selected item
Welcome to the December 2023 issue of Newsline.
If you are having any problems accessing this issue, please click on this link to access all recent issues, including this one!
As we mentioned in the October issue, this is the first Newsline to include stories from and about our annuitants. This change has been introduced since many current staff have expressed interest in learning how former colleagues are faring since retiring.
If you have any annuitant news you would like to share, please contact Newsline with the details!
£800 million Fawley FAST project powers forward
Like many major investments around the world, Fawley’s FAST project was put on hold during the Covid pandemic. Now though the momentum has returned, major components are arriving on site and first production is expected in 2024.
Global Trading team relocates to central London
In early December our Global Trading team, which was based in Leatherhead, relocated to a new office in central London. The new London office space provides a customised, open plan trading floor, designed to provide the collaborative and dynamic workspace required by the trading teams who together comprise around 170 people.
UK Government backs study into feasibility of Solent Cluster SAF plant
The Department for Transport (DfT) has awarded £6 million in funding to Esso Petroleum Company, Limited to assess the feasibility of a project at Fawley to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
ExxonMobil switches into Lithium
ExxonMobil has announced plans to begin producing Lithium at scale. We will produce the metal, which plays a key role in Lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, using advanced production techniques that draw on our expertise in geology, drilling and chemical processing.
Darren Woods reframes the climate challenge
Our chairman Darren Woods chose his keynote speech at this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco in November to provide a groundbreaking speech on ExxonMobil’s approach to climate change.
South Hook LNG Terminal welcomes 1000th vessel
South Hook LNG Terminal in Wales has recently welcomed its 1000th vessel to safely discharge at the Terminal. The tanker, named Mozah is one of the largest LNG carriers in the world. It berthed at South Hook in early October.
A new vision for former Bowling Terminal site
As our work to remediate the former Esso Terminal site in Bowling nears completion, proposals to create a major industrial and commercial development there have received planning permission.
Poignant end to Brent Charlie operations
On the morning of 6 October, the last helicopter flight left Aberdeen for Brent Charlie, bringing an end to manned platform operations in the Brent Field after 47 years.
Strategic acquisitions highlighted in robust third-quarter results
In a quarter marked by higher oil prices, Exxon Mobil Corporation demonstrated exceptional resilience and strategic acumen, reinforcing its position as an industry leader. The company's third-quarter 2023 earnings report, released on 27 October, revealed a robust performance, with earnings reaching $9.1 billion, equivalent to $2.25 per diluted share.
Singapore simulation for RRT!
In October, 220 volunteers took part in the second major Regional Response Team (RRT) exercise of 2023 named Exercise Utama - our first-ever exercise involving simulated casualties.Colleagues from the UK and Ireland travelled to the ExxonMobil Singapore Complex to take part in the 2.5 day exercise along with members of the RRT from across AP/EAME and the Americas.
Exciting future for Fawley's Ukrainian apprentice
This year a total of 11 young people have set off on an exciting career after taking up an apprenticeship with ExxonMobil Fawley. And for one of the new recruits, it’s the start of a completely new life in a new country.
Charity cycle ride marks SLP completion
Earlier this year, a team of intrepid colleagues set off to cycle the entire length of the Southampton to London Pipeline (SLP) to mark its completion and raise money for charities located along the route. Together, they raised a fantastic £10,000, including a donation of £2,500 from ExxonMobil and £2,500 from ExxonMobil SLP Project Safety Incentives.
Report details Solent Cluster's many potential benefits
The Solent Cluster has published a socioeconomic report revealing thousands of local jobs and economic growth could be delivered by the project in its aim of lowering emissions in the region.
Marcella's Fawley fascination from afar
Over the years, we have often come across unusual stories to share with our readers. Here is a unique tale of devotion through the lens of Marcella Klein from the Netherlands – a passionate enthusiast of all things Fawley. Marcella recently wrote to us to share her enduring ‘love affair’ with our iconic British oil refinery.
Is it time you took the test for prostate cancer?
We’ve received an email from annuitant Brian Britton who took early retirement from the Butyl Rubber Plant at ExxonMobil Chemical in early 2003. He wanted to share his personal fight against Prostate Cancer to encourage all our male readers to get tested!
Long service awards
Congratulations to everyone who has received Long Service Awards in October and November 2023
Tell us your news
If you have news you would like to share with present and former UK colleagues, we would love to hear from you.
Have you achieved a personal goal or challenge? Maybe you’ve been volunteering or fundraising for a charity? Or perhaps you and your team have had a particular success in the workplace or been recognised for going the extra mile!
We are always looking for interesting stories that showcase how together we are:
- helping to keep the country moving
- meeting customer needs
- supporting the local communities in which we operate, and
- helping to address the challenges of climate change.
If you have any news, views, story ideas or comments about Newsline, then please drop us a line to: newsline@exxonmobil.com.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We hope you have enjoyed this issue of Newsline
The next issue will be out shortly.