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{{Infobox Company |
  company_name   = Exxon Mobil Corporation |
  company_logo   = Exxon Mobil Logo.svg |
  company_type   = [[Public company|Public]] ({{NYSE|XOM}})|
  foundation     = 1999 (merger) <br /> 1911 ([[Standard Oil of New Jersey]]) <br /> 1911 ([[Standard Oil of New York]]) <br /> 1882 ([[Standard Oil]]) |
  location       = [[Irving, Texas]], [[United States]] |
  key_people     = [[Darren Woods]] (Chairman/CEO) |
  num_employees  = 83,700 |
  industry       = [[List of petroleum companies|Oil and Gas]] |
  products       = Fuels, Lubricants, [[Petrochemicals]] |
  revenue        = $370.680 Billion [[United States dollar|USD]](2005)|
net_income       = {{profit}} $36.130 Billion [[United States dollar|USD]] (2005)|
  homepage       = {{url|http://www.exxonmobil.com/}}
}}

'''Exxon Mobil''' or '''ExxonMobil''' ({{nyse|XOM}}) is the world's biggest [[oil]] and gas [[company]]. It was created when [[Exxon]] and [[Mobil]], both companies formed after the [[John D. Rockefeller]]'s original [[Standard Oil]] company split apart, joined together in a merger to become one company.  ExxonMobil has been involved in [[global warming]] controversies,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/12/08/the-rockefeller-family-fund-vs-exxon/|title=The Rockefeller Family Fund vs. Exxon|author1=David Kaiser|author2=Lee Wasserman|date=December 8, 2016 |work=[[The New York Review of Books]]|accessdate=December 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2016/12/22/rockefeller-family-fund-takes-on-exxon-mobil/|title=The Rockefeller Family Fund Takes on ExxonMobil|author1=David Kaiser|author2=Lee Wasserman|date=December 22, 2016 |work=The New York Review of Books |accessdate=December 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/business/energy-environment/exxon-concedes-it-may-need-to-declare-lower-value-for-oil-in-ground.html|title=Exxon Concedes It May Need to Declare Lower Value for Oil in Ground|author1=Clifford Krauss|date=October 28, 2016 |website=[[The New York Times]] |accessdate=December 3, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04012017/exxon-climate-investigation-jeff-sessions-attorney-general-trump|title=Federal Climate Investigation of Exxon Likely to Fizzle Under Trump |author=David Hasemyer |date=5 January 2017 |publisher=[[InsideClimate News]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/21/business/energy-environment/exxon-climate-change.html|title=S.E.C. Is Latest to Look Into Exxon Mobil's Workings |author=Clifford Krauss |date=20 September 2016 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/sec-investigating-exxon-on-valuing-of-assets-accounting-practices-1474393593 |title=SEC Probes Exxon Over Accounting for Climate Change; Probe also examines company's practice of not writing down the value of oil and gas reserves |author=Aruna Viswanatha and Bradley Olson |date=20 September 2016 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-09-21/exxon-mobil-sec-inquiry-just-another-cloud |title=Just Another Cloud In Exxon's Sky |author=Liam Denning |date=21 September 2016 |publisher=[[Bloomberg.com]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/energy-environment/a-new-debate-over-pricing-the-risks-of-climate-change.html |title=A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of Climate Change |author=Hiroko Tabuchi and Clifford Krauss |date=20 September 2016 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21710632-oil-companies-need-heed-investors-concerns-how-deal-worries-about-stranded |title=How to deal with worries about stranded assets, Oil companies need to heed investors' concerns |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=26 November 2016 |work=[[The Economist]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/29/business/energy-environment/exxon-concedes-it-may-need-to-declare-lower-value-for-oil-in-ground.html |title=Exxon Concedes It May Need to Declare Lower Value for Oil in Ground |author=Clifford Krauss |date=28 October 2016 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/davidhalperin/should-america-pick-a-sec_b_14136964.html |title=Should America Pick A Secretary Of State Who Faces Fraud Investigations? |author=David Halperin |date=12 January 2017 |work=[[HuffPost]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/green/news/2017/01/10/296277/how-exxon-won-the-2016-election |title=How Exxon Won the 2016 Election |authors= Jenny Rowland, Myriam Alexander-Kearns, Erin Auel, Matt Lee-Ashley, and Howard Marano |date=10 January 2017 |publisher=[[Center for American Progress]] |accessdate=31 January 2017}}</ref> as have other [[Big Oil]] corporations such as [[Royal Dutch Shell]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/28/shell-knew-oil-giants-1991-film-warned-climate-change-danger |title='Shell knew': oil giant's 1991 film warned of climate change danger; Public information film unseen for years shows Shell had clear grasp of global warming 26 years ago but has not acted accordingly since, say critics |authors=Damian Carrington and Jelmer Mommers |date=28 February 2017 |work=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=8 March 2017}}</ref>
== Board of directors ==
{{As of|2021|7|28|df=US}}, the current ExxonMobil board members are:<ref name="BoardofDirector">{{cite web
|url=https://corporate.exxonmobil.com/About-us/Who-we-are/Corporate-governance/ExxonMobil-board-of-directors#exxonMobilCorporationBoardOfDirectors
|title=Exxon Mobil Corp. Board of Directors
|publisher=Exxon Mobil Corp.
|access-date=December 29, 2021
}}</ref>
* Michael J. Angelakis, chair and chief executive officer of Atairos Group Inc.
* [[Susan Avery]], president emerita of [[Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution]] 
* [[Angela Braly]], former president and CEO of WellPoint (now [[Anthem (company)|Anthem]])
* [[Ursula Burns]], former chair and CEO of [[Xerox]]
* [[Gregory J. Goff]], former executive vice chair, [[Marathon Petroleum Corporation|Marathon Petroleum]] 
* [[Kaisa H. Hietala]], board professional
* Joseph L. Hooley, former chair, president and CEO of [[State Street Corporation|State Street]] 
