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ExxonMobil in Norway
ExxonMobil in Norway 2014
ExxonMobil in Norway                                                                                                                                      Exxon Mobil Corporation
ExxonMobil in Norway includes several companies – i.e. Esso Norge AS, ExxonMobil                                                                          Exxon Mobil Corporation is the world’s largest listed energy company.
Exploration and Production Norway AS, and ExxonMobil Production Norway Inc.                                                                               Founded in 1882, it is also one of the oldest industrial corporations in the world.
– all of which are affiliates of Exxon Mobil Corporation in the USA. Esso Norge AS handles                                                                The ExxonMobil Group employs around 75,000 people working in approximately
the operation of all upstream and downstream activities in Norway. In this brochure                                                                       80 countries around the world. Turnover in 2013 reached USD 438 billion.
we use the term ExxonMobil when referring to the companies’ activities in Norway.
                                                                                                                                                          Financially strong – long-term perspective                    • Upstream: We continue to build on seismic and
The company has its headquarters at Forus in                      cent of the total Norwegian production and almost                                       Exxon Mobil Corporation’s net income in 2013                     reservoir modeling technologies which enable us
Sandnes municipality, from where all offshore                     6 per cent of ExxonMobil’s production worldwide.                                        reached almost USD 32.6 billion, with a 17 per cent              to identify new resource opportunities and improve
exploration and production activities are                                                                                                                 return on average capital employed. The company’s                the recovery rate.
coordinated. ExxonMobil’s marketing activities are                The refinery at Slagentangen has a processing                                           total oil and gas production was 4.2 million oil-equivalent   • Downstream: We use our advanced Molecule
operated from the Skøyen office in Oslo, while the                capacity of 6 million tons of crude oil per year, and                                   barrels per day. ExxonMobil’s leading position in the            Management technology to run lower-cost crudes,
refinery is located at Slagentangen near Tønsberg.                its production is based on crude oil from the North                                     energy market is based on its long-term outlook of               maximize the value of every hydrocarbon molecule,
                                                                  Sea. ExxonMobil has a market share of approx. 19                                        worldwide economic growth and energy. The                        and optimize overall refinery utilization.
ExxonMobil is, after Statoil and Petoro, the third                per cent of total Norwegian sales of oil products.                                      company is continually making large investments,              • Chemical: Our Chemical business has developed
largest oil Investeringer
            and gas producer        on the Norwegian
                          (i mrd. kroner)                         The company markets both Esso and Mobil branded                                         independent of the ups and downs in the industry. In             technologies that can make vehicles more fuel
Continental
        10     Shelf, holding ownership interests in              products. The number of petrol stations is around                                       addition to our continued investments in conventional            efficient, including advanced polymers that can
over 248producing oil and gas fields. ExxonMobil                  260.                                                                                    oil and gas production, ExxonMobil is also making                help tires maintain proper inflation, lightweight
operates the Balder, Jotun, Ringhorne, and Sigyn                                                                                                          significant investments in the development of oil                plastics for automotive parts, and base stocks for
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fields. Total ExxonMobil production in Norway in                  In 2013, the company celebrated its 120th                                               sands, Arctic and deepwater production, and                      advanced lubricants.
2013 reached
         4        around 243,000 oil equivalent (o.e.)            Anniversary in Norway. ExxonMobil is Norway’s                                           unconventional oil and gas resources.
barrels per day – which corresponds to about 7 per                oldest energy company – established in 1893.
       2                                                                                                                                                  Future Energy Outlook
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                     2011                2012             2013
                                                                                                                                                          190 billion in energy projects over the next five years.
                                                                                                                                                          In this respect, the company uses the annual report
                                                                        1) Key figures in million NOK                  2013        2012         2011      – The Outlook for Energy – as a basis for selecting
                                                                                                                                                          future strategies. It is critical that we take an objective
                                                                        Outline of profit
           Investments (billion NOK)                                                                                                                      and analytic approach to ensure that we have the
      10                                                                Sales income incl. excise taxes                70 005      70 615       77 013
                                                                                                                                                          most accurate picture of energy trends.
