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Exxon Mobil Corp. set a goal for reducing emissions from its Canadian oil sands, the second time this year the world’s biggest oil explorer by market value published a greenhouse-gas target.
Imperial Oil Ltd., a Calgary-based subsidiary 69-percent owned by Exxon, will reduce the intensity of emissions by 10 percent over the next five years, compared with 2016 levels, the company said in a statement. Oil sands are among the industry’s dirtiest assets.
The improvements come from new technology at Imperial’s Cold Lake operations, better reliability at the Kearl mine and greater energy efficiency, Imperial said. Kearl, in particular, has been a major drag on Exxon’s returns relative to peers in recent years.
Exxon has been a lightning rod for environmental activists since at least the infamous 1989 Valdez tanker spill off the Alaskan coast. Now in his second year as chief executive officer, Darren Woods was keen to stress at the company’s annual meeting in May that Exxon can only succeed by meeting the twin goals of economic growth and reducing emissions.