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 · Jan 15
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 · Jan 13
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 · Jan 12
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 · Jan 12
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 · Jan 12
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 · Jan 7
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 · Jan 7
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. Fortune · Jan 5
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 - UK · Jan 4
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 The Guardian - US · Jan 3
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. Euronews · Dec 29, 2025
'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. Fortune · Dec 18, 2025
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 The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025
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 · Dec 17, 2025
Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025 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 · Dec 9, 2025 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 · Nov 27, 2025 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 · Nov 25, 2025 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 · Nov 24, 2025 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’.
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2025 Scottish Government to work with UK ministers in bid to help Mossmorran workers Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes said the Scottish Government would be involved in talks today with Scottish Secretary Douglas Alexander.
The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2025 Forbes to hold summit on future of under-threat Fife chemical plant ExxonMobil has announced that its ethylene plant at Mossmorran, Fife, will close in February.
Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025 Scottish Government ‘broke promise’ to Mossmorran workers, Swinney told Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer raised the closure of the site during First Minister’s Questions on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025 Mossmorran staff going through a ‘difficult time’, says PM More than 400 jobs have been put at risk following the announcement a plant in Fife is due to close in February.
Evening Standard · Nov 19, 2025 ExxonMobil boss says ‘deliberate’ UK Government policies ‘undermining’ business Chairman Paul Greenhouse spoke out after the petrochemical firm announced plans to close the Mossmorran ethylene plant in Fife.
Evening Standard · Nov 18, 2025 Westminster ‘sleepwalking into’ Scottish deindustrialisation – Stephen Flynn Stephen Flynn criticised the Government’s decision not to step in, as the Fife Ethylene Plant winds down.