Exxon Delays Startup of $10-Billion Golden Pass LNG Export Project

ExxonMobil is delaying the start-up of its joint venture Golden Pass LNG export project in Texas to late 2025 from the first half of next year after work at the facility stalled following the bankruptcy of the lead contractor, Exxon’s CFO Kathy Mikells told Bloomberg in an interview on Friday. The delay in the timeline for the start-up means that Exxon and its partner in the project, Qatar’s state firm QatarEnergy, will launch the export plant about six months later than originally scheduled, Mikells told Bloomberg. In a setback for…