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Global Operations

Canada

Horn River Basin

ExxonMobil Canada and majority-owned affiliate Imperial Oil acquired a 100-percent interest in 157,000 net acres in the Horn River Basin Devonian shale gas play in British Columbia. Including acreage captured in 2007 and 2008, our total acreage position is now 309,000 net acres. In the Athabasca region, ExxonMobil also acquired a 50-percent interest in several high-quality oil sands leases in the Firebag area, totaling approximately 16,500 net acres.

Germany

Coal bed methane exploration

ExxonMobil was awarded two new licenses and an extension to an existing license for acreage to pursue coal bed methane opportunities in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The new licenses total nearly 2 million acres; we have a 67-percent interest in two of the licenses and a 100-percent interest in the other.

Indonesia

Exploration

ExxonMobil signed a production sharing contract for the Cendrawasih block (ExxonMobil interest, 55 percent and operatorship), offshore Papua. The license covers more than 1 million acres in water depths up to 5600 feet. We also concluded an agreement to earn a 49-percent interest in three coal bed methane production sharing contracts onshore Kalimantan, totaling 290,000 net acres.

Italy

Adriatic LNG Terminal

The Adriatic Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal (ExxonMobil interest, 45 percent) is the world's first fixed, offshore LNG storage and regasification terminal. It was constructed in Spain and then towed across the Mediterranean to its operational location offshore northeast Italy. The terminal received its first LNG cargo from Qatar and commenced regasification operations in 2009. The concrete, gravity-based structure contains two large cryogenic tanks and supports topside regasification equipment that converts LNG back into gas for delivery to shore via an export pipeline. The terminal can supply up to 775 million cubic feet of gas per day to the Italian market.

Norway

Exploration

ExxonMobil was awarded operatorship of Production License 520 (ExxonMobil interest, 50 percent) in the Norwegian Sea. The license covers 736,000 acres in water depths ranging from 4200 to 8200 feet.

Norway

Tyrihans

The Tyrihans project (ExxonMobil interest, 12 percent), located in the Norwegian Sea, is being developed as a subsea tieback to the Kristin platform. Drilling will continue through 2011 to complete the 11-well development, which has a planned peak production of 80 thousand barrels of liquids per day and 335 million cubic feet of gas per day.

Poland

Exploration

We expanded our position in the Podlasie and Lublin Basins and were awarded three exploration concessions (ExxonMobil interest, 100 percent). ExxonMobil is now operator of over 1.3 million net acres in a potential new shale gas play in this country.

Qatar

Al Khaleej Gas phase 2

The second phase of the Al Khaleej Gas Project started up in 2009. This project has the capacity to supply 1.25 billion cubic feet of gas per day to meet Qatar’s growing domestic demand, along with 100 thousand barrels of liquids per day. This is an expansion of Phase 1, which has operated since 2005, and brings the total Al Khaleej Gas Project supply capacity to 2 billion cubic feet per day.

Qatargas 2 Trains 4 and 5

Qatargas 2 Trains 4 and 5 (ExxonMobil interest, 30 percent and 18 percent, respectively) started up during 2009 and have a combined design capacity of 15.6 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) per year. The trains also produce condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, helium, and sulfur. Deliveries from Qatargas 2 use a fleet of Q-Flex and Q-Max vessels, the world’s largest LNG carriers. Shipments are delivered primarily to the United Kingdom gas market through the South Hook LNG regasification terminal. Qatargas 2 is a joint development between ExxonMobil and Qatar Petroleum.

RasGas Train 6

RasGas Train 6 (ExxonMobil interest, 30 percent) also started up in 2009 and is owned by Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (3), a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil. The train has a design capacity of 7.8 million tonnes per year of LNG, and associated products include condensate, liquefied petroleum gas, helium, and sulfur. Train 6 markets include the United States, and deliveries to the Golden Pass LNG regasification terminal will commence in 2010.

Turkey

Exploration

ExxonMobil concluded an agreement with TPAO, Turkey’s national oil company, to earn an interest in two licenses in the Black Sea. The licenses cover more than 7 million acres in water depths ranging from 450 to 7250 feet. We operate the licenses with a 50-percent interest.

United Kingdom

South Hook LNG Terminal

The South Hook Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Terminal (ExxonMobil interest, 24 percent) also received its first cargo from Qatar in 2009 and began sending gas into the U.K. grid. The terminal is located on the site of a former Esso oil refinery in Milford Haven, Wales, and will have the capacity to deliver up to 2 billion cubic feet of gas per day. It is being supplied primarily from Qatargas 2 Trains 4 and 5. In 2009, 36 cargoes were unloaded at the terminal, delivering a total of 3.5 million tonnes of LNG, and providing an important new source of supply to the U.K. market.

United States

Piceance Phase 1

Located in Colorado, the Piceance Phase 1 tight gas project (ExxonMobil interest, 100 percent) came onstream in 2009. This phase is expected to reach the facility capacity of 200 million cubic feet of gas per day in 2012. Net production from ExxonMobil’s Piceance Basin leases averaged 108 million cubic feet of gas per day in 2009. The ultimate resource potential is estimated at 45 trillion cubic feet.

United States

U.S. Gulf of Mexico Exploration

ExxonMobil was awarded 15 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico Central Sale 208 and 17 blocks in the Gulf of Mexico Western Sale 210.

United States

U.S. Onshore Exploration

We significantly increased our position in the Marcellus shale gas play through the formation of a joint venture with Pennsylvania General Energy. ExxonMobil now holds approximately 145,000 net acres in this play, and drilling activity continues.

Vietnam

Exploration

ExxonMobil acquired an interest in several blocks offshore Vietnam totaling more than 13 million acres.

