Features

ExxonMobil's feature stories provide an in-depth look at industry issues and company activities.

 March 31, 2010

ExxonMobil, XTO combination creates benefits and opportunities

"ExxonMobil, XTO combination creates benefits and opportunities" was the opening statement by ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 March 31, 2010

A world-class collaboration

During the past three decades, ExxonMobil has sponsored a succession of leading teams on the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit, contributing to six World Drivers’ Championships and, for the race car makers, four World Constructors’ Championships.

 March 31, 2010

Innovative program helps students DREAM big!

The 10,000 cheering students are experiencing the DREAM Tour created by astronaut Dr. Bernard Harris and sponsored by ExxonMobil.

 March 31, 2010

That man Drake sure had a stubborn streak

In 1859, folks around Titusville, Pennsylvania, probably thought Colonel Edwin Drake was the most stubborn individual they had ever met. It seemed this man was on a mission to destroy “common sense.”

 March 31, 2010

Meeting consumer demand in China and Asia Pacific

Fujian Refining & Petrochemical Company’s recently opened complex in China’s Fujian Province gives the joint venture a strong foundation to create products that will help Chinese manufacturers respond to the country’s growing consumer demand.

 March 31, 2010

100 Grand Prix wins - and counting

During the past three decades, ExxonMobil has sponsored a succession of leading teams on the Formula 1 Grand Prix circuit, contributing to six World Drivers’ Championships and, for the race car makers, four World Constructors’ Championships.

 December 15, 2009

Helping our littlest learners

United Way Bright Beginnings, an innovative ExxonMobil-funded early childhood program, is proving the value of educating the nation’s youngest students.

 December 15, 2009

When considering shareholder value...don't lose sight of the fundamentals

The essential elements behind a company’s success year in and year out often don’t grab business news headlines and understandably might go unnoticed by the investing public

 December 15, 2009

South Hook: From Qatar to Wales

The South Hook LNG Terminal is at the end of an integrated supply chain that brings liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar’s North field some 6,000 nautical miles to the coast of Wales.

December 15, 2009

Harnessing the power of new technologies and free markets

ExxonMobil Chairman and CEO Rex W. Tillerson, speaking to the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., urges governments to adopt sound and stable policies in addressing energy and environmental challenges.

 December 15, 2009

Malaria prevention in Angola

ExxonMobil and American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin have teamed up to support new malaria prevention projects at the Saint Isabel Orphanage and School in Luanda, Angola.

 December 15, 2009

Inspired to achieve

ExxonMobil and American Idol finalist Elliott Yamin have teamed up to support new malaria prevention projects at the Saint Isabel Orphanage and School in Luanda, Angola.

 December 15, 2009

Drilling fluids' global reach

As oil and gas drillers operate in ever-harsher conditions, the need for high-performance drilling muds has never been greater. ExxonMobil Chemical Company’s Escaid drilling fluids are among the best in the industry.

 December 15, 2009

Protecting an island of biodiversity

The Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program, with help from ExxonMobil, works to save highly endangered monkeys and sea turtles on Equatorial Guinea’s biologically rich Bioko Island.

December 15, 2009

Supply of asphalt a balancing act

ExxonMobil is one of the world’s leading asphalt producers, with about 100 formulations of this versatile product.

 December 15, 2009

Angola Block 15 at 15: a national success

ExxonMobil and co-venturers join with the government of Angola in celebrating an anniversary milestone for Block 15 – the country’s largest crude oil producer and a source of national pride.

October 30, 2009

ExxonMobil is proud to be a part of Grand Prix Racing in Abu Dhabi

ExxonMobil is proud to be a part of Grand Prix Racing in Abu Dhabi

 October 01, 2009

ExxonMobil lubes keep wind turbines turning

Some might be surprised to know that the products that keep wind turbines running at peak performance represent the fastest-growing segment of ExxonMobil’s Mobil SHC synthetic industrial lubes business. In fact, across the globe, Mobil SHC gear oils help prevent wear in an estimated 25,000 wind turbines.

 October 01, 2009

Teaching math, one student at a time

Although using computers as teaching tools isn’t new, the ways in which students are learning from them are. ExxonMobil is a major supporter of a cutting-edge program called Reasoning Mind, and it’s changing the way math is taught.

 October 01, 2009

Strength and strategy benefit shareholders

In his address at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Mr. Tillerson cited the company’s record-setting performance in 2008 as benefiting millions of people who hold ExxonMobil shares either directly or indirectly through their pension, insurance and mutual funds.