ExxonMobil in ExxonMobil in Norway

ExxonMobil in Norway includes several companies – i.e. Norge AS, Oil AS, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, and ExxonMobil Production Norway Inc. – all of which are affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation in the USA. In this brochure we use the term ExxonMobil when referring to the companies’ activities in Norway.

The company has its headquarters at Forus in Sandnes municipality, where all offshore exploration and production activities are coordinated. ExxonMobil’s marketing activities are operated from the Skøyen office in Oslo, while the refinery is located at Slagentangen near Tønsberg. The total number of employees in the company is around 900.

ExxonMobil is the second largest oil and gas producer on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, holding ownership interests in more than 20 producing gas and oil fields, and approx. 10% interest in Norwegian gas transportation and processing infra- structure. Our company is the largest international producer The refinery at Slagentangen has a production capacity of 6 and investor on the Norwegian shelf and operates the Balder, million tons of oil products per year, and its production is Jotun, Ringhorne, and Sigyn fields. Total production in 2008 based on crude oil from the . ExxonMobil has a reached around 422,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day – market share of 20% of total sales of oil products in Norway. which corresponds to about 10% of the total Norwegian The company markets both Esso and Mobil branded products. production, and 10% of ExxonMobil’s production worldwide. The number of gas stations is 311.

1) Key figures in million NOK 2008 2007 2006 Investments (billion NOK) Outline of profit 8 7 Sales income incl. excise taxes 90 143 77 505 74 678 6 Operating profit 44 799 48 395 47 254 5 Financial items -322 1 851 829 4 3 Pre-tax profits 54 726 50 246 48 083 2 Profits of the year 13 013 15 240 12 093 1 Outline of balance 0 2006 2007 2008 Fixed assets 63 404 46 026 46 773 Current assets 13 848 34 588 27 498 Equity 3 061 9 457 17 687 Provisions for liabilities 16 581 23 925 24 530 Oil and gas production in Norway (1000 barrels o.e. per day) Long-term debt 29 529 7 516 10 281 400 Short-term debt 28 081 39 716 21 773 Other main figures 300 Investments 5 592 6 812 5 997 Ordinary depreciation 8 749 7 047 6 620 200 Company capital (capital stock) 921 921 1 921 Staff

100 Average number of employees 887 898 925 Wages and social costs 1 019 1 030 924

0 1) The main figures are a direct summation of items in the accounts of 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, ExxonMobil Production Norway Inc., Mobil Oil AS, and Esso Norge AS. Internal sales between the companies have been eliminated. Short-term liabilities and debt between the Oil production Gas production companies have been eliminated.

2 Mobil Corporation

Exxon Mobil is one of the world’s largest listed energy companies. Funded in 1882, it is also one of the oldest industrial corporations in the world. The Corporation employs around 80,000 people working in subsidiaries in over 200 countries. Turnover in 2008 reached more than 460 billion dollars, the highest ever in company history.

