Exxon Mobil Corporation ( EK-son MOH-bəl) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Founded as the largest direct successor of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil, the company was formed in 1999, with the merger of Exxon and Mobil. It is vertically integrated across the entire oil and gas industry, as well as within its chemicals division, which produces plastic, synthetic rubber, and other chemical products. As the largest U.S.-based oil and gas company, ExxonMobil is the eighth-largest company by revenue in the U.S. and 13th-largest in the world. It is also the largest investor-owned oil company in the world.
Exxon announces a $73.7 billion USD deal to buy Mobil, creating ExxonMobil, the world's largest company
Exxon Mobil Corporation ( EK-son MOH-bəl) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Founded as the largest direct successor of John D.
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Exxon Mobil Corporation ( EK-son MOH-bəl) is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
Events Before
The Republic of Zaire officially joins the World Trade Organization as Zaire
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"Smothers Brothers" actor-singer Dick Smothers (58) weds third wife Denby Franklin (47) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in
"Smothers Brothers" actor-singer Dick Smothers (58) weds third wife Denby Franklin (47) in Las Vegas, Nevada; divorce in 2006
"Wall Street" actor Charlie Sheen (31) divorces model Donna Peele after nearly 5 months of marriage
"Wall Street" actor Charlie Sheen (31) divorces model Donna Peele after nearly 5 months of marriage
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," created by Joss Whedon and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, premieres on the WB Television Ne
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer," created by Joss Whedon and starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, premieres on the WB Television Network
American rapper Vanilla Ice (29) weds Laura Giarritta
American rapper Vanilla Ice (29) weds Laura Giarritta
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Euro currency is introduced to world financial markets
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President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about
President Bill Clinton's impeachment trial begins in the US Senate after the House voted to impeach him for lying about his affair with Monica Lewinsky
"The Sopranos", starring James Gandolfini as mobster Tony Soprano, debuts on HBO
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US President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the Senate in his impeachment trial
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