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Don't expect to see gasoline pumps disappearing anytime soon. So say Chevron and ExxonMobil, which closed out 2023 by betting heavily that fossil fuels will be around for some time to come, even as many of their contemporaries join the global push toward clean energy. In putting their money where their drill bits are, the super-majors plan to spend a combined $112.5 billion to buy two leading independent oil and gas producers. Both purchases are expected to close in the first half of 2024. Chevron said on Oct. 23 that it will pay $53 billion to acquire Hess Corp., primarily aimed at snapping up its 30% stake in the high-flying Guyana deepwater theater. Hess also has a sizable footprint in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. Hess projects 2023 Gulf oil production will average around 30,000 bbl/d. |