Financially strong – long-term perspective • A lithium-ion battery breakthrough that greatly improves ExxonMobil’s net income in 2008 reached 45 billion dollars, the safety, power and reliability of larger batteries for hybrid with a 34 percent return on capital employed. The company’s vehicles, thereby helping promote their use to improve fuel total gas and oil production was around 3.9 million barrels economy and reduce emissions o.e. per day. ExxonMobil’s leading position in the energy • Advanced vehicle and fuel technologies that will improve market is based on its long term-outlook of worldwide the fuel-economy — and reduce the emissions — of economic growth and energy. The company is continually today’s automobiles making large investments, independent of the ups and downs in the industry. ExxonMobil is to invest between $25 ExxonMobil takes the and $30 billion annually over the next 5 years – and a record environmental challenge seriously $29 billion in 2009. ExxonMobil acknowledges that energy use, economic activity and environmental challenges are closely interlinked. Future Energy Outlook Protecting the environment is therefore one of the corporation’s In concert with economic growth and expanding population, most important goals. ExxonMobil is an industry leader in the energy demand by 2030 is estimated to rise by 35% use of cogeneration, the process by which the heat that is compared to year 2005. The major part of this energy generated during the production of electricity is captured demand will occur in non OECD countries, where billions of and used for other purposes. A new cogeneration plant people will need increased access to energy to increase their producing 125 megawatt electricity was opened in Antwerp standard of living. Fossil fuels, i.e. oil, gas and coal, will in the spring of 2009. The plant will reduce Belgium’s carbon through 2030 satisfy an estimated 80% of global energy dioxide (CO2) emissions by around 200,000 tons per year demand. ExxonMobil, together with the rest of the petroleum – the equivalent of removing about 90,000 cars from industry, will therefore continue to be a major contributor to Europe’s roads. meeting the world’s future energy demand. ExxonMobil believes that carbon capture and storage (CCS) Development of new technologies represents an important option to address global CO2 To deal with future energy challenges, new energy efficient emissions. ExxonMobil is a global leader in the use of these technology and innovative processes need to be developed. technologies, and we have developed and used them for ExxonMobil employs more than 14,000 scientists and many years. The company participates in a European project engineers, over 1,000 of them with Ph.D.s. Over the last five named Co2ReMoVe, which evaluates a range of technolo- years, ExxonMobil Corporation has invested 3.7 billion gies to monitor the injection and storage of CO2 from gas dollars in research and development, which has yielded streams at the offshore Sleipner and Snøhvit fields in good results. Norway. ExxonMobil shares ownership of the Sleipner field, where over 1 million metric tons of CO2 have been seques- Here are some examples of new technologies: tered each year since 1998. • An exploration technology called R3M, which uses electromagnetic “listening” devices to detect undersea For more information on ExxonMobil Corporation please visit oil and gas deposits www..com

The picture shows the Mondo terminal in Northern Angola, loading oil produced offshore Angola.

3 Exploration Technology

ExxonMobil has been an active player on the Norwegian The organization in Norway draws on ExxonMobil’s technology, exploration scene since 1965, when Esso Norge AS was research efforts and experience gained worldwide. Examples awarded the first three exploration licenses on the Norwegian are the use of 4-D seismic to plan new wells, the EM-Power Continental Shelf (NCS). ExxonMobil is actively exploring – a highly advanced reservoir modeling tool used for extended blocks in more frontier areas and around existing infrastructure reach, and horizontal wells for increased recovery from Balder, in the North Sea and Haltenbanken. The company has, both as Jotun and Ringhorne fields, etc. Norway’s research institutions an operator and as a partner in OBO (Operated By Others) are world leaders in certain fields. The parent company, projects, made many oil and gas discoveries. The success is ExxonMobil in the US, used amongst others Marintek, due to the application of state-of-the-art exploration technolo- Trondheim, in developing new technology for LNG ships. gies, a highly qualified and trained local staff, and access to ExxonMobil’s technical expertise on a global scale. In 2008 our company participated in OG21 (Oil and Gas in the 21st Century), which is a major R & D initiative started by Out of as many as 25 discoveries made on the Norwegian Norwegian authorities to develop new technology and new continental shelf in 2008, ExxonMobil has interest in around systems in support of continued production on the Norwegian one third. Two of the most important discoveries were made Continental Shelf. In this program ExxonMobil has a leading at the Dagny and Njord fields. NPD has estimated the size of role within cost efficient drilling. One of the projects that these two discoveries at respectively 120–160 million and ExxonMobil supports entails the development of a new 30–48 million barrels of oil equivalent. Common for all the drilling tool named Badger Explorer – a “robot” that does not new discoveries is their location near existing infrastructure. need to be connected to a rig. Badger Explorer will be able Early 2009, the company was awarded interest in two new to drill into the reservoirs while simultaneously transmitting licences in the 2008 APA Licensing Round. In May 2009, seismic information to the surface. Several small holes have ExxonMobil was awarded operatorship and 50% interest in been drilled by a Badger prototype. Drilling of onshore PL520 in the in the 20th Licensing Round. testholes was carried out in Denmark in 2008, while there will be further testing of the prototype through an onshore ExxonMobil will pursue evaluation of available areas in the drilling programme in Norway in 2009. North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and Barents Sea. We will continue the emphasis on co-existence with all industries through flawless implementation of our exploration programs, with zero harmful impact on the environment. The com- pany’s performance on the Norwegian Continental Shelf to date, coupled with its worldwide experience with environ- mentally sensitive areas, operating procedures and advanced technology, ensures that co-existence will continue into the future.

