MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS IN ENERGY
REX TILLERSON Rex Tillerson , CEO of Exxon Mobil , is one of the most influential people in the energy sector , presiding over an operation that generated $ 34 billion in net income this past year . Under his leadership , Exxon Mobil acquired XTO Energy in 2009 and more recently was able to strike oil this summer while drilling in Russia ’ s Artic region . Tillerson is also a major advocate of ending the decades-old ban on exporting U . S . crude oil and also supporting the lift of regulatory constraints on the building of projects to export liquefied natural gas . Forbes recently ranked Tillerson number 25 on their 2015 list of the most powerful people in the world .
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