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UAE: Adnoc begins major predictive maintenance project
The National
National oil company agrees 10-year partnership with Honeywell to use its Honeywell Forge
system. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced a 10-year partnership with US-
based Honeywell to use its monitoring and analytics platform as it embarks on a major predictive
maintenance project.
Adnoc said the platform will leverage artificial intelligence technologies such as machine learning
and digital twin software (which digitally replicates physical assets) to reduce unplanned
equipment maintenance, increase reliability and safety as well as making "substantial" cost
savings.
“In an era where the oil and gas industry is being disrupted on multiple levels, it is important that
we continue to drive innovation and seek new advanced technologies to further optimise
performance and deliver sustainable returns," said Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Adnoc group chief
executive and UAE Minister of State.
"Adnoc's predictive maintenance project is significant in scale and in its application of AI
technology, and marks an important technological milestone for the industry," he added, saying
Honeywell's system was chosen after a "highly competitive and rigorous" process.
Adnoc Group chief executive Dr Sultan Al Jaber and Honeywell chairman and
chief executive Darius Adamczyk shake hands following the 10 year-
partnership agreement. Courtesy Adnoc Group.

The UAE accounts for 4 per cent of global crude production, much of it sourced from fields owned
and operated by Adnoc in Abu Dhabi. The national oil company is targeting increasing production
capacity to 4 million barrels per day by 2020, from 3 million bpd at present. By 2030, the company
sees output capacity hitting 5 million bpd.
Honeywell makes control systems for buildings and industries, performance materials and
products for the aerospace industry. The company has global sales of about $35bn (Dh128.56bn)
and last year had 114,000 employees worldwide.
Adnoc said it would deploy Honeywell's Forge Asset Monitor at its Panorama Digital Command
Centre, which will allow it to track up to 2,500 pieces of critical rotating equipment across its
group.
“We are proud to partner with Adnoc as they lead the transformation towards Oil and Gas 4.0 and
embrace the power of IIoT [Industrial Internet of Things]," said Honeywell chairman and chief
executive Darius Adamczyk.
Adnoc said the predictive maintenance project is one of many digital transformation initiatives it is
undertaking, alongside smart data analytics, AI-assisted value chain modelling, rock image pattern
recognition technology and blockchain-based hydrocarbon accounting.

UAE aiming to shape future, says Dewa CEO
The National + NewBase
The UAE now aims to shape the future, and not just anticipate it, said Saeed Mohammed Al
Tayer, the managing director and chief executive of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa),
in his keynote address at the first World Excellence Summit today (November 20).
Al Tayer said that Dewa is organising the first World
Excellence Summit as a platform for experts and specialists in
different areas of excellence. This includes organisational
excellence, innovation, project management, governance,
and modern technologies; to anticipate and shape future
trends for excellence and sustainability, said the top official.
''Thanks to its clear vision, the UAE has become a role model
for excellence and leads global competitiveness indices in
different areas. Government excellence in the UAE is based on an integrated system to achieve
people’s happiness by providing seven-star government services, as well as achieving the best
financial and operational results," remarked Al Tayer.
"Participating in the local and international excellence programmes has helped us implement the
best excellence standards and concepts. This has resulted in enhancing the efficiency, reliability
and availability of our services and achieving customer happiness, which was 95 percent last
year," he added.
Al Tayer pointed out that in light of rapid changes in the business environment, public and private
organisations need to be more agile to continue their sustainable growth. "Dewa has enhanced
agility and organisational risk management based on a governance model that has four key
pillars: Trust, Accountability, Transparency, and Fair Practices," he noted.
"In a move that underlines its leading role, Dewa, in cooperation with the British Standards
Institute, has launched the Business Agility Concept and Framework, as the first-of-its-kind in the
world. Dewa’s flexibility and agility contribute significantly to its success and excellence,'' Al Tayer
added.
''To ensure sustainability of excellence, we adopt creativity and innovation in our strategies, plans,
and initiatives. We have developed a special strategy for innovation and the future that is
implemented through a framework that uses systems and mechanisms to accelerate the
generation and implementation of ideas, as well as developing the necessary enablers. It also
includes using the best disruptive technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, such as AI,
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, UAVs, energy storage, blockchain, and Big Data.''
Prominent international experts and specialists in excellence and officials from local and
international excellence programmes, including Dr. Harland James Harrington, CEO of Harrington
Institute, California, and Russell Longmuir, CEO of the European Foundation for Quality
Management, EFQM, are taking part in the two-day summit, which includes panel discussions and
presentations on different aspects of excellence.
The first day of the summit witnessed the launch of the New EFQM Module 2020 in the Middle
East. Al Tayer was handed the first Arabic version of the Module by the CEO of the European
Foundation for Quality Management.-

