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Formed by the combination of two high-caliber
organizations, Exxon and Mobil, the company is
an industry leader in almost every aspect of the energy and petrochemical
business.
Manufacturing Sites
①Antwerp, Belgium
②Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia (Kemya)
③Baton Rouge, Louisiana
④Beaumont, Texas
⑤Meerhout, Belgium
⑥Mont Belvieu, Texas
⑦Notre Dame de Gravenchon, France
⑧Singapore
⑨Yanbu, Saudi ArabiaVenezuela olefins JV （ExxonMobil-Pequiven） new
Technology Centers
①Baytown, Texas PP
②Machelen, Belgium
③Sarnia, Canada
Exxon And Mobil Confirm Federal Trade Commission
Approval Of Merger
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Newsroom/Newsreleases/Corp_xom_nr_301199.asp
Exxon Corporation and Mobil Corporation today confirmed that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) completed its review of the proposed merger and has approved a consent order for the merger of the two companies. Exxon and Mobil have accepted terms and conditions specified by the FTC and will comply with them fully and in a timely manner.
Antwerp Performance Intermediates Plant
The Antwerp Performance Intermediates Plant is the world's largest aliphatic hydro-carbon fluids plant. It is integrated with the Antwerp Esso Refinery. The plant began producing higher olefins in 1991. ExxonMobil Chemical also operates an ethylene terminal connected to its two polyethylene plants in Belgium, Meerhout and Zwijndrecht.
Products:
Aliphatic fluids, Hydrocarbon fluids for dry cleaning, Aromatic fluids,
Naphthenic fluids, Higher Olefins, Olefins, AromaticsAntwerp Polymers Plant
The Antwerp Polymers Plant produces specialty low density polyethylene to meet the demands for flexible packaging mainly in Europe and the Far East. The plant was purchased in 1979.
Products:LDPE, Polyethylene copolymers
②Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia (Kemya)
Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya)
One of ExxonMobil Chemical's joint ventures is a polyethylene plant located on the east coast of Saudi Arabia at Al-Jubail. This site, in operation since 1984, supplies products to the Asian, European, Mid-East and African markets.
Products: LLDPE, HDPE
Baton Rouge Chemical Plant
Founded in 1940, ExxonMobil Chemical's plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a modern petrochemical processing and manufacturing facility located on 150 acres. The plant produces oxygenated fluids, ethers, olefins, ethylene-propylene rubber, halobutyl rubber, phthalic anhydride, plasticizers, alcohols and acids.
Products:Olefins
Aromatics
Oxygenated fluids (MEK, SBA, IPA, Exxate fluids)
Phthalic anhydride
Plasticizers
Alcohols
Acids
Higher Olefins
Synthetic rubber
Hydrocarbon resinsBaton Rouge Plastics Plant
Founded in 1968, some of the products produced at the 118-acre Baton Rouge Plastics Plant include ethylene, vinyl acetate, various co-monomers and modifiers to produce low density polyethylene. This site also manufactures Exact Plastomers, using ExxonMobil Chemical's Exxpol catalyst and process technology.
Products:LDPE
Polyethylene copolymers
Exxpol metallocene products (Exact Plastomers)
＊Chemical Week 2002/5/1
ExxonMobil Breaks Ground on Metallocene Elastomers ProjectMitsui Engineering and Shipbuilding has started work on the previously announced expansion of ExxonMobil Chemical's ethylene-based metallocene elastomers plant at Baton Rouge, LA, ExxonMobil says. The project will add 90,000 m.t./year of capacity, raising the total to 180,000 m.t./year, ExxonMobil says. The expansion is scheduled for completion in the third quarter of 2003.
Baton Rouge Resin Finishing Plant
Acquired in 1983, the Resin Finishing Plant in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is located on 63 acres. This facility primarily serves the U.S. market. The Escorez resins produced at the site are used primarily as raw materials in the production of pressure sensitive tapes, adhesives and sealants.
Products:Hydrocarbon resins (Escorez resins)Baton Rouge Polyolefins Plant
Founded in 1955 by W.R. Grace & Company, Paxon was acquired in 1995. The plant produces high density polyethylene for many applications including food containers, toys, oil and gas containers and durable drums for industrial products. It was one of the first in the industry along with Baton Rouge Elastomers to adopt Total Quality Management principles and achieve ISO 9000 certification. The Plant was expanded in 2000 to produce polypropylenes.
Products: HDPE, PPThe new plant has a polypropylene capacity of 272,000t/yr. Output will be Escorene homopolymer and some copolymer. Propylene polymers based on metallocene technology will also be produced at the unit.
The Baton Rouge polypropylene unit will be fully integrated with the company's high-density polyethylene (HDPE) lines at the facility, which are scheduled for further expansion. In 1999 the HDPE facility increased capacity by 95,000t/yr to 726,000t/yr, but there are future plans for a further 105,000t/yr expansion.
Following the July 1997 completion of the company's 240,000 metric ton per year polypropylene site in Baytown, TX, the combined expansions will boost Exxon's annual polypropylene capacity in North America to 1.1 million metric tons.
Beaumont Olefins and Aromatics Plant
In April of 1999, production began at the expanded olefins plant in Beaumont with the facility's ethylene manufacturing capacity increased by about 45% to more than 1.8 billion pounds a year. The expansion also improved the plant's operating efficiency and enhanced its feedstock flexibility. Ethylene from the plant is used to make a wide range of household, commercial and industrial products. It can be converted into polyethylene that is used to make plastic bags and bottles, packaging films, housewares and toys. It also can be used to make other derivative chemicals that go into the making of synthetic lubricants, antifreeze, pain, polyester fibers and resins, polystyrene packaging, electrical components, polishes, medical products, PVC pipes, upholstery, luggage and more.
In recent years, the Beaumont aromatics facility has been upgraded to produce about 800 million pounds of toluene and more than 1.2 billion pounds of benzene. A 65-million-gallon-a-year grassroots cyclohexane plant started up in 1999. This upgrades part of the Beaumont complex's existing benzene and hydrogen supply to cyclohexane, an intermediate chemical used primarily to make nylon fibers and resin.
In 1997, we completed a project at Beaumont to produce 600 million pounds of paraxylene, a basic raw material for polyester fibers and resins used in textiles and plastics manufacturing. ExxonMobil's proprietary MTPX catalyst technology provides a significant cost advantage versus competing technologies.Products: Olefins, Aromatics
Beaumont Polyethylene Plant
Construction to expand the Beaumont low-pressure polyethylene plant capacity by 14% to 1.6 billion was completed in October of 1998.
Products: LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE
Beaumont Chemical Specialty Plant
In 1997, approximately 85 million pounds of polyalphaolefins production, the base stock for advanced synthetic lubricants, was streamed to double the capacity at the Beaumont Chemical Products plant. Two major expansions at the Beaumont Specialty Plant also doubled output of zeolite catalysts, used in many refining and petrochemicals manufacturing processes.
Products:Synthetic lube base stocks
Lubricant additives
Zeolite catalysts
Meerhout Polymers Plant
The Meerhout Polymers Plant, in operations since 1977, produces low density polyethylene. It is supplied with ethylene via a pipeline network stretching from Rotterdam and Antwerp to Cologne.
Products: LDPE, Polyethylene copolymers
Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant
Founded in 1979, ExxonMobil Chemical's plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas, produces linear low density and high density polyethylenes.
Products:Polyethylene (LLDPE, HDPE)
Exxpol metallocene products (Exceed mLLDPE )
⑦Notre Dame de Gravenchon, France
Since 1959 at Notre-Dame de Gravenchon, between Rouen and Le Havre in Normandy, France, ExxonMobil Chemical has built its largest manufacturing complex outside the USA.
ExxonMobil Chemical Polymeres SNCThe polypropylene manufacturing unit produces raw materials for packaging films, nonwovens and injection molding specialties.
Products:PolypropyleneExxonMobil Chemical SAS
This plant, acquired in 2001 from Basell, produces polypropylene homopolymers, impact copolymers and compounded materials mainly for automotive and appliance applications.
This polypropylene manufacturing and compounding site also includes an applications development laboratory and technical staff.
Products: PolypropyleneCipen
This joint venture polyethylene plant started up in 1992. Here products are made mainly for packaging films and extrusion molding applications.
Products:LLDPE
Exxpol metallocene products (Exceed mLLDPE)Basell sells 50% share in French CIPEN to ExxonMobil
Societe du Caoutchouc Butyl (SOCABU)
The first French butyl rubber plant known as SOCABU started up in 1959. This ExxonMobil Chemical plant produces isobutylene, butyl rubber and ethylene-propylene rubber.
Products:Synthetic rubber (Butyl rubber, EPDM rubber)
IsobutyleneExxonMobil Chemical France
Products made at the site include aliphatic petroleum resins used in the adhesives industry and higher olefins.
The world's first heavy feed steam cracker was built in Notre-Dame de Gravenchon in 1967. It provides propylene, ethylene and butadiene to local chemical companies.
Products:Olefins (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene)
Hydrocarbon resinsSynthetic Lube Base Stocks Plant
Constructed in 1989, the Gravenchon facility uses state-of-the-art control technology and a dedicated reactor train that produces low viscosity PAOs with grades ranging from 2cSt to 10cSt. Providing superior products to the synthetic lubricant market, Gravenchon has been ISO-9002 certified since 1992 and has recently received ISO-14001 certification.
Products:
Synthetic lube base stocks
Lube and fuels additives
Pulau Ayer Chawan Fluids Plant
Our Singapore plant supplies industrial fluids to the Asia Pacific markets.
Products:Aliphatic fluids, Escaid products
Jurong Petrochemical Complex
The ExxonMobil Petrochemical Complex at Jurong integrates a world-class petrochemicals plant with a modern fuels refinery.
With a capacity of 245,000 barrels a day, the Jurong Refinery refines crude oil into products like liquefied petroleum gasoline, naphtha, gasoline, kerosene, diesel and fuel oil. Output from the Petrochemicals Complex is sold to downstream companies that transform them into polyester fibers, nylon, textiles, carpets, plastic products, paints, dye or polystyrene products.
The complex includes facilities with manufacturing capacities to produce 880 million pounds of paraxylene, 660 million pounds of benzene, 198 million pounds of orthoxylene, 500 million pounds of cyclohexane and 110 million pounds of toluene each year.
Products: Aromatics, CyclohexaneSingapore Chemical Plant
This highly integrated complex is now supplying petrochemical products to the marketplace. Click here for our press release.
Products:Ethylene
Propylene
Polyethylene
Benzene
Oxo alcohols
Polypropylene
Since completing an expansion in 2000, the ExxonMobil joint-venture petrochemicals complex at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, is one of the world's largest petrochemical facilities.
The Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical's Company (Yanpet) facility, a 50/50-joint venture with Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), produces more than 1.6 million metric tons of ethylene and more than two million metric tons of derivative products annually.
The original Yanpet ethylene cracker at Yanbu came on stream in 1985.
Products:Ethylene
HDPE
PP
Ethylene glycol
ExxonMobil-Pequiven olefins JV approved by economic team
Venezuela's delayed $2.65-bil olefins project with JV partner ExxonMobil has been approved by the country's economic cabinet, a spokesman for the energy ministry told Platts Monday.
The proposed 50-50 project between Venezuela's state Pequiven and ExxonMobil is designed to produce 1-mil mt/yr of ethylene, 780,000 mt/yr of polyethylene and 400,000 mt/yr of glycols.
Platts 2003/6/9
ExxonMobil PDVSA talks progress on Venezuela olefins JV project
ExxonMobil is making progress in renewed negotiations with state oil company PDVSA about developing a $2.65-bil olefins 50:50 JV project in eastern Venezuela, the company said Monday.
The project would be designed to produce 1-mil mt/yr of ethylene, 780,000 mt/yr of polyethylene and 400,000 mt/yr of glycols.
2004/2/9 ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Start-Up of New Metallocene Plant Expansion at
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/Newsroom/NewsReleases/xom_nr_190204_1.asp
ExxonMobil Chemical has announced the completion and successful start-up of its new commercial metallocene ethylene elastomer manufacturing facility in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The facility, the first of its kind in the world, is now operational and will add capacity of more than 90 thousand tons of product annually.
ExxonMobil Chemical ethylene elastomer products marketed globally include Vistamaxx TM specialty elastomers, Exact® plastomers, Vistalon® EP(D)M, ExxelorTM chemically modified polymers, and Santoprene® thermoplastic elastomers. These products are used in a variety of applications in markets that include automotive, construction, electrical, food packaging and consumer goods.
2004/7/21 Platts
Venezuela, ExxonMobil move forward on olefins project
US major ExxonMobil and Venezuela's state petrochemical company Pequiven have
reached a tentative agreement on a $2.65-bil olefins
joint venture in eastern Venezuela, an
ExxonMobil official said Wednesday. "The negotiating teams have reached an
understanding on how the project would be developed," the spokesman said. "It is
now under review."
August 12, 2004 BNamericas
Pequiven, ExxonMobil sign US$3bn olefins agreement
The Pequiven petrochemical
subsidiary of Venezuela's state oil company PDVSA and US-based ExxonMobil Chemical Company have signed an agreement to develop a US$2.5bn-3bn olefins project at the Jose
petrochemicals complex in Anzoategui state, Pequiven said in a statement
Thursday.
The project will include a cracking plant with capacity to produce
1 million metric tonnes annually of ethylene and derivatives.
ExxonMobil and Pequiven will each have 50% in the project, which will become the main provider of petrochemical
products in Latin America and in other world markets, the statement said.
ITC-CHEM-NEWS 2002/9/6
Pequiven と ExxonMobil、百万トンエチレンプロジェクト合意か
Venezuela 国営石油精製会社 PDVSA の Mr. Edgar Paredes が昨日 9月5日明らかにしたところによると、Pequiven と ExxonMobil が進めてきたオレフィンプロジェクトは近々合意に達し署名される予定だ、とのことである。
同プロジェクトは、過去 5年に亘って交渉されてきたものであり、サイトは Anzoategui州 Jose に位置し、出資は Pequiven と ExxonMobil 50:50 の合弁となる。
プラント年産能力は、エチレン 1,000,000トン、PE 760,000トン、EG 430,000トン等となっている。総資金は 23億ドル。
Platts 2005/1/11
ExxonMobil to open two PP
metallization lines at Brindisi, Italy
ExxonMobil Chemical announced
Tuesday it would instal two new metallization lines at its oriented
polypropylene (OPP) films plant at Brindisi, Italy. The first line is set to
start producing commercially in the first quarter of 2005, with the second line
due to start up a few months later. The new vacuum metallizer lines have the
ability to metallize a range of gauges between 12
and 50 microns at high speeds,
providing outstanding barrier properties. "The new metallizers will give us much
more flexibility and responsiveness to growing market demand," says Carlo
Ranucci, general manager, ExxonMobil Chemical Films Europe. ExxonMobil has seven
affiliated production plants: three in Europe (Virton in Belgium; Kerkrade in
the Netherlands; and Brindisi in Italy) and four in North America (LaGrange in
Georgia; Stratford in Connecticut; Shawnee in Oklahoma; and Belleville in
Canada.)
2005/1/28 ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil Chemical to Expand Oxo
Alcohol Capacity in Singapore
http://www.exxonmobilchemical.com/public_pa/WorldwideEnglish/Newsroom/NewsReleases/chem_nr_280105.asp
ExxonMobil Chemical is expanding the
capacity of its world-class oxo alcohol plant in Singapore. The Singapore
Chemical Plant will increase its iso-nonyl alcohol capacity from
180,000 tons-per-year to 220,000 tons-per-year. Project completion is expected by 3Q 2006.
The Singapore oxo alcohol plant started up in 2001 with a capacity of 150,000
tons-per-year and subsequently increased to 180,000 tons-per-year in June 2004.
2006/1/4 Foster Wheeler
Foster Wheeler Awarded PCS Contract for Planned New Petrochemical Project in
Singapore
http://www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/ir_site.zhtml?ticker=fwlt&script=418&layout=-6&item_id=800250
Foster Wheeler Ltd. announced today that ExxonMobil Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. has awarded the team of Foster Wheeler and WorleyParsons a project coordination and services contract for a potential new project at ExxonMobil's Singapore Chemical Plant site. This project, known as the Singapore Parallel Train (SPT), would include the possible construction of a new world-scale ethylene cracker, as well as downstream plants for production of ethylene/propylene derivatives.
ExxonMobil Chemical Introduces
New Line of Compounded Polyolefins for Automotive Industry
ExxonMobil Chemical today introduced a line of compounded polypropylene for the
automotive industry. ExxonMobil Performance Polyolefins are available from
ExxonMobil Chemical facilities in North America, Europe and Asia.