ExxonMobil in Norway can draw on the company’s research and development within a wide number of areas – i.a. within reservoir modeling.

Badger Explorer is a new drilling tool under development which is designed to perform drilling operations without the need to be connected to a drilling rig.

4 Production

ExxonMobils operated assets in the UK and Norway are operated by one unit, North Sea Production (NSP), which operates from two locations, Stavanger and Aberdeen. NSP is responsible for operation of the Ringhorne, Balder, Jotun, and Sigyn fields in Norway, and the Beryl Area and the Sage Gas Plant in the UK.

Production Ringhorne – own operated fields The Ringhorne field is located about 9 km north of the Balder FPSO and includes a platform with initial processing Jotun and water injection capabilities. Production is routed to the The Jotun field is developed with two installations; a wellhead/ Balder and Jotun installations for final processing, storage drilling platform (Jotun B) which produces to a floating produc- and offloading. Production commenced in February 2003. tion, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO, Jotun A). The field is located in the North Sea 200 km west of Stavanger. The Also in 2003, two new discoveries were made in the Ringhorne average production rate in 2008 was 6,800 barrels of oil per area. Ringhorne West commenced production in April 2004, day. Jotun production has been on decline over the last few within a year of discovery, while Ringhorne East started to pro- years, thus resulting in spare production capacity. In order to duce in March 2006. In 2008, the Ringhorne field produced an utilize this capacity, Balder was connected to Jotun via a gas average of 88,300 barrels of oil per day. 4-D seismic will be pipeline in 2003, while pipelines where installed between collected in the Balder/Ringhorne area in 2009 in preparation Ringhorne and Jotun in 2004, allowing parts of the Ringhorne of the next drilling campaign in these fields. field to produce to the Jotun FPSO in addition to Balder. ExxonMobil is the operator and has 100% ownership in the In 2008, Ringhorne sent an average of 35,100 barrels of oil Ringhorne fields, except for Ringhorne East where per day to Jotun for final processing and storage prior to ExxonMobil’s equity is 77.4%. The other Ringhorne East export. In addition, 17 million standard cubic feet per day of participants are StatoilHydro (14.8%) and Petoro (7.8%). gas was exported to Jotun from Balder and Ringhorne for gas sales. Two exploration wells will be drilled near the Sigyn Jotun field in 2009. ExxonMobil­ is the operator of Jotun and The Sigyn field, which is located in the Sleipner area in the has 45% equity in the field. Other participants are Dana North Sea, started producing in 2002. The field consists of (45%), Petoro (3%), and Det norske (7%). two gas/condensate producers and one oil producer that are connected to the Sleipner A platform via a subsea template. Balder In 2008, the average production on Sigyn was 56 million The Balder field consists of a floating production, storage, standard cubic feet of gas per day and 18,000 barrels of and offloading vessel (FPSO) and several subsea production condensate per day. ExxonMobil is the operator with 40% systems. It is located in the North Sea approximately 190 ownership. The other participant km northwest of Stavanger. In early 2003, the Ringhorne is StatoilHydro (60%). platform was tied back to the Balder FPSO for processing and export. In October 2003, Balder started gas export to Statpipe via the Jotun FPSO. Numerous upgrades to the Balder FPSO process and compression systems have been carried out during the last few years, resulting in significantly improved reliability. In 2008, the Balder FPSO processed 74,400 barrels of oil per day, 21,200 from the Balder field and 53,200 from Ringhorne. ExxonMobil is the operator and has 100% ownership in the Balder field.

Picture of the Ringhorne platform. Production cont.