Aramco Faces Serious Risks From Climate Change, Report Says
Bloomberg + NewBase
Climate change poses a serious risk to Saudi Aramco’s long-term business as rising sea levels
and temperatures could damage infrastructure, curb productivity and even halt some of its
operations.
Sea level rises pose the biggest threat to Aramco’s business and may lead to some of its refining
facilities being underwater in the next few decades, making it more difficult for the company to
operate, the Paris-based consultant Callendar, said in a report.
“The southern part of Yanbu will probably be submerged within the coming decade,” Thibault
Laconde, Callendar chief executive officer said in an interview. “Aramco have acknowledged that
climate change is a risk but were vague. Is there something most people seem to be missing?
They have a responsibility to assess the risk and I don’t think they are doing it.”
The report adds to questions surrounding the initial public offering of the state-run company, which
has been scaled back amid concerns by investors about valuation and governance. It’s also a
reminder that the world’s leading exporters of oil also will feel the impact of climate change as
protesters in western nations raise the alarm about rising emissions.
Source: Callendar
Water levels along the east coast of Saudi Arabia, near where much of Aramco’s infrastructure is
located, are expected to rise by about 13 centimeters (5.1 inches) by 2030, the consultant said. As
a result, some facilities such as Yanbu, on the Red Sea, and the Ras Tanura refinery and
terminal, along the Persian Gulf, could face flooding and damage to equipment.
Aramco said in a statement it couldn’t comment on weather-related incidences but that “in order to
achieve a low-carbon future, we believe it is necessary to meet both global energy demand and
lower emissions.”
Mohith Velamala, an oil analyst at BloombergNEF, said in an interview that some of the
company’s facilities, such as the upcoming Jizan refinery on the Red Sea, could be at risk if sea
levels rise but that Aramco has time to adapt.
“Most of their facilities and oil infrastructure are on the coast. But these will be gradual changes.
So they’ve got time to adapt if required,” Velamala said. He added that geopolitical tensions in the

region, including with Yemen and the attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure in September show
“there are significant risks to its operations either way” but that the company has “been really
resilient.”
In its IPO prospectus, Aramco acknowledged the risk that concern over climate change could
reduce global demand for hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon-based products and that it may
increase the possibility of litigation against the oil giant and its affiliated companies.
In the medium-term, the aridification of Saudi Arabia’s climate poses the most serious threat to its
business and its midstream and downstream operations will be most at risk. This is as demand for
water, which is essential for refining, increases and the kingdom will have to rely more on
desalination plants. Saudi Arabia’s daily water consumption exceeds its storage capacity, and
millions of people could go thirsty if the sprawling desalination plants, on which the desert nation
depends, were put out of action.
Burning Up
Then there’s the heat. Average temperatures in Saudi Arabia increased by 0.5 degrees Celsius
each decade between 1985 and 2010, the report said. This is expected to continue or even
accelerate over the coming decades.
“The increase in temperatures is expected to be pronounced in onshore oil-rich areas exploited by
Saudi Aramco,” such as Ghawar, Khurais, and Shaybah, the report said.
Temperature increases could significantly damage the company’s refining operations, impacting
yield and its availability to process crude. Natural gas production would also be affected.
“Of course liquefaction is very temperature-dependent, like refining,” Laconde said. “Very quickly
the infrastructure will have to be adapted which could be costly.”
There’s also the impact of heat stress on Aramco’s employees, reducing their physical capabilities
- particularly if working outside -- and leading to a loss of working hours and, as a result,
productivity for the company.
“There are things they can do,” Laconde said. “It may still be possible to adapt but it could be
costly.”

