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ExxonMobil to proceed with $14B Hebron heavy oil project off Canada’s East Coast; more than 700B barrels of oil

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Exxon Mobil Corporation will develop the Hebron oil field offshore the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador using a gravity-based structure that will recover more than 700 million barrels of oil, an increase from earlier estimates. The platform is being designed for daily production of 150,000 barrels of oil.

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ExxonMobil confirms significant oil discovery offshore Guyana

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Exxon Mobil Corporation said that drilling results from the Liza-2 well, the second exploration well in the Stabroek block offshore Guyana, confirm a world-class discovery with a recoverable resource of between 800 million and 1.4 billion oil-equivalent barrels. approximately 2 miles (3.3 km) from the Liza-1 well.

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Exxon Mobil beginning development of ultra-deepwater Julia oil field in Gulf of Mexico

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Exxon Mobil Corporation is commencing development of the ultra-deepwater Julia oil field in the Gulf of Mexico. Capital cost for the project, which is expected to begin oil production in 2016, is estimated to be more than $4 billion. Malo production facility operated by Chevron USA Inc.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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ExxonMobil Corporation announced positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well, marking ExxonMobil’s sixth oil discovery offshore Guyana since 2015. billion recoverable oil-equivalent barrels. The well was safely drilled to 21,161 feet (6,450 meters) depth in 8,973 feet (2,735 meters) of water.

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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Chevron announces “significant” oil discovery in deepwater Gulf of Mexico

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Chevron Corporation announced a significant oil discovery at the Anchor prospect in the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico. 2 encountered oil pay in multiple Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. Anchor is located approximately 140 miles (225 km) off the coast of Louisiana. Anchor co-owners are Cobalt International Energy, Inc. (20%),

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Marathon Announces First Oil from Deepwater Droshky Development in Gulf of Mexico

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Marathon Oil Corporation announced that its Droshky development in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has begun production on time and under budget. This marks the first new deepwater production since the Obama Administration halted drilling after the Deepwater Horizon accident.

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