埃克森美孚公司是世界領先的石油和石化公司,在美國《財富》雜志2003年公布的全球500強企業(yè)中排名第二。
1882年,約翰.洛克斐勒在美國創(chuàng)建了標準石油公司,既今天的埃克森美孚公司的前身。
Mobil is a major American oil company that merged with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. It operates petrol stations, carwashes, convenience stores and auto-repair shops throughout the world. It was founded in 1911 and quickly grew to be one of the world’s most important oil companies. Its website claims: “ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. We hold an industry-leading inventory of global oil and gas resources. We are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products. And our chemical company ranks among the world’s largest. But we are also a technology company, applying science and innovation4 to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs.” The company employs over 80,000 people worldwide.