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ExxonMobil Slashes Capex and Will Write Off Up To $20bn In Assets

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Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said it would write down the value of natural gas properties by $17 billion to $20 billion, its biggest ever impairment, and slash project spending next year to its lowest level in 15 years.

New cost cuts aim to protect a $15 billion a year shareholder payout that many analysts believe is unsustainable without higher prices.

The writedown lays bare the size of the miscalculation that the company made in 2010 when it paid $30 billion for U.S. shale producer XTO Energy as natural gas prices went into a decade-long decline. The writedown also includes properties in Argentina and western Canada.

https://www.reuters.com/article/exxon-mobil-outlook/update-3-exxon-tries-to-put-the-worst-behind-it-with-20-bln-writedown-idINL4N2IG4LY 

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On 12/2/2020 at 9:45 AM, Adam Varga said:

Exxon Mobil Corp on Monday said it would write down the value of natural gas properties by $17 billion to $20 billion, its biggest ever impairment, and slash project spending next year to its lowest level in 15 years.

New cost cuts aim to protect a $15 billion a year shareholder payout that many analysts believe is unsustainable without higher prices.

The writedown lays bare the size of the miscalculation that the company made in 2010 when it paid $30 billion for U.S. shale producer XTO Energy as natural gas prices went into a decade-long decline. The writedown also includes properties in Argentina and western Canada.

https://www.reuters.com/article/exxon-mobil-outlook/update-3-exxon-tries-to-put-the-worst-behind-it-with-20-bln-writedown-idINL4N2IG4LY 

I think XOM honors the dividend in 2021 based on the current price of oil.  Stock is starting to rebound finally.

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