Exxon Mobil News http://www.topix.com/com/xom http://www.topix.com/rss/com/xom.xml News on Exxon Mobil continually updated from thousands of sources around the net. en-us Copyright 2008, Topix Topix http://www.topix.com/ http://www.topix.com/pics/topix_homepage_logo2.png Gunshots fired outside ExxonMobil site in Nigeria; no injuries http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/gunshots-fired-outside-exxonmobil-site-in-nigeria-no-injuries?fromrss=1 No injuries were reported when gunfire was reported outside Exxon Mobil's main oil export terminal in Nigeria today. via KCBD-TV Lubbock

]]> KCBD-TV Lubbock Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:49:05 GMT 071112QRKQAB 0 ACES amendment targets ExxonMobil, lengthy court delays http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/aces-amendment-targets-exxonmobil-lengthy-court-delays?fromrss=1 "I wrote down Odictatorship ... I want Exxon to pay up to the citizens of Alaska, but the concern is we are moving into more of a dictator state if Alaska precludes litigation on points of law."

Taxes were not an issue when the Exxon Valdez ran aground in 1989, but the 11 million-gallon spill catastrophe continues to haunt Alaska and its Legislature. via Alaska Journal of Commerce

]]> Alaska Journal of Commerce Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:22:10 GMT 071111TR4P47 0 PetroChina overtakes Exxon http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/petrochina-overtakes-exxon?fromrss=1 China's biggest oil producer PetroChina almost tripled on its first day of trading Shanghai, becoming the world's first company to be valued at $ 1 trillion, larger than the entire Russian stock market. via Express India

]]> Express India Sun, 11 Nov 2007 08:12:42 GMT 0711110NU0SH 0 Congress exhibits less outrage over gas http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/congress-exhibits-less-outrage-over-gas?fromrss=1 "If (gas) hits $3.50 a gallon, then I think you'll see ... that hue and cry of the past"

Former Exxon Mobil Corporation Chairman and CEO Lee Raymond discusses energy pricing and profits on Capitol Hill before a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce and Energy and Natural Resources Committee in this ... via Kansas.com

]]> Kansas.com Sat, 10 Nov 2007 07:51:30 GMT 071109O1U6MQ 0 Oil Spill's Negative Spillover http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/oil-spills-negative-spillover?fromrss=1 It's the sort of story you just don't like to read about. On Wednesday, a container ship bound for South Korea struck a tower supporting the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Bay Bridge, resulting in about ... via The Motley Fool

]]> The Motley Fool Fri, 09 Nov 2007 22:32:44 GMT 071109N7J39G 0 ExxonMobil to Drill 2nd Deepwater Well Offshore Newfoundland http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxonmobil-to-drill-2nd-deepwater-well-offshore-newfoundland?fromrss=1 "We are looking to drill the next well next year. We have drilled the Great Barasway and we are evaluating that data and we will decide what the next prospect will be."

ExxonMobil Corp. will drill a second well in the deepwater Orphan Basin offshore Newfoundland some time next year, the Financial Post reported Friday. via Ocean Resources

]]> Ocean Resources Thu, 08 Nov 2007 22:26:57 GMT 071108GEPSP2 0 PetroChina and the myth of being No. 1 http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/petrochina-and-the-myth-of-being-no-1?fromrss=1 Is PetroChina really the world's most valuable company? I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty tired of the ubiquitous media references to PetroChina as "the world's biggest company," "twice as valuable ... via Fortune

]]> Fortune Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:24:42 GMT 0711081I9VKL 0 DE--Muslim-Exxon Mobil Suit http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/de-muslim-exxon-mobil-suit?fromrss=1 Three former employees of an Exxon Mobil station on Interstate-95 in Delaware are suing the oil company for alleged discrimination. via WMDT-TV Salisbury

]]> WMDT-TV Salisbury Thu, 08 Nov 2007 06:12:17 GMT 071107KLNQOQ 0 ExxonMobil Releases New Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030 http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxonmobil-releases-new-outlook-for-energy-a-view-to-2030?fromrss=1 "Our challenge is to meet energy demand with practical, broad-based solutions that promote economic development and energy security while balancing the need to protect our environment."

