Indian talent, global capability

India, the world’s fastest-growing major economy, offers competitive tech talent at a humongous scale. Discover how ExxonMobil is harnessing the country’s technical capabilities through its technology centers.
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India produces a whopping 1.5 million engineering graduates every year. It’s a key reason the country’s on its way to become a hotspot for global capability centers (GCCs) across energy, industrial, pharmaceutical, biotech and many other sectors.

The number of GCCs in India is growing. It’s expected to jump by 20% in the next few years: from 1,580 today to 1,900 by 2025.

Rapidly transforming into research and innovation hubs, GCCs were a focus of India Energy Week (IEW), held February 6-9 (2024). IEW explored energy development in the country and the homegrown tech talent helping to drive it.

ExxonMobil is tapping into this talent pool at its Bengaluru campus, especially through its Bengaluru Technology Center (BTC) and Bengaluru Research and Development Technology Center (BRDTC).

The BTC was established in 2017 with a small pool of staff. It has since grown to more than 900 technologists across different disciplines, who support nearly every ExxonMobil oil and gas site from Guyana to Australia. The center also supports carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the U.S. while laying the groundwork for CCS and hydrogen projects in the Asia Pacific.

Meanwhile, the BRDTC helps improve the recyclability of plastics and rubber. For the past 25 years, the BRDTC has nurtured Indian talent and innovation – and helped develop stronger, more recyclable plastics for India and beyond.

Discover how ExxonMobil is harnessing India’s tech capabilities to accelerate lower-emission fuels and technologies and develop solutions that help address plastic waste.

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India: The next global manufacturing hub for energy equipment?

India: The next global manufacturing hub for energy equipment?

  • India is emerging as a new, preferred destination for making our energy equipment.
  • We’re boosting demand for Indian products, services, skilled engineers, and semi-skilled labor.
  • Our initiative could speed up India’s integration into the global value chain for energy infrastructure.
Doing more with less: recycling plastic in India

Doing more with less: recycling plastic in India

  • India generates nearly 26,000 metric tons of plastic waste daily, but the country is working to improve its recycling rate.
  • At our technology lab in Bengaluru, we’re developing plastics for packaging applications that can be easier to recycle.*
  • Our lab also designs plastic-packaging solutions that can be made using fewer materials.
Building technology roadmaps to predict and direct the future

Building technology roadmaps to predict and direct the future

  • Data scientists at our Bengaluru campus are using AI and machine learning to develop technology roadmaps.
  • These roadmaps help us extract critical insights from our oil-and-gas data and maximize production.
  • We're collaborating with India’s premium universities to upskill the next generation of our data scientists. 
Meet the people making hydrogen and ammonia happen

Meet the people making hydrogen and ammonia happen

  • Hydrogen is expected to meet 10% of global energy needs by 2050.
  • Water vapor is the only byproduct of using hydrogen as fuel or feedstock.
  • Hydrogen can be transformed into ammonia, a low-carbon fuel for heavy industry and key ingredient in fertilizers.
India Moving With CNG: Rajs Story

India Moving With CNG: Raj’s Story

India’s capital New Delhi is a city on the move. As the city’s transport makes the shift to cleaner-burning fuels, it is not only improving the air quality of New Delhi but also improving lives.
LNG to power commercial trucks in India? An idea whose time has come

LNG to power commercial trucks in India? An idea whose time has come

Key takeaways: 

  • Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is a lower-emission fuel for heavy-duty commercial trucks.
  • A broader LNG switch can also help lower India’s oil-import bill.
  • Incentives such as tax cuts and priority lanes for LNG trucks could enable faster adoption of this fuel.