Exclusive: Exxon steps up assets sales with sweeping $25 billion plan

LONDON (Reuters) - Exxon Mobil is accelerating its biggest asset sales in decades with plans to divest up to $25 billion (£19 billion) of oil and gas fields in Europe, Asia and Africa as it sharpens its focus on a handful of mega projects at home and abroad.The vast programme follows growing pressure from investors on the U.S. giant to free up cash as it plans to expand its spending for new developments in Guyana, Mozambique, Papua New Guinea and the United States.The Irving, Texas-based..