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Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production

ExxonMobil announced at the end of last year that the plant would close.

Evening Standard

Mossmorran task force to meet for first time

The plant is due to close next month, owners ExxonMobil have said.

Evening Standard

Deadly Minnesota shooting ramps up first period of pushback on Trump 2.0

From oil executives to Western leaders and now Republican officials, Donald Trump is riding a wave of recent pushback from unlikely sources.

Roll Call

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How ExxonMobil and Red Bull are intertwined to master F1's sustainable fuel challenge

ExxonMobil explains how it is on the phone 'every day' with Red Bull as the two partners tackle Formula 1's 2026 introduction of sustainable fuels

Autosport

‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout

Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

Euronews

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account

The Guardian - UK

ExxonMobil to connect with motorsport’s global leaders at Autosport Business Exchange London

Mobil 1 will join motorsport’s global leaders at this year’s Autosport Business Exchange in London on 21 January

Autosport

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Trump news at a glance: White House doubles down on threat of ‘lethal force’ against Iran amid unrest

Trump also announced a 25% tariff for ‘any country doing business with the Islamic Republic of Iran’

The Guardian - US

Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing

U.S. President Donald Trump has ignited a contentious debate over who has the right to control Venezuela’s vast oil reserves.

The Conversation

After killing planned desalination plant, Corpus Christi tries to drill its way out of a water crisis

After an industrial building boom on Corpus Christi Bay, the city is drilling wells to meet water demand, and rural Nueces County residents say their own wells are being impacted.

The Texas Tribune

Trump 'inclined' to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after CEO response at White House meeting

President Donald Trump says he is “inclined” to keep ExxonMobil out of Venezuela after its top executive was skeptical about oil investment efforts in the country after the toppling of former President Nicolás Maduro

The Independent UK

Why Houston Oil Majors Are Hesitant to Go All In on Venezuela

Though petro-giants have long sought lost assets in the South American country, they have reasons, for now at least, not to leap at Trump’s invitation to join his war on the climate and the international legal order.

Texas Observer

The art of the drill: Trump considers subsidies to push oil companies to drill in Venezuela

Two of the three major US oil companies pulled business out of Venezuela nearly two decades ago after assets were seized

The Independent UK

Energy stocks rip as JP Morgan estimates the U.S. could hold 30% of all the world’s oil

U.S. control of the Venezuelan energy industry could “reshape the balance of power in international energy markets,” analysts with JP Morgan wrote Monday.

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The Guardian - UK

Trump’s focus on Venezuelan oil reinforces claim action was never about ‘war on drugs’

US president claims US will take back ‘stolen’ oil, but experts say no legal claim to natural reserves exists

The Guardian - US

US oil giants silent on Trump claim they will spend billions on Venezuelan oil industry

US president says oil majors primed to invest in rebuilding infrastructure following Maduro ouster

Euronews

Explainer: Why Chevron still operates in Venezuela despite US sanctions

Chevron’s continued presence in Venezuela looks like an anomaly amid intensifying US sanctions. In fact, the contradiction is rooted in selective enforcement to maintain leverage over Caracas, as well as decades of oil politics.

Fortune

'They took all of our oil not that long ago. And we want it back': Trump demands Venezuela return seized assets

U.S. oil companies dominated Venezuela's petroleum industry until the the 1970s and then under Nicolás Maduro and his predecessor, Hugo Chávez.

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The Guardian - UK

BP names Meg O’Neill as new CEO after incumbent ousted

O’Neill, who has led Woodside Energy since 2021, will be oil and gas company’s first female chief executive

Evening Standard

Push made to sell Mossmorran site but no ‘viable offer’ received, say bosses

ExxonMobil has has had both ‘formal and informal’ discussions with potential buyers.

Evening Standard

Alexander highlights ‘stark contrast’ in talks on Grangemouth and Mossmorran

The Scottish Secretary said Mossmorran bosses had, unlike Grangemouth management, been unable to demonstrate a ‘pathway to profitability’.

MarketBeat

Oil Prices May Fall to $55 by 2026—Bad News for This Energy ETF

After another lackluster year for the energy sector, 2026’s oil outlook spells trouble for the Big Oil stocks that constitute the XLE.

Evening Standard

Swinney sparks confusion over Mossmorran jobs comment

The First Minister appeared to confirm workers made redundant will be guaranteed job interviews, but it was later confirmed that is not the case.

Evening Standard

Kate Forbes: I have no interest in spat with the UK Government over Mossmorran

The Deputy First Minister said reports of a conflict with Labour are a ‘dis-service’ to at-risk workers.

Evening Standard

Defence firm could look at employing some Mossmorran workers, Alexander says

The Scottish Secretary hailed a meeting with the Scottish Government and employers as ‘constructive’.

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