Knowra ExxonMobil ExxonMobil ExxonMobil is an American multinational energy company formed in 1999 by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. It operates across oil and gas production, refining, chemicals, and energy technologies.
Upstream (petroleum industry) : The petroleum-industry activities of exploring for and producing crude oil and natural gas. ExxonMobil’s upstream operations locate and extract the resources that supply its value chain.
Standard Oil : An American oil company founded by John D. Rockefeller and dissolved under antitrust law in 1911. Exxon and Mobil both trace their corporate ancestry to Standard Oil.
Darren Woods : An American business executive who became ExxonMobil’s chief executive in 2017. Woods has led the company’s strategy on oil, gas, chemicals, and lower-carbon businesses.
ExxonMobil climate change controversy : Public disputes over ExxonMobil’s climate research, communications, emissions, and policy positions. The controversy has made the company a central subject in debates over fossil-fuel responsibility.
Chevron : An American multinational energy company engaged in oil, natural gas, refining, and chemicals. Chevron is ExxonMobil’s closest U.S. peer among integrated oil majors.
Oil refining : The industrial separation and conversion of crude oil into fuels and other petroleum products. ExxonMobil refineries convert crude oil into products such as gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel.
John D. Rockefeller : An American industrialist who built Standard Oil into a dominant oil company. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil established the corporate lineage from which Exxon and Mobil emerged.
Rex Tillerson : An American oil executive who led ExxonMobil before becoming U.S. secretary of state. Tillerson’s tenure linked the company’s global business leadership with later public service.
ExxonMobil 2023 corporate climate lobbying investigation : A 2023 investigation into ExxonMobil’s lobbying and public messaging on climate policy. The investigation examined how the company’s political activity relates to its climate commitments.
Shell plc : A multinational energy company headquartered in the United Kingdom, active in oil, gas, and energy products. Shell provides a major international comparison in scale, portfolio, and energy-transition strategy.
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