ExxonMobil expands agreements to automate over half of unconventional drilling fleet by end-2028

• ExxonMobil expanded agreements to accelerate drilling automation in the Permian Basin, targeting more than half its unconventional fleet by year-end 2028.
• The rollout supports a goal to increase Permian production to approximately 2,500,000 oil-equivalent barrels per day by 2030.
• Automated rigs could eliminate roughly one-third of high-consequence drilling incidents, with staffing expected to remain at similar levels.

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