ExxonMobil is an American multinational oil and gas corporation formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon and Mobil, both descendants of the Standard Oil Company that the U.S. Supreme Court broke into 39 independent firms in 1911. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Both Exxon and Mobil descend from the 1911 breakup of Standard Oil, following Standard Oil's New Jersey subsidiary (Exxon) and the merger of Vacuum Oil with Socony (Mobil).
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WikipediaLead section
ExxonMobil Holdings Corporation is an American multinational oil and gas corporation headquartered in Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston.
Headquarters and offices section
ExxonMobil's headquarters are located in the Spring, Texas area, a suburb of Houston.
- Associated With: Standard Oil
- Associated With: Exxon-Mobil Merger
- Related Corporate Events: Exxon-Mobil Merger
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How is ExxonMobil connected to the historic Standard Oil company?
ExxonMobil was formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon and Mobil, both of which descended from the Standard Oil Company that the U.S. Supreme Court broke into 39 independent firms in 1911 for violating antitrust law.
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