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☆ Exxon names new shale oil chief to replace executive facing assault charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Sabrina Valle | Thomson Reuters | U.S. Energy Correspondent Focused In Covering Global Operations Of Oil Majors Out Of Houston. | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Cahir has previously run Exxon's shale business including its XTO unit as senior vice president of Unconventional from July 2020 through April 2022. Unconventional is Exxon's term for shale oil and gas. That purchase will bring Exxon's shale output to 1.3 million barrels of oil and gas (boepd), more than a quarter of its overall production. Cahir led Exxon's Unconventional unit as senior vice president as Exxon implemented tough costs cuts following the collapse of oil and gas prices during the pandemic. NO PLEAFormer shale boss Scott appeared before a Texas judge last week on second-degree felony sexual assault.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Bart Cahir, Cahir, Exxon Mobil's, David Scott, Scott, Dan Cogdell, Cogdell, Ken Paxton, Paxton, Sabrina Valle, Erwin Seba, David Gregorio, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Exxon Mobil, REUTERS, Exxon, Pioneer, Solutions, Natural Resources, Exxon's, Texas, Thomson Locations: HOUSTON, Cahir, Midland, U.S, Delaware, Texas

☆ Exxon Mobil executive arrested on sexual assault charge
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Minneapolis CNN —An ExxonMobil executive who heads up the business unit that’s involved in a potential $60 billion mega-merger with Pioneer Natural Resources was arrested late last week in Texas for allegedly committing sexual assault. David Scott, senior vice president of ExxonMobil Upstream, was arrested at 9:24 am CT on Thursday at the La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, on a sexual assault charge, according to Montgomery County, Texas, jail records. Scott, 49, is being held on a $30,000 bond, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies interviewed Scott, 49, and subsequently arrested him for sexual assault, a second degree felony that could carry a sentence of two to 20 years in prison and a fine up to $10,000. Exxon declined to comment to CNN on the potential deal, saying it does not issue statements on “market rumors.”It was not immediately known what involvement Scott had in those reported negotiations.

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☆ Head of Exxon's shale oil business faces sexual assault charge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Gary Mcwilliams | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Exxon Mobil's Spring, Texas, campus where the bulk of the oil company's new trading will take place in Spring, Texas, U.S., April 21, 2017. David Scott, an Exxon senior vice president who oversees all its shale oil and gas production business, was arrested early Thursday morning at a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, the Montgomery Sheriff's Office said. Scott, 49, was arrested at the budget hotel near Exxon's Spring, Texas, headquarters where rooms cost about $120 a night. He become head of Exxon's Permian Basin operations in 2020 and was promoted to senior vice president earlier this year in charge of all its shale oil and gas. As a senior vice president, he would not necessarily be involved in merger talks, a person familiar with the matter said.

Persons: Ernest Scheyder, Exxon Mobil's, David Scott, Scott, Emily Mir, Gary McWilliams, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Exxon, REUTERS, Rights, Natural Resources, Montgomery Sheriff's, Reuters, United Arab Emirates, Thomson Locations: , Texas, Spring , Texas, U.S, Texas, Magnolia , Texas, Montgomery, Exxon's Spring , Texas, Australia, Melbourne, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi

☆ Head of Exxon's Shale Oil Business Faces Sexual Assault Charge in Texas
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Gary McWilliamsHOUSTON (Reuters) -The head of Exxon Mobil's shale oil and gas business, a unit involved in merger talks with rival Pioneer Natural Resources, was arrested at a Texas hotel last week on a sexual assault charge, police said. David Scott, an Exxon senior vice president who oversees all its shale oil and gas production business, was arrested early Thursday morning at a La Quinta Inn & Suites hotel in Magnolia, Texas, the Montgomery Sheriff's Office said. He became head of Exxon's Permian Basin operations in 2020 and was promoted to senior vice president earlier this year in charge of all its shale oil and gas. As a senior vice president, he would not necessarily be involved in merger talks, a person familiar with the matter said. Scott faces a second-degree felony assault charge and was held on a $30,000 bond, according to jail records.