U.S. FERC approves construction of 4 LNG export projects in Texas
Reuters+ NewBase
The U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Thursday approved the construction
of four proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Texas totaling about 6.2 billion
cubic feet per day (bcfd) of capacity.
The projects are NextDecade Corp’s (NEXT.O) 3.6-bcfd Rio Grande, Cheniere Energy Inc’s
(LNG.A) 1.5-bcfd Corpus Christi Midscale, Exelon Corp’s (EXC.O) 0.8-bcfd Annova LNG
Brownsville and Texas LNG’s 0.3-bcfd Brownsville.
One billion cubic feet is enough gas to supply about 5 million U.S. homes for a day.
“The Commission has now completed its work on applications for 11 LNG export projects in the
past nine months, helping the United States expand the availability of natural gas for our global
allies who need access to an efficient, affordable and environmentally friendly fuel for power
generation,” FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee said in a release.

The three Brownsville proposals (Rio Grande is a Brownsville plant) are to build greenfield
projects along the Brownsville Ship Channel to receive gas from the nearby Permian and Eagle
Ford shale basins and have faced concerns from environment and safety advocates.
To gain approval, the Brownsville projects have taken steps like pledging land for the preservation
of endangered big cats - jaguarundis and ocelots - that live in the South Texas area.
All four of the projects approved Thursday have applications pending before the U.S. Department
of Energy seeking authorization to export gas to countries without free trade agreements with the
United States, FERC said.
They are just four of more than four dozen LNG export projects under development in the United
States, Canada and Mexico.
Including the projects under construction, U.S. LNG export capacity is expected to rise to 6.9 bcfd
by the end of 2019 and 9.6 bcfd by the end of 2020 from 6.8 bcfd now.
That keeps the United States on track to become the third biggest LNG exporter in the world in
2019, behind Qatar and Australia, and the biggest supplier of the fuel in 2024.
So far this year, FERC has approved projects proposed by Venture Global Calcasieu Pass LLC;
Driftwood LNG LLC; Port Arthur LNG LLC; Gulf LNG; Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville LLC;
Venture Global Plaquemines LNG LLC; and Freeport LNG’s Train 4 Expansion Project.
In addition, FERC said four projects are now pending before the commission.

EIA increases U.S. crude oil production forecast for 2019 and 2020
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, October 2019 and November 2019
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) revises its U.S. crude oil production forecast in
each monthly Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) based mainly on two factors: updates to EIA’s
published historical data and EIA’s crude oil price forecast.
In the November 2019 STEO, EIA increased its forecast of U.S. crude oil production in 2019 by
30,000 barrels per day (b/d) (0.2%) from the October STEO. EIA increased its 2020 crude oil
production forecast by 119,000 b/d (0.9%) compared with the October STEO.
The increases in crude oil production forecast in the November STEO were primarily driven by
EIA’s upward revision to historical production in the Lower 48 states of about 90,000 b/d for
August, based on EIA’s most recent monthly crude oil production survey data
A higher initial production forecast for future wells that will be drilled in the Texas Permian region
through 2020
A slightly higher crude oil price forecast for the November 2019–January 2020 time period than in
the October STEO
In the November STEO, EIA increased its U.S. benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude
oil price forecast by $2 per barrel (b) in November to $56/b and by $1/b in both December and
January to $55/b and $54/b, respectively. The slight increase in crude oil prices also contributed to
EIA’s increased production forecast for the first half of 2020 because of EIA’s assumption of a six-
month lag between a crude oil price change and a production response.
With these changes, EIA now forecasts U.S. crude oil production will increase to 12.3 million b/d
in 2019 from 11.0 million b/d in 2018. Output in the Permian region is the primary driver of EIA’s