Production OBO – Fields Operated By Others

In 2008, ExxonMobil’s production from OBO fields was around 314,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day. In total, the company has ownership interests in more than 20 producing fields on the Norwegian continental shelf, and furthermore the company participates in several, major development projects (including Statfjord Late Life, and Tyrihans). ExxonMobil participated in 10 exploration wells in 2008, out of which 8 wells yielded discoveries including a promising result for Dagny.

Oil Fields Gas Fields EM % Nyk Oil Pipeline Sleipner Area Gas Pipeline Sleipner West 32.24 ExxonMobil interest Sleipner East 30.40 Other Licenses Volve 30.40 0 50 100 150 Km PL 046/Gungne 28.00 Åsgard PL 029 (part of Dagny) 100.00 Kristin 0 50 100 Miles Tyrihans Mikkel Utsira Area

Grane 28.22 Njord PL 169 13.00 Trondheim Ormen Lange Tjeldbergodden Oseberg/Fram Oseberg 4.70

d e l Fram 25.00 e g n a L Snorre Penguins Tampen Area Vigdis/Tordis Statfjord Unit 21.37 Statfjord Fram Norway Statfjord North 25.00 Oseberg Mongstad Statfjord East 17.75 Brent Sture Strathspey Kollsnes Sygna 18.48 Sullom Voe Bergen Shetland Snorre Unit 11.58 Islands Beryl Area PL 089 (Vigdis, Tordis) 10.50 Jotun Orkney Maclure Islands Ringhorne Kårstø Grane Mid-Norway Flotta Kingfisher Balder Stavanger Scott/Telford Dagny Åsgard Unit 7.24 Volve Mikkel 33.48 Goldeneye Sleipner Njord 20.00 Nigg Sigyn Forties Kristin 10.88 St. Fergus Nelson Phyllis/Barbara Ormen Lange 7.23 Aberdeen Teal Gannet Tyrihans 11.75 Guillemot Scotland Heron Bittern Trestakk 33.00 Cruden Bay Merganser Curlew Franklin Elgin Edinburgh Scoter Infrastructure Shearwater Vestprosess 10.00

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Picture of the Kristin platform. Photo: StatoilHydro

6 Refining Marketing

ExxonMobil markets products both under the Esso and and logistics Mobil brands through a chain of 311 petrol stations all over Norway, out of which 46 On-the-Run stations which are ExxonMobil’s refinery at Slagentangen, Vestfold, inaugurated offering a broad assortment of merchandise. In 2007, the in 1961, is located in a sheltered environment at the Oslofjord. company introduced its first unmanned and automated The refinery processes crude oil into fuels for sea, land and air stations under the name Esso Express. The total market transportation, as well as heating products. Annual production share of fuel sold at our gasoline stations is 21%.* capacity is 6 million tons of crude oil per year, which represents more than half of Norway’s total consumption. ExxonMobil’s sales organization directly serves the Wholesale segment. The end user segment is partly based on sales directly The refinery converts crude oil, mainly from the North Sea, into to customers, and partly through Esso Energi AS and other most qualities of engine fuels and fuel oils. The lightest are dealers. All kinds of products are sold, but there is special focus propane and butane, followed by petrol, aviation fuel, kerosene, on low sulphur and environmentally friendly heating products. diesel and light fuel oil. The heaviest product is heavy oil. In The product Optiplus has been very well received in 2002, a new diesel reactor was tied in and put into operation. the private residential market. The market The refinery at Slagentangen produces sulphur free diesel share has increased to nearly 24%.* (less than 10 ppm sulphur), which is a prerequisite In the Marine segment, ExxonMobil for modern, environmentally friendly cars with is an active marketing company of catalyst treatment of exhaust gases. low sulphur gas oil as well as heavy oil produced at our In 2007, the refinery installed a plant for blending refinery at Slagentangen. of biodiesel. It supplies diesel with up to 5% blending of a biocomponent based on rape oil. ExxonMobil is also an active This blending percentage may be used by all diesel player in the lubes and special cars without causing any engine trouble or conflict- products markets, enjoying a ing with guarantees given by the car manufacturers. total market share of 31%.* The most important product is an Around 60% of the refinery production of petroleum enhanced version of . In 2007, products is exported, qualifying the refinery as one of the the company introduced its first Mobil largest export companies of mainland Norway. All crude oil and Autocare centres for oil change and minor repairs at several of around 90% of the total production is offloaded/loaded at the its gasoline stations. There are now 12 such centres in Norway. jetty which can receive ships up to 250,000 ton deadweight. Annually, around 800 ships call on the port. The Slagentangen ExxonMobil’s overall market share for petroleum products is 20%.* office also manages the Supply, Transportation and Distribution * Based on data from Statistics Norway. (STD) business – i.e. ExxonMobil’s trade of crude oil and petroleum ® products, both refinery production and production from the fields in the North Sea – as well as the company’s three main storage terminals located in Fredrikstad, Bergen and Trondheim.

