ExxonMobil Corporate Timeline (1972–2010)

1. Exxon brand is introduced nationwide in U.S.

   Mar 3, 1972Labels: Exxon brand, U S

   • Humble Oil
   • ExxonMobil History

2. Standard Oil of New Jersey becomes Exxon

   Jan 1, 1973Labels: Standard Oil, Exxon Corporation

   • Humble Oil
   • ExxonMobil Italy

3. Hibernia offshore oil field is discovered

   Jan 1, 1979Labels: Hibernia field, Newfoundland

   • NL Gov
   • PMC Review

4. Exxon buys Reliance Electric stock amid FTC challenge

   Sep 25, 1979Labels: Reliance Electric, FTC

   • Washington Post

5. Exxon Office Systems begins major cutbacks

   Dec 2, 1981Labels: Exxon Office, plant closure

   • UPI Archives

6. Exxon moves to exit office-systems business

   Nov 27, 1984Labels: Office-systems exit, divestment

   • Washington Post

7. Court ruling drives sharp Exxon earnings drop

   Jul 23, 1985Labels: Court ruling, Texas field

   • UPI Archives

8. Exxon announces major restructuring amid oil price collapse

   Mar 19, 1986Labels: Corporate restructuring, oil price

   • LA Times

9. Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound

   Mar 24, 1989Labels: Exxon Valdez, Prince William

   • FBI History
   • EPA Archive

10. Exxon agrees to major criminal and civil settlement

    Mar 13, 1991Labels: Valdez settlement, criminal fine

    • EPA Archive
    • FBI History

11. Exxon and Mobil complete merger into ExxonMobil

    Nov 30, 1999Labels: Exxon, Mobil

    • CBS AP
    • ExxonMobil

12. Supreme Court reduces Exxon Valdez punitive damages

    Jun 25, 2008Labels: Supreme Court, Exxon Shipping

    • CNN
    • STB Memo

13. ExxonMobil announces plan to acquire XTO Energy

    Dec 14, 2009Labels: XTO Energy, ExxonMobil deal

    • Bloomberg

14. ExxonMobil completes XTO Energy acquisition

    Jun 25, 2010Labels: XTO acquisition, wholly owned

    • SEC 10 Q