ExxonMobil
Petroleum industry titan
ExxonMobil is an American multinational oil and gas corporation, one of the world's largest publicly traded energy companies.
Formed from the 1999 merger of Exxon and Mobil—themselves descendants of Standard Oil—it operates across exploration, production, refining, and retail.
The company frequently appears in discussions of climate change, energy policy, and corporate influence: ExxonMobil's quarterly earnings exceeded expectations.
Unpolished, raw state
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
Brent · offshore · upstream · downstream · derrick · reservoir · fracking · Valdez
Alaskan coastal city
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
- pollutionEnvironmental harm from waste
greenhouse · cleanup · litigation · EPA · divestment · flaring · contamination · remediation
Owners of company stock
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- mergerCorporate combination
- headquartersCentral command location
- CEOTop corporate officer
boardroom · subsidiary · quarterly · earnings · revenue · stakeholders · conglomerate · fiscal
Cooled gas for transport
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- frackingExtracting gas via pressure
- CNGPressurized methane for vehicles
hydrocarbon · propane · butane · liquefaction · shale · Marcellus · Qatar · Mozambique
Operating across multiple countries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
- EssoInternational fuel brand
worldwide · cross-border · markets · Nigeria · Indonesia · Australia · Angola · Russia
crude
Unpolished, raw state
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
barrel · Brent · offshore · upstream · downstream · derrick · reservoir · fracking · Valdez · Beaumont
Valdez
Alaskan coastal city
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- carbonSixth element, atomic symbol C
- climatePrevailing atmospheric conditions
pollution · greenhouse · cleanup · litigation · EPA · divestment · flaring · contamination · remediation · net-zero
shareholders
Owners of company stock
- dividendsProfits paid to shareholders
- mergerCorporate combination
- headquartersCentral command location
CEO · boardroom · subsidiary · quarterly · earnings · revenue · stakeholders · conglomerate · fiscal · incorporated
LNG
Cooled gas for transport
- methaneSimplest alkane fuel
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- frackingExtracting gas via pressure
CNG · hydrocarbon · propane · butane · liquefaction · shale · Marcellus · Qatar · Mozambique · PNG
multinational
Operating across multiple countries
- internationalConcerning relations among countries
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- subsidiariesCompanies owned by another
Esso · worldwide · cross-border · markets · Nigeria · Indonesia · Australia · Angola · Russia · Sakhalin
ethylene
Simplest alkene, C₂H₄
- propyleneUnsaturated three-carbon hydrocarbon
- polyethyleneThermoplastic from ethylene gas
- polypropyleneVersatile thermoplastic resin
plastics · benzene · resins · polymers · Singapore · Rotterdam · cracker · feedstock · synthetic · elastomers
- Energy CompaniesChevron, BP, ConocoPhillips, Aramco, Texaco
- Texas CompaniesWhataburger, AT&T, Texas Instruments, Southwest Airlines, Dr Pepper
- BrandsNike, Coca-Cola, Apple, Google, Disney
- Energy Industryelectric company, power company, gas company, oil company, utility company
- corporationsApple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Toyota
- Fuel Sellersgas station, petrol station, filling station, service station, BP
ExxonMobilGreenpeace
Environmental activism organization
Patagonia · Sierra Club · climate activism · Greta Thunberg · environmental advocacy