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ExxonMobil evaluating significant near-term capital and operating expense reductions; COVID-19

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Woods the had also outlined progress on key projects that support ExxonMobil’s growth plans, including: In Guyana, the estimated gross recoverable resource from the Stabroek Block increased to more than 8 billion oil-equivalent barrels, in part as a result of six additional discoveries made in 2019 and 2020.

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ExxonMobil seeking to boost growth, continue work on lower-emissions technologies including biofuels and carbon capture

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billion barrels of discovered recoverable resource. million net acres in one of the world’s most promising exploration plays and is finalizing development plans for the Carcara resource, which will begin production by 2024. A great example is the new hydrocracker at our Rotterdam refinery which started up late last year.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Our research shows a significant link between air pollution and diabetes globally. This is important because many industry lobbying groups argue that current levels are too stringent and should be relaxed. They also estimated that 8.2

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The Seabed Solution

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But after raising some US $686 million , building three large undersea drilling robots, and securing a license to mine the seabed off Papua New Guinea, Nautilus went bankrupt in November 2019. Humanity has begun insisting on greater sustainability in countless industries. The Metals Company, too, faces headwinds.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity. Fisheries continue to deteriorate in most countries, with significant problems in El Salvador, Papua New Guinea, and Portugal.

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