FT Podcast Behind the MoneyAdd to myFTGet instant alerts for this topicManage your dery channels hereRemove from myFTChevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil Chevron on path to rebuilding after winning access to $1tn-Stabroek oilfield Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on x (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on facebook (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on linkedin (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on whatsapp (opens in a new window) Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on x (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on facebook (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on linkedin (opens in a new window)Chevron prepares to take on ExxonMobil on whatsapp (opens in a new window) PublishedSeptember 3 2025Jump to s section this pageUnlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly .Your browser does not support playing this file but you can still download the MP3 file to play locally.Earlier this summer, energy supermajor Chevron secured access to one of the most valuable oilfields in the world.
It was the culmination of a months-long battle that pitted America’s second-largest oil company against the largest, ExxonMobil.
The FT’s US energy editor, Jamie Smyth, looks at what Chevron aims to do next, and how it plans to take on its larger rival.
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