ExxonMobil
Also/previously known as:Â
Exxon, Esso, Enco, Humble Oil, Standard Oil of New Jersey, Mobil (merged), Standard Oil of New York, Socony, Socony Vacuum
ExxonMobil is a large, multinational oil company that operates across all parts of the oil value chain, including an extensive global refining portfolio.
ExxonMobil was formed by the merger of Exxon and Mobil in 1999. Exxon built its refining portfolio as Standard Oil of New Jersey, Humble Oil, and Esso. Mobil built its portfolio as Standard Oil of New York, Socony, Socony Vacuum, and Magnolia.
In 2018, ExxonMobil ranked as the second largest refining company globally in terms of refining capacity (behind Sinopec).
Refineries
Belgium
Antwerp - 307 kbpd ExxonMobil
Canada
Nanticoke - 114 kbpd Imperial (ExxonMobil)
Sarnia - 119 kbpd Imperial (ExxonMobil)
Strathcona - 191 kbpd Imperial (ExxonMobil)
China
Fujian - 280 kbpd Fujian JV (Sinopec, ExxonMobil, Aramco)
France
Port Jerome/NDG - 243 kbpd ExxonMobil
Netherlands
Rotterdam - 195 kbpd ExxonMobil
Norway
Slagen - 116 kbpd ExxonMobil
Qatar
Ras Laffan - 150 kbpd Ras Gas
Saudi Arabia
SAMREF - 400 kbpd SAMREF (Aramco & ExxonMobil)
Singapore
Jurong - 592 kbpd ExxonMobil
Jurong Aromatics - 110 kbpd ExxonMobil
United Kingdom
Fawley - 270 kbpd ExxonMobil
United States
Baton Rouge - 542 kbpd ExxonMobil
Baytown - 584 kbpd ExxonMobil
Beaumont - 384 kbpd ExxonMobil
Company information
Headquarters: 5959 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039-4202, USA
Refining history
1898 - Standard Oil acquired majority stake in Imperial Oil in Canada
1903 - Standard Oil opened Beaumont refinery
1907 - Vacuum Oil opened Torrance refinery
1909 - Standard Oil opened Baton Rouge and Bayway refineries
1911 - Standard Oil breakup resulted in separated Standard of New Jersey (Baton Rouge and Bayway refineries, Imperial Oil) and Standard of New York/Socony (Beaumont refinery)
1920 - Humble Oil (50% owned by Standard Oil of New Jersey) opened Baytown refinery
1931 - Socony merged with Vacuum Oil
1933 - Esso opened Port Jerome refinery in France
1946 - Socony opened Altona refinery
1948 - Standard Oil of New Jersey sold Newcastle, Wyoming, refinery to Farmland
1948 - Standard Oil of New Jersey sold Lovell, Wyoming, refinery to Husky
1948 - Socony acquired Brooklyn, New York, refinery from Gulf Oil
1949 - Billings refinery opened by Carter Oil (subsidiary of Standard Oil of New Jersey)
1950 - Standard Oil of New Jersey shut down Cut Bank, Montana, and San Antonio, Texas, refineries
1952 - Socony shut down Lebec, California, refinery
1953 - Socony shut down Vernon, California, refinery
1953 - Socony opened Ferndale refinery
1953 - Socony opened Coryton, UK, refinery
1953 - Esso opened Antwerp, Belgium, refinery
1954 - Socony shut down Olean, New York, refinery
1955 - Socony shut down Fort Worth, Texas, refinery
1959 - Standard Oil of New Jersey and Humble consolidated operations under Humble name
1963 - Socony changed name to Mobil
1963 - Mobil opened Port Stanvac refinery in Adelaide, Australia
1965 - Esso opened Fos Sur Mer refinery in France
1965 - Humble shut down Everett, Massachusetts; Baltimore, Maryland; and Charleston, South Carolina, refineries
1966 - Mobil opened Singapore refinery
1968 - Mobil shut down Brooklyn, New York, refinery
1968 - Mobil sold Casper, Wyoming, refinery to Sinclair
1969 - Humble Oil opened Benicia refinery
1970 - Esso opened Singapore refinery
1972 - Standard Oil of New Jersey and Humble changed name to Exxon
1972 - Exxon shut down Bayonne, New Jersey, refinery
1972 - Mobil opened Joliet refinery
1976 - Mobil shut down East Providence, Rhode Island, and East St Louis, Missouri, refineries
1978 - Mobil shut down East Chicago, Indiana, refinery
1981 - Mobil shut down Tonawanda, New York, refinery
1983 - Mobil sold Augusta, Kansas, refinery to Williams
1988 - Mobil acquired Chalmette refinery from Tenneco
1988 - Mobil sold Ferndale refinery to BP
1999 - Exxon and Mobil merged to form ExxonMobil
2000 - BP acquired Coryton, UK, refinery
2000 - Benicia refinery sold to Valero
2003 - ExxonMobil closed Port Stanvac refinery
2015 - Chalmette refinery sold to PBF
2016 - Torrance refinery sold to PBF
2021 - ExxonMobil closed Altona (Australia) refinery (September 2021) and began conversion to a product import terminal
2022 - NZRC idled the Marsden Point refinery and converted into a product import terminal
2023 - ExxonMobil plans to sold the Billings refinery to Par Pacific for $310 million plus value of inventory
2023 - ExxonMobil sold its interest in the Sriracha refinery to Bangchak
2024 - ExxonMobil plans to sell the Fos Sur Mer refinery to Trafigura