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ExxonMobil to invest $100 million in emissions-reduction research

15/05/2019 by OilStoreAdministrator

Oil major ExxonMobil has pledged $100 million in funding for government research laboratories over the next ten years.
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Researchers develop leak alarm for decommissioned wells

12/05/2019 by Richard

A team of researchers based in Scotland have developed a new way to protect against oil leaks from decommissioned wells. With some
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OPEC oil production at four-year low, says survey

09/05/2019 by Richard

A survey by Reuters suggest that OPEC oil production is at its lowest rate for four years. According to the
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ExxonMobil commits to expanding UK’s largest oil refinery

06/05/2019 by Richard

ExxonMobil has unveiled plans to invest over £800m in expanding its Fawley refinery, which is currently the UK’s largest oil refinery, on Britain’s south coast. ExxonMobil claims the expansion will up its ultra-low sulphur diesel
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ExxonMobil launches its Robotics Reverse Pitch Challenge

03/05/2019 by Richard

ExxonMobil, together with BBL Ventures, has begun inviting entrepreneurs to take part in its first Robotics Reverse Pitch Challenge. As part of the
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ExxonMobil signs 20-year agreement with Chinese energy firm

30/04/2019 by Mark

ExxonMobil has announced a new agreement with China’s Zhejiang Energy to supply it with liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the coming 20 years. The deal will involve the oil giant delivering a million metric tons
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ExxonMobil makes 13th Guyana discovery

27/04/2019 by OilStoreAdministrator

Together with its partner Hess Corp, ExxonMobil has announced its 13th significant hydrocarbon discovery offshore of Guyana. The new Yellowstone-1 well is
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ExxonMobil wins three offshore Argentinian blocks

24/04/2019 by Richard

Together with an affiliate of Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil has won three new exploration blocks offshore of Argentina, some 200 miles off the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the Malvinas basin. ExxonMobil, the oil
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Amazon to buy 229 MW of wind power

21/04/2019 by Richard

Amazon.com Inc., the America-based e-commerce giant, has announced it will buy 229 MW of wind power from three wind farms in the US, Sweden, and Ireland as part of the company’s long-term aspiration to power
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ExxonMobil and WinGD join forces to improve engine optimization

18/04/2019 by Mark

ExxonMobil and Winterthur Gas & Diesel (WinGD) have begun a collaboration that will see the cylinder condition monitoring Mobil Serv combined with WinGD’s predictive maintenance technology, namely its Integrated Digital Expert (WiDE). The companies claim
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New bike chain lubrication aid seeks funding

15/04/2019 by OilStoreAdministrator

Cyclists who perform their own bicycle maintenance will know what an awkward and messy business it can be to lubricate the chain, yet
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Nigeria claims $23 per barrel oil production cost

12/04/2019 by Richard

Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s Petroleum Minister, has told local media that the average production cost for oil in the country has
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