       8                                                                Operating profit                               31 868      39 548       42 841
                                                                        Financial items                                   281         366          209    Global energy demand is expected to grow 35 per
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                                                                        Pre-tax profits                                32 149      39 914       43 050    cent by 2040 compared to 2010. A major part
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                                                                        Profits of the year                             7 903      12 761       13 466    of this growth will be driven by developing nations
                                                                                                                                                          (Non OECD) where energy demand will rise by
       2                                                                Outline of balance
                                                                                                                                                          around 67 per cent.                                           ExxonMobil takes the
                                                                        Fixed assets                                   66 252      49 710       49 519
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                     2011                2012             2013
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        environmental challenge seriously
                                                                        Current assets                                 13 903      24 292       25 844    Natural gas will be the fastest growing source of             ExxonMobil’s corporate citizenship approach
                                                                        Equity                                         17 251      13 454        5 171    energy and will by 2025 overtake coal for the No. 2           focuses on addressing the challenge of sustainability
           Oil and gas production in Norway                             Provisions for liabilities                     13 847      13 720       14 366    spot. Oil will retain its first position. Together with       – balancing economic growth, social development,
           (1000 barrels o.e. per day)
     300                                                                Long-term debt                                 25 818      24 744       25 728    the rest of the petroleum industry, ExxonMobil will           and environmental protection so that future
                                                                                                                                                          therefore continue to be a major contributor to               generations are not compromised by actions taken
                                                                        Short-term debt                                23 239      22 084       30 098
                                                                                                                                                          meeting the world’s future energy demand.                     today. We are committed to making positive
     200                                                                Other main figures                                                                                                                              contributions to society’s broader sustainability
                                                                        Investments                                     7 198        8 823       4 897    Development of new technologies                               objectives and managing the impact of our
     100                                                                Ordinary depreciation                           5 172        3 788       5 021    To deal with future energy challenges, new energy             operations on local economies and the environment.
                                                                        Company capital (capital stock)                   917         917          917    efficient technology and innovative processes need
                                                                        Staff
                                                                                                                                                          to be developed. ExxonMobil employs more than                 Responsible energy development – critical to
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                     2011                2012            2013                                                                                             18,000 scientists and engineers. Exxon Mobil                  social and economic progress – also requires a
                                                                        Average number of employees                       830         847          866
                                                                                                                                                          Corporation invests USD 1 billion annually in                 commitment to protecting the environment. Our
                       Oil Production           Gas Production          Wages and social costs                          1 355        1 489       1 230
                                                                                                                                                          research, development and technology application.             environmental stewardship processes are based on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        detailed analyses that include environmental and
       1)
          The main figures are a direct summation of items in the accounts of ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, ExxonMobil Production      Our research has given the company a competitive              social impact assessments.
       Norway Inc., and Esso Norge AS. Internal sales between the companies have been eliminated. Short-term liabilities and debt between the companies
          Olje- og gassproduksjon
       have been eliminated.                                                                                                                              edge in business areas like exploration, oil and gas
           ( i 1000 fat o.e. per dag)
     300                                                                                                                                                  production, project development, and in the refining          For more information on Exxon Mobil Corporation
                                                                                                                                                          and chemicals industries. Here are some examples:             please visit www.exxonmobil.com

