ExxonMobil facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Exxon Mobil Corporation
Type	Public (NYSE: XOM)
Industry	Oil and Gas
Founded	1999 (merger); 1911 (Standard Oil of New Jersey); 1911 (Standard Oil of New York); 1882 (Standard Oil)
Headquarters	Irving, Texas, United States
Key people	Darren Woods (Chairman/CEO)
Products	Fuels, Lubricants, Petrochemicals
Revenue	$370.680 Billion USD(2005)
Net income	$36.130 Billion USD (2005)
Number of employees	83,700

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 the global warming controversy, as have other Big Oil corporations such as Royal Dutch Shell

Board of directors

Right now, Exxon Mobil board members include:

Michael Boskin
William W. George
James R. Houghton
William R. Howell
Reatha King
Philip Lippincott
Henry McKinnell, Jr.
Marilyn Nelson
Walter Shipley

Biggest shareholders

A Mobil gas station.

As of March 31, 2006:

Owner	Percent
Barclays Global Investors	4.1
State Street Global Advisors	3.1
Vanguard Group	2.6
JPMorgan Chase	1.5
Northern Trust Company	1.4
AllianceBernstein	1.4
Wellington Management Company	1.3
Fidelity Management and Research	1.3
Wellington Management Company	1.3
Capital Research & Management Company	1.1
Bank of America	0.9
Merrill Lynch Investment Management	0.9
TIAA-CREF Investment Management	0.8
Mellon Financial	0.7
Lord Abbett	0.6
State Farm Insurance	0.6
Other	76.4

Books

Bender, Rob, and Tammy Cannoy-Bender. An Unauthorized Guide to: Mobil Collectibles — Chasing the Red Horse. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Company, 1999.
Exxon Corporation. Century of Discovery: An Exxon Album. 1982.
Gibb, George S., and Evelyn H. Knowlton. The Resurgent Years, 1911-1927: History of Standard Oil Company (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 Company (New Jersey). New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1955.
Larson, Henrietta M., and Kenneth Wiggins Porter. History of Humble Oil & Refining Company: 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 Company (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 Company, 1998.
Sampson, Anthony. The Seven Sisters: The 100-year Battle for the World's Oil Supply. New York: Bantom Books, 1991.
Standard Oil Company (New Jersey). Ships of the Esso Fleet in World War II. 1946.
Tarbell, Ida M. All in a Day’s Work: An Autobiography.. New York: The MacMillan Company, 1939.
Tarbell, Ida M., and David Mark Chalmers. The History of the Standard Oil Company. New York: Harper & Row, 1966.
Wall, Bennett H. Growth in a Changing Environment: A History of Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) 1950-1972 and Exxon Corporation (1972–1975). New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1988.
Yergin, Daniel. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1991.

Related pages

ExxonMobil climate change controversy

Images for kids

ExxonMobil Chairman Rex Tillerson with Vice President Dick Cheney, 2007
ExxonMobil Building. Former ExxonMobil offices in Downtown Houston were vacated in early 2015.
ExxonMobil refinery in Baton Rouge
Map of the Yellowstone River watershed