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Schumer Wants FTC to Examine Exxon, Chevron Acquisitions

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is urging the Federal Trade Commission to look into whether Exxon Mobil and Chevron’s proposed oil and gas acquisitions could violate antitrust laws.

November 1, 2023

Exxon Profit Falls Compared With Record Numbers Last Year

Exxon Mobil’s third-quarter profit declined compared with last year when the oil giant put up record numbers as oil prices soared, but net income jumped 15% compared with Q2.

October 27, 2023
BusinessFuel

Chevron Buys Hess for $53 Billion

Chevron is buying Hess Corp. for $53 billion and it’s not even the biggest acquisition in the energy sector this month as major producers seize the initiative while oil prices surge.

October 23, 2023
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Chevron Buys Land for Possible New Facility Outside Houston

Chevron Corp. bought a plot of land the size of almost 60 football fields just outside of Houston in preparation for what could become a new research-and-development campus.

September 5, 2023
BusinessFuel

Chevron to Buy Shale Driller PDC in $6.3 Billion Stock Deal

Chevron Corp. agreed to buy oil and gas producer PDC Energy Inc. in a $6.3 billion all-stock deal as it seeks to expand amid what may be a busy year of mergers and acquisitions in U.S. shale.

May 22, 2023
BusinessFuel

Despite Strike, Chevron to Continue Operating California Refinery

Chevron Corp. plans to operate its California refinery “normally†amid a worker strike that began just after midnight on March 21, potentially limiting the impact on gasoline prices in the state.

March 21, 2022
BusinessTechnologyFuel

Chevron to Buy Renewable Energy Group for $3.1 Billion

Chevron Corp. agreed to buy green diesel producer Renewable Energy Group Inc. for $3.1 billion in the biggest low-carbon deal of CEO Mike Wirth’s four-year tenure.

February 28, 2022
BusinessFuel

Chevron Aims to Lower Emissions at Five US Well Sites

Chevron Corp. is looking to show it can lower methane emissions at five oil well sites in Texas and Colorado as part of an industry push into “responsibly sourced†gas.

February 23, 2022
BusinessFuel

Profitable Exxon, Chevron Emerge as Global Economy Rebounds

ExxonMobil reversed the losses it suffered last year during the pandemic with a $6.75 billion third-quarter profit as demand pushes the price for a barrel of crude past $80 for the first time in years.

October 29, 2021
GovernmentBusinessFuel

Chevron CEO Warns of High Energy Prices, Supply Crunches

The world is facing high energy prices for the foreseeable future as oil and natural gas producers resist the urge to drill again, according to Chevron Corp.’s top executive.

September 16, 2021