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Exploration                                                                                                                                                                           Production – operated fields
ExxonMobil has been an active player on the Norwegian exploration scene since 1965, when                                                                                              ExxonMobil operates the Ringhorne, Balder, Jotun and Sigyn fields on
Esso Norge AS was awarded the first three exploration licenses on the Norwegian Continental                                                                                           the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS). Total daily production from
Shelf (NCS). ExxonMobil is actively exploring blocks in more frontier areas and around existing                                                                                       these fields in 2013 was 61,000 barrels of o.e.
infrastructure in the North Sea and Haltenbanken.

The company has, both as an operator and as a            ExxonMobil will continue to evaluate available                                                                               Balder                                                  Jotun
partner in OBO (Operated By Others) projects,            acreage in the North Sea, the Norwegian Sea and                                                                              The Balder field is developed with a floating           The Jotun field is developed with two installations; a
made many oil and gas discoveries. The success is        the Barents Sea. Early 2014 the company was                                                                                  production, storage, and offloading vessel (FPSO)       wellhead platform (Jotun B), which transfers
due to the application of state-of-the-art exploration   awarded a license in the APA round (Awards in                                                                                and several subsea production systems. The field is     resources to production vessel Jotun A. The field is
technologies, a highly qualified and trained local       pre-defined areas) for 2013. Activities relating to                                                                          located in the North Sea, approximately 190 km          located in the North Sea, 200 km west of Stavanger.
staff, and access to ExxonMobil’s technical expertise    the 23rd licensing round in 2015 have started. Focus                                                                         northwest of Stavanger. The Ringhorne platform is       The average production rate in 2013 was 2,800 oil
on a global scale.                                       for this round will be the Barents Sea, particularly the                                                                     tied back to the Balder FPSO for processing and         equivalent barrels per day. Jotun production has
                                                         border area to Russia, where acquisition of 3D                                                                               export. Balder exports gas to Statpipe via the          been on the decline over the last few years, thus
ExxonMobil has participated in many of the recent        seismic has been initiated.                                                                                                  production vessel, Jotun A.                             resulting in spare production capacity. In order to
discoveries made on the NCS. These finds were                                                                                                                                                                                                 utilize this capacity, Balder has been connected
made near producing fields, which gives a short          The company will continue the emphasis on                                                                                    Numerous upgrades to the Balder FPSO process            to Jotun via a gas pipeline, while pipelines were
time from discovery to production. In the frontier,      co-existence with other interests through flawless                                                                           and compression systems have been carried out           installed between Ringhorne and Jotun thereafter,
deepwater areas of the Norwegian Sea, ExxonMobil         implementation of our exploration programs, with                                                                             during the last few years, resulting in significantly   allowing parts of the Ringhorne field to produce
has interests in two licenses: PL596 (Møre West),        minimized impact on the environment.                                                                                         improved reliability. In 2013 the Balder FPSO           to the Jotun FPSO, in addition to the Balder
PL598 (Ygg High). ExxonMobil is operator of the                                                                                                                                       processed 36,000 barrels of oil per day, 17,000         FPSO.
Møre West license, and is a partner in the Ygg High.     The company’s performance on the Norwegian                                                                                   barrels from the Balder field and 19,000 barrels
In 2013, acquisition of 2D seismic was conducted         Continental Shelf to date, coupled with its world                                                                            from the Ringhorne field.                               In 2013 Ringhorne sent an average of 9,700 barrels
in PL596, in order to identify the potential of the      wide experience in environmentally sensitive areas,                                                                                                                                  of oil per day to Jotun for final processing and
license. In PL598 interpretation of 3D seismic is in     operating procedures and advanced technology,                                                                                Seismic surveys in the Balder area were carried         storage prior to export. In addition 7 million standard
progress to evaluate the license’s potential. Both       ensures that sustainable co-existence with other                                                                             out in 2009 and in 2012 to prepare for a drilling       cubic feet per day (MCFD) of gas was exported to
licenses have volcanic rocks over the most               interests will continue.                                                                                                     campaign, which commenced in the first quarter          Jotun from Balder and Ringhorne for further gas
interesting reservoir layers, which poses challenges                                                                Geoscientists in Norway                                           of 2013 using the semi-submersible drilling unit        export to Statpipe. As operator of the Jotun field,
                                                                                                                    studying seismic lines for
in terms of seismic data quality and evaluation of                                                                  increased recovery on the                                         “West Alpha”. Until now 3 new wells have been           ExxonMobil has 45 per cent ownership interests.
the prospects.                                                                                                      Balder and Ringhorne fields.                                      put into production, which has boosted our              Other partners are Dana (45 per cent), Det norske
                                                                                                                                                                                      production significantly.                               (7 per cent), and Faroe Petroleum (3 per cent).