Safety, Health, and the Workplace

Africa

Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD), NetsforLife Program

The NetsforLife program is unique and important for two reasons: it works to develop systematic malaria prevention and control systems through churches and existing trusted faith-based infrastructure, and it creates sustainable delivery systems by basing all of its programming on continued training, measurement, and evaluation. The program seeks to eliminate malaria by providing insecticide-treated bed nets to people living in remote areas of sub-Saharan Africa. Its methods are being replicated by governments and organizations such as the United Nations Foundation and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Through 2009, NetsforLife had delivered more than 2 million nets, established a repeatable methodology to engage communities through faith-based organizations and leaders, and established a “net culture” in many of these communities. Through 2012, NetsforLife aims to deliver a proven message platform to 6.4 million people, train 32,000 individuals in net procurement delivery and maintenance based on defined measurement and evaluation systems, and distribute 7 million bed nets in 17 countries.

NetsforLife has been funded by a consortium that includes the ExxonMobil Foundation, the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation, Standard Chartered Bank, the White Flowers Foundation, Starr International Foundation, and ERD itself. Malaria No More and USAID are third-party funders of the initiative.

Africa

Harvard Malaria Initiative, ExxonMobil Scholars Program

In 2009, ExxonMobil provided $510,000 to Harvard’s basic and genomic research on malaria, bringing the company’s total level of support to more than $3 million since 2000. The underlying premise for funding continues to be that a fundamental knowledge of the parasite biology in the natural setting is essential to making progress in the control and prevention of malaria. The ExxonMobil Scholars Program will fund the studies of two masters, doctoral, or post-doctoral students from resource-poor countries specializing in infectious diseases at Harvard University School of Public Health. Upon completion of the program, these highly trained scientists and practitioners will return home to help solve the infectious disease challenges that plague their nations.

Africa

Malaria No More, Idol Gives Back Campaign

In 2008, Chairman and CEO Rex Tillerson approved a three-year, $10-million grant to Malaria No More (MNM). The second disbursement of $3,300,000 was made in 2009. MNM conducted an assessment to identify the most vulnerable populations and to determine what the most important barriers are to providing effective intervention. MNM then developed a programmatic strategy for our $10-million commitment based on the assessment results that would improve delivery and use of interventions, and strengthen country capacity particularly in the 15 most vulnerable countries.

Africa

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI)

ExxonMobil funding in 2009 focused on two areas of communications and advocacy needed to provide information to governments and communities. The first involves the continuation of the Malaria Vaccine Advocacy Fellowship Program (MVAF), a carefully developed media and spokesperson training program for influential individuals so that they can communicate effectively with journalists and policymakers on health policy issues. So far, MVAF has trained 33 Fellows, with nine Fellows from seven nations trained in 2009 at a session in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. PATH MVI plans to train another nine Fellows in 2010. ExxonMobil also designated funding for PATH MVI’s advocacy efforts in the United States and European Union, designed to enhance awareness of and support for malaria vaccine research, development, and delivery.

Africa

World Health Organization (WHO) Tropical Disease Research (TDR), Integrated Disease and Malaria Research

A $500,000 grant in 2009 from the ExxonMobil Foundation will help support a number of research efforts:

• Integrated community case management research and development on malaria, pneumonia, and diarrhea;
• Community-directed intervention research on post-conflict and nomadic populations in Nigeria, Mali, Liberia, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Angola, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Eritrea;
• Improvement of distribution to enable effective deployment of anti-malaria medications under the Affordable Medicines Facility; and
• Urban community-based malaria management assessment studies based on the findings in seven sub-Saharan Africa cities in Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Uganda, Malawi, and Cameroon.

Angola

Africare, Kibala community-based malaria intervention

Working with the Angolan National Malaria Board in Kwanza Sul Province to realize the objectives of Roll Back Malaria, the project’s goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality in children under five and pregnant women, and to teach the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy. Since 2007, the project has registered a target population of 28,350 families (or 158,760 individuals); conducted in-service trainings for over 100 Ministry of Health staff in malaria recognition and prevention and treatment of childhood diseases; trained 1038 community-based Care Group Volunteers; established 60 village health committees; sold more than 2000 subsidized nets during the last year; formed 107 additional Village Health Committees; trained 57 health workers to properly administer the pediatric malaria drug Coartem-D; and trained 20 traditional birth attendants in recognition, primary treatment, and secondary referral for malaria. The success of this project was recognized by the Angolan Ministry of Health during its supervisory visits and at the National Malaria Forum in Luanda. Additionally, financing from the ExxonMobil Foundation has been used to leverage additional funding in 2009 of over $300,000 from the President’s Malaria Initiative, the Angolan Ministry of Health’s National Malaria program, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF.

Angola

Employee StopAIDS

Our workplace HIV/AIDS program, StopAIDS, combines risk mitigation education with access to community-based care and treatment to keep healthy workers disease-free and to educate HIV-positive workers on how to live safely with the illness. For example, in 2009, ExxonMobil affiliates in Angola provided multiple HIV/AIDS awareness opportunities to employees and contractors, including safety moments; brochures; calendars; condom distribution; HIV/AIDS Walk for Life; and a collection of food, toys, and clothes for an HIV/AIDS orphanage.

Angola

International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Since 2003, IOM Angola has supported the voluntary return of nearly 100,000 refugees to rural areas in Huambo, Kuando Kubango, and Moxico provinces, where the health infrastructure is very poor, the administrative capacity is low, and the levels of food insecurity are high. Malaria is also a major health problem in these areas. It is estimated that fewer than 10 percent of children under five and fewer than 12 percent of pregnant women sleep under an insecticide-treated net.

In 2009, the ExxonMobil Foundation approved $300,000 to help decrease the number of new malaria infections through malaria prevention (awareness raising and mosquito net distribution), health promotion, and environmental health measures such as vector control and waste management. IOM-trained malaria agents will carry out community education campaigns through consultative meetings with traditional, religious, and other community leaders. The project will also distribute over 17,000 treated nets and produce 24,000 posters and brochures in the local languages for use at health care facilities and in local communities.

Angola

Pathfinder International

In 2008, over 198,000 children under five were diagnosed with malaria in the Luanda Province of Angola. Among the 455,151 pregnant women attending antenatal care, less than 13 percent received the recommended two doses of Intermittent Preventive Therapy (IPT). In 2009, the ExxonMobil Foundation awarded $700,000 to Pathfinder International for a two-year initiative to improve maternal and child health, emphasizing malaria prevention and treatment, in the two new maternity wards in Luanda at the Kilamba Kiaxe Mbondo Chape Health Center and the Cacuaco N’Dala Muleba Health Center.

