ExxonMobil loses $331 million grant after US axes 24 clean energy awards

DoE rescinds $3.7 billion in clean energy grants, including for US supermajor’s Baytown olefins plant

US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Thursday, 29 May 2025, in Berkeley, California.
US Secretary of Energy Chris Wright listens during a press conference at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Thursday, 29 May 2025, in Berkeley, California.Photo: AP/SCANPIX
Published 30 May 2025, 19:26Updated 30 May 2025, 20:36
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