                                                                                                                                                                                      ExxonMobil is the operator and has 100 per cent         In 2012, modifications were made
                                                                                                                                                                                      ownership in the Balder field.                          to the Jotun facilities to tie-in the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Jette field. Production from Jette
                                                                                                                                                                                      Ringhorne                                               commenced in spring 2013, and
                                                                                                                                                                                      The Ringhorne field is located about 9 km north         Det norske oljeselskap, operator of
                                                                                                                                                                                      of the Balder FPSO and includes a platform with         Jette, has entered into a production
                                                                                                                                                                                      initial processing and water injection capabilities.    handling agreement with ExxonMobil.
                                                                                                                                                                                      Production is routed to the Balder and Jotun
                                                                                                                                                                                      installations for final processing, storage and         Sigyn
                                                                                                                                                                                      offloading.                                             The Sigyn field, which is located in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              the Sleipner area in the North Sea,
                                                                                                                                                                                      Production commenced in February 2003,                  commenced production in 2002. The
                                                                                                                                                                                      thereafter including two discoveries in the western     field consists of two gas/condensate
                                                                                                                                                                                      and eastern part of the field. The latter became        producers and one oil producer that
                                                                                                                                                                                      on-stream in 2006. In 2013 the Ringhorne field          are connected to the Sleipner A
                                                                                                                                                                                      produced an average of 28,000 barrels of oil            platform via a subsea template. In
                                                                                                                                                                                      per day.                                                2013, the average production on
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sigyn was 26 million standard cubic
                                                                                                                                                   Photo: Kjetil Alsvik, ExxonMobil

                                                                                                                                                                                      ExxonMobil is the operator and has 100 per cent         feet of gas per day and 6,000 barrels
                                                                                                                                                                                      ownership in the Ringhorne field, except for            of condensate per day.
                                                                                                                                                                                      Ringhorne East where ExxonMobil’s equity is 77.4
                                                                                                                                                                                      per cent. The other Ringhorne East partners are         ExxonMobil is the operator with
                                                                                                                                                                                      Statoil (14.8 per cent) and Faroe Petroleum             40 per cent ownership. The other
                                                                                                                                                                                      (7.8 per cent).                                         participant is Statoil (60 per cent).

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Production – Fields Operated By Others (OBO)                                                                                                                                             Refining and logistics
ExxonMobil has ownership interests in over 20 producing fields on the Norwegian                                                                                                          ExxonMobil’s refinery at Slagentangen near Tønsberg,
Continental Shelf (NCS), which are operated by others (Statoil and Shell). ExxonMobil’s                                                                                                  inaugurated in 1961, is located in a sheltered location
net production from these fields per day in 2013 was about 194,000 o.e. barrels.                                                                                                         by the Oslo Fjord.
The company also participates in a number of                                                                                                                                             The refinery processes crude oil, mainly from the         Approximately 60 per cent of the
development and modification projects related                                                                                                                                            North Sea, into fuel products for consumption and         refinery’s production of petroleum
to the fields, e.g. Kristin/Tyrihans low-pressure                                                                                                                                        industrial purposes. The annual processing capacity       products is exported, which makes
production, Svalin, Ormen Lange Onshore                                                                                                                                                  is 6 million tons of crude oil. The production of         the refinery one of Norway’s largest
Compression and Åsgard Subsea Compression                                                                                                                                                petroleum products represents more than half of           onshore export businesses. All crude
projects. In 2013, the company participated in                                                                                                                                           Norway’s total consumption. The lightest products         oil and around 90 per cent of the total
over 30 production/injection wells, including five                                                                                                                                       are propane and butane, followed by petrol, aviation      production is offloaded and loaded at
exploration wells.                                                                                                                                                                       fuel, kerosene, diesel and light fuel oil. The heaviest   the jetty, which can receive ships up

