...ExxonMobil MGT/521 Management Profesor Clance Doelling, MBA, BSME May 28, 2012 Introduction ExxonMobil is recognized as one of the world’s prominent oil and gas companies. They control market products and facilities nationwide. ExxonMobil is involved in marketing, gas, and oil exploration, transportation and production in approximately 200 countries. They manufacture aromatics, petrochemicals, polyethylene, olefins, and polypropylene plastics (ExxonMobil, 2012). ExxonMobil provides services and products under brands names Mobil, Esso, and Exxon. ExxonMobil is recognized as one of six of the largest oil refineries in the world. They own subsidiaries, such as the imperial oil limited in Canada and the sea river maritime a petroleum shipping company. The company is divided into different operating categories, such as upstream, downstream, and chemical. ExxonMobil has been successful because of their adaptation to change, its diversity, and desire to eliminate barriers. To remain successful in every aspect of the oil industry they must be at the leading edge of the competition. For this to be possible ExxonMobil must require the corporations operational, financial, human, and technological resources be evaluated frequently and used wisely. ExxonMobil makes every effort to improve productivity through learning, implementing best practices, sharing, and improving efficiency. ExxonMobil also strives to achieve superior operating and financial results as they adhere...
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...cliff"- one would call it a tipping point- where an irreversible catastrophic impact will happen. By leaving out the risks and potential environmental damages involved in their carbon asset risk reports to the public and shareholders, ExxonMobil has made it much more difficult for us to estimate how far ahead of us is "the cliff", so one would slowly hit the brake. Corporations and their marketing departments are very experienced at getting inside the minds of consumers and use that as an advantage to increase profits. Imagine the world's biggest and most powerful oil company launching its new TV ad promoting natural gas development and its name brand by claiming "natural gas is one of the world's cleanest fuels"(Brand Republic). The ad definitely seems to be convincing and valid, thus, luring consumers into choosing natural gas instead of other energy alternatives. Many adults are more inclined to buy eco-friendly product even if they would pay more for them .That’s the reaction ExxonMobil seeks: the thoughts of doing something good in connection with environment, and human rights, etc. However, is this really is the whole truth? There are raised questions whether or not the ad's claim is just an overstatement or possibly straight wrong and misleading. The ASA agreed and decided to ban ExxonMobil's ad for such reason. However, the damages are done: ExxonMobil had put the idea of natural gas being a “clean”...
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...A Financial Ratio Quarterly Trend Analysis of: Exxon Mobil Corporation Stock Symbol: XOM Listed on New York Stock Exchange Prepared for: Dr. Edward Lawrence Department of Finance and Real Estate Florida International University In partial fulfillment of the requirements of Course: FIN 6406 By: Nicole Suarez Panther ID # 1101809 1.0 Introduction ExxonMobil Corporation and its affiliated companies operate in the United States and most other countries. Headquartered in Irvine, TX, ExxonMobil was formed following the merger of Mobil and Exxon. It is the world’s largest publicly traded international Oil and Gas Company. They hold an industry-leading inventory of global oil and gas resources. They are the world’s largest refiner and marketer of petroleum products, and their chemical company ranks among the world’s largest. They are also a technology company, applying science and innovation to find better, safer and cleaner ways to deliver the energy the world needs. The company has more than 82,000 employees across the world. ExxonMobil’s stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol “XOM.” This report provides a quarterly trend analysis for ExxonMobil for fiscal year 2011. Financial information was obtained from the company’s website by examining the 10-Q SEC filings for Quarters 1 through 3 and the 10-K SEC filing for Quarter 4. Additional financial information was also found on Yahoo! Finance, MSN...
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...ExxonMobil is an American oil and gas corporation and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (Wikipedia.org). It was formed in November 1999 by the merger of two companies Exxon and Mobil. ExxonMobil is involved in oil and gas exploration, production, transportation and marketing in more than 200 countries and territories. Some of the major lines of business ExxonMobil is operating in is they manufacture basic petrochemicals, such as olefins, aromatics, and polyethylene and polypropylene plastics (Fundinguiverse.com). ExxonMobil supplies refined products and services to more than 40,000 service stations operating under the brand names Exxon, Mobil, and Esso (Fundingunivers.com). These products and services include fuels, lubricants, stores & marts, service stations and travel services (ExxonMobil.com). ExxonMobil has many employees and most of them are employed internationally. At the end of the year 2007, ExxonMobil’s worldwide workforce numbered nearly 81,000 employees. 37 percent were located within the United States and 63 percent internationally (ExxonMobil.com). Our team chose to do ExxonMobil because we were interested in the price of gas, and why it has kept going up. We wanted to find out how much revenue gas companies where making, and the cause of the increasing gas prices. Since ExxonMobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company, we chose to do them. As we did our strategic analysis about them, we found...
