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institution1870– (Standard Oil); ExxonMobil 1999–

ExxonMobil

Disciplines:
engineering/energy
oil
oil/fossil fuels

Summary

Darren Woods's Irving, Texas oil supermajor — formed from the 1999 merger of Exxon and Mobil (both Standard Oil descendants) — one of the world's largest companies by revenue and one of the most profitable energy companies in history.

Core Contribution

Represents the power and controversy of the fossil fuel industry — ExxonMobil's internal research (which predicted climate change accurately in the 1980s while funding public denial) is the most significant documented case of industry science suppression.

Historical Influences

John D. Rockefeller

Intellectual Lineage

Standard Oil 1999

Contemporaries & Peers

Chevron BP Shell

Minds Influenced

Energy industryClimate policy debate Lenny's Podcast

Intellectual Posterity

ExxonMobil Exxon ValdezExxonMobil climate research suppression

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