ExxonMobil Chemical offers numerous products for a wide variety of automotive
applications. The products may be supplied from our manufacturing facilities in
North America, Europe or Asia Pacific.
-- Santoprene(TM) TPV and Vistalon(TM) EPR and EPDM
elastomers are key products used in automotive body sealing applications.
-- Jayflex(TM) plasticizers are key components in hundreds of automotive
flexible PVC applications, for both interior and exterior use.
-- Specific grades of high density polyethylene have been designed for fuel
tanks and energy management systems. These grades exhibit superior toughness and
offer long life.
-- Butyl polymers, including butyl, chlorobutyl and bromobutyl rubber, are key
components in tires for cars and trucks.
-- Lubricants based on our synthetic base stocks provide superior wear
protection and extended life to automotive oils and greases. In addition,
automotive paints incorporate our aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbon fluids as
well as isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK).
2006/11/8 ExxonMobil Chemical
エクソンモービルケミカル
米国テキサス州ベイタウン工場ハロゲン化ブチルゴム生産能力増強の件
エクソンモービル ケミカル カンパニー（エクソン モービル コーポレーションの化学品部門: 以下エクソンモービルケミカル）は、当社のテキサス州ベイタウン工場におけるハロゲン化ブチルゴム（ハロブチルゴム）生産能力の大幅な増強を行うことを決定しましたのでお知らせいたします。同工場は、既存設備の改良や新設備の追加により、「エクソン・ブロモブチルBromobutyl
」ゴムの生産能力を60%増強する予定です。今回の増強は、ハロブチルゴムの国際市場やタイヤ業界における旺盛な需要や急速な成長を支えるという当社の姿勢を明確に示すもので、関連工事の完了は2008 年4-6
月期を予定しています。
エクソンモービルケミカルは、世界のタイヤ業界向けにハロブチルゴムを供給する主要サプライヤーであり、過去10 年間で生産能力を80％増強しています。
-- 2002
年にベイタウン工場を拡張し、ハロブチルゴムの生産能力を4 倍に増強しました。
--
エクソンモービル・ケミカルグループの一員であるエクソンモービル有限会社が合弁出資している日本ブチル株式会社（本社:
神奈川県川崎市）は、アジア太平洋地域の需要増に対応して、このほど同社のハロブチルゴム生産能力を年間70,000 トンに増強しました。
この他、ベイタウン・ブチル工場では、タイヤインナーライナーの空気不透過性を向上させる新技術に使われる、当社が独自に開発した特殊エラストマーExxpro（エクスプロ）の生産能力を倍増する拡張プロジェクトが進められています。同プロジェクトは2005 年に発表され、本年末までの完了を目指しています。
November 2, 2005 -- ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil Chemical to Expand EXXPRO Specialty Elastomers Capacity in Baytown, Texas, to Support Advancements in High-Barrier, Lightweight Tire Inner Liners
ExxonMobil Chemical has announced today that it is doubling its production capability for its proprietary Exxpro specialty elastomers used in the construction of tire inner liners, as a result of new investment and recent operational improvements. The expansion of the company's plant in Baytown, Texas, is targeted for completion in the fourth quarter, 2006.
February 12, 2007 ExxonMobil Chemical Films Business http://www.oppfilms.com./
ExxonMobil Chemical Upgrades LaGrange
Oriented Polypropylene (OPP) Film Manufacturing Facility
The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical today announced plans to significantly
increase production of specialty oriented polypropylene (OPP) films in LaGrange,
Georgia.
The company will upgrade the
LaGrange facility to increase its North American capacity for multi-layer white
OPP films. The multimillion dollar investment will allow the
company to satisfy the rapid growth in demand for specialty OPP films, such as
OPPalyte(TM) white opaque film for candy cold-seal
applications, OPPalyte(TM) WOS-2 and STW white opaque films for ice cream
novelty applications and Label-Lyte(TM) films for wet glue and pressure sensitive
labeling.
About the Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical
The Films Business of ExxonMobil Chemical is a global leader in the development
and manufacture of specialty oriented polypropylene (OPP) films, including
multi-layer white opaque films, metallized films and acrylic and PVdC coated
films, for flexible packaging and labeling applications. The Films Business has
affiliated production plants in Europe (Virton, Belgium; Kerkrade, the
Netherlands, and Brindisi, Italy), and North America (LaGrange, Georgia;
Shawnee, Oklahoma; Stratford, Connecticut and Belleville, Canada). The company
and its affiliates have sales offices to support customer needs in countries
around the world, including North America, Europe and Asia. Additional
information regarding the Films Business can be found at: www.oppfilms.com.
2007/3/29 ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil Chemical Increases Production Capacity of SpectraSyn(TM)
Polyalphaolefins
ExxonMobil Chemical has completed several debottleneck projects at its
Synthetics Plant in Beaumont, Texas, that increase capacity to produce high
viscosity SpectraSyn 40 cSt and SpectraSyn 100 cSt polyalphaolefins (PAO) by 15 percent.
SpectraSyn high viscosity PAO products are attractive blend components for
increasing basestock viscosity and upgrading quality over a wide range of
lubricant applications. These synthetic blend stocks offer improved flow at low
temperatures and increased film thickness at high temperatures.
"This high viscosity PAO capacity investment will help our customers meet the
growing demand for high-performance lubricants," says Page Greenwood, PAO
Marketing Manager, Synthetics Global Business.
April 03, 2007 ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil's New Olgone Aromatic Treatment Technology Proves Successful at
NPRC's Muroran Refinery
Olgone is an innovative aromatics
treatment technology that provides an economical, easy-to-implement alternative
to clay treatment.
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC today announced the successful
start-up of the first licensed application of its new Olgone
Process. Nippon
Petroleum Refining Company, Ltd.'s (NPRC) installed the Olgone Process at its Muroran Refinery to remove
olefins from a heavy reformate feed, replacing the traditional clay
treatment process. The mixed xylenes separated from the treated
heavy reformate are then converted to paraxylene by NPRC and others.
ExxonMobil Introduces Innovative Aromatics Treatment Technology
Olgonesm provides economical, easy-to-implement alternative to clay treatment
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC today announced the commercialization of its new Olgone technology for more effective and environmentally sound removal of olefins from aromatics streams. Olgone is a catalyst-driven technology that provides aromatics plant operators with an alternative to the clay treaters currently used to reduce olefin content. Olgone is more effective than clay treaters in removing olefinic materials that can interfere with downstream equipment, adsorbents, sieves and catalysts.
ExxonMobil Chemical Company Announces
Manufacturing Facility for New Specialty Compounds for Tires
ExxonMobil Chemical Company today
announced it will begin construction of a facility to manufacture new specialty
elastomer compounds that can improve the durability of tires, make them lighter
weight by using less raw material and significantly reduce fuel consumption.
Start-up of the plant is expected
in early 2008 to satisfy demand for the products that combine the flexibility
and elasticity of rubber with the low air permeability of plastic.
The plant will manufacture a dynamically vulcanized 加硫
alloy (DVA) of proprietary ExxproTM specialty elastomers and nylon.
This new Exxpro-based alloy can be
blown into films and used as the air barrier inner liner of tires. ExxonMobil
Chemical expects to commercialize the technology in late 2007. Exxpro marks the
first major technology advancement to tire inner liner raw materials since
ExxonMobil started producing halobutyl products in 1961.
The initial market development
facility for manufacturing will be located in Pensacola, Florida. The investment will fully leverage the company's existing proprietary extrusion technology at
this location. The facility will supply customers globally.
In 2004, ExxonMobil
Chemical and Yokohama Rubber Company announced significant technical
advancements in the area of Exxpro polymer and dynamically
vulcanized alloy technology for tire inner liners.
In 2006, ExxonMobil Chemical
Company completed an expansion at the company's plant
in Baytown to double production capability for its
proprietary Exxpro specialty elastomers.
ExxonMobil Chemical and Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. Achieve Winter Test Qualification for Jointly Developed Advanced Tire Inner Liner
A milestone in the development of improved tire inner liners was announced today by ExxonMobil Chemical Company and The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. (YRC) following tests to qualify their jointly developed technology for use in passenger vehicle tires in harsh winter conditions.
The companies' development of DVA (dynamically vulcanized alloy) advanced tire inner liner technology is based on proprietary Exxpro polymers and alloys of those polymers developed by ExxonMobil, as well as alloys and application technology developed by YRC. The DVA advanced inner liner technology used in the film liner materials combines the flexibility and elasticity of a rubber with the low-air permeability of a plastic.
ExxonMobil Announces Successful Start-up of PxMax
Technology at S-Oil's Onsan Refinery
PxMax is ExxonMobil's State-of-the-Art Technology
for Selective Toluene Disproportionation
ExxonMobil Chemical Technology Licensing LLC and S-Oil Corporation today announced the successful start-up of ExxonMobil's PxMax technology at S-Oil's Onsan refinery and chemical complex in South Korea. The PxMax process licensed by ExxonMobil and implemented at the Onsan refinery replaced a non-selective toluene disproportionation 不均化 (TDP) process that produced equilibrium mixed xylenes. The selective nature of the PxMax process provides S-Oil with a paraxylene-enriched mixture that is further processed into sales grade paraxylene product at S-Oil's facility.
PxMax SM(Selective Toluene Disproportionation)
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Disproportionation 不均化とは、同一種類の分子が2個以上互いに反応して2種類以上の異なる種類の生成物を与える化学反応のこと。
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ExxonMobil Chemical now offers its PxMax
technology for commercial licensing. PxMax is the new process name for our
state-of-the-art Selective Toluene
DisProportionation (STDP) technology, previously know as MTPX, and first put into
commercial operation in 1996. PxMax services provide full support for licensees
from initial consultation through technology transfer and on-going improvements.
Compared to its predecessor MSTDP, the PxMax process offers:
These advantages, combined with lower
operating temperatures and reduced H2/hydrocarbon requirements, can result in
increased profits and significant debottleneck opportunities.
The PxMax process flow is typical for a
vapor-phase reaction in a fixed bed reactor. Toluene feed, combined with
hydrogen-rich recycle gas, is preheated and passed through the catalyst bed.
Here, disproportionation occurs, at moderate temperature and pressure, to
produce a paraxylene-rich xylene product along with co-product benzene. The
by-product yields are small.
The reactor effluent is cooled by heat exchange and the liquid products are
separated from the recycle gas. The separated liquid is stripped to remove the
light ends and then fractionated to recover a very high purity benzene product
and a highly enriched paraxylene stream for recovery of paraxylene. Unreacted
toluene is recycled to extinction.
ExxonMobil Chemical Begins Commercial Production of Butyl Rubber Using a Proprietary New Breakthrough Technology
ExxonMobil Chemical announced today that
it has begun commercial production of butyl rubber at its Notre Dame
de Gravenchon (NDG) plant in France using a new proprietary breakthrough process
technology that it pioneered.
The new technology enables
ExxonMobil Chemical to significantly increase its butyl rubber production
capacity from its existing plants. Moreover, the technology also improves energy
efficiencies as it enables the butyl rubber polymerization process to be run at
more efficient temperatures.
September 24, 2007 ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Expansion of its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant
ExxonMobil Chemical today announced it will invest in an expansion of its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant. The expansion will make this world-scale plant ExxonMobil's largest paraxylene production facility, increasing its paraxylene production capacity by 25 percent and benzene production capacity by 20 percent.
Rotterdam Aromatics Plant
・Aromatics: Benzene, Toluene, Paraxylene, Orthoxylene, Mixed Xylenes
・CyclohexaneRotterdam Oxo Alcohol Plant
・Alcohols: Oxo-alcohols
・Vammar productsRotterdam Plasticizers Plant and Phthalic Anhydride Plant
・Jayflex plasticizers
・Phthalic anhydride
October 8, 2007 ExxonMobil Chemical
ExxonMobil Chemical Forms New Specialty Business to Supply High Performance Compounded Polyolefin Products
ExxonMobil Chemical Company today
announced that it has formed a new specialty compounds and
composites business to focus on the development, production and
marketing of engineered polyolefin compounds. The new business is organized to provide
customers with efficient delivery of innovative products that fully utilize
ExxonMobil's polymer and process development capabilities and global reach.
The business portfolio includes a
new line of ExxonMobil Performance
Polyolefins for automotive applications. Products range from soft and flexible compounds
to reinforced composites. This is made possible by ExxonMobil's extensive slate
of polypropylene, polyethylene, and elastomer base polymers that can be produced
globally and tailored for specialty compounds.
ExxonMobil Chemical Steps Up Asia Pacific Specialty Compounds Supply with Compounding Agreement
ExxonMobil Chemical will improve the
supply of its specialty compounds in Asia Pacific following the establishment of
a compounding agreement with Resin & Pigment Technologies Pte.
Ltd. (R&P), a subsidiary of EnGro Corporation Limited.
Under the agreement, R&P will manufacture a broad range of ExxonMobil Chemical's specialty compounds for use in automotive
interior and exterior applications, appliances and consumer products.
The R&P facility is located on Jurong Island, Singapore, just two kilometers from ExxonMobil
Chemical's petrochemical complex. ExxonMobil Chemical will leverage its global
portfolio of specialty plastics and elastomers using the Singapore complex as
the primary source of polyolefins for the production of its specialty compounds.
The R&P facility is ISO 9001 certified and recently achieved ISO/TS 16949
automotive certification.
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EnGro is a leading slag-cement producer in Singapore.
Since 2005, the Group has strengthened the supply-chain by leveraging on its
GGBS 高炉スラグ微粉末
joint venture production base in
China coupled with its Pulau Damar Laut bulk-terminal cum logistics services
undertaken by Top-Mix ready-mix concrete operations.
EnGro has built 2 core businesses, namely the specialty cement and the specialty
polymer. Operationally, it is driven by 2 growth engines supplemented by
evergreen venture capital (VC) investment activity in technology-driven
businesses.
Resin & Pigment Technologies (R&P) is one of the regions leading companies in customized polymer processing and compounding, offering solutions to enhance material performance as well as colour appearance for major polymer producers.
Established in 1989, R&P has since grown to become the preferred value creation partner with compounding expertise across a wide range of polymers for applications in the electrical, electronics, automotive, construction and civil engineering, household and consumer, packaging and agriculture sectors.
ExxonMobil to Invest at Record Levels to Meet Future Energy Demand
Exxon Mobil Corporation today announced plans to invest at record levels -- between $25 billion and $30 billion annually over the next five years -- to meet expected long-term growth in world energy demand.
Tillerson outlined ExxonMobil's major achievements in 2008 and plans for the future. Highlights include:
-- Production started at eight major projects in 2008, which at their peak are expected to add the net equivalent of 260,000 barrels per day to the company's production. A further nine major projects are expected to commence production in 2009, and at their peak are expected to add the net equivalent of an additional 485,000 barrels per day to production.
-- In the chemical business, the company has ramped up construction activity on world-scale petrochemical projects in China and Singapore, and continues to invest for specialty business growth, including a new plant in South Korea to manufacture lithium ion battery separator film to meet expected demand growth including batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles.
ExxonMobil Makes Technology Investment in China
ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today that it has made the final decision to build a technology center in Shanghai, China to provide product applications support for its growing business in the Chinese and Asian markets.
“Over the next 10 years, we expect roughly 60 percent of the world's petrochemical growth to occur in Asia, and we are rapidly expanding our manufacturing footprint through major capacity additions in Fujian, China and Singapore," said Steve Pryor, president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company. "The decision to build a technology center in Shanghai reinforces our long-term commitment to China and the region. The new investment will support our growing sales of premium products by providing innovative solutions to customer needs.”
The technology center in Shanghai is expected to be operational in 2010.
2009/10/26 Gulf Times
October, 2009,ExxonMobil in talks with
QP for mega petchem JV
ExxonMobil is in discussions with QP to develop a world-scale petrochemical
complex in Qatar, ExxonMobil senior vice-president Mark W Albers has said.
“The
proposed project would position Qatar very well in the global petrochemical
industry,” he said in an exclusive interview with Gulf Times
yesterday.
ExxonMobil Chemical Qatar and QP have signed a heads of agreement to do
‘progress studies'
for the proposed petrochemical
complex in Ras Laffan.
Albers said he hoped there would be ‘significant opportunities'
to develop the North Field
resources, the largest non-associated gas field in the world.
“As we
understand more about the reservoir, we will be able to take a decision on new
investments in Qatar,” he said.
Albers said ExxonMobil is looking towards the start-up of Al Khaleej Gas-2
before the year-end.
AKG-2 is the second phase of Al Khaleej Gas project, which is being developed
with QP to meet Qatar's long-term domestic gas supply requirements.
AKG-2 will supply approximately 1.25bn cu ft per day of gas as well as
condensate, ethane and LPG.
“And we
are working with QP towards a mechanical completion of RasGas Train 7 by the
year-end,” he said.
