ExxonMobil in Norway includes several companies – i.e. Esso Norge AS, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Norway AS, and ExxonMobil Production Norway Inc. – all of which are affiliates of ExxonMobil Corporation in the USA. Here 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 300.

ExxonMobil is the fourth 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 infrastructure. Our company is the largest international producer and investor on the Norwegian shelf and operates the Balder, Jotun, Ringhorne, and Sigyn fields. Total production in 2007 reached around 436,000 barrels of oil equivalents per day – which corresponds to about 11% of the total Norwegian production, and 11% of ExxonMobil’s production worldwide.

The refinery at Slagentangen has a production capacity of 6 million tons of oil products per year, and its production is based on crude oil from the North Sea. ExxonMobil has a market share of about 20% of total sales of oil products in Norway. The company markets both Esso and Mobil branded products. The number of gas stations is around 310.