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...ABSTRACT The purpose of this project is to determine multinational corporate sustainability within the oil industry and perform country analysis, industry analysis, and analysis of firm’s international strategies. INTRODUCTION The five oil companies that we chose from the 2010 Global Fortune 500 are ExxonMobil, Sinopec, ConocoPhillips, Petrobras, and Lukoil. In our project, we performed analysis on the 10K report of domestic companies, as in ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips and the 20F report of foreign companies, as in Sinopec, Petrobras and Lukoil. A comparison was done on the five companies to determine if there exists a corelation between sustainability perspective and financial performance. OIL INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Oil accounts for a large percentage of the world’s energy consumption, ranging from 32% for Europe and Asia, and 53% for the Middle East. The world consumes 30 billion barrels of oil per year, with developed nations being the largest consumers. The United States consumed 25% of the oil produced in 2007. In 2009, world energy consumption decreased for the first time in 30 years (-1.1%), as a result of the financial and economic crisis (GDP drop by 0.6% in 2009). This evolution is the result of two contrasting trends. Energy consumption growth remained vigorous in several developing countries, specifically in Asia (+4%). Conversely, in OECD, consumption was severely cut by 4.7% in 2009 and was thus almost down to its 2000 levels. In North America, Europe and CIS...
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... like this.1 Then, in the REFERENCES section, list your sources in order. Length: ‘Sufficient.’ I am not going to give a set page limit. Be concise but show depth. Writing style: You will be writing in some form, whether technical writing or essays, and then when you get jobs in the real world. There is no time to start practicing like now. Grammar and spelling are part of the grade! Proof-read your paper several times! 1. Introduction [10] Please introduce your topic and explain why it is important to you. The topic I’m writing is about the tar sands oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas. ExxonMobil, the company that runs the pipeline was in charge of the clean up. The pipeline carrying hundreds of thousands of gallons of Canadian crude oil and water from Illinois ruptured on March 29. According to the lawsuit, more than 19,000 barrels were spilled but ExxonMobil has said that between 3,500 and 5,000 barrels (at 42 gallons per barrel) of their tar sand oil flow into a residential and surrounding wetlands. The tar oil sands spill caused the...
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...Intro Exxon Mobil is one of the most successful businesses in the history of the United States. Though it did not start as Exxon, but evolved through splitting and joining of oil companies, it has always been a strong competitor in the field of oil sales. Exxon is now one of the top companies in the world, and has its eye on growth. According to Fortune 500 Exxon is the second largest company in the world, and though it is not the number one largest, it is the most profitable. In 2011 Exxon’s profits topped $30 billion, a whopping 58% jump. Background In 1870 a man named John D. Rockefeller founded a company called Standard Oil Company and by 1878 it controlled 95% of the US refining capacity. By 1911 the Supreme Court of the United States[->0] ruled that Standard Oil must be dissolved and split into 34 different companies. Two of these companies were Jersey Standard[->1], which eventually became Exxon, and Socony[->2] which eventually became Mobil. [5] Both companies grew significantly over the next few decades. In 1931, Socony merged with Vacuum Oil Co.[->3], an industry pioneer dating back to 1866. In 1966, Socony-Vacuum changed its name to ‘Mobil Oil Corporation’. A decade later, the newly incorporated Mobil Corporation absorbed Mobil Oil as a wholly owned subsidiary[->4]. Jersey Standard, led by Walter C. Teagle[->5], became the largest oil producer in the world. Jersey Standard changed its name to Exxon Corporation in 1972 and established Exxon as a trademark throughout...
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...Royal Dutch Shell Exxon Mobil Team #1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Exxon Mobil Corporation (ExxonMobil) is an oil and gas company. It is the world’s largest integrated oil company. The company carries out the exploration and production of oil and gas; refining, transportation and marketing of oil and natural gas; and manufacture and sale of petroleum products. ExxonMobil also has interests in petrochemicals and electricity generation facilities. The company operates through three reportable business segments, namely, Upstream, Downstream and Chemical. It offers products and services under various brands such as Exxon, Esso and Mobil. ExxonMobil has presence in Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Australia and Africa. ExxonMobil is headquartered in Texas, the US. Royal Dutch Shell Plc commonly known as Shell is an independent company with its registered office located in London, UK and headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands operating in the oil and gas industry globally. It is the second largest oil company in the world. The operations of the company are divided into three main segments including: Downstream, Upstream and Projects and Technology. The Upstream segment combines activities involved in the search for and recovery, liquefaction and transportation of oils and natural gas and wind energy. The Downstream segment is engaged in the activities of manufacturing, distributing and marketing of chemicals and oil products. Finally, the Projects and Technology segment includes all the...