Persons: Gary McWilliams HOUSTON, David Scott, Scott, Emily Mir, Gary McWilliams, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Exxon, Natural Resources, Montgomery Sheriff's, ExxonMobil, Reuters, United Arab Emirates Locations: Texas, Magnolia , Texas, Montgomery, Exxon's Spring , Texas, Australia, Melbourne, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi

A person walks past the U.S. Capitol building at sunset as the Republican-controlled House of Representatives reconvenes on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 9, 2023. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsAug 21 (Reuters) - A significant minority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday said they opposed a federal bill that would overturn a California animal welfare law, arguing it infringes on states' rights. The members urged Thompson and Scott not to include the EATS Act in the upcoming farm bill, a package passed every five years that funds nutrition and farm support programs. A spokesperson for Thompson, who has previously expressed support for the EATS Act, declined to comment. The current farm bill expires Sept. 30, although Congress will likely need to pass a short-term extension due to delays drafting and negotiating the next bill.

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The letter written to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reflects rising partisan tensions in Congress over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The Democrats, all members of the House Agriculture Committee, told McCarthy that continuing Republican talk of SNAP cuts could jeopardize progress on this year's farm bill. Democrats now are seeking to protect the program from further cuts in the farm bill, which comes up every five years and funds farm commodity and conservation programs as well as SNAP and other food aid. Thompson, has said it will complete a farm bill draft by the end of August. The current farm bill expires on Sept. 30.

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☆ Analysis: U.S. crypto lobbyists court Democrats in fresh legislative push
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Michelle Price | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

That effort escalated last month when the SEC sued crypto exchanges Coinbase and Binance for failing to register some crypto tokens. Most crypto companies dispute the SEC's jurisdiction. It would expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) oversight of the crypto industry, while clarifying the SEC's jurisdiction. With Democrats' support, the bill could have a shot in the Senate. McHenry and Thompson are discussing the proposal with crypto companies, regulators and Democrats, and hope the committees will vote on it before the August recess, senior Republican policy staff said.

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☆ House Democrats release wave of bank reform bills
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Chelsey Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Wednesday will release a slate of reform bills in response to the recent bank failures that triggered the worst crisis for the sector since 2008. "The failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank make clear that it is past time for legislation aimed at strengthening the safety and soundness of our banking system and enhancing bank executive accountability," she said. President Joe Biden called for these actions shortly after the FDIC took over SVB and Signature Bank in March. The bill would have prevented SVB bank executives from cashing out after repeated warnings by regulators, according to Democrats. Neither Signature Bank nor SVB had a bank holding company before they collapsed.

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☆ Exclusive: Exxon halts routine gas flaring in the Permian, wants others to follow
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Sabrina Valle | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Methane, the main component of natural gas, is a potent greenhouse gas. Reuters GraphicsLOW HANGING FRUITBurning less gas during production is an easy way to curb greenhouse gas emissions and increase gas production, according to consultants Rystad Energy. Exxon is allocating $17 billion through 2027 to lower its greenhouse gas emissions globally. PERMIAN FIRST Exxon is starting with 700 sites in the U.S. Permian basin to end routine flaring globally by 2030. Most of its U.S. shale operations are in New Mexico, one of the few states which already limits gas flaring.

☆ Apollo 9 commander James McDivitt dies at 93
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( The Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

WASHINGTON — James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He passed on a chance to land on the moon and instead became the space agency’s program manager for five Apollo missions after the Apollo 11 moon landing. ... it was like cellophane and tin foil put together with Scotch tape and staples!”Unlike many of his fellow astronauts, McDivitt didn’t yearn to fly from childhood. McDivitt didn’t have money for college growing up in Kalamazoo, Michigan. “And being the second or third guy wasn’t that important to me.”So McDivitt went into management, first of the Apollo lunar lander, then for the Houston part of the entire program.

☆ What it's like working for lawmakers whose golden years are clouded by power struggles, rumors of senility, and constant second-guessing
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-13 | by ( Warren Rojas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Doug Heye, a Republican strategist, told Insider that some political maneuvering is more tactical. Emanuel, now the US's ambassador to Japan, didn't refute that the exchange took place but told Insider he didn't remember it. It serves the institution," the former GOP aide told Insider, adding that seasoned dealmakers are preferable to partisan bomb-throwers "with some agenda that they're driving." Paul Morigi/Getty ImagesWhite, now the executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, told Insider his boss always had the final word. 'Preserving their dignity'Convincing career lawmakers to hang it up before they tarnish their respective legacies is tricky business, a veteran GOP leadership aide told Insider.

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