Train 7 is being set up under RasGas III (RL 3) and will have the capacity to
produce 7.8mn tonnes a year of LNG, about 50,000 bpd of condensate and 24,000
bpd of LPG. RL3 customers will include those in the US and Asian markets.
Asked about the impact of the global financial crisis on ExxonMobil, Albers
said, “Our approach has always been long-term. We always
look through the low and high price cycles.
“We commit
investments only after a thorough study. So we don't have to change our policy with price
fluctuations. Our timeframe for investments is decades ? often up to 40 years.
“Our
investment plans have not really changed with the current economic crisis. We
plan to invest some $25bn to $30bn globally over the next three or four years.
We have not retrenched our personnel on account of the economic downturn. That
gives us a competitive advantage to focus on the long term.”
Albers said it is important that
countries around the world have stable fiscal environments that facilitate sound
investments. Companies must be able to invest with confidence ? not just in
energy, but in other industries as well. He said ExxonMobil embraces the four
pillars of Qatar's National Vision 2030 of human, social, economic
and environmental development.
November 30, 2009
ExxonMobil Chemical Announces Expansion at Its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant
ExxonMobil Chemical announced the completion and start-up of an expansion at its Rotterdam Aromatics Plant. The expansion has made this world-scale plant
ExxonMobil's largest paraxylene production facility.
Paraxylene capacity at the plant has been increased by 25
percent to 700,000 tons, and benzene capacity increased by 20 percent to
830,000 tons per annum. The
expansion at the Rotterdam complex, owned and operated by ExxonMobil Chemical
Holland B.V., was announced in 2007 and completed on schedule.
The expansion is part of ExxonMobil Chemical's strategy to develop world-scale,
highly integrated chemical facilities with globally competitive cost structures.
The new unit in Rotterdam benefits from integration with existing facilities and
captures a number of synergies with the base plant.
“This
expansion demonstrates ExxonMobil's commitment to invest, across the business
cycle, in order to meet the longer term, growing customer demand for these
products,” said T.J. Wojnar, senior vice president,
ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “This project is an example of our continued
efforts to meet the supply and quality needs of our global customers."
The new unit employs ExxonMobil's proprietary PxMaxSM technology to produce
paraxylene and benzene. The PxMax process improves selectivity, generates less
waste and reduces energy requirements versus existing technologies.
Rosneft and ExxonMobil to Join Forces for Development of Arctic and Black Sea Resources, Expand Technology Sharing and Implement Joint International Projects
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have executed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement under which the companies plan to undertake joint exploration and development of hydrocarbon resources in Russia, the United States and other countries throughout the world, and commence technology and expertise sharing activities.
The agreement, signed by Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov and ExxonMobil Development Company President Neil Duffin in the presence of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, includes approximately US $3.2 billion to be spent funding exploration of East Prinovozemelskiy Blocks 1, 2 and 3 in the Kara Sea and the Tuapse License Block in the Black Sea, which are among the most promising and least explored offshore areas globally, with high potential for liquids and gas.
In the course of these projects, the companies will use global best practices to develop state-of-the-art safety and environmental protection systems.
The agreement also provides Rosneft with an opportunity to gain equity interest in a number of ExxonMobil's exploration opportunities in North America, including deep-water Gulf of Mexico and tight oil fields in Texas (USA), as well as additional opportunities in other countries. The companies have also agreed to conduct a joint study of developing tight oil resources in Western Siberia.
Tight Oil : 孔隙率および浸透率の低い油層からの原油、Shale Oil
米国北部からカナダにかけて分布するBakken Shaleが代表的
The companies will create an Arctic Research and Design Center for Offshore Developments in St. Petersburg, which will be staffed by Rosneft and ExxonMobil employees. The center will use proprietary ExxonMobil and Rosneft technology and will develop new technology to support the joint Arctic projects, including drilling, production and ice-class drilling platforms, as well as other Rosneft projects.
“We have a clear vision for Rosneft's strategic direction – building world-class expertise in offshore business and enhancing oil recovery,” said Rosneft president Eduard Khudainatov, following the signing ceremony. “The partnership between Rosneft with its unique resource base, and the largest and one of the most highly capitalized companies in the world reflects our commitment to increasing capitalization of our business through application of best-in-class technology, innovative approach to business management, and enhancement of our staff potential. This venture comes as a result of many years of cooperation with ExxonMobil and brings Rosneft into large scale world-class projects, turning the company into a global energy leader."
ExxonMobil Development Company President Neil Duffin said: "Today's agreement with Rosneft builds on our 15-year successful relationship in the Sakhalin-1 project. Our technology, innovation and project execution capabilities will complement Rosneft's strengths and experience, especially in the area of understanding the future of Russian shelf development.”
Rex Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation, who attended the ceremony, said ExxonMobil will benefit Russian energy development by working closely with Rosneft.
“This large-scale partnership represents a significant strategic step by both companies,” said Tillerson. “This agreement takes our relationship to a new level and will create substantial value for both companies.”
The agreement provides for constructive dialogue with the Russian Federation government concerning creation of a fiscal regime based on global best practices.
Additionally Rosneft and ExxonMobil will implement a program of staff exchanges of technical and management employees which will help strengthen the relationships between the companies and provide valuable career development opportunities for personnel of both companies.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
The East Prinovozemelskiy License Blocks have
a total area of 126,000 square kilometers (30 million acres) in water depths
ranging between 50 and 150 meters (165 feet and 500 feet).
Tuapse Block in the Black Sea has the total area of 11,200 square kilometers
(2.8 million acres) and water depths ranging from 1,000 to 2,000 meters (3,300
feet and 6,500 feet).
Rosneft equity interest in both joint ventures will be 66.7 per cent, while ExxonMobil will hold 33.3 per cent.
Oct. 19, 2011
Badger Licensing to Provide Cumene Technology to Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical
Company in China
Badger Licensing LLC (Badger) today announced that it was awarded a contract by
Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical Co., Ltd. (Lihuayi)利华益维远化工有限公司 to provide its
proprietary technology for a 300,000 metric tons
per annum grassroots cumene plant in Dongying City東営市,
Shandong Province, People's Republic of China. The contract includes technology
license, engineering, start-up services and corresponding training for Lihuayi.
"Badger is committed to bringing reliable, proven technology to our customers at
a low operating and capital cost," said Mark Healey, president of Badger. "We
believe this plant will help Lihuayi become a major player in the Chinese
phenolics industry."
Cumene, a precursor to the production of phenol, bisphenol A and polycarbonate,
has seen strong worldwide growth recently, particularly in China. More than nine
million metric tons of cumene capacity has been licensed by Badger and its
predecessor companies since the technology was introduced in 1995.
Badger Licensing LLC, headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA, is a venture of
affiliates of The Shaw Group SHAW -1.96% and ExxonMobil Corporation XOM +0.09% .
Badger Licensing is principally engaged in marketing, licensing, and developing
technologies for ethylbenzene, styrene monomer, cumene, and bisphenol A. The
venture also supplies basic engineering packages for the licensed processes
through Shaw. Catalyst is supplied to Badger's licensees by ExxonMobil Catalyst
Technologies LLC.
Editor's Notes:
1. Badger Licensing LLC is a joint venture between Badger Technology Holdings
LLC (affiliate of The Shaw Group Inc.) and Alkylation Licensing LLC (affiliate
of ExxonMobil Corporation).
ExxonMobil Plans Five-Year Investment of $185 Billion to Develop New
Energy Supplies
Exxon Mobil Corporation plans to invest approximately $185
billion over the next five years to develop new supplies of energy to
meet expected growth in demand, Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson said today in
a presentation at the New York Stock Exchange.
“During challenging times for the global economy, ExxonMobil continues to invest
to deliver the energy needed to underpin economic recovery and growth,”
Tillerson said in a presentation to investment analysts.
Tillerson said that even with significant efficiency gains, ExxonMobil expects
global energy demand to increase by 30 percent by 2040, compared to 2010 levels.
Demand for electricity will make natural gas the fastest growing major energy
source and oil and natural gas are expected to meet 60 percent of energy needs
over the next three decades.
To help meet that demand, ExxonMobil is anticipating an investment profile of
approximately $37 billion per year through the year 2016.
“An unprecedented level of investment will be needed to develop new energy
technologies to expand supply of traditional fuels and advance new energy
sources,” said Tillerson. “We are developing a diverse portfolio of high-quality
opportunities across all resource types and geographies.”
A total of 21 major oil and gas projects will begin
production between 2012 and 2014. In 2012 and 2013, the company expects to start
up nine major projects and anticipates adding over 1 million net oil-equivalent
barrels per day by 2016.
At the meeting the company outlined its major achievements in 2011 and plans for
the future. Highlights include:
ExxonMobil replaced 107 percent of its 2011 production (116 percent excluding
asset sales), increasing proved reserves to 24.9 billion oil equivalent barrels.
It was the 18th consecutive year the company replaced more than 100 percent of
its production, with proved reserve additions of 1.8 billion oil-equivalent
barrels.
Nine major upstream projects are expected to start-up in the next two years
including four in West Africa, Kashagan Phase 1 in Kazakhstan and the Kearl Oil
Sands project in Canada.
In the downstream, the company completed a large project at the
Thailand refinery, which is expected to increase
the supply of lower sulfur motor fuels by more than 50 thousand barrels per day.
Additional projects are under way, including new facilities at ExxonMobil's
Singapore refinery and at a joint-venture refinery in Saudi Arabia.
A major expansion at the
Singapore chemicals facilities is nearing completion. Commissioning and
startup activities are expected to continue through 2012 and will provide a
world-scale integrated platform with unparalleled feedstock flexibility. The
expansion will add 2.6 million tonnes per year of additional capacity and will
help meet demand growth in Asia Pacific.
This is the 10th year that ExxonMobil has made an annual presentation to
analysts at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Bloomberg 2012/3/9
Fracking Failing to Crack China, Europe Shale, Exxon Says
Some shale formations in Europe and China are impervious to drilling techniques
that opened vast reserves of natural gas and oil from Texas to Pennsylvania,
said Rex Tillerson, Exxon Mobil Corp.'s chief executive officer.
New methods and tools will need to be invented to tap many of the shale fields
that energy companies and governments expect eventually to yield a bonanza of
fuel, Tillerson said during a meeting with analysts in New York today.
Exxon, the largest U.S. gas producer after its 2010 acquisition of
shale driller XTO Energy,
failed in its first two efforts to crack gas-rich shale fields
in Poland. Gas discovered in a pair of wells finished during the final
three months of last year didn't flow, even after the company used high-pressure
jets of water and sand to create fissures in the rocks.
“Some of the shales don't respond as well to hydraulic fracturing,” Tillerson
said during a meeting with reporters after his presentation to analysts. “It's
going to take research and time in the lab to understand that.”
Some parts of U.S. shale formations also have
proven impervious to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, he said. The company is
studying whether using different fluids, proppants or pumping techniques will be
successful, Tillerson said. Proppants are tiny granules of sand or ceramic used
to hold open fissures that allow oil and gas to flow through rock.
‘Cash Cow'
“Parts of some of these well-known shale plays everyone's all excited about
don't work,” Tillerson said. The geologic obstacles may stem from the
depositional history of the formations and factors such as high temperatures
deep under ground, he said.
Yet-to-be developed fields in shale rock and under deep seas are expected to
contribute 1 million barrels a day of new oil production by 2025, Yves-Louis
Darricarrere, president of exploration and production for Paris-based Total SA
(FP), said on March 6 at the CERAWeek conference in Houston.
Exxon's U.S. shale holdings include 400,000 acres in the Bakken region of North
Dakota and Montana, 800,000 acres in the Permian Basin in west Texas and New
Mexico, and 170,000 acres in the Oklahoma's Woodford Shale, Tillerson said.
Argentina, China
Despite the Polish setback, Tillerson said shale and other so-called
unconventional geologic formations will become a “cash cow” for Exxon.
Exxon agreed last year to explore shale fields in China
with China Petrochemical Corp. The company also has shale projects under
way in Argentina's Vaca Muerta formation.
Tillerson is spending $37 billion this year to find and produce oil, gas,
chemicals and motor fuels. Spending on capital projects will continue at that
pace through 2016, he said today.
Oil and gas production will fall 3 percent this year because of surging oil
prices that will curb the company's share of output from wells in some nations.
The production forecast is based on a $111 a barrel average price for Brent
crude.
The output decline stems from contracts in countries such as Nigeria that reduce
the company's share of production as crude prices escalate.
Tillerson plans 21 major oil and gas projects that will begin production between
2012 and 2014. This year and next, the company expects to start up nine major
projects and anticipates adding the equivalent of more than 1 million net
barrels a day by 2016.
“An unprecedented level of investment will be needed to develop new energy
technologies to expand supply of traditional fuels and advance new energy
sources,” Tillerson said in remarks prepared for today's meeting.
The company's 2012 exploration portfolio includes projects in Tanzania, Guyana
and Ireland, according to the presentation materials.
Exxon fell 1.2 percent to $84.83 at the close in New York. The shares are little
changed in the past year.
環境汚染の懸念残る 米欧では規制強化の動き
【ニューヨーク＝小川義也】世界のエネルギー地図を塗り替えつつあるシェールガスだが、「水圧破砕法」（ハイドロリック・フラクチャリング）と呼ばれる開発手法を巡っては環境汚染の懸念が根強く、規制の動きが広がっている。フランスに続き、今月18日にはブルガリアでも水圧破砕法を使った探査・採掘の禁止が決まった。各国の規制動向次第では、開発の遅れやコストの上昇につながる可能性もある。
米国ではニューヨーク州、ペンシルベニア州、ウェストバージニア州などで水源周辺など特定区域における水圧破砕法の使用を禁止または凍結する自治体が増加。テキサス州などは水圧破砕法で使用する化学物質の情報開示を義務付けた。
オバマ米大統領は24日の一般教書演説で、シェールガスの「安全な開発」に向け、あらゆる可能な対策を講じると表明。公有地で水圧破砕法を使用する場合、化学物質の情報開示を義務付ける方針を示した。
より厳しい規制に動いたのがフランスとブルガリア。フランスでは昨年７月、水圧破砕法による石油やガスの探査・採掘を禁止する法案が成立。同国内で採掘は事実上不可能になった。仏政府は当初、開発に積極的だったが、環境汚染や地球温暖化を懸念する住民らの抗議活動が活発化。大統領選挙を控え、サルコジ大統領が世論に配慮したとみられている。
ブルガリアでも今月18日、議会で水圧破砕法によるシェールガス探査・採掘を禁じる決議案が可決された。環境汚染などに対する懸念から、各地でデモが発生。政府は17日にシェブロンへの許可も取り消した。
2012/01/19
ブルガリア議会、水圧破砕法による石油・ガス開発禁止法案を可決
ブルガリア議会は１８日、水圧破砕（はさい）法を利用したシェール（油分を含む頁岩）からの石油と天然ガスの抽出を全面的に禁止する法案を可決した。地元のソフィア通信社（電子版）が伝えた。天然ガス採取を目的とした水圧破砕は、地震の発生や地下水の汚染につながるといった批判が高まっていた。
同法案では、水圧破砕法の利用禁止に加え、ブルガリアの領土・領海内のシェールだけに限らず、石炭やオイルサンド（油砂）、オイルシェール（油母頁岩）からの天然ガスと石油の抽出も禁止するとしている。
また、現在、すでに水圧破砕法を使って探鉱や生産を行っている石油・ガス開発事業者は直ちに操業を停止することも盛り込まれており、すでに許可を受けている事業者は３カ月以内に水圧破砕法とは別の資源開発手法の提出が求められる。期限内に代替案を示すことができなければ許可が取り消される。同法に違反した場合には１０万ブルガリア・レフ（約５００万円）の罰金と設備の没収も規定されている。ブルガリア政府は昨年６月、米石油会社シェブロンに対し、北東部ドブルジャ地方での試掘を認めた。ロシア産ガスへのほぼ全面的な依存度を改めるため、シェールガス開発で資源自給率を高める狙いがあった。だが、環境問題への懸念から各地で反対デモが発生。政府は今月１７日、シェブロンへの採掘許可を取り消していた。
The prohibition of hydraulic fracturing by Law No.2011-835
On July 13, 2011, France enacted Law No. 2011-835 aimed at prohibiting the exploration and exploitation of liquid or gas hydrocarbon mines using hydraulic fracturing and repealing exclusive exploration permits including projects involving such technique (the "Law"). This Law was initiated by a bill that had been submitted to the Parliament by the majority party.
According to Article 1 of the Law, the exploration and exploitation activities using the hydraulic fracturing technique are now prohibited. This prohibition is grounded on the 2004 Environmental Charter ("Charte de l'environnement") and on the principle of preventive and corrective action set forth by Article L.110-1 of the Environment Code.