The refinery at Slagentangen.

7 Safety, health, and environment

Safety and health Environment – environmental management

ExxonMobil in Norway is working to create an environment The petroleum activities both onshore and offshore must be where people care about and help each other to achieve a undertaken within the framework of a sustainable development, common goal – “Nobody Gets Hurt” and “Protect Tomorrow and the environmental challenges must be solved in a Today”. We have established an important principle in our manner that ensures coexistence with other interests. As an activities – all injuries and incidents can be avoided, and the example, the consideration of the fisheries has been a central effect on the external environment must be minimized. element in the planning and implementation of drilling Injuries and damages don’t happen, they are created. operations.

In 2008 we had no serious incidents. Unfortunately we had To meet these challenges, the environmental program of lost time injuries. We continue our goal-oriented efforts at ExxonMobil in Norway is fully integrated into the planning reducing the number of incidents and injuries. Our Loss process and execution of all activities. The environmental Prevention System (LPS) has been operational since March management system, which is aligned with the international 2007. An important part of LPS is incident reporting. This gives standard ISO 14001, is designed to ensure systematic and a good basis for a proactive approach towards our safety work continuous improvement within the environmental area. including the ability to analyze trends. The theme areas for the safety work in 2008 has been preventive work in connection with ExxonMobil’s overall environmental objectives include: near misses, observation of work operations, as well as increased focus on work planning and identification of hazard- • zero acute pollution ous situations prior to start-up of work activities. Furthermore, • maintain status of zero harmful discharges to sea in 2008 we have initiated increased focus on process safety in • reduce emissions to air addition to personell oriented safety. • minimize the amount of waste • minimize the risk of undesirable environmental incidents ExxonMobil has also established programs for continuous • more efficient use of energy reduction of health exposures, including exposure to chemicals, noise, ergonomics and psycho-social impacts. In 2003, an extensive co-operation program started among employees at Slagen, the medical doctor, and psychologists in order to map and understand the psychological causes of incidents and dangerous actions. This program, which has been named “A Safe Hand”, was further developed in 2005 to comprise management training, and it was implemented within the Refining and Logistics function. The program continued through 2008.

ExxonMobil employees in Norway have over many years achieved a low level of sick leave. In 2008, sickness absence was 3.8 percent, which is at same level as in the previous year. In comparison, the general sickness absence in Norway was 7 percent in 2008.

