Exxon in advanced talks to power AI data centers with natural gas and carbon capture

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Exxon Mobil

is holding advanced talks with power providers and technology companies to cut the emissions of AI data centers that rely on natural gas by deploying carbon capture technology, CEO Darren Woods said on Friday.

"I'm hopeful that many of these hyperscalers are sincere when they talk about the desire to have low emission facilities, because certainly in the near to medium term we're probably the only realistic game in town to accomplish that," Woods said on Exxon's earnings call.

Hyperscalers refers to companies such as Alphabet