Law does not prohibit Shale Gas exploration itself but only the technique of hydraulic fracturing. As a consequence, the Law leaves the door open to the development of alternative techniques by petroleum companies allowing them to be granted Shale Gas exploration or exploitation permits.
Three exploration permits, which had been granted to US company Schuepbach in Nant (Aveyron) and Villeneuve-de-Berg (Ardèche) and to French company Total in Montélimar (Drôme), were repealed on October 3, 2011.
Rosneft and ExxonMobil Announce Progress in Strategic Cooperation Agreement
Joint ventures being created to explore in Russian Black Sea and Kara Sea; initial planning and exploration steps taken at the license areas in those waters;
Rosneft subsidiaries take equity in promising exploration and development projects in the United States and Canada
Russian government's new tax approach strengthens incentives for offshore operations
Rosneft and ExxonMobil today signed agreements to implement
a long-term Strategic Cooperation Agreement concluded in August 2011
to jointly explore for and develop oil and natural gas in Russia and to share
technology and expertise.
The agreements were signed by Rosneft President Eduard Khudainatov; Rex W.
Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation;
Stephen M. Greenlee, president of ExxonMobil Exploration Company; and Neil W.
Duffin, president of ExxonMobil Development Company, in the presence of Russian
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.
The agreements signed today form joint ventures to manage an exploration program
in the Kara Sea and Black Sea. They also set the terms for investments to be
made by the partners in Russian offshore projects. The initial cost of
preliminary exploration is estimated at over US $3.2
billion.
Neftegaz Holding America Limited, an independent indirect subsidiary of Rosneft
registered in Delaware, concluded separate agreements on the acquisition of a
30 percent equity in ExxonMobil's share in the La Escalera
Ranch project in the Delaware Basin in West Texas in the United States.
Neftegaz Holding America Limited will also be given the right to acquire
a 30 percent interest in 20 blocks held by ExxonMobil in
the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, one of the most oil and gas rich basins in the
world. The ExxonMobil blocks are located in prospective areas of the Western
part of the Gulf.
In addition, RN Cardium Oil Inc., an independent Rosneft subsidiary, acquired
30 percent of ExxonMobil's stake in the Harmattan acreage
in the Cardium formation of the Western Canada Basin in Alberta, Canada.
The Cardium formation is an active unconventional oil play in which ExxonMobil
has a significant acreage position. The execution of that project may become a
source for the development of technologies for unconventional reservoirs in
Russia.
Commenting on the agreements, Eduard Khudainatov said: “Today Rosneft and
ExxonMobil enter offshore projects of unprecedented scale in the Russian Arctic
and Black Sea regions, which are home to the world's largest hydrocarbon
resources base. In so doing we lay the foundation for long-term growth of the
Russian oil and gas industry. I am certain that 15 years of Rosneft and
ExxonMobil partnership, as well as the use of the latest environmentally safe
technologies and unique experience will allow Rosneft to become one of the
global leaders in the oil and gas industry.”
Rex Tillerson said the agreements are a critical step forward in strategic
cooperation.
“These agreements are important milestones in this strategic relationship,” said
Tillerson. “Our focus now will move to technical planning and execution of safe
and environmentally responsible exploration activities with the goal of
developing significant new energy supplies to meet growing global demand.”
Eduard Khudainatov and Rex Tillerson said they were encouraged to proceed with
these projects by the Russian government's efforts to reform taxation of the
high-potential oil industry sectors and improve investment conditions for
foreign and Russian oil companies.
As part of implementation of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement, exploration
activity began in the Tuapse license Block in the Black
Sea in Russia in September 2011. The seismic program is now 70 percent
complete. Interpretation of data collected will be carried out following program
completion, which is scheduled for the second quarter of 2012. Drilling of the
first exploration well is planned for 2014-2015.
In the Kara Sea, plans are under way to undertake seismic and environmental
programs of East Prinovozemelsky blocks later this year in anticipation of a
potential exploration well in 2014.
Rosneft and ExxonMobil have also signed an agreement to
jointly develop tight oil production technologies in Western Siberia.
This will enable the companies to later discuss undertaking joint projects to
explore and develop prospective areas with unconventional oil potential in
Russia.
A program of technical and management staff exchanges
has been agreed to by the companies and their affiliates including
positions in geology, geoscience, field development, well drilling, finance,
logistics, safety, health and the environment. The knowledge and experience
exchange will not only strengthen relationships between the two companies and
their affiliates but also provide career development opportunities.
The Arctic Research and Design Center for Offshore
Developments will provide a full range of research and design services to
support the development of offshore fields. The main roles of the center include
supporting all stages of oil and gas field development on the Arctic shelf and
helping ensure projects are environmentally safe, including through the
provision of technical support in environmental monitoring. The center will also
support offshore safety. A special Offshore Accident and Emergency Warning and
Prevention Service will be created to help prevent and respond immediately to
any emergencies or accidents.
Rosneft and ExxonMobil will provide an update on their Strategic Cooperation
Agreement in a presentation to investment analysts on Wednesday, April 18, 2012
at 8:30 a.m. CT. A webcast of the presentation will be available in English and
Russian at www.exxonmobil.com.
2012/4/17 日本経済新聞
米エクソンと露国営石油、北極海・黒海開発で合弁
ロシア石油最大手の国営ロスネフチと米石油最大手エクソンモービルは16日、北極海と黒海の大陸棚でそれぞれ資源開発を進める合弁２社を設立する合意文書に署名した。米ロを代表する資源企業が手を組み、石油と天然ガスを豊富に埋蔵する大陸棚開発を主導する形となる。ロシアのセチン副首相は同日、投資総額が2550億ドル（約20兆円）を超える巨大事業になるとの見通しを示した。
北極海のカラ海と黒海の資源開発に当たる合弁２社への出資比率はロスネフチが66.7％、エクソンが33.3％になる。16日にモスクワ郊外で開いた調印式には、ロシアのプーチン首相も出席。エクソンのティラーソン最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）と会談して「プロジェクトが巨大なものになると期待し、確信している」と表明した。
セチン副首相は16日、カラ海の可採埋蔵量が原油49億トン、天然ガスが８兆3000億立方メートルに達し、ロシアの年間原油生産量の約５億トンを大きく超える規模になる可能性を指摘した。投資額はカラ海が2000億～3000億ドル、黒海が550億ドルに達するとの事前評価を公表。 2015年に試掘を始めると述べた。
両社は11年８月末、ロシアの大陸棚での石油・天然ガスの探査・開発に32億ドルを投じる合弁事業をはじめ幅広く業務提携することで合意。計画の詳細を詰めていた。
ロスネフチは16日、エクソンが保有する米テキサスやメキシコ湾、カナダの鉱区の権益の一部を獲得することでも合意。西シベリアで石油を生産する技術を共同開発する文書にも調印した。ロシアの北極海の資源開発に参画したいエクソンと、欧米メジャーの高い技術力を利用したいロスネフチの思惑が一致している。
2012/5/31 Reuters
Exxon Mobil plans major new U.S. chemical plant
Exxon Mobil Corp , the world's largest publicly traded energy company, plans
to build a multi-billion dollar chemical plant in Texas
to take advantage of cheap North American shale gas,
according to a U.S. environmental filing seen by Reuters.
The plant, which could be online as soon as 2016, would sharply crank up Exxon
Mobil's chemical production capacity and help it compete more effectively with
rival Dow Chemical Co , the largest U.S. chemical maker.
Exxon Mobil has been North America's largest natural gas
producer since its 2010 purchase of XTO Energy Inc.
By using its own natural gas in chemical production
- something Dow is not able to do because it does not drill - Exxon Mobil
further slashes its costs.
ExxonMobil は2009年12月21日、XTO Energyを410億ドルで買収すると発表した。
XTOは米国のみで操業する非在来型天然ガス生産大手で、シェールガス、タイトガス、コールベッド・メタン、シェールオイルなど、合計換算 45兆立方フィートのガス資源を有しており、Barnett, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Marcellusなど主要シェールガスの全てで開発を行っている。今回の取引完了後、ExxonMobil は、非在来型資源のグローバルな開発と生産を管理する新たな上流部門組織を設立する。
ExxonMobilの最大の狙いはシェールガス開発技術の適用ノウハウ（人的資源）の獲得とされる。これらのノウハウは、非在来型ガスのみならず、世界の在来型及び非在来型石油に適用可能。ExxonMobil のCEOは1月20日、米議会で証言し、XTO買収がシェールからの天然ガス生産拡大につながり、環境に害を与えることなく米経済を押し上げるとの見通しを示した。
The company had said as recently as last year it had no plans to expand
chemical production in the United States. However,
decades-low natural gas prices proved too much too resist.
Its decision to build the new plant also comes after a recent announcements by
Dow, as well as Royal Dutch Shell Plc , LyondellBasell and others to expand
their own U.S. chemical production.
U.S. natural gas prices have dropped more than 20 percent so far this year.
Chemical industry trade groups expect prices to remain low for years due in part
to ramped up production from the shale reserves.
That gives U.S. producers a large cost advantage over European and Asian rivals,
many of whom have to use crude oil-derived naphtha to make chemicals.
Exxon Mobil's plant, if approved, will be built at the company's
Baytown complex and is expected to produce
1.5 million tons annually of ethylene, a key
material in plastics production.
The ethylene will be piped to the company's nearby Mont
Belvieu complex, where it will be used in two
planned polyethylene production facilities, each
expected to have an annual capacity of 650,000 tons per year.
Polyethylene is commonly used to make packaging and upholstery.
The expansion should create 10,000 construction jobs and boost Exxon Mobil's
permanent work force in Baytown, Texas, by 350 to 6,850, the company said.
More than $90 million per year in additional tax revenue and 3,700 extra jobs
will be created in the local community, Exxon Mobil estimates.
Construction should begin by next March, according to the filing.
Exxon Mobil filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Texas
officials earlier this month. It expects regulatory approval within the year.
ExxonMobil Canada Acquires Celtic Exploration Ltd., Including Liquids-Rich
Montney Shale Acreage
Agreement includes
649,000 net acres in the Montney and Duvernay shales in Alberta
ExxonMobil Canada today announced an agreement with Celtic
Exploration Ltd. under which an ExxonMobil Canada affiliate will acquire
Celtic.
Under the terms of the agreement, ExxonMobil Canada will acquire 545,000 net
acres in the liquids-rich Montney shale, 104,000
net acres in the Duvernay(Kaybob) shale and
additional acreage in other areas of Alberta.
Current production of the acreage to be acquired is 72
million cubic feet per day of natural gas and 4,000 barrels per day of crude,
condensate and natural gas liquids. The assets were estimated by
Calgary-based Celtic Exploration at December 31, 2011 to include an estimated
128 million oil equivalent barrels of proved plus probable reserves, of which 24
percent are crude, condensate and natural gas liquids and 76 percent natural
gas.
Approximately 60 employees at Celtic Exploration will be given the
opportunity to transition to ExxonMobil employment.
Shareholders of Celtic Exploration will receive C$24.50 per share and half a
share of a newly established company which will hold assets not included in the
agreement with ExxonMobil Canada. These assets include acreage in the Inga area
in British Columbia, the Grande Cache area in Alberta and interests in oil and
gas properties located in Karr, Alberta.
Canadian affiliates of ExxonMobil and Celtic have entered into an agreement for the purchase by a subsidiary of ExxonMobil Canada of all of Celtic's outstanding common shares at a cash price of C$24.50 per share.
Additionally, Celtic shareholders will receive 0.5 of a share of a new company, 1705972 Alberta Ltd. (“Spinco”), for each Celtic common share.
Including the amount to be paid for Celtic's outstanding convertible debentures and including Celtic's bank debt and working capital obligations, the transaction is valued at approximately C$3.1 billion (excluding the estimated value of Spinco shares). The transaction is to be completed by way of an arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Alberta).
The agreement is subject to approval by Celtic Exploration's shareholders
and Canadian regulatory authorities.
“This acquisition will add significant liquids-rich
resources to our existing North American unconventional portfolio,” said
Andrew Barry, president of ExxonMobil Canada. “Our financial and technical
strength will enable us to maximize resource value by leveraging the experience
of ExxonMobil subsidiary XTO Energy, a leading U.S.
oil and natural gas producer which has expertise in developing tight gas, shale
oil and gas and coal bed methane.”
ExxonMobil は2009年12月21日、XTO Energyを410億ドルで買収すると発表した。
XTOは米国のみで操業する非在来型天然ガス生産大手で、シェールガス、タイトガス、コールベッド・メタン、シェールオイルなど、合計換算 45兆立方フィートのガス資源を有しており、Barnett, Fayetteville, Haynesville, Marcellusなど主要シェールガスの全てで開発を行っている。今回の取引完了後、ExxonMobil は、非在来型資源のグローバルな開発と生産を管理する新たな上流部門組織を設立する。
ExxonMobilの最大の狙いはシェールガス開発技術の適用ノウハウ（人的資源）の獲得とされる。これらのノウハウは、非在来型ガスのみならず、世界の在来型及び非在来型石油に適用可能。ExxonMobil のCEOは1月20日、米議会で証言し、XTO買収がシェールからの天然ガス生産拡大につながり、環境に害を与えることなく米経済を押し上げるとの見通しを示した。
ExxonMobil Canada, a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation, has a long
history in Canada that dates back to the 1940s. The company is a leader in the
Atlantic Canada offshore, where it operates the Sable project in Nova Scotia, is
lead owner of the Hibernia project in Newfoundland and Labrador, where it is
developing the Hebron project. ExxonMobil Canada has additional assets in
Western and Northern Canada.
ExxonMobil's Canadian affiliate, Imperial Oil Limited, is not a party to the
transaction, but may elect to participate at a later date through its existing
agreement with ExxonMobil Canada that provides for up to equal participation in
new Canadian upstream opportunities. Imperial Oil Limited has advised that it is
currently evaluating this opportunity.
ExxonMobil's Outlook for Energy Forecasts Shift in Global Energy Balance
and New Opportunities for International Trade and Economic Growth
・Global energy demand expected to be 35 percent higher in 2040 versus 2010 as
population and economy grow
・North America likely to transition to net energy exporter by 2025
・Oil and natural gas supplies benefit from advanced technologies and will meet
about 60 percent of global energy demand in 2040
The global energy landscape will evolve significantly as regional
demand-and-supply patterns shift in the coming decades, creating new
opportunities for international trade and economic growth, says ExxonMobil's
Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, which was released today.
“Energy is fundamental to our way of life and essential to grow our economy,”
said Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and chief executive officer of Exxon Mobil
Corporation. “Understanding future energy trends is critical for effective
policy decisions that can help ensure safe, reliable and affordable energy
development and economic growth, job creation and expanded global trade.”
In its annual forecast, ExxonMobil projects that global
energy demand in 2040 will be approximately 35 percent higher than in
2010. Future energy needs will be supported by more efficient energy-saving
practices and technologies, increased use of less-carbon-intensive fuels such as
natural gas, nuclear and renewables, and the development of unconventional
energy sources that were previously inaccessible without technology advances.
Oil will continue to be the most widely used fuel, but natural gas -- the fastest growing major fuel -- is expected to overtake coal by 2025 as the second most used fuel. Demand for natural gas will increase by about 65 percent through 2040, and 20 percent of global production will occur in North America, supported by growing supplies of gas from shale and other unconventional sources.
New technologies will continue to be key to development of reliable and
affordable energy, which is central to economic growth and human progress, the
Outlook for Energy concludes. Significant advancements in oil and natural gas
technologies have safely unlocked vast new supplies, already changing the energy
landscape in North America and expanding supplies to help meet growing global
energy demand.
The Outlook for Energy projects that North America is likely to transition to a net energy exporter by 2025. Over the next two decades, more than half of the growth in unconventional natural gas supply will be in North America, providing a strong foundation for increased economic growth across the United States, and most notably in industries such as energy, chemicals, steel and manufacturing.
These resources will also create new opportunities for global trade with countries in Europe and the Asia Pacific region, which are reliant on international markets to meet domestic energy requirements. The changing landscape and resulting trade opportunities will continue to provide consumers with more choices, value, wealth and good jobs.
The Outlook for Energy projects that energy for electricity generation
will continue to be the largest component of global demand and is expected to
grow by 50 percent to 2040. The growth reflects an expected 85 percent increase
in electricity demand, led by developing countries where 1.3 billion people are
currently without access to electricity.
As the world gradually transitions from coal to cleaner fuels for electricity
generation, natural gas, nuclear and renewable energy sources, including wind
and solar, will represent a greater share of the global energy mix. Natural gas,
which emits up to 60 percent less carbon dioxide than coal when used for
electricity generation, will grow the most. By 2040, natural gas will account
for 30 percent of global electricity generation, compared to less than 25
percent today.
