ExxonMobil will add more natural gas – including LNG – into the portfolio, both in the United States and overseas, as long as they are “advantaged investment opportunities,” according to CEO Darren Woods.

During the quarterly conference call on Friday, Woods was asked whether more liquefied natural gas assets would be added to the portfolio in the near term. 

Golden Pass LNG on the Texas coast, a joint venture with QatarEnergy, is set to begin initial service in 2025. The company also is a stakeholder in QatarEnergy’s North Field LNG expansion. Plans also are in the works to build a natural gas-to-energy project in Guyana to feed a government-owned power plant.

“We’re not as focused on an absolute mix number as much as the advantaged investment opportunities that...