8 Activities and results Activities and results – Exploration & Production 2008 – Refining 2008

A series of measures have been continued to maintain Sulphur-free diesel discharges to sea at the ExxonMobil operated fields at a The refinery delivers ”eco-diesel” in all qualities, including minimum level. Injection of produced water from Balder, almost sulphur free ”eco-diesel” with less than 0.001 percent Jotun and Ringhorne contributes significantly to reducing sulphur content. discharges to sea. Furthermore, Jotun and Ringhorne have been designed with solutions for discharging drilling waste Environmental performance through injection. Substituting environmentally harmful The refinery had three discharges of oil to the ground in chemicals with more environmentally friendly alternatives, 2008 which were immediately reported to the authorities. has made it possible to further reduce environmental risks The environmental impact of these discharges is considered related to discharges to sea. small since all the oil was collected or the affected soil was removed. All other discharges to water and air were Emissions to air, with focus on CO2, NOx, and volatile within the limits determined by the State Pollution Agency organic compounds (nmVOC), were kept at a stable level in (SFT). The yearly report on the environment and social 2008. From 2008, ExxonMobil has participated in CO2 responsibility gives details on emissions and the environ- quota trade, and quotas equal to our CO2 emissions in mental work at the refinery. 2008 were bought. In June 2008, all of ExxonMobil’s own operated licenses on the Norwegian shelf joined the Inspection and rehabilitation Business Sector’s NOx Fund. The Business Sector’s NOx of pipe systems on quay and tank park Fund was established in 2008 following the entering of an A comprehensive work program including risk assessment, agreement on NOx reduction between the business sectors’ inspection and rehabilitation of the pipe systems has been organizations and the Ministry of the Environment and Interna- ongoing since 2001. The cost of the program is estimated at tional Development. According to this agreement, the industry more than NOK 75 million. has made commitments to reduce NOx emissions by 30,000 tons within 2010, giving the companies joining this agreement Energy and climate gases full NOx tax exemption. Companies join this agreement by International comparisons show that the ExxonMobil refinery participation in the Business Sector’s NOx Fund, paying an at Slagentangen is one of the most efficient refineries in the amount of money equal to their own NOx emissions. Money world in terms of efficient use of energy. Since the early paid to the fund will be used to implement the most 1990s, the refinery has implemented internal measures to cost-effective NOx reduction measures across all save energy, and the use of energy today is 25% more business sectors. In this way, NOx emissions are efficient than it was in 1990. The reason why CO2 emissions reduced at a far lower cost than by paying NOx tax. nevertheless have increased during this period, is mainly due to new environmental requirements to products, i.a. ExxonMobil’s co-operation with other operators increased desulphurization. Furthermore, the refinery has to ensure efficient reduction of emissions to increased its processing capacity for crude oil. air of nmVOC in connection with offshore oil loading to shuttle tankers, have been continued in 2008. The nmVOC recovery facilities in connection with storage of oil on the Balder and Jotun production ships have been in full operation If you wish to get more information about environ- throughout 2008, with a recovery efficiency of nearly 100%. mentally related activities in Norway, go to our website www.exxonmobil.no. You may also call the In 2008, sorting and handling of waste was Slagen refinery and ask for the report ”Miljø og performed on all our offshore installations. Samfunnsansvar – statusrapport for ExxonMobil On Balder 66% of all waste was sorted, while respectively 48% and 74% of all waste raffineriet på Slagentangen 2008/2009”. The report was sorted on Ringhorne and Jotun. includes discharge figures for 2008 and more information on some of the plans for cutting During 2008, there were no incidents, emissions at the refinery. overruns or breaches of permits or regulations that called for notification of the authorities.

9 ExxonMobil’s contribution to society

Each year the company contributes to the society in many ways. We invest, create jobs, transfer knowledge and provide development opportunites to local companies. Furthermore, we pay taxes and contribute directly to local communities through support of sports activities, culture, education and social activities. Below is a description of some activities that have received our support recently:

