ExxonMobil Opens Industry-Leading Upstream Technical Training Center

June 8, 2004 at 9:01 AM EDT

IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today the opening of its new 100,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art Upstream Technical Training Center on the ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company campus in Houston. The ribbon-cutting ceremony concluded 15 months of construction and ushered in a new era in training for the world's largest non-governmental oil company.

"The opening of this new Upstream Training Center shows ExxonMobil's unparalleled commitment to develop and apply industry-leading technology for maximum business value," said Rex Tillerson, president Exxon Mobil Corporation. "This next step in ExxonMobil's industry leading training and development program will help the corporation continue to attract and retain the highest skilled workforce in the industry in our relentless pursuit of breakthrough performance."

The training center will serve more than 4,000 students annually from across ExxonMobil's exploration, development, production, gas and research businesses, and also will be available to assist key business partners with their training needs. It features built-for-purpose, multi-use classrooms with the high performance audio-visual equipment.

In addition to having distance learning capabilities, the center includes an interactive visualization training laboratory, a suite dedicated to collaborative learning and training staff offices.

Exxon Mobil Corporation is a leading global oil, natural gas and petrochemical company whose subsidiaries have operations in nearly 200 countries and territories. ExxonMobil spends $600 million annually on research and development, the highest of any company in the industry. This commitment to new technology has brought ExxonMobil more than 10,000 patents in the United States and Europe during the last decade, and is an important driver for the superior business results of the company.


    CONTACT: ExxonMobil
             Bob Davis, 713-656-7544

    SOURCE: Exxon Mobil Corporation
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