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'''ExxonMobil''' is an American mineral [[oil]] [[company]]. It was created in 1999 as a fusion of ''Exxon'' and ''Mobil Oil''. | '''ExxonMobil''' is an American mineral [[oil]] [[company]]. It was created in 1999 as a fusion of ''Exxon'' and ''Mobil Oil''. | ||
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| + | A precursor to ExxonMobil was the Standard Oil Company of [[John D. Rockefeller]]. However in 2016 the Rockefeller family announced it would divest from fossil fuels as quickly as possible and “eliminate holdings” of ExxonMobil.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-rockefeller-exxon-mobil-investments/rockefeller-family-fund-hits-exxon-divests-from-fossil-fuels-idUSKCN0WP266</ref> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/ Official website of ExxonMobil] | *[http://www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/ Official website of ExxonMobil] | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
[[Category:Oil companies]] | [[Category:Oil companies]] | ||
Revision as of 18:41, January 19, 2018
ExxonMobil is an American mineral oil company. It was created in 1999 as a fusion of Exxon and Mobil Oil.
A precursor to ExxonMobil was the Standard Oil Company of John D. Rockefeller. However in 2016 the Rockefeller family announced it would divest from fossil fuels as quickly as possible and “eliminate holdings” of ExxonMobil.[1]