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Exxon

Exxon Corporation, formerly known as the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey until 1973, was an American oil company and descendant of Standard Oil which merged with Mobil to form ExxonMobil in 1999. Once one of the Seven Sisters that dominated the global petroleum industry, Exxon was one of the largest companies in the world, being one of the top five companies on Fortune 500 between the first edition of the list and the year of its merger with Mobil and reaching the #1 spot on the list a few years between 1970 and 1995.Today, Exxon is used as a brand name for some gas stations operated by the now-merged company, as well as for downstream operations selling motor fuel and related products (the highest concentration of which are located in New Jersey, Pennsylv… more »