REUTERS/Ernest Scheyder/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCompanies Exxon Mobil Corp FollowHOUSTON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) expects its motor fuels and chemicals earnings to reach $16 billion by 2027, up about $4 billion from current levels as demand continues to rise, executives said on Wednesday. Exxon combined its once separate chemicals and oil refining businesses and redesigned operations to quickly shift between fuels and chemicals based on which delivers the highest profit. Its fuels outlook differs from oil-consuming nations group International Energy Agency, which expects the use of oil for transportation fuels to decline after 2026. "We have the hypothesis this could be a game changer for Exxon Mobil," McKee said. The company's 564,440 barrel-per-day (bpd) Baytown, Texas refinery, which is co-located with a chemical unit, will allow it to evolve from primarily making fuels to chemicals, Williams said.

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Persons: Ernest Scheyder, Jack Williams, Karen McKee, McKee, Exxon's, Beaumont, Williams, Refining's, Erwin Seba, Deepa Babington Organizations: Exxon, REUTERS, Companies Exxon Mobil Corp, Exxon Mobil Corp, International Energy Agency, Product Solutions, Exxon Mobil, Thomson Locations: Spring , Texas, U.S, , Texas, Beaumont , Texas, West Texas, Baytown , Texas