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...towards sustainable business practices. Additionally, with the recent decades’ emergence of women and visible minorities in the workforce, ethical questions regarding gender equality and racial discrimination have inevitably emerged into the spotlight of ethical scrutiny. This recent leaning towards transparency and sustainability has made it harder than ever for corporations to avoid the public witch hunt for ethical misconduct. Indeed, as students nearing graduation, a great uncertainty towards our future looms over us us with each day bringing a new controversy as to who to work for and who to avoid. The present paper seeks to compare Starbucks Coffee Company as a more favourable company to work under when compared to the controversial ExxonMobil on the ethical grounds of employee rights, supply chain regulations, and environment and community engagement STARBUCKS – SUPPLY CHAIN With an increasingly important mandate, the issue of Supply Chain Management is quickly becoming a prime question of transparency and respect for human dignity. For any corporation, both consumers and employees demand to know how their products are sourced, whether the process is sustainable, and if it gives producers their due. The alarming incidents in recent history regarding various production sites of the world has shed more light on this subject and underscores the importance sustainable thinking for companies who do not want to estrange their ever more globally-aware clientele. Since 1994,...
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...www.businessmonitor.com Q4 2012 QataR oil & Gas RepoRt INCLUDES BMI'S FORECASTS issN 1748-4189 published by Business Monitor international ltd. QATAR OIL & GAS REPORT Q4 2012 INCLUDES 10-YEAR FORECASTS TO 2021 Part of BMI's Industry Report & Forecasts Series Published by: Business Monitor International Copy deadline: September 2012 Business Monitor International 85 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4AB UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 7248 0468 Fax: +44 (0) 20 7248 0467 Email: subs@businessmonitor.com Web: http://www.businessmonitor.com © 2012 Business Monitor International. All rights reserved. All information contained in this publication is copyrighted in the name of Business Monitor International, and as such no part of this publication may be reproduced, repackaged, redistributed, resold in whole or in any part, or used in any form or by any means graphic, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or by information storage or retrieval, or by any other means, without the express written consent of the publisher. DISCLAIMER All information contained in this publication has been researched and compiled from sources believed to be accurate and reliable at the time of publishing. However, in view of the natural scope for human and/or mechanical error, either at source or during production, Business Monitor International accepts no liability whatsoever for any loss or damage resulting from errors, inaccuracies or omissions affecting...
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...LRT Hydraulic Systems and Controls Marketing Plan Tab Manning Keller Graduate School of Management Marketing Management 522 Professor Pryor September 15, 2013 LRT Hydraulic Systems and Controls Marketing Plan 2.0 Situation Analysis The oil and gas market in Houston, TX and globally is strong based on the current rig count by Baker Hughes that posted 1,768 rotary rigs working in North America on September 13, 2013 (Pugliaresi & Snow, 2013, para. 1). This means that there is a great opportunity for a new hydraulic systems and controls company to enter the market place and capture a share of the business. The owners of LRT have over 80 years of combined experience designing and selling systems in the oil and gas market and have seen many short comings with the existing systems and competitors that cater to the oil and gas sector. While there are several large players and many smaller players that design and build hydraulic power units and controls, most of them have many short comings that cannot be ignored. The only problem is that no company has been able to set itself apart from the competition, so clients are forced to make do with the choices that they have because there are not many feasible options. It is important to understand that land and offshore rigs alike require hydraulic systems and controls to operate the many drilling functions that are required to drill for oil and gas. That being said the opportunities are significant and the timing could not be...
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...Accounting: Tools for Business Decision Making 5th Edition Chapter 1 1. Forms of Business Organizations * Sole proprietorship: owned by one person * Easy to set up * Gives you control * Examples: barber shops, law offices, auto repair shops * Partnership: business owned by two or more people * More economic resources * Unique skills and resources * Important to have written partnership agreement forms * Examples: retail and service-type businesses, professional practices * Corporation: business owned by stockholders * Easy to sell (transfer ownership) * Consists of stockholders and investors * Easier to raise funds * Examples: Coca-Cola, General Motors, ExxonMobil * Hybrid Business: tax advantages of partnerships and limited liability of corporations * Taxes and legal liability are important * Sole proprietorship have more favorable tax treatments but personally liable for debts and legal obligations 2. Users and Uses of Financial Information * Accounting: information system that identifies, records, and communicates the economic events of an organization to interested users * Users: internal users and external users * Internal Users: managers who plan, organize, and run a business * Examples: marketing managers, production supervisors, finance directors, and company officers * Accounting provides internal reports (financial...
