Global Briefing: ExxonMobil bets big on oil with $60bn plan to buy Pioneer Natural resources

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Global Briefing: ExxonMobil bets big on oil with $60bn plan to buy Pioneer Natural resources

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ExxonMobil to buy Texas shale oil producer for around $60bn ExxonMobil has placed a $60bn bet on future oil and gas demand, in the form of its plan to purchase Pioneer Natural Resources, a company that...

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