The Outlook for Energy highlights the important role of efficiency in
helping balance energy demand with the growing world economy. Energy-saving
practices and technologies, such as hybrid vehicles and high-efficiency natural
gas power plants, will help countries in the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) increase economic output by 80 percent
without increasing total energy use. In the transportation sector, the number of
cars on the road worldwide is expected to approximately double by 2040, but the
fuel demand will actually plateau and gradually decline as consumers turn to
smaller, lighter vehicles and technologies improve fuel efficiency.
The Outlook for Energy is developed each year by a team of experts using a
combination of public and proprietary sources, and guides ExxonMobil's global
investment decisions. Many of its findings are similar to those from other
respected organizations, including the International Energy Agency. ExxonMobil
publishes The Outlook for Energy each year to encourage broader understanding of
energy issues among policymakers and the public to enable informed decisions on
energy issues.
Among this year's findings:
Energy demand in non-OECD countries will increase 65 percent by 2040 compared to
2010, reflecting growing prosperity in nations that include more than 80 percent
of the world's population.
Electricity generation is expected to account for more than half of the increase
in global energy demand over the next few decades. Natural gas, nuclear and
renewables will grow to meet rising electricity demand, while coal and oil use
for power generation will decline.
Global transportation-related energy demand will rise by more than 40 percent
from 2010 to 2040. The growth is almost entirely from commercial transportation
-- heavy duty, aviation, marine and rail -- as expanding economies and
international trade spur greater movement of goods.
Evolving demand and supply patterns will open the door for increased global
trade opportunities. The changing energy landscape in conjunction with an
abundance of free trade opportunities will help lead to more choices and
creation of value that helps fuel economic growth and improve living standards
worldwide.
Demand for reliable, affordable energy exists every day in every community.
Meeting this demand requires foresight and effective long-term planning followed
by huge investments and years of work to build the infrastructure required to
produce and deliver energy around the world. It also takes an ongoing ability to
understand and manage an evolving set of technical, financial, geopolitical and
environmental risks in a dynamic world. The Outlook for Energy is an essential
tool to help ExxonMobil provide the energy needed for continuing human progress.
For more information about ExxonMobil's Outlook for Energy, visit
www.exxonmobil.com/energyoutlook.
Cautionary Statement: The Outlook and this release contain forward-looking
statements. Actual future conditions (including economic conditions, energy
demand, international trade flows, energy supply sources, and efficiency gains)
could differ materially due to changes in law or government regulation and other
political events; changes in technology; the development of new supply sources;
demographic changes; and other factors discussed in The Outlook and under the
heading "Factors Affecting Future Results" on the Investors page of our website
at www.exxonmobil.com. See also Item 1A of ExxonMobil's latest Form 10-K.
Bloombert 2013/4/9
2009/10/17
ExxonMobil、MTBE裁判でNew
York市に勝訴
New Hampshire Asks Jury for $236 Million From Exxon Mobil
Exxon Mobil Corp. should pay New Hampshire $236 million in damages for
contaminating its drinking water with the gasoline
additive MTBE, the state's lawyers told a jury that is set to begin
deliberations tomorrow.
The oil company knew that MTBE was hazardous and would pollute the groundwater
and still approved its use for economic reasons, lawyers for New Hampshire told
the jury during closing remarks today in Concord.
“Exxon disregarded the recommendations of the very people they tasked with
studying MTBE,” Jessica Grant, a lawyer for the state, said to the jury. “They
had red flags going up left and right and they never reconsidered using MTBE.”
Exxon Mobil, the last defendant in the state's $816
million lawsuit over the additive, has argued that it was complying with
a federal mandate to reduce air pollution when it added MTBE, or methyl tertiary
butyl ether, to gasoline and that the chemical hadn't harmed anyone in the
state. The company also said the state was aware of the chemical's risks when it
entered a federal program designed to fight air pollution.
“They're looking for a lot of money, and most importantly they're looking for a
scapegoat,” James Quinn, a lawyer for Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil, said in
his closing statement today. “There's nothing strange or nefarious or secretive
about it. Everybody was involved in these decisions.”
Grant later responded by saying, “Exxon Mobil is not a scapegoat. This is a case
about Exxon's deliberate choices.” The choice was made for economic reasons, she
said.
Market Share
The state is seeking monetary damages from Exxon Mobil based on
its share of gasoline sales in New Hampshire from
1988 to 2005, which it estimated at about 30 percent.
New Hampshire's lawyers told the jury today it would cost $305 million to sample
wells, $218 million to clean up high-risk sites, $142 million to pay for past
cleanup costs and $150 million to treat drinking water in contaminated wells,
for a total of about $816 million. Based on its
market share, Exxon Mobil should pay $236 million.
Exxon Mobil has challenged that market-share estimate and said that using
refinery data would have resulted in a figure as low as 6.9 percent.
A 12-person jury will be asked to determine Exxon Mobil's market share for that
period if it finds the company liable for damages. The trial started Jan. 14.
Exxon Mobil is the sole defendant since Citgo Petroleum
Corp., the Houston-based unit of Venezuela's state-owned oil company, agreed to
a $16 million settlement in February.
Suits Consolidated
New Hampshire's suit is one of scores of cases involving MTBE filed since 2000
against refiners, fuel distributors and chemical makers.
Other MTBE lawsuits have been consolidated in federal court in New York for
pretrial evidence-gathering and motions. In 2009, a federal jury ordered
Exxon Mobil to pay New York City $104.7 million
after finding it liable for polluting wells in the city. Exxon Mobil appealed
and is awaiting a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals.
Maryland's court of appeals in February reversed two jury verdicts against
Exxon Mobil. The plaintiffs had won $1.65 billion in two cases that alleged
financial harm and property damage from an underground gasoline leak in 2006
that released MTBE into the water. The appeals court said Exxon Mobil hadn't
made fraudulent statements and the plaintiffs hadn't shown they were physically
harmed by the leak.
Vehicle Emissions
Exxon Mobil has argued in New Hampshire that it was complying with federal
regulations, which pre-empt state law, when it added MTBE to gasoline. The
additive made gasoline burn more thoroughly, thus reducing air pollution from
vehicle emissions, as required under the 1990 Clean Air Act.
New Hampshire witnesses testified that oil companies could have used a chemical
other than MTBE to increase the oxygen content of the fuel, such as ethanol.
They said that Exxon Mobil's own research showed MTBE would contaminate
groundwater and be costly and difficult to remove.
Exxon Mobil said in court that ethanol wasn't a good choice as an additive
because at the time of the federal mandate it wasn't widely available. The
company said it went ahead with MTBE despite a staff memo warning of its hazards
because the benefits, in reducing air pollution, outweighed the risks.
Health Risks
Studies by the American Petroleum Institute were cited in court showing that at
mid-to-high levels of ingestion or inhalation MTBE elevated the risk of brain
tumors, liver cancer, blood cancer and kidney cancer in mice and rats. Exxon
Mobil said there has been no evidence of MTBE-caused illness in humans.
MTBE, which New Hampshire banned in January 2007, is highly soluble in water and
can be carried a great distance from the source of leaks. It leaked from gas
stations, vehicle junkyards, underground storage tanks and pipe fittings, the
state said.
The state estimated that 5,590 New Hampshire wells have levels of MTBE
determined to be unfit for drinking, which it said is 13 parts of MTBE per
billion parts of water.
In 2003, New Hampshire sued Exxon Mobil, Shell Oil Co., Sunoco Inc.,
ConocoPhillips , Irving Oil Ltd., Vitol SA, Hess Corp. and Citgo.
All settled before the trial began except Exxon Mobil and
Citgo.
Exxon Mobil fell 41 cents to $88.60 at 4:15 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange
composite trading. The stock has risen 2.4 percent this year.
The case is State of New Hampshire v. Hess Corp., 03-C- 0550, New Hampshire
Superior Court, Merrimack County (Concord).
Rosneft and ExxonMobil Advance Strategic Cooperation
Completed formation of joint ventures framework for Kara Sea and Black Sea projects
Finalized agreements on seven Arctic license areas in the Chukchi, Laptev and Kara seas
Establishing foundation for joint venture to implement West Siberia tight oil pilot project
Moving to next planning phase for LNG project in Russian Far East
Rosneft and ExxonMobil today announced the achievement of several milestones under their 2011 Strategic Cooperation Agreement, including joint venture formation for the Kara Sea and Black Sea projects, and establishing foundations for joint ventures to explore seven other licenses in the Russian Arctic and to manage the joint West Siberia tight oil project. The companies have also agreed to move to the next planning phase for an LNG development in the Russian Far East.
2011/2/5 Rosneft、ExxonMobilとも海底油田開発で合意
2011/9/1 Rosneft、石油開発でExxonMobil と提携
The Black Sea and Kara Sea joint venture
operating companies, Tuapsemorneftegaz SARL and Karmorneftegaz SARL
respectively, will commence project implementation activities as operator
pursuant to agreement with Rosneft, which is the license holder. Rosneft holds
66.67 percent interest and ExxonMobil holds 33.33 percent interest in the two
projects. The initial cost of exploration in the two areas is estimated at more
than US $3.2 billion, the majority of which will be financed by ExxonMobil. In
2013 collection of data for both regions will continue until the commencement of
drilling operations in the Kara and Black seas in 2014.
In February, ExxonMobil and Rosneft announced plans to increase the scope of
their strategic cooperation by adding seven new blocks in
the Russian Arctic in the Chukchi Sea, Laptev Sea and Kara Sea, spanning
approximately 600,000 square kilometers (150 million acres). Rosneft and
ExxonMobil have entered into agreements that lay the foundation for joint
venture entities for these areas. Data acquisition is being planned for these
blocks, which represent some of the most promising and least explored offshore
areas globally. The license obligations stipulate that 14 exploration and
appraisal wells will be drilled and a significant amount of 2D and 3D seismic
will be conducted over the next 10 years.
Agreements are also now in place establishing the foundation for
a new joint venture for a tight oil pilot project in West
Siberia, where data collection operations are currently underway. Rosneft
will hold 51 percent interest and ExxonMobil will hold 49 percent interest in
this project.
Also in place is an agreement identifying further steps for the development of
an LNG plant in the Russian Far East. Following the
agreement, by the end of 2013 the parties will undertake work to determine an
LNG plant site, gas liquefaction technologies and commercial structure of the
project. Once this work is finalized, the parties plan to progress engineering
definition.
2013/6/22 日本経済新聞
サハリンLNG工場、日本勢の参加容認 ロスネフチトップ
ロシア国営石油大手ロスネフチのセチン社長は21日、サハリン大陸棚の資源開発「サハリン１」で計画する液化天然ガス（LNG）工場の建設事業に日本のサハリン石油ガス開発（SODECO）の参加を認めることを検討する考えを示した。セチン社長は同日、米石油大手エクソンモービルと工場建設に関する契約を締結。この後、記者団に「SODECOやインドの石油天然ガス公社といった消費市場とつながっている他のパートナーを参加させる可能性がある」と表明した。工場の生産能力については年500万トンと設定しているとし、「これを上回る購入希望があり、すでに売却された」と強調。将来的には工場の増設も検討する考えを示した。SODECOは、日本の商社など官民が共同出資する資源開発会社。サハリン１の権益の３割を持っている。
Agreements were signed today at the St. Petersburg International Economic
Forum by Igor I. Sechin, Rosneft president and chairman of the Management Board,
and Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobil Corporation, in the
presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Commenting on the agreements signed, Igor Sechin said, “I am glad to note the
activities outlined in the Strategic Cooperation Agreement are being implemented
ahead of schedule. I would like to thank the teams from both companies for their
hard and coordinated work. Our cooperation touches upon the most promising
aspects of today's oil and gas industry: Arctic shelf and deep water areas in
the Black Sea covering a total area of 773,000 square kilometers, tight oil in
West Siberia as well as a promising LNG project in the Russian Far East. We are
convinced that implementation of all these projects will benefit both companies'
shareholders. We believe it will also boost the development of the Russian oil
and gas industry and will have a multiplying effect on related industries,
already creating market demand for equipment, knowledge and technologies.”
“ExxonMobil is making a significant investment in Russia, and these agreements
serve as the foundation for our projects and future work together,” Tillerson
said. “Experience tells us that a good foundation is critical for success in the
Arctic and elsewhere. ExxonMobil's Sakhalin-1 project with Rosneft is an example
where we have put this experience to work.”
Additionally, on June 11, 2013 Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed agreements
regarding the creation of the Arctic Research Center and
the joint use of technologies in different regions of the world.
ExxonMobil will provide funding for the initial research phase of the Arctic
Research Center in the amount of $200 million. Rosneft and ExxonMobil will
equally fund the next $250 million to continue their joint research work. The
partners' interests are Rosneft 66.67 percent and ExxonMobil 33.33 percent. The
Arctic Research Center will build on current best practices of Rosneft and
ExxonMobil to create more environmentally safe and efficient technologies.
ExxonMobil to Build Butyl Rubber and Hydrocarbon Resin Plants in Singapore
2013/6/7 ExxonMobil のシンガポール石化2期計画完成
Escorez は、天然ゴム、合成ポリイソプレン、ポリイソブチレン、ブチルゴム、APPおよびAPAOのような種々の粘着剤用ベースポリマーに対して優れた相溶性を示す脂肪族系炭化水素樹脂
The company is a major supplier of halobutyl rubber to the global tire industry, and this expansion project will add production capacity of 140,000 tons per year. The hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin production unit will be the world's largest, with a capacity of 90,000 tons per year, to meet long-term demand growth for hot-melt adhesives.
"Our expanded steam cracking capability at Singapore provides a platform for growth through a wide range of petrochemical building blocks that can be further upgraded to specialty products," said Steve Pryor, president, ExxonMobil Chemical Company. "We continue to invest in expanding capacity at our strategic hub in Singapore, which is an ideal location to efficiently serve the fast growing Asia Pacific market."
With 75 years of experience in butyl rubber production and sales, ExxonMobil's halobutyl products provide outstanding air retention for tires. According to ExxonMobil's Energy Outlook, the global number of cars and light trucks is expected to double by 2040 to 1.7 billion vehicles, which supports much of the growth expected for halobutyl rubber.
Since the 1970s, ExxonMobil has been an industry leader in process technologies and capacity expansions of specialty tackifiers and polymers for the adhesives industry. Hydrogenated tackifier demand is expected to double over the next 15 years. Much of the growth is anticipated in Asia, where packaging, woodworking and nonwovens manufacturers increasingly use hot melt adhesives.
三井造船、シンガポールで化学プラント受注 1000億円
三井造船はシンガポールで米エクソンモービル系のエクソンモービルケミカルから石油化学プラントの建設工事を受注した。受注額は非公表だが1000億円程度とみられ、東南アジアで同社が受注したプラントとしては過去最大規模となる。経済水準が向上している東南アジア諸国では石化製品の需要が拡大しており、今後も大型プラントの建設が相次ぐ見通し。大型案件の受注で事業拡大に弾みをつける。
シンガポール南西部ジュロン島にあるエクソンモービルケミカルの石油化学施設の拡張工事として、設計・調達・建設（EPC）業務を受注した。タイヤの原料となるブチルゴムや接着材用特殊樹脂を生産する設備で、2017年の稼働を計画している。年間生産量はブチルゴムが14万トン、特殊樹脂が９万トンとなる。
高性能タイヤに使われるブチルゴムなどの需要は、アジアの自動車需要の拡大により増加している。
三井造船はこれまでにシンガポールで30件以上のプラント建設を手掛けており、実績が評価された。13年10月にはシンガポールに全額出資で子会社の「三井造船アジア」を設立、建設計画が相次ぐ東南アジアでのプラント受注の拡大を目指している。
16年度までの中期経営計画ではプラントなどのエンジニアリング事業を新たな中核分野に位置付けている。成長が期待できる東南アジアの事業を強化し、16年度には同事業の売上高を12年度の２倍となる約3800億円に増やす方針を掲げている。
Washington Penn acquires specialty compounded PP business from
ExxonMobil
Polypropylene compounding leader Washington Penn Plastic Co. has expanded
with the acquisition of the North American specialty compounded PP products
business of ExxonMobil Chemical Co., as per Plasticsnews.com. The deal
follows ExxonMobil's decision to stop producing those products in North
America. ExxonMobil customers impacted by the move now will transition to
Washington Penn.
As per an ExxonMobil spokesman, the firm had made those PP compounds at a
plant in Baton Rouge, La. That plant had been operated for ExxonMobil by
Chemtrusion Inc., a toll compounding firm based in Houston.
Production there will stop by the end of 2014.
