business, Fuel

Exxon Announces New Emissions Targets After Investor Criticism

Exxon Mobil Corp. announced several new emissions targets and said it would begin publishing pollution information related to customers’ use of its products for the first time, just days after activist investors criticized the oil giant for its environmental record.

December 14, 2020
Business, Fuel

Exxon Warns of $30 Billion Shale Writedown Amid Record Loss

Exxon Mobil Corp. warned it may take up to $30 billion in writedowns on natural gas fields as crashing energy demand and prices spurred a historic losing streak.

October 30, 2020
Business, Fuel

US Oil Production Has Already Passed Its Peak, Occidental Says

America’s oil production will never again reach the record 13 million barrels a day set earlier this year, just before the pandemic devastated global demand, according to Occidental Petroleum Corp.

October 14, 2020
Business, Fuel

Chevron Overtakes Exxon Mobil as America’s Largest Oil Company

Chevron Corp. overtook Exxon Mobil Corp. as the largest oil company in America by market value, the first time the Texas-based giant has been dethroned since it began as Standard Oil more than a century ago.

October 7, 2020
Business, Fuel

Occidental’s Lone Rig Shows Downfall of Permian Basin Oil Giant

Occidental Petroleum Corp. will have just a single oil rig in the Permian Basin in the second half of the year, illustrating the scale of the shale industry’s pullback and the company’s debt woes.

August 11, 2020