The coronavirus pandemic and plunging oil prices force ExxonMobil to cut spending.
ExxonMobil said the bulk of the 2020 cut – to $23 billion from $33 billion – would come in the Permian Basin, a shale-rich region in Texas and New Mexico that has attracted heavy investment in recent years.
The Permian has more short-term drilling and development projects than some other bigger oil field ventures that are more difficult to ramp up if they are suspended. The biggest US oil company by market capitalization said it planned to push ahead with a big investment to boost output at an offshore project in Guyana, but that it delayed a final investment decision on a giant liquefied natural gas project in Mozambique.The measures aim to"preserve long-term value, maximize cost efficiency, and put us in the strongest position when market conditions improve," said chief executive Darren Woods.
"While COVID-19 has had a significant impact on the global economy, we are confident that trade, transportation, and manufacturing will recover."
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