ExxonMobil Chemical Company Begins Multi-Billion Dollar Expansion
Project in Baytown, Texas
ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today that it has started construction
of a multi-billion dollar ethane cracker at its
Baytown, Texas, complex and associated premium product facilities in
nearby Mont Belvieu. This project, and major investments ExxonMobil has made
to develop oil and natural gas resources in the United States, including the
merger with XTO Energy, demonstrates the company's continuing commitment to
American economic growth and job creation.
The steam cracker will have a capacity of up to 1.5
million tons per year and provide ethylene feedstock for downstream
chemical processing, including processing at two new
650,000 tons per year high performance polyethylene lines at the company's
Mont Belvieu plastics plant.
“The project is made possible in large part by abundant, affordable supplies
of U.S. natural gas for energy and chemical feedstock,” said Steve Pryor,
president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. The chemical industry and other
industrial sectors account for nearly 30 percent of U.S. natural gas demand.
“Shale development has provided U.S. chemical
producers a double benefit as an energy source and as a key raw material
to make plastics and other essential products, creating jobs and
economic activity across the value chain.”
The project will employ about 10,000 construction workers, create 4,000
related jobs in nearby Houston communities and add 350 permanent positions
at the Baytown complex. It is expected to increase regional economic
activity by roughly $870 million per year and generate more than $90 million
per year in additional tax revenues for local communities.
Contracts have been awarded for construction, which will begin immediately.
Contracts have been awarded to Linde Engineering North
America, Inc. and Bechtel Oil, Gas, and Chemicals, Inc. to build olefins
recovery units at the ExxonMobil Baytown Olefins Plant. Mitsui Engineering &
Shipbuilding Co, Ltd. and Huertey Petrochem S.A. will construct the new
olefins furnaces. At the Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant, Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries will construct two 650,000 tons-per-year high-performance
polyethylene lines. Jacobs Engineering, Ltd. will oversee enabling works and
interconnections at both locations. Dashiell Corporation and Wood Group
Mustang will provide specialty contracting services.
The expansion, coupled with ExxonMobil's global sales and technology support
network, enables ExxonMobil Chemical to economically supply a rapidly
growing demand for high-value polyethylene products. These premium products
deliver sustainability benefits such as lighter packaging weight, lower
energy consumption, and reduced emissions. ExxonMobil Chemical estimates
exports could increase significantly as a result of the expansion.
Production of these high-quality petrochemical products used in a wide range
of consumer and industrial applications is expected to start in 2017.
“This expansion will provide many great opportunities for workers with
technical skills who are interested in energy and chemical manufacturing.
These are high-paying jobs that lead to fulfilling and rewarding careers in
an industry that's vital to the American economy,” Pryor said. The average
annual wage in the Texas chemical industry is about $100,000.
To support the project's need for skilled workers, ExxonMobil has committed
$1 million to the Community College Petrochemical Initiative, a training
program offered by nine Houston-area community colleges to provide technical
skills to high school graduates, returning military veterans and others. The
program has earned state and federal recognition for recruiting and training
instrument technicians, welders, pipefitters and other skilled employees for
the chemical industry. This program will involve 50,000 students and
educators over the next five years.
For more information about the project or to learn more about a career in
the industry, visit www.HoustonNaturalGas.com or www.gulfcoastcc.org.
Prospective students may apply online or enroll at the campus of their
choice for classroom instruction, dual-credit courses, internships,
certificate programs and two-year degrees.
About ExxonMobil
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uses technology and innovation to help meet the world's growing energy
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ExxonMobil, Rosneft start joint Arctic drilling in defiance of
sanctions
US oil giant ExxonMobil and Russia's Rosneft will continue
joint exploitation of the Russian Arctic despite Western sanctions,
the American company said as the two giants launched exploration drilling in
the Kara Sea.
013/6/24 Rosneft とExxonMobil、戦略的協力関係を促進
"Our cooperation is a long-term one. We see great benefits here and are
ready to continue working here with your agreement,” Glenn Waller,
ExxonMobil's lead manager in Russia, told President Vladimir Putin during a
videoconference call.
The Russian leader hailed the exploration project as an example of mutually
beneficial cooperation that strengthens global energy security.
Rosneft head Igor Sechin said the launch of the Universitetskaya-1 well
drill is one of the most important events for the company this year.
“We hope that this work will discover a new oil reserve here in the Kara
Sea. The development of the Arctic shelf would have a big and positive
effect for the Russian economy,” he said.
Sechin compared the resource base of the project to that of Saudi Arabia.
"This project will give Russia a new perspective and will ensure energy
security for the whole world. Comparing this project with others in the
world from the resource stand point, we can confidently say that it is
comparable with the largest resources, such as in Saudi Arabia, and
significantly exceeds the capabilities of offshore supply in the Gulf of
Mexico, Alaska and Canada," he told reporters on Saturday.
Sechin added that he is confident in the project. "At the moment there is no
project that is implemented at such latitudes, but at the same time, we are
confident in our success, we have good partners,” he said.
ExxonMobil Russia chief Glen Waller confirmed the strong partnership between
the companies. “Ours is a long-term partnership and we see great prospects
here, we are ready to continue our work,” he said.
Optimistic company forecasts put oil reserves in the Kara Sea as high as 13
billion tons, more than in the Gulf of Mexico, or the whole of Saudi Arabia.
The drilling is being done by the West Alpha oilrig, built by Norway's North
Atlantic Drilling. It has a deadweight of 30,700 tons and can drill wells in
the shelf up to 7 km deep.
The rig was equipped with an advanced iceberg warning system, which tracks
potentially dangerous icebergs, giving enough time for either support ships
to tow them away, or for the rig itself to seal off the well and evacuate to
safety.
Rosneft is one of the Russian companies targeted by Western nations, imposed
to punish Moscow for its stance over the Ukrainian crisis. Russia's
retaliation so far has been to ban the import of foodstuffs from the
countries that approved anti-Russian sanctions.
ロスネフチは米欧による制裁の対象企業で、資金調達や技術供与が制限されているが、米エクソンでは今回の事業が既存の設備の利用などで制裁に抵触しないとみているようだ。
July 25, 2016
SABIC and ExxonMobil Evaluating Petrochemical Joint Venture on U.S. Gulf Coast
Potential new complex would be located in Texas or Louisiana near natural gas feedstock
Project would include a steam cracker and derivative units
Plans in early stages, final investment decision to follow study completion
SABIC and an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation are considering the
potential development of a jointly owned petrochemical complex on the U.S. Gulf
Coast.
If developed, the project would be located in Texas or Louisiana near natural
gas feedstock and include a world-scale steam cracker and
derivative units.
Before making final investment decisions, the companies will conduct necessary
studies and work with state and local officials to help identify a potential
site with adequate infrastructure access.
“We are focused on geographic diversification to supply new markets,” said
Yousef Abdullah Al-Benyan, SABIC vice chairman and chief executive officer. “The
proposed venture would capture competitive feedstock and reinforce SABIC's
strong position in the value chain.”
Neil Chapman, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company, said: “We have the
capability to design a project with a unique set of attributes that would make
it competitive globally. That is vitally important as most of the chemical
demand growth in the next several decades is anticipated to come from developing
economies.”
ExxonMobil and SABIC have worked together for 35 years in major chemical joint
ventures in Saudi Arabia.
ExxonMobil to Increase Beaumont Polyethylene Capacity by 65 Percent 1,000千トン→1,650千トン
ExxonMobil is a leader in the manufacture of polyethylene products for packaging applications that deliver light-weight, tough, damage-resistant films. Construction of the new unit has begun at the plant, where current polyethylene production capacity is one million tonnes per year. Startup is expected in 2019.
As the U.S. continues to produce abundant supplies of oil and natural gas, ExxonMobil is investing billions of dollars along the U.S. Gulf Coast to help meet growing global energy demand. These investments will not only expand existing refining and chemical capacity, but also stimulate economic growth and create jobs. In fact, ExxonMobil's investments could create more than 28,000 temporary jobs in construction and more than 1,200 permanent jobs over the next few years and beyond.
“The availability of vast new supplies of U.S. shale gas and associated liquids for feedstock and energy is a significant advantage that enables expansion to meet strong global demand growth in polyethylene,” said Cindy Shulman, vice president of ExxonMobil's plastics and resins business.
The Beaumont project builds on supply advantages created by ExxonMobil's expansion of its Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant in Texas, where two similar polyethylene units are being added. Combined, this multi-billion dollar investment will increase the company's U.S. polyethylene production by 40 percent, or nearly two million tonnes per year, making Texas the largest polyethylene supply point for ExxonMobil.
“ExxonMobil is committed to continuing investments in its world-class, integrated facilities,” Shulman said. “We combine our state-of-the-art production expertise with a first-class technology organization, which enables us to offer innovative polyethylene products for applications such as flexible food packaging that increases product shelf life and safety.”
The Beaumont expansion project will employ 1,400 construction workers and create 40 permanent jobs upon completion, as well as generate $20 billion in economic activity in the first 13 years of operation based on 2015 Impact Data Source estimates.
“We're part of the growth in an area that is primed for new business,” said Jason Duncan, manager of the Beaumont polyethylene plant. “The expansion of the polyethylene plant is now ExxonMobil's third significant investment in the Beaumont area over the past 18 months, the impact of which will benefit the local economy in the years to come.”
ExxonMobil's previously announced investments at Beaumont include expansion of the refinery's crude refining capacity in 2015 and, earlier this year, construction of a new unit to increase domestic supply of ultra-low sulfur gasoline and diesel.
ExxonMobil to Acquire One of World's Largest Aromatics Plants
Jurong Aromatics はシンガポールのJurong 島に建設された芳香族製品メーカーで、天然ガスコンセンデートを原料に、パラキシレン 80万トン、オルソキシレン 20万トン、ベンゼン 43.8万トン、燃料 250万トン（ナフサ 65万トンを含む）の生産能力を持つ。 2007/11/2 シンガポールで大規模芳香族プラント
メインの株主であったJurong Energy Corp.が 撤退し、2010年に株主構成が変更になった。
当初株主 変更後 Jurong Energy 60% ー Glencore 40% 10.0% SK Energy 30.0% Noor Financial Investment （クウエートの投資会社） ー Jiangsu Sanfangxiang Industrial Group
（中国最大のPETレジンメーカー ）25.0% Vijay Goradia （米 Vinmar Groupのowner） ー 10.5% Sridjaja family (Indonesiaの Eterindo のowner） ー 9.5% EDB Investments （シンガポール政府） ー 5.0% Thai KK Industry ー 5.1% India Essaar Group ー 4.9% 2017/1/27 Lotte Chemicals、経営不振のシンガポールのJurong Aromatics の買収検討
売却先候補にはLotteのほかに5社が挙がっているといわれており、その中には Exxon Mobil とSK Holdings が入っているとされる。
Exxon Mobil は既にシンガポールで芳香族を生産している。
The plant, one of the largest in the world with an annual production capacity of 1.4 million tonnes, presents operational and logistical synergies for ExxonMobil's integrated refining and petrochemical complex nearby. The company expects to complete the transaction in the second half of 2017.
“As a leading global manufacturer of aromatics, the addition of this aromatics plant to our existing operations in Singapore will help us better serve our customers in key Asian growth markets,” said Matthew Aguiar, senior vice president of basic chemicals, intermediates and synthetics for ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “We continue to make strategic investments to ensure ExxonMobil is well positioned to meet increasing global demand for chemical products.”
Singapore is home to ExxonMobil's largest integrated refining and petrochemical complex, which has a crude oil processing capacity of 592,000 barrels per day and includes two world-scale steam crackers. Acquisition of the Jurong aromatics plant will increase ExxonMobil's Singapore aromatics production to over 3.5 million tonnes per year, of which 1.8 million tonnes is paraxylene.
“Our growth in Singapore is driven by the expected increase in global demand for chemical products over the next decade of nearly 45 percent, or about 4 percent per year, which is a faster pace than energy demand and economic growth,” said Neil Chapman, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “Nearly three-quarters of the increased demand is expected to be in Asia Pacific as a result of its rising prosperity and a growing middle class.”
ExxonMobil has operated in Singapore for more than 120 years and is one of the country's largest international manufacturing investors. Singapore's integrated petrochemical complex can process a wide range of feedstocks, from light gases to crude oil. Later this year, the complex will begin the phased start-up of new 230,000 tonne-per-year specialty polymers facilities that will produce halobutyl rubber and performance resins for adhesive applications.
As a major supplier of halobutyl rubber to the global tire industry, the expansion project will add production capacity of 140,000 tons per annum. The hydrogenated hydrocarbon resin production unit will be the world's largest for ExxonMobil, with a capacity of 90,000 tons a year, to meet the long-term demand for hot-melt adhesives.
May 20, 2017
ExxonMobil and SABIC Sign Agreement for Next Phase of Proposed U.S.
Petrochemical Project
Affiliates of Exxon Mobil Corporation and SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation) signed an agreement today to conduct a detailed study of the
proposed Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project in Texas and begin planning for
front-end engineering and design work.
The agreement was signed during the Saudi-US CEO Forum in Riyadh in the
presence of Yousef Al-Benyan, SABIC vice chairman and chief executive officer,
and Philippe Ducom, president, chairman and chief executive officer of
ExxonMobil Saudi Arabia Inc. Also in attendance were Prince Saud bin Abdullah
bin Thenayan Al-Saud, SABIC chairman, and Darren W. Woods, chairman and chief
executive officer of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
“This agreement represents an important step in the progression of the Gulf
Coast Growth Ventures project,” said Ducom. “We have a long and successful
relationship with SABIC, which will be enhanced by this potential project that
will create value for our companies and our communities.”
In April 2017, ExxonMobil and SABIC selected a site in San
Patricio County, Texas, for the proposed petrochemical complex that would
include an ethane steam cracker capable of producing 1.8 million tonnes of
ethylene per year, a monoethylene glycol unit and two polyethylene units.
両社は2017年4月19日、San Patricio County, Texas を選んだと発表した。年産180万トンのエチレンとエチレングリコール、2基のPEプラントを建設する。
The project is one of 11 major chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied
natural gas projects associated with ExxonMobil's Growing the Gulf initiative
in the United States that have been made possible by the abundance of low-cost
U.S. natural gas.
ExxonMobil's projects, once completed and operating at mature levels, are
expected to have far-reaching and long-lasting benefits. Projects planned or
under way are expected to create more than 35,000 construction jobs and more
than 12,000 full-time jobs.
ExxonMobil and SABIC have successfully collaborated on several petrochemical
joint ventures in Saudi Arabia, including the Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company
and Saudi Yanbu Petrochemical Company. Most recently, the companies constructed
world-scale specialty elastomers facilities at the Al-Jubail joint venture
complex to help meet the growing demand for rubber-based industrial and
automotive products.
May 22, 2017
ExxonMobil Completes New Polyethylene Lines at Mont Belvieu Plastics Plant
The two high-performance polyethylene lines increase capacity by 1.3 million tons per year
Startup expected during the third quarter of 2017
Project is a component of ExxonMobil's Growing the Gulf expansion initiative
ExxonMobil Chemical Company announced today the mechanical completion of two new 650,000 tons per year high performance polyethylene lines at its plastics plant in Mont Belvieu, Texas. The company expects production to begin during the third quarter of 2017.
2014/6/20 ExxonMobil もエチレンとポリエチレン工場の建設開始
Part of a previously announced multi-billion dollar expansion project in
the Baytown area, the polyethylene lines will process ethylene feedstock
from the new steam cracker currently under construction
at the Baytown complex.
“As an early mover to complete a polyethylene project fueled by the shale gas
revolution, this world-scale, state-of-the-art facility will double the plant's
production capacity, making it one of the largest polyethylene plants in the
world,” said Neil Chapman, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company.
This project enables ExxonMobil Chemical to economically supply a rapidly
growing demand for high-value polyethylene products. These high-performance
products deliver sustainability benefits such as lighter packaging weight, lower
energy consumption and reduced emissions. The finished polyethylene product will
be shipped to customers around the world.
The Baytown expansion project is one of 11 ExxonMobil announced as part of its
10-year, $20 billion Growing the Gulf initiative. Projects planned or under way
are expected to create more than 35,000 construction jobs and more than 12,000
full-time jobs.
“As the U.S. continues to produce abundant supplies of oil and natural gas,
ExxonMobil is investing billions of dollars along the U.S. Gulf Coast to help
meet growing global demand. These investments will not only expand existing
refining and chemical capacity, but also stimulate economic growth and create
jobs,” Chapman said.
2 Nov 2017
ExxonMobil to build petrochemical complex in China's Daya Bay development zone
ExxonMobil, the world's largest oil company, will build a petrochemical complex
in the southern Chinese city of Huizhou恵州市.
The city's government said on Thursday that the oil major had signed a
partnership agreement aimed at creating a “world-class petrochemical industry
base” in the Daya Bay 大亞湾 area on China's south coast.