forecast crude oil production growth, and EIA forecasts Permian production will grow by 915,000
b/d in 2019 and by 809,000 b/d in 2020.
Increases in Permian crude oil production in Texas and New Mexico are supported by crude oil
pipeline infrastructure expansions that came online earlier this year. These expansions, which
helped alleviate transportation bottlenecks and led to increased prices for WTI in Midland, Texas,
(the price that producers may expect to receive in the Permian region) relative to prices for WTI-
Cushing. The higher relative prices in the Permian region should continue to encourage crude oil
production growth in the region.
EIA forecasts that the Bakken region in North Dakota will have the next largest crude oil
production growth in 2019. EIA expects Bakken crude oil production will grow by 152,000 b/d in
2019 and 96,000 b/d in 2020. EIA forecasts that production in the Federal Offshore Gulf of Mexico
will increase by 138,000 b/d in 2019 and 116,000 b/d in 2020.
Although EIA forecasts that overall U.S. crude oil production will continue to increase, EIA expects
the growth rate will slow largely because of a decline in oil-directed rigs. According to Baker
Hughes, active rig counts fell from 877 oil-directed rigs in the beginning of January 2019 to 674
rigs in mid-November, a 23% decline. Rig counts in the Permian region fell 15% during this period,
from 487 to 408 rigs.
Because EIA expects WTI-Cushing crude oil prices to stay lower than $55/b until August 2020,
EIA anticipates that drilling rigs will continue to decline as producers cut back on their capital
spending, resulting in notable slowing in the growth of domestic crude oil production over the next
14 months.
Although U.S. rig counts are declining, improvements in rig efficiency, which allows fewer rigs to
drill the same number of wells, partially offsets declining rig counts. In addition, higher initial
production from wells (although not necessarily the total estimated ultimate recovery) is offsetting
some of the slowdown in rig counts.

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Oil Pares Third Weekly Gain as Investors Monitor Trade Outlook
Bloomberg + Reuters + NewBase
Oil pared its third weekly advance as investors monitor developments in the U.S.-China trade war
that has sapped demand.
Futures declined as much as 0.8% in New York after jumping 2.6% on Thursday. China’s vice
premier invited U.S. trade negotiators to Beijing for further talks even as President Donald Trump
is expected to sign a bill supporting Hong Kong protesters, potentially jeopardizing progress
toward an initial deal. American crude stockpiles at a key storage hub fell last week by the most
since August, while growing unrest in Iraq and Iran threatens supplies.
Brent crude LCOc1 ended the session up $1.57, or 2.5%, at $63.97 a barrel, while West Texas
Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 settled up $1.57, or 2.8%, to $58.58.
WTI touched a session high of $58.67 a barrel, the highest since Sept. 23 and Brent climbed to a
high of $64.03, the highest since Sept. 24.
Oil price special
coverage

Oil is heading for its longest run of weekly gains since mid-April on signs of a potential
breakthrough to the prolonged trade dispute between Washington and Beijing. The market is also
starting to focus on the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries in
early December. The producer alliance may have no appetite to cut production deeper as flaring
political crises across the group are once again threatening supply.
“The Chinese Vice Premier coming out and suggesting that things are still looking good, knowing
that there is this Hong Kong bill, is pretty encouraging,” said Stephen Innes, Asia Pacific market
strategist at AxiTrader. “It shows both sides want to do a deal.”
West Texas Intermediate for January delivery fell 37 cents, or 0.6%, to $58.21 a barrel on the New
York Mercantile Exchange as of 7:05 a.m. London time. The contract settled at $58.58 on
Thursday. Front-month prices are up 0.9% this week.
Brent for January settlement lost 33 cents, or 0.5%, to $63.64 a barrel on the London-based ICE
Futures Europe Exchange. The contract is up 0.5% this week. The global benchmark crude traded
at a $5.42 premium to WTI.
See also: Swiss Search Vitol, Trafigura Offices as Brazil Probe Widens
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent President Trump legislation supporting Hong Kong protesters,
which passed unanimously in the Senate. Even though the Chinese Foreign Ministry warned of
“strong countermeasures” in response to the bill, Vice Premier Liu He said at a private dinner in
Beijing on Wednesday that he was “cautiously optimistic” about reaching a trade agreement.
U.S. crude inventories at Cushing, Oklahoma, fell for a second week to the lowest level in about a
month, according to government data on Wednesday. Growing political unrest in Iraq and Iran --
two of the Middle East’s five biggest producers -- is signaling potential threats to supplies amid an
economic collapse in Venezuela and simmering discontent in Algeria.