Combining the two communities served by the health centers, Pathfinder will serve a population of 228,010 people, of whom 16,382 are women of reproductive age. Pathfinder’s specific action plan to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality is to distribute insecticide-treated nets, ensure IPT for pregnant women, train health staff on comprehensive maternal and child health care, and emphasize malaria control and prevention in vulnerable populations. The program will train and support 710 community health agents to transmit information on malaria prevention and treatment, raising awareness of the availability and access of the new services in the surrounding communities.

Angola

Population Services International (PSI)

PSI began working in malaria prevention in Angola in 2004 and has since delivered more than 375,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets (LLINs), primarily through subsidized low-cost marketing programs designed to establish and maintain sustainable delivery systems. This complements and facilitates the larger scale distribution of free LLINs and helps maximize coverage among at-risk groups by leveraging private sector and community distribution channels. Under the current ExxonMobil grant, the project will continue to focus on LLIN social marketing in Angola with an increasing emphasis outside of Luanda where the risk of malaria transmission is greatest.

Angola

Prevention of malaria and HIV/AIDS through community schools

Since 1992, Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo (ADPP Angola) has successfully implemented development programs in Angola by targeting the educational and health sectors, largely in marginalized rural areas. ADPP is an Angolan NGO with over 900 employees (almost 95 percent Angolan). Under a grant awarded by the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative in 2009, ADPP will leverage educational and financial resources from UNICEF and the Angolan Provincial Forum of Malaria in Benguela to target 15,000 families (approximately 90,000 people) who have children in the formal and informal education sector. Using a strategy already proven successful in other provinces, ADPP will create a network of community health workers linked to and involved directly with local schools. At the core of the program is a cadre of 100 teachers from community schools, trained in activities for the prevention and control of malaria and HIV/AIDS.

Specific activities include the distribution and monitoring of the use of 30,000 long-lasting insecticide-treated nets among pregnant women and children under five. The initiative also aims to provide more than 5000 pregnant women with prenatal check-ups, train and organize 4000 students to transmit malaria messages to their families and communities, and train care providers to know and identify symptoms of malaria and HIV/AIDS, and encourage people with malaria to seek further treatment and/or counseling.

Angola

Safe Blood for Africa (SBFA)

Angola’s health services are compromised by a chronic shortage of blood that is free of infection and safe for transfusion. Anemia in children and pregnant women due to malaria continues to be the number one reason for blood transfusions. In 2008 and 2009, SBFA activities focused on delivering essential consumable items and equipment such as blood bags and blood donation equipment, and direct management support to meet the priority objective of increasing the supply of safe blood through a voluntary blood donation program in Luanda, Kwanza Sul, and Kuando Kubango provinces.

In 2009, under a $300,000 grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation, SBFA is continuing to leverage the ExxonMobil Angola Program by combining resources with other donors to deliver comprehensive programs. This includes directing resources into management support and Information Management Systems for tracking of donors and ensuring quality control and providing for critical areas of training and technical assistance required by Angola’s blood services.

Angola and Nigeria

Fighting malaria in pregnant women

JHPIEGO, an affiliate of the Johns Hopkins University, has served as a leader in the global fight against Malaria in Pregnancy (MIP) over the last 10 years by adapting best practices learned in over 35 years of reproductive health programming. Working with the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, country governments, and other Roll Back Malaria partners, JHPIEGO spearheads programs to ensure that countries with high levels of malaria transmission take the steps necessary to protect pregnant women and children from this disease.

In Angola, JHPIEGO has strengthened the health workforce, with 113 nurses, doctors, and supervisors trained in 24 health facilities in Luanda, Bié, and Benguela provinces. As a result of JHPIEGO’s work, the quality of Antenatal Care (ANC) and MIP services has improved dramatically in program-supported sites. In Luanda, for example, the average attainment of the performance standards has risen from 11 percent in August 2007 to 81 percent in December 2008. To complement this success, over 20,000 mosquito nets have been distributed and nearly 195,000 women have been seen by JHPIEGO-trained nurses.

In Nigeria, the MIP program is being implemented in four contiguous local government areas in southern Akwa Ibom state bordering Mobil-Producing Nigeria operations. The project has trained all health staff in front-line ANC clinics on MIP, introduced quality improvement processes, provided medicine for intermittent preventive treatment of Malaria in Pregnancy, and recruited and trained 734 community volunteers to provide MIP services in their respective communities.

Under a new $1-million grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation, JHPIEGO will test the capacity of local partner organizations to scale up MIP interventions, maintain program gains, and ensure MIP is integrated into all aspects of focused ANC.

Cameroon

Population Services International Integrated malaria control project along the Chad-Cameroon pipeline

In Cameroon, malaria is the leading cause of morbidity (41 percent) and mortality (43 percent) reported at health facilities, with children and pregnant women representing the most vulnerable groups. Cameroon has developed a National Malaria Control Strategic Plan aimed at reducing malaria related morbidity and mortality by 50 percent by the year 2010. The basic elements of the plan include vector control through use of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, and treatment of uncomplicated cases of malaria.

With three years of grant funding totaling $1.5 million from the ExxonMobil Malaria Initiative, a consortium of stakeholders led by the Cameroonian Association for Social Marketing (ACMS) will be able to significantly contribute to the reduction of malaria morbidity and mortality in communities located along the Chad-Cameroon Pipeline. The program will focus on three measurable objectives: identify factors influencing malaria endemicity; increase the coverage rate by at least 50 percent with malaria prevention methods; and increase by at least 10 percent the number of malaria cases correctly managed following recommended procedures. In addition to training local health workers and community agents, the program will also organize a mass distribution of bed nets, implement home management of simple malaria prevention using an innovative, field-adapted malaria kit, and produce locally adapted communication and educational materials on malaria prevention and control. The project expects to avert more than 100,000 cases of malaria and prevent over 1000 malaria deaths.