Sports and culture Main sponsor for the athletics in Sandnes and ExxonMobil supports both small and large projects within Skjalg Athletic Clubs sports and cuture – locally and nationally. The company To support the recruiting of emphasizes not just sponsoring the elite/top performers, but athletes, the company has for amateurs as well. several years chosen to be the main sponsor for both Skjalg Moldejazz Track and Field Club in The jazz festival in Molde is Stavanger, and Sandnes the most prestigious of the Athletic Club, where the main Three of Norway’s many young and Norwegian jazz festivals, and focus is work with young talented ahtletes – from left: Bjørn Ustad Kristensen, Christina Vukisevic and ExxonMobil has for 26 years athletes. In addition, ExxonMobil Henrik Ingebrigtsen. been one of the main spon- will be one of the sponsors of sors. In addition to the spon- the Norwegian track and field championship in 2010 to be sor support, the company hosted by Sandnes IL. also contributes with a yearly economical support to the new jazz and theatre house in The sailing Molde which has now been approved, and where the first ship “Berntine” spade graft will be taken in the autumn of 2009. “Berntine” is the oldest polar vessel which is under sail Stavanger Cathedral Choirs in Norway today, and the The choir and concert activities in Stavanger Cathedral Central Office of Historic have long traditions, and they are an important part of the Monuments has declared cathedral’s activities and the city’s cultural life. ExxonMobil the vessel to be of his- support the seven choirs of the cathedral. The goal is to torical value. ExxonMobil create church music of high quality that enriches both the has supported the recon- services and gives good concert experiences. struction of “Berntine” because the company New concert hall in Stavanger considers it important to In 2005, ExxonMobil entered into a cooperation agreement preserve the vessel so that as many with the Municipality of Stavanger to be one of the main as possible may experience how it is to be onboard a sponsors of the new Stavanger concert hall for the region. genuine sailing vessel from the last century. The new concert hall will be an arena of international standard and will offer a broad scope of entertainment to a wide audience. The construction of the concert hall started in December 2008, and completion is estimated by the end of 2010.

Title sponsor of Exxon Mobil Bislett Games In 2009, it is the 22nd time that the company is title sponsor for the ExxonMobil Bislett Games. This international track and field meeting, which is a part of the Golden League concept, is contributing to putting Norway on the international track and field map, and it has also stimulated the Norwegian interest in athletics. In addition to supporting the meeting economically, the arrangement is used to focus on malaria, where ExxonMobil on a worldwide basis is the largest non-pharmaceutical contributor. The funds collected last year, both at Bislett and through a malaria campaign at Esso’s petrol stations, resulted in enough funds to buy 23,200 malaria nets.

10 Inghild Storesund (middle) from ExxonMobil awarded prizes for the best doctoral theses to ExxonMobil’s contribution to society Jan Petter Morten and Mary Ann Lundteigen.

Education and environment

Science Center in Sandnes A new national Science Center was opened in May 2008 in Sandnes municipality, where ExxonMobil has its main office Tour partner of the in Norway. Science centers are popular science and adventure Stavanger Tourist Association centers which are especially aimed at stimulating children’s ExxonMobil is a partner/supporter of the Stavanger and youth’s interest in technology and popular science, as Tourist Association. The company has a tour partner agree- well as communicating research and knowledge in active ment with the association, which means that the company’s Photo: Thor Nielsen/NTNU info and engaging ways. ExxonMobil has donated several inter- employees and their families are offered activities within active and instructive games and is also contributing with outdoor life to increase their well-being and strengthen yearly economical support to the Science Center. their health. Stavanger Tourist Association is Rogaland’s largest outdoor organization, and it has more than 18,000 Lofoten Aquarium members. ExxonMobil has together with the Norwegian Oil Industry Association, the Norwegian Fishing Association, and the Higher education Norwegian Seafood Federation, built up a new exhibition on sea environment as well as preservation of the diversity of Doctorates – NTNU species at the Lofoten Aquarium in Kabelvåg. The new exhi- ExxonMobil has over many years awarded prizes for the bition was opened in 2008. best doctoral theses at NTNU, both within basic and applied research.

The Monster Diggers ExxonMobil has been a main sponsor for the “Monster Diggers” over the last three years. The project is headed by the Natural History Museum, the University of Oslo. The main aim of the project has been excavation of fossil skeletons found at Svalbard, i.a. one of the world’s largest marine predators ever – the Pliosaurus. This monster, which lived in the Jurassic age about 150 million years ago, was 15 meters long. The skeleton has been transported from Svalbard to Oslo, and it will now be restored to give us a new understanding of these large monsters.

Skeletons from the world’s largest predator at sea – the 15 meters long Pliosaurus – have been excavated at Svalbard over the last years. Leader of the project is Jørn Hurum at the University of Oslo’s Natural History Museum.

11 Esso Norge AS An ExxonMobil Subsidiary

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