Exxon Set to Surge Ahead of European Competitors in Low-Carbon Investment Race

OilPrice · Tsvetana Paraskova · last updated April 28, 2025 – 7:48 AM

After years of watching Europe’s Big Oil commit growing shares of capex to low-carbon energy solutions, U.S. supermajor Exxon is now set to overtake Shell and BP in investments planned for low-emission projects. Exxon’s pledge largely depends on the Trump Administration not repealing key provisions in Biden’s flagship Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which offered incentives to companies developing carbon capture and hydrogen solutions. Still, the U.S. supermajor said in December 2024 it would pursue “up to $30 billion of…

here today, more tomorrow

We’ve launched briefing.center with a focus on the press and media.

And we’ve added Citizen Cartwright, a daily quick-read news summary by veteran Washington journalist Linda Cartwright. We’ve also created a new voting rights knowledge center for Citizen Cartwright subscribers. (You can sign up for a dedicated morning email at citizencartwright.com.)

You can sign up here for full access to press and media and Citizen Cartwright on briefing.center.

You can use briefing.center as the center of your information management, or just one of your tools. We’re happy to discuss your information needs.