ExxonMobil: AI can help us find more oil

ExxonMobil, the world's largest non-state oil refiner, is redesigning its data processes end-to-end to accelerate the adoption and value of AI, according to CEO Darren Woods. The company faces challenges with fragmented datasets and legacy applications, some in place since the 1990s, as noted by IT project manager Rachel Birney in a 2025 talk.

ExxonMobil /tag/exxonmobil/ ExxonMobil – the world’s largest non-state oil refiner – is “redesigning” its data processes “end-to-end” as it looks to “learn and act faster… and accelerate the adoption and value of AI,” said CEO Darren Woods. The company has been public about its challenges with highly fragmented datasets and legacy applications. As one of its IT project managers, Rachel Birney, put it in a 2025 talk, ExxonMobil has long been running on sets of customised processes that have “been in place since the 90s.” Get the full story: Subscribe for free Join peers managing over $100 billion in annual IT spend and subscribe to unlock full access to The Stack’s analysis and events. Subscribe now https://www.thestack.technology/membership/ Already a member? Sign in https://www.thestack.technology/signin/