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re: Exxon was the world's largest company in 2013. Now it's being kicked out of the Dow

Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:12 pm to
Posted by rickgrimes
Member since Jan 2011
4181 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:12 pm to
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Energy is everything.

I think the point in the OP is that energy stocks are dead as an investment. If you want maximize growth in your portfolio, you are better off investing in tech stocks and staying away from traditional energy stocks. But too many poeple on this board and in general in LA, TX, OK etc. are too close to the energy sector due to their jobs that prevents them from thinking logically and diversifying their investments and putting their money in sectors they don't already work in.
Posted by Modern
Fiddy Men
Member since May 2011
16882 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:13 pm to
I don’t see Darren Woods staying “by choice” after the end of the year.
Posted by Dawgwithnoname
NE Louisiana
Member since Dec 2019
4278 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:13 pm to
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It will take 50+ years to have a majority of passenger vehicles in the US on electric and that still runs on the power grid.



Ftfy. Until batteries get better and cheaper, it's unneeded technology
Posted by ForeverEllisHugh
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2016
14876 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:16 pm to
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deep concern about the climate crisis.


It’s. Not. Real.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:18 pm to
They hid their assets well
Posted by Cuz413
Member since Nov 2007
7426 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:23 pm to
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Until batteries get better and cheaper, it's unneeded technology


I still can't get my head wrapped around the thought of massive commerical scale battery production.

Do we have enough raw materials to manufacture hundreds of millions of deep cycle batteries? For consumer autos, tractor trailers, trains, heavy equipment, jets?

What about battery disposal at the end of life of the battery?
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
48922 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:24 pm to
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Ftfy. Until batteries get better and cheaper, it's unneeded technology

This isn't the internet revolution we are talking about by a mile. We are talking about replacing investments that people often keep for 15 years, plus all of the infrastructure that they are fueled with, and most sources of power that run said infrastructure. 50 years might be a better estimate
Posted by ThanosIsADemocrat
The Garden
Member since May 2018
9395 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:25 pm to
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Data is the new oil. Tesla is the 21st century GE. The writing is on the wall for truck nuts.




Who roots for a local economy to crash?
Posted by hottub
Member since Dec 2012
3376 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:37 pm to
It has more to do with Apple splitting than XOM
Posted by Deplorableinohio
Member since Dec 2018
5652 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:40 pm to
The fault of Jeff immelt. He’d rather have government contracts.
Posted by Privateer 2007
Member since Jan 2020
6248 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:41 pm to
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invest in tech stocks


Most tech stocks have valuations far beyond rational levels.

Ppl are just pouring money into them.

I'll sit on some energy stocks who even in shite times are paying 4-6% dividend.
And will double as oil goes back up in the next few years.

Investing in most tech stocks is just betting than somebody is foolish enough to buy at higher values. Basically, it's a pyramid scheme.
Posted by Privateer 2007
Member since Jan 2020
6248 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 8:45 pm to
If you believe in electrical vehicles.

Invest in mining companies that produce minerals necessary for battery production. It's not a "sexy investment" but it's a cheap way to profit off any vehicle electrification.

In addition. As others have stated billions of the people in the world don't exactly have reliable electricity.

Scale is yet another issue.
There isn't enough cobalt/lithium etc to make all those batteries.

In addition the developing world is starting to use smart phones, tablets, etc. Further stressing battery demand.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 8:46 pm
Posted by TDFreak
Dodge Charger Aficionado
Member since Dec 2009
7424 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:02 pm to
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A series of strategic decisions backfired badly, from betting on natural gas at the top of the market to being late to America's shale boom.

And these guys think they’re the smartest people in the room. What boneheads!

So now we watch as XOM circles the bowl.
Posted by TigerstuckinMS
Member since Nov 2005
33687 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:06 pm to
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I still can't get my head wrapped around the thought of massive commerical scale battery production.

Do we have enough raw materials to manufacture hundreds of millions of deep cycle batteries? For consumer autos, tractor trailers, trains, heavy equipment, jets?

What about battery disposal at the end of life of the battery?

Standardize on a cell size. Say, 100A, 100V. Then, you wire a bunch of cells up to get the amperage and voltage you need for a particular vehicle. At end of life, the batteries get pulled and go back to the factory for recovery of raw materials. Very similar to how the core deposit on a battery now helps ensure you'll return a battery so it can be disposed of and reused as much as possible, but on a grand scale. The standard form factor allows for ease in stocking the huge amount of cells needed. There's just one SKU for batteries and the magic happens in the wiring.

Next, solve the rare earth metal problem.
This post was edited on 8/25/20 at 9:09 pm
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
37606 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:09 pm to
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Data is the new oil.


Yes it is
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67051 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:11 pm to
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And these guys think they’re the smartest people in the room. What boneheads! So now we watch as XOM circles the bowl.


Posted by waiting4saturday
Covington, LA
Member since Sep 2005
9749 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 9:27 pm to
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A series of strategic decisions backfired badly, from betting on natural gas at the top of the market to being late to America's shale boom.


Unfortunately isnt that XOM’s MO- never be first to do something. Wait for the other guy to figure it out and then go in.

Posted by LSU Delts
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2007
2551 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:37 pm to
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What's funny is that nothing from Apple or Google or Samsung would run without energy, and if you took fossil fuels away, we'd be in the dark ages again.


Tell that to Joe Biden and AOC.
The OT already knows this.
Posted by yatesdog38
in your head rent free
Member since Sep 2013
12737 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 10:38 pm to
F***k Salesforce! Those fackers can burn in El!
Posted by Hurricane Mike
Member since Jun 2008
20059 posts
Posted on 8/25/20 at 11:56 pm to
Ole Swamp Tillerson did some work
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