Chad

UNICEF — Roll Back Malaria in N’Djaména and Logone Oriental

Malaria is among the first causes of morbidity and mortality in Chad today, including in the two regions of N’Djaména and Logone Oriental, which together represent a total estimated population of 2 million including 350,000 children under five years of age and 43,000 pregnant women. The project provides essential health care services to children and women in underserved rural and urban areas of Chad through the scaling up of low-cost interventions to prevent and control malaria and other infectious diseases.

The project aims to roll back malaria prevalence through an integrated approach based on prevention, awareness raising, capacity building, and medical care. To administer the project, UNICEF will coordinate with the Ministry of Public Health and ExxonMobil/Esso Chad, and also involve stakeholders at the regional and district level including local health services, administrative authorities, partner NGOs, and the private sector.

Equatorial Guinea

Employee StopAIDS

Our workplace HIV/AIDS program, StopAIDS, combines risk mitigation education with access to community-based care and treatment to keep healthy workers disease-free and to educate HIV-positive workers on how to live safely with the illness. For example, in 2009, the StopAIDS committee in Equatorial Guinea organized an employee awareness session and a community training session.

Equatorial Guinea

Safe Blood for Africa (SBFA)

Blood services in Equatorial Guinea are acutely underdeveloped, and have supply chain, training, and quality challenges. A majority of transfused blood goes to children suffering from anemia due to malaria infection, making children the most impacted by an unsafe blood supply. The other highly transfused group is women suffering from complications from pregnancy. In addition, Equatorial Guinea has approximately 60,000 individuals living with HIV/AIDS in a total population of approximately 540,000.

Initiated in 2006, the ExxonMobil Equatorial Guinea Program is a five-year sustainable program under the joint initiative between ExxonMobil Foundation, Mobil Equatorial Guinea, and SBFA. Now completing its third year with a $175,000 grant in 2009 from the ExxonMobil Foundation, it has implemented an essential training program and is ensuring that transfused blood in the hospitals in Malabo and Bata is tested.

Based on the findings of an independent review and assessment of the conditions of blood services in Equatorial Guinea in 2009, the strategy of the program will be to support the hospital-based blood centers in Malabo, Bata, and Luba with additional monitoring, training, and resources. SBFA Equatorial Guinea will also continue to provide rapid tests to existing hospital programs; focused blood bank training; quality monitoring for the testing and training programs; guidance for safer blood transfusions; and blood banking equipment and supplies.

France

Community perception survey

Through community surveys and feedback, we seek to gain an understanding of how we are viewed in the communities in which we operate and how we can improve our local business operations. For the past 15 years, we have conducted an annual perception survey in Port Jérôme Gravenchon, France, to assess how community members view the site’s economic role, safety performance, environmental impacts, industrial risks, and emergency procedures. In 2009, a similar survey process was used for the Fos-sur-Mer refinery. Over 600 community members near the refinery participated in the survey and provided us with valuable feedback. Survey results are widely shared with employees, local government, the media, and community members. As a result of the 2009 survey, local authorities decided to update emergency response procedures and revise associated community communication tools.

France

Researching pregnancy-associated malaria in Benin

Each year, 30 million women living in malaria-endemic areas of sub-Saharan Africa become pregnant. For these women, malaria is a threat to both them and their babies and can increase the risk of maternal anemia, low birth weight, and infant mortality. Combating malaria is an important part of our corporate citizenship strategy and we have partnered with various institutions dedicated to eliminating the risk of malaria.

We are supporting a French Public Research Institute in the development of a field test in Benin, West Africa, for malaria chemoprophylaxis compliance in pregnant women. This new project will enable the implementation of public health policies aimed at reducing infection during pregnancy and infant mortality. Research is testing the feasibility of a new preventive strategy based on inducing immune responses by vaccination. The study will include 1000 pregnant women and 200 newborn babies for a clinical and epidemiological survey in Benin. The women will benefit from a full clinical check-up and follow-up while researchers work on an anti-malaria vaccine. The results of the clinical and epidemiological survey will be published in international reviews and presented at international conferences.

Italy

Safety on Two Wheels

Safety is a major component of ExxonMobil’s commitment to corporate citizenship. As an active member of the European Union’s Road Safety Charter, we believe that teaching safe driving habits to young people is a critical step toward reducing accidents. Since its development in 1995, our Augusta Refinery in Italy has continuously run the Safety on Two Wheels initiative, an annual driving and motorcycle education campaign. In 2009, approximately 500 12- to 13-year-old students from six nearby schools participated in the course, which provides police-led training on responsible driving behaviors.

Nigeria

Nigeria Malaria Control and Prevention Program

Nigeria accounts for a quarter of all malaria cases in sub-Saharan Africa. Each year, 110 million Nigerians are clinically diagnosed with malaria and an estimated 300,000 children die of malaria. The disease is also a severe social and economic burden on communities, with about $880 million lost to malaria annually in the form of treatment, prevention, and loss of labor hours.

Based in the United States, the Family Care Foundation (FCF) was founded in 1997 with the mission to enhance the quality of life for all members of the global community. FCF began operations in Nigeria in 1998 and has since delivered free rural healthcare to over 240,000 families in 22 states in Nigeria through its network of 280 Nigerian doctors and medical personnel.

In 2009, the FCF began implementing the Nigeria Malaria Control and Prevention Program (NMCPP) in collaboration with the existing Free Rural Medical Aid Projects (FRMAP). Each FRMAP treats 2500 to 4000 patients and families in rural communities, serviced by a network of 65 doctors. Through this delivery system, beneficiaries received an estimated 50,000 treated mosquito nets, repellent, free malaria medication (for those who test positive for malaria), and malaria information and education through FCF community-trained agents. The ExxonMobil Foundation awarded over $1 million to this effort in 2009.

Nigeria

Nigeria Safe Blood Training Institute

Starting in 2005 with funding from the ExxonMobil Foundation, Safe Blood for Africa opened the Nigeria Safe Blood Training Institute (NSBTI) and has since trained over 2000 blood service and healthcare staff throughout Nigeria. This cadre of properly trained personnel has continued to provide life-saving disease-free blood to hundreds of thousands of Nigerians. Going forward, training will focus on refinement of technical skills and will seek to emphasize quality and impact over quantity of personnel trained. Trainers will spend significant time with trainees at local blood bank facilities throughout Nigeria to provide on-the-ground practical experience.