                                                                                                                                                      Photo: Harald Pettersen, Statoil
                                                                                                                                                                                         product is heavy oil. Naturally the Slagentangen          to 190,000 ton deadweight. Every
                                                                                                                                                                                         refinery produces sulphur free diesel (less than 10       year around 700 ships call on the
                                                                                                                                                                                         ppm sulphur), which is a prerequisite for modern,         port.
                                                                                                                                                                                         environmentally friendly cars with catalyst treatment
                                                                                                                                                                                         of exhaust gases.                                         The Slagentangen office also
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   manages the Supply, Transportation
                                                                                                                                                                                         In 2007, the refinery installed a plant for blending of   and Distribution businesses.
                                                                                                                                                                                         biodiesel. It supplies diesel with up to 7 per cent       Transportation & Supply conduct all
                                                                                                                                                                                         blend of a bio component based on rape oil. This          ExxonMobil’s trade of crude oil and petroleum
                                                                                                                                                                                         low blend biodiesel can be used by all diesel cars        products, both refinery production and production
                            EMWI %                                                                                                                                                       without causing any engine trouble, nor is it in          from the fields in the North Sea. The Distribution
     Sleipner Area		                                                                                                                                                                     conflict with guarantees given by the car                 department manages the company’s three main
                                                                                                                                                                                         manufacturers. Further market penetration of              storage terminals located in Fredrikstad, Bergen and
     Sleipner East            30.40
                                                                                                              Sandnessjøen                                                               biofuels depends on the authorities’ adoption             Trondheim, and the refinery’s truck loading facilities.
     Sleipner West            32.24
                                                                                                                                                                                         of sustainability criteria, etc.
     Volve                    30.40                                                                        Brønnøysund

     PL046 / Gungne           28.00                             Kristin
                                                                                   Åsgard

     		Trestakk

                                                                                                                                                                                         Marketing
                                                                                    Tyrihans
                                                                                    Mikkel
     Utsira Area
     Grane                    28.22
     PL169 (C&M)              13.00

                                                             Ormen
                                                             Lange                             Trondheim                                                                                 ExxonMobil markets products both under the Esso and Mobil brands
     Fram		                                                                                                                                                                              through a nationwide chain of around 260 retail service stations,
     Fram                     25.00
                                                                                                                                                                                         of which 44 are On-the-Run stations offering a broad selection of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             ®

     Tampen Area		                  Vigdis/
                                    Tordis
                                              Snorre
                                                                                                                                                                                         merchandise and meals. In 2007 the company introduced its first
     Statfjord Unit           21.37
     Statfjord North          25.00
                                    Statfjord             Fram                          Norway                                                                                           automated station under the name Esso Express.
     Statfjord East           20.60
     Sygna                    21.02
                                                                          Bergen
                                                                                                       Oslo
                                                                                                                                                                                         ExxonMobil’s sales organization directly serves the       a renewed series Mobil SHC for
                                                                                                                                                                                         wholesale segment. The end user segment is partly         increased productivity in the industrial
     Snorre Unit              17.43
                                                 Jotun                                                                                                                                   based on sales directly to customers, and partly          segment, are our flagships within
     PL089 (Vigdis, Tordis)   16.10                  Ringhorne                                                           Sweden                                                          through Esso Energi AS and other dealers. All kinds       scientifically produced synthetic
     		                              Balder           Grane
                                                                            Stavanger                                                                                                    of products are sold, but there is a special focus on     quality oils. Mobil Autocare centers
     Mid-Norway		                                                                                                                                                                        low sulphur and environmentally friendly heating          for oil change and minor repairs are
                                                Volve
     Åsgard Unit               7.24 Sleipner                                                                                                                                             products. The company will continue its major focus       in operation, available at 14 Esso
                                                                                                                             Oil Fields
     Mikkel                   33.48                Sigyn
                                                                                                                             Gas Fields                                                  on the private residential market. In the Marine          retail service stations.
                                                                                                                             ExxonMobil                                                  segment, ExxonMobil is an active marketing
                                                                                                                             Operated
     Kristin (HWU)                   10.88                                                                                   ExxonMobil                                                  company of low sulphur gas oil as well as heavy           ExxonMobil’s overall market share
                                                                                                                             Interest
     Ormen Lange                      6.34                                                                                   Other                                                       oil produced at the Slagentangen refinery.                for petroleum products is 19.0
                                                                                                                             Licenses
     Tyrihans                        11.75                                                     Denmark                 0      50         100 Km                                                                                                    per cent.*
     Trestakk                        33.00                                                                             0     25       50 Miles
                                                                                                                                                                                         ExxonMobil is also an important player in the lubes
                                                                                                                                  MAP-NO-NA-IM-0422
                                                                                                                                                                                         and special products markets. The world’s leading
                                                                                                                                                                                         synthetic motor oil Mobil1 to the auto segment and        *Based on data from Statistics Norway.

