Exxon in India the opportunities for.oilex11 May 2021 22:29
India CEO series: ExxonMobil eyes bigger footprint in India's energy transition journey
from innovating to accelerate India's gas access to eying a role in unlocking the country's hydrocarbon potential.
"On the other side, India is taking a host of encouraging steps to invite global interest in offshore exploration, and we appreciate the petroleum ministry's willingness to make the sector more attractive. Additionally, we want to support India's energy security needs by helping to find more hydrocarbon resources domestically," he added
Davis said ExxonMobil would continue to work with India to promote the use of natural gas in the power sector. Gas-fired power generation can play a critical role in modernizing India's power sector and extend the scope for renewables.
"While India can leverage the extensive gas-fired generation capacity it already has, what will help further is giving more flexibility -- both commercial and operational -- to power producers," Davis sai
Hydrogen!!
Hydrogen can be useful in hard-to-decarbonize sectors, such as fuel for heavy-duty trucks, and to produce high temperature industrial heat for steel, refining and chemical industries. Low carbon hydrogen from natural gas with carbon capture and storage, or CCS, has cost and scale advantages in the near and medium term," Davis said.
Davis said as the COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues in India, it should further support demand recovery.
"Although we will, doubtless, see some effects from the second COVID-19 wave, India's ability to navigate challenges continues to improve. Against this background, we expect India to revert towards a stable overall consumption trajectory over the course of the year," he added.
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