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Gas Output DipsMantel and Wood advance carbon capture projects in CanadaMicrosoft signs seven-year CO2 storage deal with BioCircVideo | Is hydrogen mobility really viable in India?Rubio to Visit Delhi as US Seeks to Boost Energy ExportsRheinmetall says military demand can commercialise green hydrogen e-fuelsUK–GCC free trade agreement will spur clean energyUK aviation consortium funnels £188m into R&DNigeria Targets 100,000-BPD Oil Output Increase As Global Supply DisruptedJODI: Saudi Arabia Crude Exports Sink To Record LowsEDF joins alliance to support AI Gigafactory bidJacobs to carry out environmental assessments for UK’s Oldbury siteMicroreactor application accepted for review by US regulator
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Exxon Mobil CEO Says Hydrocarbons Will Remain Critical for Long Time

(Reuters) – Hydrocarbons will continue to play a critical role for a long time to come, the CEO of U.S. energy company Exxon Mobil said on Friday, adding that the question would be whether they continue to be burned as fuel.

“Crude oil and hydrocarbons are going to play a critical role in everybody’s life for a long time to come,” Darren Woods told Reuters in Sao Paulo. “I think the question is, do you continue to combust them? And that, I think, will change with time, depending on how technology develops.”

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