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Safety, health and environment
Continuation of the systematic work on safety, health and environment
has in 2013 been going on unabated.

Safety and health                                         since 1999, and the system is an important tool to                                            Emissions to air focus on CO2, NOx, and volatile             International comparisons show that the ExxonMobil
In the Upstream business, we are maintaining a            further develop safety measures and culture.                                                  organic compounds (nmVOC). In 2013 an increase               refinery at Slagentangen is one of the most energy
good safety performance, thus avoiding severe             Another important aspect is to mobilize employees                                             in the emissions of NOx and CO2 were recorded                efficient refineries in the world. Since the early
personnel injuries. The number of minor injuries is       and contractors to actively participate in identifying                                        compared to previous year. This is mainly due to             1990s, the refinery has implemented internal
also still at a very low level.                           and reporting hazards in order to eliminate these.                                            drilling activities made from semi-submersible rig           measures to save energy, and the use of energy
                                                          Among the target areas in the daily safe work effort                                          West Alpha on the Balder field, which were ongoing           today is 25 per cent more efficient than it was in
Since 2010 our main objective has been to improve         in 2014 is to improve risk management regarding                                               during the entire year. Emissions from the other             1990. The reason why CO2 emissions nevertheless
the overall safety culture. Three key drivers were        routine maintenance work and cooperation with                                                 production installations were kept at a low,                 have increased during this period, is mainly due to
identified: leadership, safety tools and alignment        contracted personnel.                                                                         stable level.                                                new environmental requirements to products, e.g.
with contractors. The leadership aspect includes                                                                                                                                                                     increased desulphurization. Furthermore, the
visibility, communication and messaging, and              ExxonMobil’s statistics for sick leave in Norway has                                          ExxonMobil has participated in CO2 quota trading             refinery has increased its processing capacity for
recognition of safe behavior. Based on the strong         for many years been low. In 2013 average quarterly                                            since 2008, and quotas equal to our CO2 emissions            crude oil. The refinery at Slagentangen has low
results that have been achieved until now, the            sickness absence varied between 2.5 and 3.2 per cent,                                         in 2013 were bought. All of ExxonMobil’s own                 emissions of CO2 compared to other refineries’
program will be continued in the years to come.           which is significantly lower than the national average.                                       operated licenses on the Norwegian Continental               emissions in Europe.
                                                                                                                                                        Shelf have been participants in the Business Sector’s
A new program aimed at preventing serious injuries        Environment                                                                                   NOx Fund since its start in 2008. The objective was
was introduced in 2012, and continued in 2013. The        The petroleum activities both onshore and offshore                                            to support the implementation of cost-effective
program is called Life Saving Actions and addresses       must be undertaken within the framework of a                                                  measures in order to reduce NOx emissions across
seven areas such as energy isolation, working at          sustainable development, and the environmental                                                all business sectors. The fund is financed by
heights, crane and lifting operations, etc., where the    challenges must be addressed in a manner that                                                 companies contributing with basis in the size of their
consequences of not following procedures can be           ensures coexistence with other interests. As an                                               own NOx emissions. ExxonMobil is on a continuous
severe. Although there have not been any severe           example, the consideration of the fisheries has been                                          basis evaluating the potential for implementing
incidents in the Upstream organization related to         a central element in the planning and                                                         company specific measures to cut NOx emissions,
these areas in recent years, the potential for such       implementation of drilling operations.                                                        which would qualify for support from the fund. The
accidents is always present, and avoiding them                                                                                                          rebuilding of the first of four diesel generators on
remains our main priority.                                To meet these challenges, the environmental                                                   Balder initiated in 2013 is partly financed by the fund.
                                                          program of ExxonMobil in Norway is fully integrated
Within Refining, Supply and Distribution there were       into the planning process and execution of all activities.                                    ExxonMobil’s cooperation with other operators to
no incidents in 2013 causing lost time among our          The environmental management system, which is                                                 ensure efficient reduction of emissions to air of
own employees or contractor personnel. The                aligned with the international standard ISO 14001, is                                         nmVOC in relation to offshore oil loading to shuttle
refinery passed a decade in operation without             designed to ensure systematic and continuous                                                  tankers has continued in 2013. The nmVOC
sustaining lost time injuries of any kind. The refinery   improvement within the environmental area.                                                    recovery facilities regarding storage of oil on the
had one incident that qualified for adapted work,                                                                                                       Balder and Jotun production ships have had an
and two incidents requiring medical treatment, all        ExxonMobil’s overall environmental                                                            efficiency of 97 and 100 per cent.
involving contractor personnel.                           objectives include:
                                                          • zero acute pollution                                                                        In 2013, systematic sorting and handling of waste
In our marketing organization there occurred in May       • maintain status of zero harmful discharges to sea                                           was performed on all ExxonMobil’s operated offshore
a serious accident with a tragic outcome, when a          • reduce emissions to air                                                                     installations, and all installations met the objective for
worker hired by a subcontractor lost his life following   • achieve high segregation of waste produced                                                  minimum 70 per cent of all waste to be sorted.
an industrial accident at one of Esso’s gas stations.     • minimize the risk of undesirable environmental
Preventive measures were immediately adopted for             incidents                                                                                  Environment – refining 2013
the same kind of work. Esso also carried out a            • more efficient use of energy                                                                The refinery delivers ”eco-diesel” in all qualities,
thorough investigation of the accident, and has since                                                                                                   including almost sulphur free ”eco-diesel” with less
implemented a number of measures to reduce the            Environment – exploration and Production 2013                                                 than 0.001 per cent sulphur content.
risk of working at height. Moreover, the police and       A series of measures continued to maintain
the Labor Inspection investigated the accident.           discharges to sea at the ExxonMobil operated fields                                            All the refinery’s emissions to air and water in 2013
                                                                                                                       Photo: Odd Furenes, ExxonMobil