* [[Steven A. Kandarian]], chair, president and CEO of [[MetLife]]
* [[Alexander A. Karsner]], senior strategist at [[X Development]]
* [[Jeffrey W. Ubben]], Founder, Portfolio Manager, and Managing Partner, Inclusive Capital Partners, L.P.
* [[Darren W. Woods]], chair of the board and CEO, ExxonMobil Corporation
Hooley is presently the lead independent director, having succeeded former [[Merck & Co.|Merck]] CEO [[Kenneth Frazier]] upon his retirement in May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-22 |title=ExxonMobil Lead Director Ken Frazier to Retire; Jay Hooley to Become Lead Director |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220322005481/en/ExxonMobil-Lead-Director-Ken-Frazier-to-Retire-Jay-Hooley-to-Become-Lead-Director |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}}</ref> Three of the directors nominated at the last [[Annual general meeting|Annual General Meeting]] were nominated after a proxy battle against hedge fund [[Engine No. 1|Engine No.1]] and were nominated against the suggestion of the board.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Herbst-Bayliss |first=Svea |date=2021-06-29 |title=Little Engine No. 1 beat Exxon with just $12.5 mln – sources |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/little-engine-no-1-beat-exxon-with-just-125-mln-sources-2021-06-29/ |access-date=2022-06-11}}</ref>
== Books ==
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* Form 10-K 2018: {{Cite report |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34088/000003408819000010/xom10k2018.htm |title=Exxon Mobil Corporation, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 |date=February 27, 2019<!-- from Signatures page --> |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. SEC]] |access-date=February 10, 2023 |format=XBRL |ref={{SfnRef|10-K|2018}} }}
* Form 10-K 2022: {{Cite report |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34088/000003408823000020/xom-20221231.htm |title=Exxon Mobil Corporation, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 |date=February 22, 2023<!-- from Signatures page --> |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. SEC]] |access-date=March 10, 2023 |format=XBRL |ref={{SfnRef|10-K|2022}} }}
* Form 10-K 2023: {{Cite report |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/34088/000003408824000018/xom-20231231.htm |title=Exxon Mobil Corporation, Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 |date=February 28, 2024<!-- from Signatures page --> |publisher=[[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|U.S. SEC]] |access-date=February 29, 2024 |format=XBRL |ref={{SfnRef|10-K|2023}} }}
* Bender, Rob, and Tammy Cannoy-Bender. ''An Unauthorized Guide to: Mobil Collectibles – Chasing the Red Horse''. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Co., 1999.
* Exxon Corp. ''Century of Discovery: An Exxon Album''. 1982.
* Gibb, George S., and Evelyn H. Knowlton. ''The Resurgent Years, 1911–1927: History of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey)''. New York: [[Harper & Brothers]] Publishers, 1956.
* Hidy, Ralph W., and Muriel E. Hidy. ''Pioneering in Big Business, 1882–1911: History of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey)''. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1955.
* Larson, Henrietta M., and Kenneth Wiggins Porter. ''History of Humble Oil & Refining Co.: A Study in Industrial Growth''. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1959.
* Larson, Henrietta M., Evelyn H. Knowlton, and Charles S. Popple. ''New Horizons, 1927–1950: History of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey)''. New York: [[Harper & Row]], 1971.
* McIntyre, J. Sam. ''The Esso Collectibles Handbook: Memorabilia from Standard Oil of New Jersey''. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Co., 1998.
* Sampson, Anthony. ''The Seven Sisters: The 100-year Battle for the World's Oil Supply''. New York: Bantom Books, 1991.
* Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey). ''Ships of the Esso Fleet in World War II''. 1946.
* [[Ida M. Tarbell|Tarbell, Ida M.]] ''All in a Day's Work: An Autobiography.''. New York: The MacMillan Co., 1939.
* Tarbell, Ida M., and [[David Mark Chalmers]]. ''[[The History of the Standard Oil Company|The History of the Standard Oil Co.]]''. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
* Wall, Bennett H. ''Growth in a Changing Environment: A History of Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) 1950–1972 and Exxon Corp. (1972–1975)''. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co., 1988.
* [[Daniel Yergin|Yergin, Daniel]]. ''[[The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power]]''. New York: [[Simon & Schuster]], 1991.
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== ExxonMobil Media ==
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File:Guyana's_offshore_mineral_exploration_blocks,_producing_vessels,_and_proposed_projects_in_the_Stabroek_block_(May_2024)_(53736542101).png|ExxonMobil in Guyana crude oil drills map image offshore regions, Guyana exports around 500,000 barrels per day in offshore regions.

File:An ExxonMobil gas station in Hiawassee, Georgia.jpg|An Exxon-branded gas station in [[Hiawassee, Georgia]]

File:ExxonMobil_Chemical_-_Logo.svg|ExxonMobil Chemical - Logo

File:Extinction Rebellion - Dont frack with us (48876504111).jpg|[[Extinction Rebellion]] protestors demonstrating against ExxonMobil

File:OilCleanupAfterValdezSpill.jpg|[[Exxon Valdez oil spill]] cleanup

File:Rex Tillerson shakes hands with Deputy Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, May 2017.jpg|Former CEO [[Rex Tillerson]] as Secretary of State, with Saudi Crown Prince [[Mohammed bin Salman]], May 2017

File:ExxonMobilDowntownHoustonTX.JPG|[[ExxonMobil Building]]. Former ExxonMobil offices in [[Downtown Houston]] were vacated in early 2015.
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== References ==
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== Other websites ==
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* [http://home.comcast.net/~plutarch/exxon.html Exxon's anti-global-warming propaganda expenditures]

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