Nigeria

Safe Blood for Africa (SBFA)

To date, the ExxonMobil Akwa Ibom Blood Safety Project has saved more than 25,000 lives by helping ensure that blood is tested and acceptably free of infectious diseases, including malaria, before it is transfused. The Blood Safety Development Project has provided severely needed infectious disease testing resources and detailed knowledge about blood banking needs to the Nigerian National Blood Transfusion Service (NNBTS). Over the course of its five-year duration, the Akwa Ibom Blood Safety program has expanded to cover 33 hospitals and clinics distributing over 136,000 test kits to trained personnel. The groups that have benefited most from this program are pregnant women and children who receive the majority of the blood transfusions.

With a $250,000 grant from the ExxonMobil Foundation, the Akwa Ibom Safe Blood Development Project is continuing to provide life-saving rapid infectious disease testing of the Akwa Ibom blood supply. The blood available in Akwa Ibom must continue to be tested for safe transfusions as a National Blood Center is developed in conjunction with the NNBTS in the region. The program is successfully leveraging the work of other blood safety initiatives to make the transition from a privately funded Center to a National Blood Center completely supported by the Nigerian government.

Norway

Raising malaria awareness through the Bislett Games

Since 1966, the Bislett Games have been a place for track and field athletes to break world records. ExxonMobil has been the title sponsor of this event for the last 22 years. This is the largest live-broadcast event in Norway, with over 1 billion television viewers worldwide. Together with the Norwegian Red Cross and the Bislett Alliance, ExxonMobil has been working on an initiative to raise money in the fight against malaria. For example, at pre-game events, world class African athletes have given short speeches on their personal experience with malaria growing up in Africa.

In addition to the Games, Esso retail stores across Norway sell reusable shopping bags, the proceeds of which are used to purchase mosquito nets. In 2009, the stores introduced “Responsible Christmas Gifts,” a donation symbolizing the purchase of a mosquito net. Through initiatives such as these at retail locations, employee presentations, and other awareness activities, we raise over $170,000 each year. Two employees from the retail stations are selected to join the Red Cross on a trip to Africa to hand out nets. In 2009, the money raised by ExxonMobil in Norway funded the purchase of about 24,000 nets.

Papua New Guinea

Employee StopAIDS

Our workplace HIV/AIDS program, StopAIDS, combines risk mitigation education with access to community-based care and treatment to keep healthy workers disease-free and to educate HIV-positive workers on how to live safely with the illness. For example, in 2009, in Papua New Guinea, we conducted initial HIV/AIDS prevalence studies, developed relationships with local organizations to better understand their needs and existing prevention programs, and developed employee-focused educational materials.

Papua New Guinea

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV)

MMV’s mission is to accelerate the development of promising malaria vaccines and ensure their availability and accessibility in the developing world. In 2009, ExxonMobil committed $500,000 to MMV. Approximately 30 percent of the grant will be used to study the effects of Pyramax on “dual-infection” countries (i.e., those confronting more than one species of malarial parasite) such as Papua New Guinea. This study will act as a flagship for all dual-infection countries, providing critical evidence that should accelerate approval and introduction of a new tool in the fight against malaria.

Singapore

Driving home road safety for the family

Singapore’s annual ExxonMobil Family Day was used to spread the important message of road safety. The committee organized a series of educational and interactive activities comprising practical sessions, safe riding, a quiz on Passenger Vehicle Management Guide, and a children’s road safety drawing contest. Through a driving simulator, participants were treated to a variety of experiences such as having their sense of timing and hand-eye coordination tested. To highlight the dangers of drinking and driving, participants had a chance to wear special goggles that produce blurred vision similar to being intoxicated. They then had to attempt to successfully navigate an electric scooter through a plastic cone circuit. The exercise helped to clearly demonstrate the effects of alcohol consumption on driving ability.

Uganda

Accordia Foundation, Joint Ugandan Malaria Training Program (JUMP)

In 2009, the ExxonMobil Board of Trustees approved a $500,000 contribution to the Accordia Foundation for a fourth year of support to the Joint Ugandan Malaria Training Program (JUMP). This represents the beginning of a new phase in the program, enabling the scale-up of the JUMP model and widespread dissemination throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

By the end of 2008, more than 600 healthcare providers had completed JUMP's multidisciplinary team-based malaria training at the Infectious Diseases Institute. The innovative JUMP partnership implements a multi-site surveillance system in Uganda to evaluate malaria-associated morbidity and mortality and efficacy of available anti-malarial therapies. JUMP’s National Malaria Training Model includes team training in malaria case management for peer leaders, peer-facilitated cascade training, fever case management training with rapid diagnostic tests, and ongoing support services including call center access.

United States

Building a Culture of Health

The rapidly increasing number of individuals with chronic health conditions related to lifestyle choices, such as poor nutrition and lack of physical activity, is a concern for businesses, governments, and individuals. In 2003, we added Partners in Health components to the ExxonMobil U.S. medical plan to put a greater emphasis on disease management, prevention, and lifestyle change. Building on this, we are exploring ways to create a Culture of Health by promoting and reinforcing healthy behavior within the work environment.

In 2009, we implemented a two-year, U.S. pilot program at the Joliet refinery in Illinois and the Brookhollow office complex in Texas. The program includes on-site biometric screenings, a health assessment, individualized lifestyle coaching, work site programs, and fun health challenges. The initial response has been encouraging, with hundreds of employees participating in one or more of the program offerings. Additional efforts in 2010 will be directed toward increasing healthy dining and vending options, and addressing fitness and weight-loss challenges.

