ExxonMobil said it plans to extract itself from a large oil and gas project in Russia and make no new investments in the country, becoming the latest energy major to break ties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The offshore project, off the coast of Sakhalin Island, was a big focus of former Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson, who began overseeing the investment in the late 1990s and developed a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin before being named President Donald Trump’s first secretary of state in 2017.
“ExxonMobil supports the people of Ukraine as they seek to defend their freedom and determine their own future as a nation. We deplore Russia’s military action that violates the territorial integrity of Ukraine and endangers its people,”Exxon holds a 30 percent stake in the project as part of a consortium that also includes Russia’s Rosneft and Japanese and Indian companies.
Exxon has called the project one of the largest single foreign direct investments in Russia, and has been developing it since the 1990s. “We are beginning the process to discontinue operations and developing steps to exit the Sakhalin-1 venture,” the company said. Exxon said that because it runs the project as the operator, its effort to “discontinue operations will need to be carefully managed and closely coordinated with the co-venturers to ensure it is executed safely.”Tillerson’s role overseeing the project led to deep relationships with Russian leaders, including Putin, with whom Tillerson met on multiple occasions, both as Exxon chief and later as secretary of state in the Trump administration..
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