• ExxonMobil (Exxon) is one of the largest oil companies in the world, and the largest publicly held corporation as judged by market capitalization. Exxon is the largest non-state owned oil producer in the world. In 1999, Exxon merged with Mobil to form the largest publicly-traded company (by revenue) in the U.S.Financial Times: ExxonMobil (March 11, 2007)

  July 31, 2008: Exxon posted a second-quarter profit of $11.66 billion, the largest in U.S. history.Bloomberg.com: Exxon Profit Rises Less Than Estimated; Output Drops (July 31, 2008)

• 1. Formed by 1999 merger between Exxon and Mobil
  2. Originally Standard Oil, which was founded by John D. Rockefeller
  3. Headquarters: Irving, Texas
  4. CEO: Rex Tillerson
  5. Stock: XOM, NYSE
  6. Revenue: $404.552 billion (2007)Google Finance: XOM
  7. Net income: $40.610 billion (2007)Google Finance: XOM
  8. Total assets: $85.963 Billion (2007)Google Finance: XOM
  9. Staff: 80,800 (March 2008)Google Finance: XOM

• Key Dates

  1. 1870: Standard Oil founded by John D. Rockefeller
  2. 1911: The U.S. Supreme Court rules that Standard Oil must be split up
  3. Standard Oil of New Jersey becomes Exxon
  4. Standard Oil Company of New York becomes Socony, which becomes Mobil
  5. 1999: Exxon and Mobil merge

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