Wikipedia: History of Exxon Mobil

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Exxon and Mobil were both formed in 1882 as components of one company, [John D. Rockefeller]?'s [Standard Oil Trust]?. Two refining and marketing organizations -- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey (commonly known as "Jersey Standard") and Standard Oil Co. of New York (known as "Socony") were the chief predecessor companies of Exxon and Mobil, respectively.

Exxon and Mobil were both formed in 1882 as components of one company, [John D. Rockefeller]?'s Standard Oil Trust. Two refining and marketing organizations -- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey (commonly known as "Jersey Standard") and Standard Oil Co. of New York (known as "Socony") were the chief predecessor companies of Exxon and Mobil, respectively.

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On March 24 1989, shortly after midnight, the oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck Bligh Reef in [Prince William Sound]?, Alaska, spilling more than 11 million gallons of crude oil. The spill was the largest in U.S. history, and in the aftermath of the Exxon Valdez incident Congress passed the [Oil Pollution Act of 1990]?. Exxon spent some 2 billion dollars cleaning up the spill, and a further 1 billion to settle civil and criminal charges related to the case.

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	Revision 1 . . December 10, 2001 3:31 am by Bryan Derksen [initial entry, based on a chopped-up and heavily edited history from Exxon-Mobil's homepage. May need some NPOVing, though I think I did a good job of sticking to the facts.]