NewBase Special Coverage
News Agencies News Release 22 August 2019
Innovating energy solutions: Research and development highlights
R&D has been part of ExxonMobil’s DNA since our company began more than 135 years ago.
Our innovations have helped provide the energy fundamental to modern life – from the clean,
efficient fuels that power today’s transportation to the natural gas that provides light and heat to
homes and businesses.
Today, our world faces a dual
challenge: meeting growing demand
for energy while also reducing
environmental impacts, including the
risks of climate change. ExxonMobil
is committed to doing our part.
Today, we are working to develop the
next generation of energy solutions,
including: advanced biofuels; carbon
capture and storage; natural gas
technologies; and new energy
efficiency processes. In addition to
our robust in-house capabilities, we
collaborate with leading research and
technology companies, national labs
and universities, and others involved
in breakthrough energy research.
While all forms of energy are needed
– including natural gas and renewables such as wind and solar – new technologies will be
required to meet the world’s emissions-reduction goals.
R&D is in our DNA
ExxonMobil is looking for affordable, scalable solutions that address the three main areas of
energy use: transportation, power generation and manufacturing. We are also deploying
advanced technologies in these areas where applicable.

Advanced biofuels
Scientists at ExxonMobil are working to transform algae and plant waste into biofuels that could
one day be used for transportation. These advanced biofuels offer the possibility of achieving
significant greenhouse gas reductions compared to today’s transportation fuels.
They could also minimize impacts on land, fresh water and food supplies compared with
traditional biofuels like corn or sugar cane. Algae naturally produce oils that can be turned into a
renewable, lower-emission fuel. ExxonMobil and Synthetic Genomics, Inc. (SGI) are working
together to identify and enhance algae strains capable of high lipid production while maintaining
desirable growth rates.
ExxonMobil is studying the production of biodiesel by fermenting cellulosic
sugars in agricultural residues from places like farms and lumber mills.
In 2018, SGI and ExxonMobil began field testing algae strains at the
California Advanced Algal Facility. Our goal: to have the technical capability
to produce 10,000 barrels a day of algae biofuels by 2025.

Could advanced biofuels be tomorrow’s lower-emission transportation fuel?
Biofuels used today are largely derived from agricultural crops. Sugar cane and corn are used to
make ethanol, while biodiesel is made from vegetable oils like soy. Biofuels made from algae and
cellulosic biomass (abundant plant waste such as corn stalks and wheat straw), however, could
provide a renewable fuel source that does not compete with supplies of food or fresh water. These
advanced biofuels have the potential to be produced on a large scale, and are derived from
sources that consume CO2.
From production to combustion, here are seven reasons why we think the answer could be yes.
Find out why these renewable energy sources are so promising.
They consume CO2
Like all plants, the sources of cellulosic biomass consume CO2 from the atmosphere
as they grow. Algae also consume CO2 to grow, using the same process of
photosynthesis.
Lower-emission fuels
On a life cycle basis, algae and cellulosic biofuels emit about half as many
greenhouse gases as petroleum-derived fuel.
High yield
Based on current technology, an acre of algae could yield more than 2,000 gallons
(7,570 liters) of fuel. Compare that to 650 gallons per acre for palm oil and 50 for
soybean oil. We’re working to make algae even more productive in the future.
Year-round harvests
Algae can be harvested repeatedly throughout the year unlike other feedstocks,
such as corn, which are harvested only once a year.
Turning waste to fuel
Cellulosic biomass uses waste plant materials, such as crop residue like corn stalks,
sawdust and other wood waste.
Food friendly
Algae can be cultivated on land unsuitable for other purposes, with water that can’t
be used for food production. Cellulosic biomass can be derived from agricultural
waste or woody biomass, which also do not compete with food.
Engine ready
Fuel derived from algae and cellulosic material can be pumped into existing diesel
automobiles without making major changes to car engines and infrastructure.

Natural gas technology
The abundance and versatility of natural gas make it a valuable energy source to meet a wide
variety of needs, and help the world shift to less-carbon-intensive energy sources. Natural gas is
an ideal fuel for reliable power generation, and supplements intermittent renewable sources such
as solar or wind.
In the United States, the power sector’s shift from coal to natural gas has played a key role in
bringing U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions to 1990s levels despite significant growth in energy
demand.
Recent advances in production technologies have unlocked vast new supplies of natural gas in
North America that previously were uneconomic to produce. ExxonMobil is one of the largest
natural gas
ExxonMobil is committed to reducing emissions of methane from our operations
and encouraging others across the natural gas value chain to do the same.
ExxonMobil is a leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology that will drive
lower-emission energy solutions and help supply cleaner-burning natural gas to
markets around the world.