Environmental Performance

Canada

Plant and invertebrate study

In 2009, ExxonMobil undertook a study of plants and invertebrates on Sable Island, Nova Scotia. The primary objective of the program was to support conservation efforts on the Canadian island by acquiring up-to-date information on its flora, fauna, and ecology. As the only exposed portion of the outer continental shelf, Sable Island is an ecological and geological rarity. The program included a survey of the island’s more than 30 freshwater ponds and pools, with sampling for water chemistry and associated flora and fauna; a search for new plant and invertebrate species; a collection of insect pollinators such as bees and flies for study of pollination ecology; and vegetation sampling in and around the various horse exclosures (fenced areas that exclude horses) to assess vegetation abundance and species composition in the absence of grazing by the island’s unique and protected population of wild horses. The results of these studies will contribute to a comprehensive understanding of biodiversity and ecological relationships on the island, and will inform discussions about strategies to ensure long-term environmental protection for Sable Island.

Colombia

Beach clean-up

In partnership with government officials, NGOs, corporations, employees, and individuals, ExxonMobil Colombia helps remove trash and debris from Colombia’s beaches and waterways. Todos por Agua (All for Water) is an environmental campaign created as part of the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Clean-up to protect ecosystems, water sources, beaches, rivers, and wetlands. The campaign’s message is that litter can travel hundreds of miles, ultimately washing into oceans and causing terrible damage to marine ecosystems. The first beach clean-up under this initiative was organized by ExxonMobil in 1997 and collected 7 tons of solid waste. Each year, the number of volunteers and amount of waste collected increases. In 2009, over 120 ExxonMobil employees and 2700 other volunteers collected more than 25.4 tons of waste from 13 different locations in six Colombian cities.

Colombia

Lube oil blending in Colombia

Our Cartagena Plant staff reduced freshwater consumption by well over 50 percent since 2007. The employee led program entitled Cuidemos el Agua (Let’s Preserve our Water) consists of general education on conservation techniques, reuse of separator water for landscaping, and installation of automatic shutoffs on faucets. These efforts have reduced water use by nearly 8000 cubic meters per year. Colombian cities.

Equatorial Guinea

Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program

The island of Bioko is one of the most biologically significant places in all of Africa. It is home to Africa's greatest concentration of endangered primates and to more than 50 unique species of plants. The island is also home to nearly 200 species of birds and endangered marine turtles. A critical challenge has been to raise awareness of the unique biodiversity of Bioko Island and encourage its preservation.

The Bioko Biodiversity Protection Program (BBPP) is part of an academic partnership with the Universidad Nacional de Guinea Ecuatorial (UNGE), Drexel University, the ExxonMobil Foundation, and Mobil Equatorial Guinea. ExxonMobil has funded BBPP activities since the program’s inception in 1998. With support from ExxonMobil, BBPP generated the scientific understanding necessary for policy makers to institute a law banning the hunting of endangered primates on the island. BBPP also conducts educational programs for local villagers, encourages the government to enforce anti-poaching legislation, and deploys wildlife patrols to monitor the legally protected areas of the island.

Funding from the ExxonMobil Foundation helped BBPP open the Moka Wildlife Center, the first biological field station in Equatorial Guinea. The center serves as a training and research venue for scientists, students, and others interested in the island’s wildlife. In 2009, ExxonMobil funded additional improvements to the property and expanded the research program, including training for students and professors, research programs on the response of wildlife to commercial hunting, ecology of nesting sea turtles, and local responses to global climate change. Additional outreach programs for local school children and for people living in the nearby villages are also planned.

France

Environmental education

Our efforts to preserve biodiversity include environmental education. In an effort to increase local understanding of the value of biodiversity, ExxonMobil partnered with the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud in 2008. Located just outside Paris, the Domaine National de Saint-Cloud is a national monument and museum consisting of 460 hectares with gardens, statues, and fountains. The partnership provides environmental education for school children from 7 to 14 years old. In 2009, approximately 3500 children benefited from the biodiversity training program, participating in 176 educational workshops on topics such as environmental behavior and biodiversity conservation. In addition to student education programs, the facility at Domaine National de Saint-Cloud provides information to the general public on biodiversity issues and the impact of human activities on nature.

Guatemala

Reforestation

Plant biodiversity is a critical component of any successful environmental protection effort, and reforestation is one important method for preserving and protecting natural habitats. Taking this and our social responsibility objectives into consideration, Esso Guatemala created a program that utilizes reforestation as part of a community improvement effort.

The first reforestation project was implemented in the village of Nuevo Mexico. Following the international decline in the price of coffee, the community’s primary economic resource, the community sought an alternative source of income. Understanding this need, Esso along with Reverdecer (National Reforestation Entity) provided financial support for a nursery of over 60,000 trees, which was certified by INAB (National Forest Institute). The project was also registered in the PINFOR program, a Guatemalan government reforestation program that provides an economic incentive to communities at the first, sixth, and tenth years after planting.

The Esso Guatemala program has been implemented in four communities and has reforested almost 200 acres. In addition to restoring forests, the program provides the communities with new income sources, including the tree nursery in the short term, citrus trees in the mid-term, and wood trees in the long term. The reforestation projects are in the process of being approved as marketable carbon credits under the Kyoto Protocol.

Indonesia

Improving freshwater supply and sanitation in Indonesia

The lack of clean water is a serious risk for both public health and general prosperity in many areas of Indonesia. In an effort to eliminate the problems associated with lack of water and foster a positive relationship with local communities, we created a water and sanitation program to broaden access to clean water for Mobil Cepu Limited’s surrounding communities. The project incorporates community involvement through well drilling programs and water and sanitation committees. Community participation is a critical aspect in planning, designing, constructing, monitoring, and maintaining the water and sanitation distribution system. Eleven water and sanitation committees were developed and organized by villagers to build capacity and the technical knowledge to drill and construct their own water wells.

Prior to the initiation of the project in 2008, residents had to travel by foot or bicycle over 3 kilometers to access clean water. Now, over 3000 households from 11 villages have access to clean water 24 hours a day. In addition, education about water and hygiene has greatly reduced the incidence of digestive diseases and increased a responsible attitude toward water management.