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...manages the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. This fund invests mostly in Fortune 500 companies with an emphasis on value investing. Some of the top holdings of the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund include; ExxonMobil, McDonalds and GM, these stocks are generally old-economy stocks. Over 2000 and the first half of 2001, the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund performed very well, earning a 20.7% return in 2000; over the same time, the S7P 500 fell 10.1%. The current time is July 2001 and just a year prior, there was an analyst meeting at Nike to review fiscal year 2001 performance. During this meeting, Nike revealed a plan for revitalizing the company. The company was in need of a kick start as sales were stuck at $9 billion and there was a drop in net income from $800 million to $580 million. To re-energize sales, Nike was going to produce more mid-priced athletic shoes, an area where Nike was weak in previous years. Nike also announced that it was going to push its apparel line which has been growing extremely well. With this new information, Kimi Ford is now considering purchasing Nike shares for the NorthPoint Large-Cap Fund. She reviewed numerous analysts’ reports but felt that there was no clear guidance on whether or not to buy the stock. To make a better decision, she decided to perform her own analysis. In this case, we will provide Kimi Ford with a recommendation on whether or not she should buy the stock. ABOUT NIKE In 1964, Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman started Nike while working...
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...Industry Analysis Oil Company Table of Contents I. Introduction and Background 3 II. Dominant Economic Characteristics 4 Market Size 4 Scope of Competitive Rivalry 5 Market Growth Rate 5 Numbers of Companies in the Industry 6 Customers 7 Degree of Vertical Integration 8 Easy of Entry/Exit 9 Technology/Innovation 9 Product Characteristics 10 Scale Economies 10 Experience Curve Effects 11 Capacity Utilization 11 Industry Profitability 11 III. Six Forces of Competition 11 Force 1: Buyer Bargaining Power 12 Force 2: The Threat of Substitutes 12 Force 3: Supplier Power 12 Force 4: Rivalry among Existing Firms 12 Force 5: The Threat of Entry 13 Force 6: Relative Power of Other Stakeholders 13 IV. Competitive Position of Major Companies and Competitor Analysis 14 Royal Dutch Shell 15 ExxonMobil 17 British Petroleum 19 Chevron 20 Total 22 ConocoPhillips 24 V. Key Success Factors 26 Oil Demand 26 Prices 26 Technological Advancements 27 Maintaining Partnerships 27 Industry Matrix 28 VI. Industry Prospects and Overall Attractiveness 28 Trends 28 Potential Threats 29 VII. Conclusion 29 References 31 I. Introduction and Background What is crude oil? Crude oil is a dark, sticky liquid which, scientifically speaking, is classified as a hydrocarbon. This means crude oil is a compound containing carbon and hydrogen, with or without non metallic elements such as oxygen and sulfur...
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...STOCK ANALYSIS REPORT - Exxon Mobil Corporation (XOM) –August 15th , 2011 [pic] Industry: Oil and Gas Operations Sector: Energy Recommendation: SELL Price: $74.29 (as of August 15th 2011, 4:00pm ET) Intrinsic Value: $52.10 or 42.6% overvalued Fundamentals Grade: A Investment Style: Large Cap Blend CORPORATE INFORMATION [pic] Location: 5959 Las Colinas Boulevard Irving, TX 75039 Phone: 972-4441000 Fax: 972-4441348 Web Site: http://www.exxonmobil.com/ Employees: 83,000 Exchange: NYSE BUSINESS SUMMARY Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon Mobil) through its divisions and affiliates is engaged in exploration for, and production of, crude oil and natural gas, manufacture of petroleum products and transportation and sale of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. • ExxonMobil is the largest integrated oil company, with operations in over 200 countries. This globally diversified enterprise produces superior returns in its business segments when compared to other major oil and gas companies. • Exxon has a strong balance sheet with a cash position of approximately $13B and 0.07 Debt-to equity. Exxon has the liquidity and credit to invest in high return projects around the world. • Prices for oil and gas are expected to rise in the foreseeable future. Emerging market growth and increasing need for energy will place upward pressure on prices. Exxon will benefit as the world’s largest oil and gas company (by reserves, excluding national oil companies)...
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