“The complex, which will adopt advanced industry and environmental protection
technologies, meets the needs of Guangdong [and will help] to further open up
and upgrade the industry structure,” said Ma Xingrui, governor of Guangdong
province.
Huizhou is located in the southeast of Guangdong province, part of the
industrial Pearl River Delta region. The city's Daya Bay economic and
technological development zone currently houses several refineries and
petrochemical production facilities for Cnooc, China's largest offshore oil
producer, and Cnooc and Shell Petrochemicals Company, a joint venture between
the industry majors.
“We will enhance policy support for foreign investors and offer key support to
build a world-class petrochemical industry base in the Daya Bay area,” said
Xingrui.
“ExxonMobil plans to invest billions of US dollars and build a petrochemical
complex in Huizhou with leading technologies, highest safety standards and
optimal operation experiences,” said Neil Chapman, the president of ExxonMobil
Chemical Company.
He said the company's goal was to ensure its investment and operations meet
economic development needs and environmental protection requirements, in order
for it to positively impact the region.
The complex will include a world-class steam cracking
device and a matching olefin derivative processing
unit, the Huizhou government said.
Elsewhere, the second phase of Cnooc's Huizhou refinery
project is under construction. It will have a refinery production
capacity of 22 million tonnes per year on
completion, making it one of the largest in the country.
ExxonMobil Considers Polypropylene Production Expansion Along U.S. Gulf Coast
The new facility will be capable of producing advanced polypropylene products which can be used in high performance automotive, appliance, and packaging applications. The potential project will create more than 600 jobs during peak construction and more than 60 permanent jobs when production starts.
“ExxonMobil is well positioned to take advantage of the growing global demand for higher-value products, in both North America and the high-growth Asia Pacific region,” said John Verity, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “Abundant supplies of domestically produced oil and natural gas have reduced energy costs and created new sources of feedstock for U.S. chemical manufacturing. Most of our planned investment in the Gulf Coast region is focused on supplying emerging markets like Asia with high-demand products, which ultimately will spur new economic growth locally.”
These advanced polypropylene materials are key to reducing vehicle weight, which helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces carbon emissions. Modern plastics and polymer composites, which can replace steel in many applications, typically comprise about 50 percent of a new car's volume but only 10 percent of its weight.
“Polypropylene delivers performance and sustainability benefits to produce a wide variety of consumer products,” said Cindy Shulman, ExxonMobil's vice president of plastics and resins. “It's a versatile material providing high impact resistance and high stiffness to lightweight applications. It is safe, can be recycled and requires less energy to produce when compared with other plastics.”
This investment is one of 13 new facilities planned to grow ExxonMobil's chemical manufacturing capacity in North America and Asia Pacific by about 40 percent. These investments, including two world-class steam crackers in the United States, will enable the company to meet increasing demand in Asia and other growing markets.
SABIC and ExxonMobil Advance Gulf Coast Project with Creation of a New Joint Venture
“We are very pleased to announce the creation of what is now planned to be the third joint venture between our two companies,” said SABIC vice chairman and CEO Yousef Al-Benyan. “We look forward to the next phase of the project, which supports not only our goals for global diversification, but also supports Saudi Vision 2030. In addition, we are proud of the role the project will play in enhancing the economic profile of San Patricio County, Texas,” Al-Benyan stated.
SABIC is the operating partner for two long-standing joint ventures with ExxonMobil in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kemya in Jubail and Yanpet in Yanbu.
Creation of the new joint venture represents a key milestone that allows the two companies to continue advancing the project, which is expected to create 600 new, permanent jobs, about 3,500 indirect and induced jobs during operations, as well as 6,000 construction jobs during the peak of construction.
“The new joint venture expands our long relationship with SABIC and builds on the success of several other joint projects,” said John Verity, president of the ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “The project will create value not only for both of our companies, but for the surrounding communities through the creation of jobs and economic growth. We appreciate the support we're receiving, and look forward to continuing our conversations with San Patricio County residents and businesses as we progress.”
Construction of the project, announced in 2016, is pending completion of the environmental permitting process. The plant is expected to be operational in the 2021-2022 timeframe.
Jul 26, 2018 2014/6/20 ExxonMobil もエチレンとポリエチレン工場の建設開始
ExxonMobil Starts Up New Ethane Cracker in Baytown, Texas
The new cracker, part of ExxonMobil's Growing the Gulf initiative, will provide ethylene feedstock to new performance polyethylene lines at the company's Mont Belvieu plastics plant, which began production in the fall of 2017. The Mont Belvieu plant is one of the largest polyethylene plants in the world, with manufacturing capacity of about 1.3 million tons per year. 年産65万トンのhigh-value ポリエチレンプラント2基
“Our new ethane cracker will help us meet the growing global demand for high performance plastic products that deliver key sustainability benefits such as lighter packaging weight, lower energy consumption and reduced emissions, further enhancing our competitiveness worldwide,” said John Verity, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “The abundance of domestically produced oil and natural gas has reduced energy costs and created new sources of feedstock for U.S. Gulf refining and chemical manufacturing while creating jobs and expanding economic activity in the area.”
Together, the Baytown ethane cracker and Mont Belvieu plant represent ExxonMobil's largest chemical investment in the U.S. to date. Operations associated with the Baytown and Mont Belvieu projects are expected to increase regional economic activity by roughly $870 million per year and generate more than $90 million per year in local tax revenues. The two projects have created more than 10,000 construction jobs, 4,000 jobs in nearby communities and 350 permanent positions.
ExxonMobil is strategically investing in new refining and chemical-manufacturing projects in the U.S. Gulf Coast region to expand its manufacturing and export capacity. The company's more than $20 billion Growing the Gulf expansion program consists of major chemical, refining, lubricant and liquefied natural gas projects at proposed new and existing facilities along the Texas and Louisiana coasts. Investments began in 2013 and are expected to continue through at least 2022.
With the increase in chemical manufacturing and the industry's need for more skilled workers, ExxonMobil has contributed more than $2 million over the last five years to the Community College Petrochemical Initiative, a training program offered by nine Houston-area community colleges to provide technical skills to high school graduates, returning military veterans and others.
ExxonMobil は2016年7月25日、SABIC とExxon Mobil が米国 Gulf Coast で石油化学JV構想を検討していると発表した。
両社は2017年4月19日、San Patricio County, Texas を選んだと発表した。年産180万トンのエチレンとエチレングリコール、2基のPEプラントを建設する。
2018年5月1日、JVを設立したと発表した。
2016/7/28 SABIC とExxon Mobil、米国 Gulf Coast で石油化学JV構想
Construction will begin in 2019 and startup is anticipated by 2021. The project is expected to create up to 600 jobs during construction and 65 permanent jobs once completed.
“Growth in feedstock supply along with the increase in global demand for chemical products continues to drive our strategic investments and expansion along the Gulf Coast,” said John Verity, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “We're well positioned to meet the demand for these high-performance products and investing further in Baton Rouge enhances our facility's competitiveness.”
Polypropylene is a versatile material that can help improve the safety and performance of everyday consumer products and help improve vehicle fuel efficiency when used to manufacture lighter-weight auto parts.
The engineering, procurement and construction contract has been awarded to Baton Rouge-based Turner Industries and Jacobs Engineering. The companies will use local workers to design and construct the new facility.
This new project is in addition to ExxonMobil's previously announced plans to invest $20 billion to build and expand manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Gulf region as part of its Growing the Gulf initiative, which is expected to create more than 45,000 high-paying jobs across the region.
Growing the Gulf projects include a new state-of-the-art aviation lubricants blending, packaging and distribution facility in the Baton Rouge area as well as refining and chemical expansions at ExxonMobil's Beaumont and Baytown facilities. ExxonMobil and SABIC have also created a new joint venture to advance development of the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project, a 1.8 million metric ton ethane cracker currently planned for construction in San Patricio County, Texas. And, earlier this month, ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum announced a decision to proceed with the development of the Golden Pass LNG export project in Sabine Pass, Texas.
ExxonMobil's integrated operations in Baton Rouge include a
502,000 barrel-per-day refinery, as well as chemical, lubricants and
polyethylene plants. ExxonMobil has more than 2,500 employees in the
Baton Rouge area and its operations account for approximately 1 in
every 10 jobs in the region.
Baytown:
エタンクラッカーは年産能力150万トン
年産65万トンのhigh-value ポリエチレンプラント2基（計130万トン）
The Baytown expansion is in addition to the company's 2017 Growing the Gulf initiative, which outlined plans to build and expand manufacturing facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, creating more than 45,000 high-paying jobs across the region.
“Our substantial investments in the United States support ExxonMobil's long-term growth plans and will result in thousands more high-paying jobs,” said Darren W. Woods, ExxonMobil chairman and chief executive officer. “Through the billions of dollars that we're investing in the Permian Basin to increase oil production and the expansion at our operations along the Gulf Coast, our company is making significant, lasting contributions to the U.S. economy and the many communities where we operate.”
ExxonMobil commissioned Ernst & Young to examine the contributions the company made to the U.S. economy in 2017 – the year the Growing the Gulf initiative was launched. The research concluded that during 2017, ExxonMobil contributed more than $43 billion to the U.S. gross domestic product and direct, indirect and induced economic activity supported nearly 177,000 jobs across the country.
“This research, focused on a single year, is a powerful snapshot of how our business in the United States directly benefits the American economy,” said Woods. “It underscores the many ways that the company and our employees are contributing to prosperity across the country.”
The Ernst & Young research also found that in 2017:
Woods said the company's recent investments, such as a major expansion of oil and gas production in the Permian Basin and the planned expansion at Baytown, will continue to boost the U.S. economy.
“Our Baytown chemical expansion will put us in a solid position to maximize the value of increased Permian Basin production and will deliver higher-demand, higher-value products produced at our Gulf Coast refining and chemical facilities,” said Woods.
“Global demand for chemicals is expected to be greater than energy demand growth and GDP growth over the next 20 years,” Woods said.
The expansion, expected to start up in 2022, includes a new Vistamaxx™ performance polymer unit, which produces products that offer higher levels of elasticity, softness and flexibility, attributes that contribute to a reduction in materials used and increased performance in everyday products. The new unit will produce about 400,000 tons of Vistamaxx™ polymers a year.
Vistamaxx™ 幅広い用途において技術革新が期待されるプロピレン系エラストマー『Vistamaxxシリーズ』は、当社独自のメタセロン技術に基づいて、インフレーションフィルム、キャストフィルム、押出、押出コーティング、射出形成、ブロー成形、メルトブローン、スパンボンド式不織布など、多様な方法で処理することができます。
The project will also enable ExxonMobil to enter the linear alpha olefins market. Linear alpha olefins are used in numerous applications, including high-performing engine and industrial oils, waxes and building blocks for surfactants, polyethylene plastic for packaging, and other specialty chemicals. The new unit will produce about 350,000 tons of linear alpha olefins a year.
ExxonMobil's Baytown facility is the largest integrated petrochemical complex in the U.S. and is one of the most technologically advanced refining and petrochemical complexes in the world. Founded in 1919, the complex is located on approximately 3,400 acres along the Houston Ship Channel, about 25 miles east of Houston. The facility includes a refinery, chemical plant, olefins plant, plastics plant and global technology center.
2019/6/13
2018年5月1日にJVが設立された。Gulf Coast Growth Venturesと呼ばれている。
年産180万トンのエタンクラッカー、エチレングリコール、2基のPEプラントを建設する。 この計画のうち、千代田化工とKiwitは、エチレン生産プラントの設計・調達・建設工事（EPC）及び、プラントモジュールの組立
・運搬役務を受注した。 “Building the world's largest steam cracker, with
state-of-the-art technology, on the doorstep of rapidly
growing Permian production gives this project
significant scale and feedstock advantages,” said Darren
W. Woods, chairman and chief executive officer of
ExxonMobil. “It is one of several key projects that
provide the foundation for significantly increasing the
company's earnings potential.” The joint-venture between ExxonMobil and SABIC,
called
Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, received final
environmental regulatory approval in June 2019 to build
an ethane steam cracker, two
polyethylene units and a monoethylene glycol unit.
Construction will begin in the third quarter of 2019 and
startup is anticipated by 2022.
“SABIC is very pleased to move forward on this third
joint venture with ExxonMobil – the first to be operated
outside of Saudi Arabia,” said SABIC Vice Chairman and
CEO Yousef Al-Benyan. “This project will not only
increase global diversification for our company, but
will also continue to create value within our new home
of San Patricio County through creating jobs and
supporting economic growth. With this project, we look
forward to further building our business presence in the
U.S. and serving the communities and customers in the
North and South American markets even more
effectively.” The project is expected to create more than 600
permanent jobs with average annual salaries of $90,000
per year. An additional 6,000 high-paying jobs will be
created during construction. A preliminary independent
study, conducted by Impact DataSource, estimates the
project will generate more than $22 billion in economic
output during construction and $50 billion in economic
benefits during the first six years of operation. The facility will produce materials used in the
manufacturing of various consumer products including
automotive coolants, packaging, agricultural film and
building, construction materials and clothing. Project construction will be led by four primary
engineering, procurement and construction companies: The
Wood Group, McDermott & Turner Industries Group, Chiyoda
& Kiewit and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries & Zachry Group. Gulf Coast Growth Ventures is a unique opportunity
created by the abundance of low cost U.S. natural gas,
and is part of ExxonMobil's Growing
the Gulf initiative initiative, which outlined plans
to build and expand manufacturing facilities along the
U.S. Gulf Coast, creating more than 45,000 high-paying
jobs across the region. The project is part of SABIC's growth strategy to
build new petrochemical facilities in key markets,
including the Americas, to address industry demand and
achieve the company's 2025 strategy. Ownership interests in the Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
project is 50 percent ExxonMobil
and 50 percent SABIC, with ExxonMobil as site
operator. ExxonMobil and SABIC bring unmatched expertise
to this project, having worked together in petrochemical
ventures for more than 35 years. The Gulf Coast Growth
Ventures project expands that successful international
relationship.
ExxonMobil, SABIC to proceed with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures
project
ExxonMobil and SABIC
today announced the decision to proceed
with the construction of a chemical facility and a
1.8 million metric ton ethane steam
cracker in San Patricio County, Texas, leading to
thousands of high-paying jobs and billions in economic output.
ExxonMobil, SABIC to
proceed with Gulf Coast Growth Ventures project
ExxonMobil has made a final investment decision to proceed with a multi-billion dollar chemical complex in the Dayawan Petrochemical Industrial Park in Huizhou, Guangdong Province in China. The facility will help meet expected demand growth for performance chemical products in China.
The chemical complex will produce performance polymers used in packaging, automotive, agricultural, and consumer products for hygiene and personal care. As part of ExxonMobil's ongoing commitment to advancing climate solutions, the site will feature industry-leading technologies to improve energy efficiency.
“Demand for performance polymers will continue to increase in China, and we're well positioned to meet the needs of that growing market,”said Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “We look forward to progressing this exciting project as we work to build a competitive growth platform in Dayawan.”
The facility supports progress toward China's national petrochemical development priorities, which include self-sufficiency, diversified feedstock sources and advancing new competitive technology.
Construction is underway on the greenfield project, which includes a flexible feed steam cracker, three performance polyethylene lines, and two differentiated performance polypropylene lines. The steam cracker will have a nameplate capacity of approximately 1.6 million metric tons per year.
ExxonMobil is prioritizing near-term capital investments on advantaged assets with the highest potential value and ability to generate attractive shareholder returns. These include chemicals projects to grow high-value performance products by 60% by 2027. Besides the chemical complex in China, ExxonMobil and SABIC's joint venture in San Patricio County, TX, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures, is in the process of starting up.
ExxonMobil has operated in China for more than a century. The company's current business interests include a presence in downstream, chemicals and liquefied natural gas. ExxonMobil is committed to being a good corporate citizen and supports community relations programs wherever it operates.
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ExxonMobilは2018年9月5日、広東省政府との間で、恵州大亜湾石油化学工業団地に石油化学コンプレックスを建設する協議を進める基本協力契約に調印したと発表した。中国での化学品に対する需要の伸びに対応する。
ExxonMobilは2019年10月、Framework Agreement を締結した。エチレン能力は120万トンとしている。
2020年4月22日、本コンプレックスの着工式をクラウドで行った。式典は、北京の人民大会堂、広東省恵州市の会場、米テキサス州ダラス市の3会場をライブ配信でつなげる形で行われた。
なお今回、各紙報道は160万トンとしている。
2018/9/10 ExxonMobil、中国で新しい石化コンプレックス、LNG受入基地も
ExxonMobil has completed its first commercial sale of certified circular polymers, using its Exxtend™ technology for advanced recycling of plastic waste. The purchaser is ' a leading provider of innovative packaging and engineered products, which will use the circular polymers to manufacture containers for high-performance food-grade packaging on a mass balance approach.