Indonesia

Revegetation

ExxonMobil Indonesia completed a three-year revegetation project in 2009 on a 20-hectare site at the South Lhoksukon Field. The project successfully revegetated exposed land, reduced erosion and surface run-off, improved soil fertility and productivity, conserved native species, and restored natural habitat. Conservation of this site will contribute to the restoration of a nearby elephant breeding ground, which has been threatened by extensive logging. Special care was taken to plant 26 indigenous tree species. This is noteworthy, as most revegetation projects will only use between three and five native species. At project conclusion, 92 percent of the planted local species were thriving, natural recolonization was occurring, and wildlife such as birds and wild pigs were repopulating the site. In addition to revegetating the area, ExxonMobil representatives took the opportunity to utilize the contractor expertise to train surrounding communities on composting their domestic waste.

Kazakhstan

Ecotourism

Unorganized tourism can have negative impacts on the natural habitat of Kazakhstan’s protected lands. Over five years, the Eurasia Foundation Central Asia and ExxonMobil Kazakhstan collaborated on the Kazakhstan Ecotourism Development Initiative to facilitate steady economic development and to raise environmental awareness. As part of this effort, the Faculty of Service and Tourism in Turan-Astana University held its first course on ecotourism in 2006. Since then, diplomas have been awarded to 20 ecotourism managers. The program has facilitated the development of private enterprises in remote rural areas, encouraged local community members to take responsibility for their environment, provided a wide range of ecological courses to students, developed new ecotourism sites, and created partnerships between communities, state bodies, and private business.

Philippines

Providing potable water in the Philippines

Mapun Island in the Philippines is the closest community to ExxonMobil’s drilling and exploration operations in the South Sulu Sea. In May 2009, ExxonMobil and the Alternative Center for Organizational Reforms and Development (ACORD) conducted a community needs assessment of Mapun Island. About 130 representatives from five barangays (wards) participated to identify priority community needs on the island. The most critical need was access to potable water. Water access concerns include extended periods without rain (up to six months) and a water storage and distribution system in need of upgrading. Our community project will rebuild the pumping station that takes water from Singuwang Lake, build a new water distribution network, and install a generator. When completed in June 2010, the project will supply potable water to 13,000 residents, about half of the island’s total population. ACORD is preparing the island’s residents to take ownership of the water distribution system, together with the local government, to ensure the project continues to serve the community in the years ahead.

Russia

Post-construction restoration

Post-construction restoration efforts are a key component of the environmental management plans of our projects. In the boreal/taiga forest of Sakhalin Island, where soil and weather conditions are similar to those of northern Alberta and northern Siberia, revegetating the right-of-way of the oil export pipeline has been challenging due to a combination of a short growing season, extreme winters, and nutrient-poor soil. Exxon Neftegas Limited started working with the Russian Academia of Sciences' Director of the Sakhalin Botanical Gardens in 2007 to identify a seed mix and fertilizer application that would have a high chance of success on Sakhalin Island. Several areas were reseeded in 2008 and monitoring reports from 2009 showed favorable results in those areas. It will require several more years to complete full restoration along the right-of-way.

Scotland

Fife Ethylene plant earns Wildlife Habitat Council certification

Conservation and education go hand in hand. As a member of the Wildlife Habitat Council’s Corporate Lands for Learning program, ExxonMobil helps to create environmental learning opportunities at our operations for students and interested community members.

In 2009, the Fife ethylene plant in Scotland received two environmental certifications from the Wildlife Habitat Council: the Corporate Lands for Learning certification for successful site-based environmental education programs and the Wildlife at Work certification for employee involvement. Beyond certification, the site earned the Corporate Lands for Learning rookie of the year award. The award recognized the site for its hands-on programs that engage community members, including the Fife Air Cadets and local area students; link learning activities to habitat enhancement projects and goals; and demonstrate a high level of employee commitment to the program.

One successful environmental initiative at Fife is a specially designed pond that the site developed with local primary schools in 1997. Today, there are approximately 40 educational visits to the pond each year involving more than 1000 students. Programs such as this demonstrate ExxonMobil’s strong commitment to strengthening community bonds and encouraging staff to be good stewards of the local environment.

Singapore

Refining and Chemical operations in Singapore

Because fresh water is a very limited resource in Singapore, the government has adopted steps to meet increasing demand, including desalination, recycling wastewater, and collecting storm water. Working in such an environment, reinforces the importance of responsible water use in our operations. A significant amount of nonpotable industrial water and treated or recycled wastewater is used at our integrated manufacturing site in Singapore. In 2009, approximately 16 million cubic meters, or 87 percent of the Singapore manufacturing site’s water consumption, were supplied from either low-grade industrial water or treated wastewater. Our second petrochemical project currently being built in Singapore will, when completed, employ a variety of water-saving technologies, including wastewater treatment, sea water for certain cooling systems, and air coolers.

Through responsible and efficient water use, we have not only helped to reduce the pressure on local water resources, but also reduced annual operating costs. Two of the water saving projects in Singapore resulted in combined savings of approximately $1.7 million.

United States

Site remediation

Remediation and restoration activities are a critical step in reducing our overall environmental impact and are a commitment of our environment policy. For example, at the Golden Pass liquefied natural gas terminal in Texas, we are rehabilitating 99 hectares of eroded coastal marshland into high-value wetlands in the J.D. Murphree Wildlife Management Area to meet mitigation requirements under the Clean Water Act. Starting in 2007, we used sediment to fill eroded open water areas to serve as a platform for renewed plant growth, support a diverse wetlands ecosystem, and enhance a popular recreation area for the local community. To further supplement natural revegetation and satisfy the three-year, 80-percent revegetation requirement, we planted nearly 200,000 sprigs of marsh grass in 2009.

United States

Natural gas development in Colorado

Our natural gas project in the Piceance Basin in Colorado is being managed to increase natural gas production while reducing its environmental impact. One key challenge in producing natural gas from the Piceance Basin is the low permeability of the rock containing the gas. To enable the gas to flow, sand and high-pressure water must be forced through wells into the rock to create a network of fractures.