Carbon capture and storage
CO2 can be captured, compressed and injected underground for permanent storage. The
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has recognized carbon capture as essential to
meeting global emissions-reduction goals.
ExxonMobil, along with its academic and private-sector partners, is focused on new ways to
capture CO2 from industrial and power generation sources, as well as directly from the
atmosphere. Our research portfolio spans a wide range of technologies, including novel materials
and processes.
ExxonMobil is a sponsor of the National Carbon Capture Center, a U.S.
Department of Energy research facility, and is a founding member of the Global
CCS Institute.
In 2019, ExxonMobil and Global Thermostat signed a joint development
agreement to advance breakthrough technology that can capture and concentrate
carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources, including power plants, and the
atmosphere.

Fuel cell technology
ExxonMobil is exploring an exciting
new possibility: using carbonate fuel
cells to more economically capture
CO2 emissions from gas-fired power
plants.
This novel approach would
significantly reduce the energy
needed to capture CO2, is easier to
operate than existing technologies,
and can be deployed in a modular
fashion in multiple industry settings.
Carbonate fuel cell technology could make carbon capture more affordable for industrial
sites and power plants.
Manufacturing and power generation account for about 70% of global energy-related
greenhouse gas emissions.

Process intensification
ExxonMobil is looking to solve a big challenge: how to reduce emissions from manufacturing
processes. One focus area is process intensification – the development of breakthrough
technologies that could make manufacturing far more efficient.
Our goal is to develop novel process technologies, including membranes and other advanced
separations, catalysts and high-efficiency reactors, that can lower CO2 emissions by 25% or
greater.
ExxonMobil is a member of the Rapid Advancement in Process
Intensification Deployment (RAPID) Institute, a public-private partnership
sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy focused on significantly
reducing the energy intensity of petroleum and chemical industry operations.
Since 2000, ExxonMobil has spent more than $2 billion to make our
downstream facilities more energy efficient, resulting in a 10% improvement
in energy intensity.

How can we reduce emissions from industry?
The industrial sector, which produces everything from steel to cellphones, accounts for about one-
third of global energy-related CO2 emissions. ExxonMobil is researching a range of process-
intensification technologies that could significantly reduce emissions associated with
manufacturing.
Chemicals process breakthrough
ExxonMobil and Georgia Tech have developed a potentially revolutionary technology that could
significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with plastics manufacturing by using a
molecular filter – rather than energy and heat – to perform a key step in the process. It could be
50 times more efficient than today’s separation techniques.
Other technologies that can reduce industry-related emissions include:
Low-energy separations: Separating molecules is a key part of
making energy and chemicals. ExxonMobil is looking for ways to
do so using less energy. ITQ-55 is an ultra-narrow-pore zeolite
that can separate ethylene from ethane – a key step in
petrochemicals production – by acting as a “molecular sieve”
rather than via cryogenic distillation.
Developed with Spain’s Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica, it could
reduce the energy used to purify ethylene by up to 25%. We also
have developed a new gas-treating technology called RapAdsorb™, which significantly reduces
the infrastructure and energy needed to remove water and CO2 from natural gas.

High-efficiency reactors: ExxonMobil is working to reduce the energy needed
to transform hydrocarbons into other useful products. We focus on thermal
efficiency, modern reactor design and process miniaturization.
ExxonMobil has developed a range of high-efficiency catalysts that help
refiners make cleaner, high-quality transportation fuels more efficiently. Our
latest is Celestia, a bulk metal hydroprocessing catalyst that is twice as
active as the most advanced catalyst in use today.
Advanced products
ExxonMobil develops and produces a range of petroleum-based products that help our customers
reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and improve efficiency.
These include resilient, lightweight automotive plastics that reduce overall vehicle weight, as well
as advanced tire materials and transportation fuels and lubricants – all of which can enable cars
and trucks to go even farther between fill-ups.
Our advanced products include packaging solutions that save fuel and avoid food
waste, and building materials that make homes and offices more energy efficient.
Our high-performance lubricants – used in more than 40,000 wind turbines
worldwide – improve sustainability because they need replacing less frequently,
reducing the volume of used oil that needs to be disposed of or recycled.

