ExxonMobil is betting that the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, along with the growing electricity needs of data centers, could fuel a new era for natural gas and carbon capture. For CEO Darren Woods, the world’s accelerating digital transformation is not a side story to the energy industry’s future. It is the next chapter.

Stacked area chart showing ExxonMobil’s global forecast for industrial natural gas demand from 2000 to 2050. The largest growth segments include power, buildings, and other industrial uses, with smaller increases in chemicals, commercial transportation, and passenger cars. Data visualized by Natural Gas Intelligence using ExxonMobil projections.

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