ExxonMobil Stock News

The U.S. has axed awards to 24 green energy projects including to an Exxon refinery complex in Texas issued during former President Joe Biden's administration that totaled more than $3.7 billion, the Energy Department said on Friday.

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM ) Bernstein 41st Annual Strategic Decisions Conference May 29, 2025 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Neil Chapman - SVP Conference Call Participants Bob Brackett - Bernstein Bob Brackett Good morning, Bob Brackett at Bernstein here. I am Bernstein's Energy and Transition Senior Analyst.

The arbitration proceedings in Exxon Mobil's contractual dispute over Chevron's planned acquisition of Hess concluded this week and a decision is expected in about two to three months, said Exxon senior vice president Neil Chapman on Thursday.

Energy major ExxonMobil has entered into exclusive negotiations with the French unit of Canadian energy group North Atlantic to divest its majority-owned French subsidiary Esso .PA, it said on Wednesday.

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Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX, ETR:CHV) and Exxon Mobil Corp (NYSE:XOM, ETR:XONA) will square off this week in a private arbitration hearing in London that could determine the future of one of the world's most lucrative oil discoveries. At stake is Chevron's proposed $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp, whose crown jewel is a 30% stake in a giant offshore oil project in Guyana.

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Exxon's battle to bid on a stake in a major oil discovery has chilled the once-cordial relationship it had with rival Chevron.