Life cycle assessments
A product’s potential environmental impact extends beyond its manufacturing and use. It also
includes the acquisition of raw materials used to make the product, as well as its transport and
disposal. In other words, a product’s estimated environmental impact should reflect its entire life
cycle.
ExxonMobil uses in-house experts and tools to conduct environmental life cycle assessments of
emerging products and activities. In doing so, we are able to assess which technologies have the
potential to deliver the game-changing results required to transition to a lower-carbon energy
system.
ExxonMobil also collaborates with researchers at universities to advance the
science of life cycle assessments. We have developed new approaches to
quantifying environmental impacts associated with energy systems and
published our findings in peer-reviewed journals.
ExxonMobil develops technologies that reduce carbon emissions over a
product’s life cycle. For example, we make a range of advanced products –
such as materials for lightweight plastic packaging – that help manufacturers
reduce transportation energy use, emissions and waste.

Corporate collaborations
In our search for energy and environmental solutions, ExxonMobil partners with companies whose
expertise in certain areas complements our own.
We also work directly with the users of our energy and chemical products – including automakers
and packaging companies – to develop new products that reduce energy use and emissions.
ExxonMobil and IBM are jointly researching the use of quantum computing to
develop next-generation energy and manufacturing technologies.
ExxonMobil scientists work directly with a range of automakers to develop fluids
and lubricants specifically made to meet the unique needs of electric vehicles.

How is ExxonMobil fueling future energy discoveries?
No single company or entity is capable of developing the breakthroughs needed to meet the
world’s energy and environmental challenges. That’s why ExxonMobil casts a wide net in the
search for new energy technologies – collaborating with universities, national labs, and other
companies and innovators around the world.
In-house research capabilities
ExxonMobil’s R&D program spans a wide range of focus areas, including catalysts and other
advanced materials, computational modeling, and process engineering.
ExxonMobil also has been a leader in climate research for more than four decades. Our findings
are consistently published in peer-reviewed publications.
ExxonMobil has research and technology labs around the world, including our
main R&D facilities in New Jersey and Texas, and others in Belgium, Canada,
China, Malaysia, India and Qatar.
ExxonMobil’s world-class computing and data analytics capabilities enable our
innovations. We are a founding member of the U.S. Oil and Gas Blockchain
Consortium, Carbon which explores how blockchain technologies can be applied
in the oil and gas industry.

Universities and labs
ExxonMobil works with about 80 universities around the world to explore next-generation energy
and environmental solutions.
The centerpiece is our investment in five global energy centers: the MIT Energy Initiative;
Princeton E-ffiliates Partnership; Stanford Strategic Energy Alliance; The University of Texas
Institute; and the Singapore Energy Center led by the Nanyang Technological University and
National University of Singapore. ExxonMobil has committed $175 million to fund breakthrough
energy research at these centers.
In 2019, ExxonMobil formed a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National
Renewable Energy Laboratory and National Energy Technology Laboratory, to jointly research
and develop lower-carbon energy systems and technologies.
This unique collaboration will focus on next-generation biofuels, carbon capture, life cycle
assessment and other promising areas.
Beyond R&D: Policy and actions
Meeting the dual challenge is a global issue that requires the collaboration of governments,
industries, consumers and other stakeholders. ExxonMobil has been vocal in our support of an
economy-wide price on CO2 emissions.
We are a member of the Climate Leadership Council, which promotes a carbon fee with the
revenues returned to Americans. In 2018, we joined the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, a voluntary

initiative representing more than a dozen of the world’s largest oil and gas producers working
collaboratively toward solutions to mitigate the risks of climate change.
We continue to support the Paris Agreement as an important framework for addressing climate-
change risks.
ExxonMobil has an agreement with Orsted A/S to buy 500 megawatts of wind and
solar power for our operations in West Texas, making us one of the top 10
corporate wind and solar buyers in 2018.
ExxonMobil is a founding member of the Alliance to End Plastic Waste, a
collaboration of nearly 30 global companies across the plastics value chain
seeking to develop effective ways to minimize and manage plastic waste and
promote solutions for used plastics.

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regulating stations and in the engineering of supply routes. Many years were spent drafting, &
compiling gas transportation, operation & maintenance agreements along with many MOUs for the
local authorities. He has become a reference for many of the Oil & Gas Conferences held in the
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