" alt="Exxon" width="1200" height="800" data-lazy-src="https://usa.inquirer.net/files/2024/09/AP24267614551039-1200x800.jpg"> FILE – An ExxonMobil fuel storage and distribution facility in Irving, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/LM
Last week, Exxon Mobil agreed to buy Pioneer Natural Resources for $59.5 billion, in a move widely expected to set off a wave of consolidation throughout the oil sector. Combined, Exxon and Pioneer would be the largest producer of oil and natural ga