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

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ExxonMobil and its partners started production of oil at the Liza field in December 2019, less than five years after the first discovery of hydrocarbons and years ahead of industry average. In the chemical business, long-term global fundamentals continue to support the company’s expansion projects throughout the US Gulf Coast and in Asia.

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

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In Papua New Guinea, the company is planning a three-train liquefied natural gas expansion as it continues to explore for gas in the country’s Highlands region. A great example is the new hydrocracker at our Rotterdam refinery which started up late last year. In Brazil, the company has acquired 2.3 —Darren Woods.

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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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This ranking puts the United States near the back of the industrialized nations, behind France (2 nd ), the United Kingdom (6 th ), Germany (13 th ), Italy (16 th ), Japan (20 th ), and Canada (25 th ). Fisheries continue to deteriorate in most countries, with significant problems in El Salvador, Papua New Guinea, and Portugal.

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