“We are scaling up our advanced recycling capabilities around the world to manufacture more circular products for our customers,” said Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Chemical Company. “Our Exxtend technology helps us meet the growing demand for certified circular polymers, particularly in food contact applications where plastic products provide key sustainability benefits.”
ExxtendTM technology helps expand the range of plastic materials that society recycles, while maintaining the performance of products over multiple recycling loops. Product quality and performance of the certified circular polymers are identical to polymers produced from virgin raw materials, increasing the variety and number of customer applications.
“We have ambitious sustainable packaging goals that include achieving 30 percent circular content across our fast-moving consumer goods packaging by 2030,” said Tarun Manroa, chief strategy officer of Berry Global. “Advanced recycling can help our customers meet their sustainability goals and accelerate the move to a more circular economy. Collaboration across the value chain is critical to achieving this.”
The initial sale of certified circular polymers is based on plastic waste processed at ExxonMobil's advanced recycling facility at its integrated site in Baytown, Texas. The facility began operations in 2021 and has already processed more than 4 million pounds of plastic waste.
The operation in Baytown will be among North America's largest advanced plastic waste recycling facilities with a capacity to recycle 30,000 metric tons of plastic waste per year when its expansion is complete later this year. Leveraging ExxonMobil's existing assets, the company's advanced recycling capabilities can be rapidly scaled to process a wide range of plastic waste. To help meet the growing market demand for certified circular plastics, ExxonMobil plans to increase its annual advanced recycling capacity to 500,000 metric tons, or approximately 1 billion pounds, by year-end 2026 across multiple sites globally.
The company has obtained certifications through the International Sustainability and Carbon Certification Plus (ISCC PLUS) process for several of its facilities including Baytown. ISCC PLUS is widely recognized by industry as an effective system to certify the circularity of products based on advanced recycling using mass balance attribution of plastic waste.
The unit increases polypropylene production capacity along the Gulf Coast by 450,000 metric tons per year, meeting growing demand for high-performance, lightweight and durable plastics, particularly for automotive parts that can improve fuel efficiency and reduce vehicle emissions. Polypropylene, a polymer with several applications, is also used to improve the safety and efficiency of everyday products like medical masks and food packaging.
“With the startup of this new production unit, we are well positioned to responsibly meet the growing global demand for these high-performance polymers,” said Karen McKee, president of ExxonMobil Product Solutions. “The ingenuity of our people and our investments in technology enable us to produce high quality products that are essential to daily life.”
ExxonMobil maintained its investments in this advantaged project through the COVID pandemic and related economic downturn. The total capital investment was more than $500 million. ExxonMobil's extensive mega-project management experience and unrivaled technology capability enabled the unit to start up according to planned cost and schedule.
During construction, the project employed more than 650 workers and with full operational status, requires an additional 65 full-time ExxonMobil jobs.
ExxonMobil's integrated operations in Baton Rouge include a more than 500,000 barrel-per-day refinery, as well as chemical, lubricants, polyolefins and plastics manufacturing. ExxonMobil has more than 5,500 employees and contractors in the Baton Rouge area and its operations account for approximately one in every 10 jobs in the region.
11-Apr-2024
ExxonMobil to close Gravenchon, France cracker and related derivative units in
2024
ExxonMobil Chemical France has announced plans to close its chemical production
at Gravenchon, in Normandy in France in 2024, subject to the relevant government
approvals.
According to a press release, the steamcracker and related derivatives units and
logistics facilities will be shut down. The company said the site has lost more
than €500 million since 2018 and despite efforts to improve the site's
economics, it remains uncompetitive.
According to the ICIS Supply & Demand database, the cracker has the capacity to
produce 425,000 tonnes/year of ethylene and 290,000 tonnes/year
of propylene and was started up in 1967.
A butadiene (BD) unit is also at the site and
associated derivatives include polyethylene (PE),
polypropylene (PP).
ExxonMobil's nearby Port Jerome refinery will continue to operate supplying
fuels, lubricants, basestocks and asphalt.
The closure will impact 677 jobs through 2025.
ExxonMobil said this planned closure is entirely separate from the
Esso S.A.F. announcement regarding its proposed sale of the Esso
Fos-sur-Mer refinery and South France logistics assets.
Charles Amyot, president of ExxonMobil companies in France said: “It has been a
very difficult decision for us to take, but we cannot continue to operate at
such a loss.”
This week Saudi Arabia's Sabic also revealed plans
to permanently close its
Olefins 3 cracker – one
of two at their Geleen, Netherlands site.
Trafigura consortium in talks to buy Exxon oil refinery in France
Rhone Energies, a consortium of commodity trader Trafigura and Entara LLC, is in exclusive negotiations with Exxon Mobil's ESSO SAF, opens new tab to acquire the Fos-sur-Mer refinery in southern France and the Toulouse and Villette de Vienne terminals.
Trafigura said in a statement on Thursday it would enter into a minimum 10-year exclusive crude oil supply and product offtake agreement, including ownership of crude oil and product stocks in tank.
Fos-sur-Mer refinery has a crude oil processing capacity of 140,000 barrels per day.
Trafigura added that Rhone Energies would continue to supply ESSO SAF in the region.
The deal's "completion is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected by the end of 2024. The financial terms of the proposed transaction are confidential," the company said.
This is the second major acquisition by Trafigura this year following an agreement to buy the European business of Greenergy, a UK-based supplier of road fuels and a biodiesel producer.Trading firms like Trafigura and rival Vitol are looking for acquisition opportunities globally after they raked in billions over the last two years due to the European energy crisis and market volatility caused by sweeping western sanctions on Russia.
Trafigura posted a record net profit of about $7.4 billion for last year, up 5% from 2022.
ESSO shares are up 9.2% on Thursday, the highest since July 2008.
US greenlights Exxon-Pioneer deal, alleges shale founder colluded with OPEC
U.S. regulators gave the go-ahead on Thursday to Exxon Mobil's, opens new tab $60 billion purchase of Pioneer Natural Resources, opens new tab, but barred Pioneer's former CEO from Exxon's board on allegations he attempted to collude with OPEC to raise oil prices.
Former Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield coordinated efforts with U.S. shale oil producers to constrain their output and raise energy prices, the Federal Trade Commission said.
Widely considered the dean of U.S. shale
because of his long tenure and blunt comments on industry output and spending,
Sheffield used his influence "to align oil production across the Permian Basin
in West Texas and New Mexico with OPEC+," the FTC claimed.
“Mr. Sheffield'spast conduct makes it crystal clear that he should be nowhere
near Exxon'sboardroom," said Kyle Mach, deputy director of the FTC'sBureau of
Competition.
When asked if the FTC would refer the
collusion allegations to the U.S. Department of Justice for further
investigation, a FTC spokesperson said: “The FTC has a responsibility to refer
potentially criminal behavior and takes that obligation very seriously.”
The DOJ did not reply to a request for comment.
The FTC's consent for the deal will come as a relief to other energy companies with mergers under antitrust reviews. But it drew criticism from lawmakers over the industry's concentration. Multibillion-dollar deals involving Chevron, Diamondback Energy, Occidental Petroleum, and Chesapeake Energy are before the FTC.
"The American Big Oil oligopoly has for
decades followed the lead of a foreign oil cartel to set high prices for
consumers and reap mega-profits while destroying the planet," said Sen. Sheldon
Whitehouse.
"It is disappointing that FTC is making the same mistake they made 25 years ago
when I warned about the Exxon and Mobil merger in 1999," added U.S. Senate
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer.
Exxon plans to close the Pioneer purchase on Friday. The deal will make it the largest oil producer in the Permian Basin with more than 1.3 million barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd).
The oil giant said it will not add Sheffield
to its board. It learned of the collusion allegations during the antitrust
review, but the FTC investigation "raised no concerns with our business
practices," a spokesperson said.
The agreement frees Exxon to focus on a dispute with rival Chevron, opens new
tab over its proposed acquisition of Hess Corp, opens new tab, which owns a 30%
stake in a prized Exxon joint venture in Guyana.
Sheffield retired as Pioneer's CEO on Dec. 31, but continued to serve on its board and had been due to take a seat on Exxon's board when the acquisition deal closed.
Pioneer said it was "surprised" by the FTC'scomplaint but wanted the deal to close. Its former CEO's comments on the industry were "matters of public interest" and should not disqualify him from a board seat, a spokesperson said.
Sheffield was a regular speaker at energy investor and industry conferences. His pronouncements on OPEC production cuts and oil price trends were widely quoted.
The FTC complaint pointed to some of his remarks on the dangers of higher shale output as part of a "coordinated output reduction scheme" that threatened companies which did not restrain their production gains.
The agency described the executive's 2020 call for the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's energy regulator, to consider mandating production cuts as uncompetitive behavior. Sheffield's urging of state cuts was consistent with then President Donald Trump's urging OPEC to pare output to save U.S. oil jobs.
The FTC says collaboration between OPEC and American oil firms would lead to production growth rates below what would typically be observed in a competitive market, sending energy prices up.
Sheffield was among the executives who attended near-annual dinners with OPEC members at a Houston energy conference. The private get-togethers began late last decade with invitations to Sheffield and others by OPEC's late Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo.
OPEC had failed to halt U.S. shale's rapid gains in market share, and its members were surprised at how quickly U.S. companies were able to recover after a punishing oil-price war that spanned 2014 through 2016. The war ended when OPEC curbed its production and prices rebounded.
Attendees at the CERAWeek energy conference dinner included shale executives John Hess, Vicki Hollub, Rick Muncrief, and Domenic Dell'Osso. They would generally discuss the oil market, spare capacity, oil demand and shareholders' expectation for returns, some attendees have said.
Sheffield told Reuters in a March 2023 interview on Saudi Aramco's interest in developing its shale reserves that his company had twice hosted officials and explained the company's operations and business practices. Aramco is the national oil company of OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia.
ExxonMobil and EV battery maker SK On sign MOU regarding U.S. produced Mobil™ Lithium
SK On seeking multiyear supply, up to 100,000 metric tons, of lithium from ExxonMobil for U.S.-based EV battery manufacturing
ExxonMobil has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK On, a global leading electric vehicle (EV) battery developer, that opens the door to secure a multiyear offtake agreement of up to 100,000 metric tons of Mobil™ Lithium from the company's first planned project in Arkansas. SK On plans to use the lithium in its EV battery manufacturing operations in the U.S. This will contribute to ExxonMobil'sgoal, announced in late 2023, of supplying lithium for about one million EV batteries annually by 2030 and support the build out of a U.S. EV supply chain.
Demand for lithium is forecasted to grow sharply in coming years as it is an essential component for EVs, consumer electronics, energy storage systems, and other clean energy technologies. The planned project will extract lithium from underground saltwater deposits and convert it into battery-grade material onsite in Arkansas. This approach aims to produce lithium more efficiently and with fewer environmental impacts than traditional hard rock mining.
“The world needs more lithium to support its emissions goals, and we're doing our part to drive solutions forward in the United States,” said Dan Ammann, President of ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. “This collaboration with SK On demonstrates the leading role we play in the growing market for domestically sourced lithium, a market that'sadvancing energy security and climate objectives, as well as supporting American manufacturing."
Planned production of Mobil™ Lithium will use ExxonMobil's core capabilities in subsurface exploration, drilling, and chemical processing, offering U.S. EV battery manufacturers a more secure, lower-carbon lithium supply option. Through the appraisal drilling program and technology pilot using Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, ExxonMobil has successfully produced lithium carbonate from the Smackover formation in southern Arkansas.
In the U.S., SK On currently operates two battery plants in Commerce, Georgia, and is building four more plants through joint ventures with Ford Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Group. After 2025, the annual production capacity of SK On in the U.S. alone is expected to reach more than 180 GWh, which is enough to power about 1.7 million EVs a year.
“SK On has been working with global partners to secure key battery raw materials in a move to support our growing U.S. manufacturing base and lead electrification in the region,” said Park Jong-jin, Executive Vice President of Strategic Procurement at SK On. “Through this partnership with ExxonMobil, we will continue strengthening battery supply chains in the U.S.”
About ExxonMobil
ExxonMobil, one of the largest publicly traded international energy and petrochemical companies, creates solutions that improve quality of life and meet society'sevolving needs.
The corporation'sprimary businesses - Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions – provide products that enable modern life, including energy, chemicals, lubricants, and lower emissions technologies. ExxonMobil holds an industry-leading portfolio of resources, and is one of the largest integrated fuels, lubricants, and chemical companies in the world. ExxonMobil also owns and operates the largest CO2 pipeline network in the United States. In 2021, ExxonMobil announced Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emission-reduction plans for 2030 for operated assets, compared to 2016 levels. The plans are to achieve a 20-30% reduction in corporate-wide greenhouse gas intensity; a 40-50% reduction in greenhouse gas intensity of upstream operations; a 70-80% reduction in corporate-wide methane intensity; and a 60-70% reduction in corporate-wide flaring intensity.
With advancements in technology and the support of clear and consistent government policies, ExxonMobil aims to achieve net-zero Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions from its operated assets by 2050. To learn more, visit exxonmobil.com and ExxonMobil's Advancing Climate Solutions.
Nov. 20, 2024 SK On と ExxonMobil 上記
LG Chem and ExxonMobil sign MOU for lithium offtake
Exxon Mobil Corporation and LG Chem have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) for a multiyear offtake agreement for up to 100,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate. The lithium will be supplied from ExxonMobil's planned project in the U.S. to LG Chem's cathode plant in Tennessee, which LG Chem expects to be the largest of its kind in the U.S.
“Building a lithium supply chain with ExxonMobil, one of the world'slargest energy companies, holds great significance,” stated Shin Hak-cheol, CEO of LG Chem. “We will continue to strengthen LG Chem'scompetitiveness in the global supply chain for critical minerals.”
Final investment decision will be subject to various factors including the establishment of commercially competitive regulatory frameworks. The planned production of Mobil™ Lithium will utilize Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology, aligning seamlessly with ExxonMobil's core competencies in subsurface exploration, drilling, and chemical processing. This approach offers U.S. EV battery manufacturers a domestically extracted and processed lithium supply option which is expected to have substantially lower environmental impacts, including approximately two-thirds less carbon intensity than hard rock mining.
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2023/11/15
米エクソンモービル、EV用リチウムの生産開始計画を発表 2023/11/16 ExxonMobil、アーカンソー州でリチウム生産 ： GMはネバダで
米国石油大手のエクソンモービルは11月13日、電気自動車（EV）用バッテリーの主原料であるリチウムの生産を開始すると発表した。同社は、2023年初頭にアーカンソー州南部にある12万エーカー（約486平方キロ）のSmackover formationの権利を取得済み。2027年に生産を開始し、2030年までに年間EV100万台超分の生産量を目指す。
今回のリチウム生産では、従来の石油とガスの掘削方法を使用し、地下約1万フィート（約3,048メートル）の貯留層からリチウムを豊富に含む塩水にアクセスした後、直接リチウム抽出法（DLE）により塩水からリチウムを分離する。DLEは、塩水を天日で濃縮する従来の方法とは異なり、フィルターで濾過してリチウムを抽出する。環境負荷が低い上に回収率も高く、短期間での抽出が可能となる利点がある。
エクソンモービル低炭素ソリューションズ部門トップのダン・アマン氏は「リチウムはエネルギー転換に不可欠であり、エクソンモービルは電化への道を開く上で主導的な役割を担っている」「この画期的なプロジェクトは、数十年にわたるエクソンモービルの専門知識を応用し、従来の採掘事業よりも環境への影響がはるかに少ない方法で、北米のリチウムの膨大な供給を可能にする」と述べた。また、アーカンソー州のサラ・ハッカビー・サンダース知事（共和党）は州の南部について、石油、天然ガスを生産する上、エクソンモービルのような投資によってリチウムも生産することで「州の総合的なエネルギー首都だ」とした上で、「全ての分野におけるエネルギー戦略を支持する」と歓迎した。
なお、EV市場の拡大などを受け、米国内でのリチウム開発は徐々に進んでいるが、現在、生産まで行っているのは、米国化学品製造大手のアルベマール（本社：ノースカロライナ州シャーロット）によるネバダ州シルバーピークでの生産（年間約5,000トン）のみだ。そのほかは、カリフォルニア州ソルトン湖で、リチウム開発会社のエナジーソース・ミネラルズ（本社：カリフォルニア州サンディエゴ）が2025年に生産開始を予定（年間約60万トンの生産見込み）しているほか、同地域に複数の地熱発電所を所有するバークシャー・ハサウェイ・エナジー（BHE）・リニューアブルズ（本社：アイオワ州デモイン）や地熱・リチウム開発のコントロールド・サーマル・リソーシズ（CTR、本社：同州インペリアル）も開発を進めている。