                                                          at a minimum level. Jotun and Ringhorne have been                                             were within the permit limits, and there were no acute
Targeted and systematic efforts to reduce the             designed with solutions for discharging drilling waste                                        spills to the environment. However, two emissions of
probability for high potential incidents are              through injection. Substituting environmentally                                               propane/butane occurred, which were reported to
continuously ongoing, and we have developed a             harmful chemicals with more environmentally                                                   the Petroleum Safety Authority and followed up.
well-established system for reporting and analyzing       friendly alternatives has also made it possible to                                            Relevant emission figures and environmental focus
incidents that are typical to cause major incidents.      further reduce environmental risks related to                                                 areas for the refinery are further described in the
Our Loss Prevention System (LPS) has been effective       discharges to sea.                                                                            annual status report “Miljø og samfunnsansvar”.

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ExxonMobil’s contributions to society
ExxonMobil contributes to society in many ways through significant taxes, investments, creation
of jobs, participation in development and technology research projects, sharing knowledge, and
providing local societies with development opportunities. Furthermore, we contribute financially
to local communities through our contribution to sports, culture, education and social activities.
Listed below are some activities recently sponsored by ExxonMobil.

Cooperation with “Ungt Entreprenørskap” (Young                For many years ExxonMobil sponsored the car                                                                                     1    2
Entrepreneurship) on mathematics and science (3)              museum of Horten, where e.g. an Esso tanker from
As part of ExxonMobil’s global initiative for the             1931 is located. In addition the company has
promotion of education, the company has cooperated            contributed financially to several maritime cultural
with the organization “Ungt Entreprenørskap” since            projects in Tønsberg including the Naval Historical
2010. Together we have developed a pan-European               Center, repurchase and restoration of the listed
program for the purpose of motivating upper                   sailing-ship Berntine, and to the building of a replica
secondary pupils to opt for scientific subjects. In the US,   of the famous Oseberg viking ship in Tønsberg.
ExxonMobil has for several years successfully run a
similar project, the aim of which is to attract attention     Title sponsor of ExxonMobil Bislett Games (4)
to the significance of mathematics, natural science and       For the 27th year, ExxonMobil has been the title
technological skills in our society. Nine European            sponsor of the ExxonMobil Bislett Games, an
countries currently participate in the project.               international track and field event in Oslo. Featuring
                                                              in the Diamond League series, it renders Norway an
Cooperation on the teaching of geology (5)                    important nation in the world of athletics,
For several years, ExxonMobil has cooperated with             strengthening at the same time its position among                                                                               3    4
St. Olav upper secondary school in Stavanger on the           the public in our country. In addition to the
subject of geology. Geologists from our company               economic support provided, the event provides an
have contributed to create an education program               opportunity to raise awareness and funds for
partly based on authentic data from one of the                preventing the deadly disease malaria.
company ’s fields in the North Sea. The pupils work
on a project assignment to be presented to                    Cooperation with the Norwegian Red Cross
ExxonMobil professionals, for which they receive an           in the fight against malaria (1)
