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Mobil was a global integrated oil company with a large, global refining portfolio.
Mobil was originally formed at the break up of the Standard Oil Trust in 1911 as Standard Oil of New York (Socony). Over the succeeding decades it significanlty grew its refinery portfolio through expansions, upgrades , new builds and acquisitions.
Mobil combined with Exxon in 1999 to from the current ExxonMobil.
Altona: 1946 - 1999
Port Stanvac: 1931 - 1999
Gravenchon: 1933 - 1999
Wilhelmshaven: 1976 - 1999
Marsden Point: 1964 - 1999
Jurong: 1966 - 1999
Augusta, Kansas: 1930 - 1983
Beaumont, Texas: 1925 - 1999
Buffalo, New York: 1911 - 1981
Casper, Wyoming : 1930 - 1968Brooklyn, New York: 1911 - 1968
Chalmette, Lousisiana: 1988 - 1999
East Chicago, Indiana - 1978
East St Louis, Illinois : 1929 - 1972
Ferndale, Washington: 1953 - 1988
Fort Worth, Texas: - 1954
Joliet, Indiana : 1972 - 1999
Lebec, California: 1926 - 1952
Olean, New York: 1911 - 1954
Paulsboro, New Jersey: 1931 - 1998
Tonawanda, New York: 1911 - 1981
Torrance, California: 1926 - 1999
Trenton, Michigan: 1930 - 1998
Vernon, California: 1926 - 1953
East Providence, Rhode Island: 1920 - 1976
Coryton: 1953 - 1999
Headquarters: 5959 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, TX 75039-4202, USA
1911 - Standard Oil breakup resulted in separated Standard of New York/Socony with: Brooklyn refinery (Pratt Astral, Newtown Creek, Greenpoint, Long Island City refineries) Long Island City, Buffalo (Atlas works), Olean and Tonawanda
1920 - Built East Providence refinery
1925 - Acquired full control of Magnolia and the Beaumont and Fort Worth refineries
1926 - Acquired General Petroleum with the Torrance refinery, the Lebec (Kern County) topping plant and the Vernon (Los Ageles) refinery (50 kbpd.
1929 - Acquired Lubrite refining with the East St Louis refinery
1930 - Acquired Augusta (Kansas) and Casper (Wyoming) refineries from White eagle OIl
1930 - Acquired White Star Refining and the Trenton (Michigan) refinery
1931 - Socony merged with Vacuum Oil giving it the Paulsboro, and East Chicago reifneries and 50% ownership of Stanvac
1933 - Gravenchon refinery built
1946 - Socony opened Altona refinery
1948 - Socony acquired Brooklyn, New York, refinery from Gulf Oil
1952 - Socony shut down Lebec, California, refinery
1953 - Socony shut down Vernon, California, refinery
1953 - Socony opened Ferndale refinery
1953 - Socony opened Coryton, UK, refinery
1954 - Socony shut down Olean, New York, refinery
1955 - Socony shut down Fort Worth, Texas, refinery
1963 - Socony changed name to Mobil
1963 - Mobil assumed 100% ownership of Port Stanvac refinery in Adelaide, Australia
1964 - Mobil participated (17%) in construction of Marsden Point (New Zealand) refinery
1966 - Mobil opened Jurong (Singapore) refinery
1968 - Mobil shut down Brooklyn, New York, refinery
1968 - Mobil sold Casper, Wyoming, refinery to Sinclair
1972 - Mobil opened Joliet refinery
1976 - Mobil shut down East Providence, Rhode Island, and East St Louis, Missouri, refineries
1976 - Built the Wilhemshaven refinery in Germany
1978 - Mobil shut down East Chicago, Indiana, refinery
1981 - Mobil shut down Tonawanda and Buffalo refineries refinery
1983 - Mobil sold Augusta, Kansas, refinery to Williams
1988 - Mobil acquired Chalmette refinery (Lousisiana, US) from Tenneco
1988 - Mobil sold Ferndale refinery (Washington, US) to BP
1996 - Mobil pooled its European refineries with BP's in a JV, including Coryton and Gravenchon
1998 - Sold Paulsboro refinery to Valero
1998 - Closed Trenton refinery
1999 - Exxon and Mobil merged to form ExxonMobil