Continued economic progress, population growth and the pursuit of improved living standards in the developing world will be the key driver of global energy demand over the next two decades, Exxon Mobil ... via AndhraNews

]]> AndhraNews Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:52:31 GMT 071107QBI18E 0 Ruling likely to keep judicial races pricey http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/ruling-likely-to-keep-judicial-races-pricey?fromrss=1 "Justice, as we've seen, is partisan"

Alabama has developed a reputation for the nation's most expensive Supreme Court races during a 12-year battle that has changed the court from all Democratic to overwhelmingly Republican. via Montgomery Advertiser

]]> Montgomery Advertiser Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:36:33 GMT 0711079EQUQO 0 Exxon Sees Rising CO2 Emissions Despite More Renewable Fuels http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxon-sees-rising-co2-emissions-despite-more-renewable-fuels?fromrss=1 It's hardly surprising that Exxon Mobil forecasts continued steady growth in petroleum demand for decades to come. via Peak Oil

]]> Peak Oil Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:22:06 GMT 0711076G0D9F 0 Wall Street ends higher on energy, tech rally http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/wall-street-ends-higher-on-energy-tech-rally?fromrss=1 Stocks ended higher on Tuesday as oil prices topped $97 a barrel and boosted shares of Exxon Mobil Corp and other energy producers, while technology shares rallied on optimism ahead of Cisco's earnings. via Earth Times

]]> Earth Times Wed, 07 Nov 2007 02:10:45 GMT 071106RU0U7Q 0 Market rises with oil and financials http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/market-rises-with-oil-and-financials?fromrss=1 "How much worse can the news get? I think it's back to people beginning to realize the financials are deeply oversold and the economy is going OK."

Stocks rose on Tuesday as record oil prices lifted shares of oil companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp , while investors scoured for bargains among beaten-down bank shares after Monday's sell-off of financials. via WNED.org

]]> WNED.org Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:50:30 GMT 0711063UOOGV 0 ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on Second World-Scale Petrochemical Project in Singapore http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxonmobil-breaks-ground-on-second-world-scale-petrochemical-project-in-singapore?fromrss=1 "The project also signifies our commitment to and confidence in Singapore as a desirable place to grow our business."

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong was the Guest of Honour at the groundbreaking ceremony, which was held at the future site of the fully-integrated project on Jurong Island. via PR-inside.com

]]> PR-inside.com Tue, 06 Nov 2007 17:33:01 GMT 071106M6E395 0 Exxon Mobil Sees Energy Demand Growth Driven By Economic, Population Growth http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxon-mobil-sees-energy-demand-growth-driven-by-economic-population-growth?fromrss=1 "Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030"

November 6, 2007 Exxon Mobil Corp. has said that continued economic and population growth, along with the pursuit of better living standards in developing countries will drive global energy demand over the next ... via TMCnet

]]> TMCnet Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:16:29 GMT 071106VB0553 0 Thinkin' LincolnExxonMobil, Road Ranger involved in historical projects http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/thinkin-lincolnexxonmobil-road-ranger-involved-in-historical-projects?fromrss=1 "I purchased the farm in order to use it to help charities, to promote the character virtues of Abraham Lincoln to future generations and to help promote tourism in the state of Illinois"

Exxon Mobil Corp. said it has donated $5 million to the Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign, a $40 million dollar capital campaign to support a multi-year major renovation and expansion of the ... via CSP

]]> CSP Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:59:47 GMT 071105C8IE0R 0 S&P Picks And Pans: Ford, Exxon, Altria, AstraZeneca, NICOR http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/s-p-picks-and-pans-ford-exxon-altria-astrazeneca-nicor?fromrss=1 S&P KEEPS HOLD RECOMMENDATION ON SHARES OF FORD MOTOR F; $8.76 Ford's year-to-year October sales volume fell 9.5%. Cars slumped 26%, while light trucks edged up 0.9%. Sales of the important F-series truck were ... via KIRO-TV Seattle

]]> KIRO-TV Seattle Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:46:46 GMT 0711059GJFT5 0 PetroChina Shares Triple in Debut http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/petrochina-shares-triple-in-debut?fromrss=1 "They are very strong in China and that is good if you make money but China is not a good place to be a refiner at the moment. They are deeply under water losing a lot of money in refining."

PetroChina , the state oil and gas giant, became the world's first company to pass $1 trillion in market capitalization when it debuted on the Shanghai Stock Exchange today. via New York Times

]]> New York Times Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:35:42 GMT 07110591ONN6 0 Street eyes lower Exxon, Chevron profits as oil prices jump http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/street-eyes-lower-exxon-chevron-profits-as-oil-prices-jump?fromrss=1 Exxon Mobil and Chevron weigh in with their third-quarter earnings updates later this week as Wall Street looks for any comment from the oil giants on how their expenses and margins are faring in the world of ... via MarketWatch

]]> MarketWatch Mon, 05 Nov 2007 04:25:58 GMT 071104M6RAUA 0 ExxonMobil posts 10% decline in Q3 profit http://www.topix.net/com/xom/2007/11/exxonmobil-posts-10-decline-in-q3-profit?fromrss=1 ExxonMobil , the world's biggest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday its profit fell 10% in the third quarter from a year ago as the company was hurt by lower refining and chemical margins. via USA Today

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