award. Subsequently, Sola upper secondary school              ExxonMobil and the Norwegian Red Cross have for
has copied parts of this program.                             several years cooperated on the occasion of the

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                                                              athletics meeting at Bislett Stadium to collect funds
Doctoral degree prizes – NTNU (6)                             for the fight against malaria. In 2012, this cooperation
For a number of years, ExxonMobil has awarded                 was extended. ExxonMobil gave significant funding
prizes annually for the best doctoral thesis at NTNU,         in support of an initiative to save thousands of lives
Trondheim, within the fields of basic as well as              from the deadly disease in several African countries
applied research. The company runs one of the                 by using a new mobile phone based tool. Together,                                                                               5    6
industry’s largest research programs.                         we also organize the business relay race “Race Against
                                                              Malaria” in Oslo. ExxonMobil is the world’s largest
Museums (2)                                                   non-pharmaceutical contributor in the fight against
Science centers are experiential centres of popular           malaria.                                                   2013. In 2013, the club had 90 teams in different           centre guild of Sandnes, and contributes financially
science, whose aim is to stimulate the interest of                                                                       leagues and has a wide-ranging offer to all age             to its operation. Thus, the centre is enabled to offer
children and young people in technology and natural           Main sponsor of the athletic clubs                         groups including active talent development.                 an exciting program with new major productions,
science, by means of activating and inspiring                 Sandnes Idrettslag and IL Skjalg                                                                                       reaching more than 75,000 visitors each year.
methods. ExxonMobil provides annual operational               In order to support recruitment and wide                   Domkirken Musikk, Stavanger
support to the science centre in the municipality of          participation in local athletics, the company has been     A significant part of the activities of the Cathedral of    The Vestfold International Festival
Sandnes, and to the Norwegian Petroleum Museum                the main sponsor of Skjalg Friidrett in Stavanger and      Stavanger and the city culture in general, its traditions   ExxonMobil has for many years been a contributor
in Stavanger. ExxonMobil has also donated several             Sandnes IL Friidrett for several years, where the main     of choral singing and concerts boast a long history.        to the Vestfold International Festival, an important
interactive and educational games.                            focus is the promotion of young, talented athletes         ExxonMobil supports the five Cathedral choirs,              promoter of music and dramatic art to the general
                                                                                                                         whose aim is to create high quality church music for        public through a lot of arrangements every summer.
ExxonMobil has also provided technical and financial          Flint fotball (soccer club)                                the enrichment of services and concert experiences.
support to a new exhibition on oil and gas at the             After having been a sponsor of the Esso Cup arranged                                                                   For more information about ExxonMobil’s corporate
Technical Museum in Oslo through the trade                    by Flint Fotball in Tønsberg for several years, the        Cultural Centre of Sandnes                                  social responsibility, visit our website:
organization Norwegian Oil and Gas.                           company extended its commitment in Flint Fotball in        ExxonMobil is one of the members of the cultural            www.exxonmobil.com/Corporate/community.aspx

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