While fresh water was typically used for this purpose, we strive to make productive use of the nearly 14 million barrels a year of recovered water. This water is recycled and used for well completions stimulation and for drilling the deeper sections of Piceance wells. We expect to reduce our freshwater usage by about 35 percent in 2010 and 75 percent over the next few years compared to 2009 levels. This allows development areas of Piceance to use as little as one cup of freshwater for each 1000 cubic feet of gas produced. Fresh water will continue to be used for drilling shallow sections of the well to avoid contamination of surface water and soils.

Managing Climate Change Risks

Australia

Carbon capture and storage legislation

ExxonMobil is engaged with policymakers to address the potential risks posed by climate change. Through technical briefings, visits to our production facilities, and the provision of factual advice, we supplied valuable input into the Australian debate over passing the world’s first legal framework for companies to pursue carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Given our expertise in CCS technology, in April 2009, ExxonMobil Australia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Australian government to become a founding member of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute (GCCSI). We believe the GCCSI can help to overcome the commercial, regulatory, and technical barriers to wide-scale deployment of CCS demonstration projects. ExxonMobil and more than 20 national governments, 80 corporations, NGOs, and research organizations will collaborate on this initiative.

United Arab Emirates

Energy efficiency project

In Abu Dhabi, the need to raise awareness of energy consumption is an important part of the national vision. ExxonMobil is supporting this vision by collaborating with the Emirates Foundation, a leading philanthropic organization engaged in education, science and technology, arts and culture, social development, the environment, and public awareness. ExxonMobil donated $5 million to the Emirates Foundation to address community needs, with a focus on environmental programs such as the new joint Energy Efficiency Project. The project spans over three years with grants going to community associations, schools, and energy conservation professionals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The grants fund major research projects to stimulate the development of new ways to save energy and to strengthen existing efforts to reduce the rate of energy consumption while continuing the UAE’s economic growth. In the first grant application round, which ended in mid-2009, 24 proposals for energy efficiency projects were received, six of which are being reviewed in the final round by subject matter experts.

United States

Investing in research on algae biofuels

ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company teamed up with Synthetic Genomics Inc., a California-based biotech firm led by genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Hamilton Smith, to explore photosynthetic algae as a commercially viable option for transportation fuels. This research and development program is a long-term effort, and if milestones are successfully met, we expect to invest over $600 million in the next 10 years. Overcoming the technical challenges to develop and broadly deploy algae-based biofuels is likely to require future investments of billions of dollars.

Economic Development

Angola

Local Angolan businesses

ExxonMobil is committed to promoting the purchase of local goods and services by developing the capacity of local businesses. Building on the success of a similar program in Chad, Esso Angola worked with Centro de Apoio Empresarial (CAE) to provide assistance to Angolan businesses to ensure their bids were complete and compliant. Our affiliate, Esso Angola, provides guidance and financial support to CAE, a center created to build the capacity of Angolan businesses. The center has certified 118 Angolan companies and provided 166 courses to 1322 companies and 2315 participants. In 2009, ExxonMobil used CAE to train local Angolan companies on how to use ExxonMobil’s proprietary electronic bidding system to participate in tenders for ExxonMobil business. To date, 78 companies have already used the system, which increases transparency in the bidding process and expands local supplier understanding of the requirements to bid for Esso Angola contracts.

Brazil

Global Women in Management in Brazil

Among the key constraints that women face is the absence of opportunities to improve their business and management skills. ExxonMobil, through the Centre for Development and Population Activities’ (CEDPA) Global Women in Management (GWIM) program, is working to strengthen the leadership and management skills of women working in community organizations in developing countries. Since 2005, we have partnered with CEDPA to train 326 women from 36 countries. The training program provides the women with the skills needed to change their communities and to act as a driver for economic and social development.

For the first time in 2009, a GWIM course was held in Brazil. The program included 27 women from Angola, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Guatemala, Mexico, and Panama. Each participant was selected on the basis of their capacity and experience working in community organizations.

Cameroon

Cameroon Market Women Project

Through our partnership with Vital Voices, we are providing training to women entrepreneurs and advocates in Africa to implement projects to help reshape laws and policies that strengthen the financial, physical, and legal well-being of women, ultimately fostering a business-enabling environment. To date, we have reached more than 3000 women.

For example, Kah Walla, a Cameroonian businesswoman, created the Cameroon Market Women Project—an initiative to support the more than 900 women vendors at the Sandaga produce market in Douala. Although women make up 60 to 70 percent of market traders, they are some of the most vulnerable and abused participants in the areas of business registration, tax payments, and space management. Ms. Walla worked with the women traders to understand and defend their rights and develop initiatives to facilitate the tax-paying process. After eight months of project implementation, market women created the first female traders association with more than 400 members. More than 150 have been trained in small business management and tax payment processes. The results of the training and advocacy support have directly impacted their ability to generate more income—the market women achieve better sales performance and are less likely to be victims of corrupt practices in the market.

Canada

Coady International Institute

By working collaboratively to design and implement community relations programs, we build lasting relationships with Aboriginal communities. In partnership with the Canadian-based Coady International Institute, we are developing a new program to enhance the leadership potential of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis women. Participants will attend a three-week leadership program, followed by a three-month community placement, and interaction with an experienced mentor. The first program is being planned for 2011.

Chad

Small business development

In 2008, ExxonMobil and Africare initiated a $1.75 million project to empower rural women in southern Chad. The goal is to increase incomes of participating entrepreneurs by 80 percent over the three-year period, by strengthening the capacity of women’s associations and increasing access to microcredit. In 2009, more than 100 local women’s associations collaborated to train and mentor participants. Approximately 2500 women, who had either never attended or dropped out of school, received fundamental business training. Some of the participants were able to establish business enterprises for market gardening, bread-baking, tailoring, cheese production, grain milling, and arts and crafts. Since October 2009, two of the market gardening sites have sold vegetables to one of ExxonMobil’s food suppliers for the Chad-Cameroon Doba Basin project.

China

Literacy classes

Literacy classes in rural China help women to build self-confidence and the necessary competencies to better support their families. We are working with the Beijing Cultural Development Center for Rural Women to provide literacy classes in remote areas. In 2009, about 450 women from southern China’s Guizhou province learned elementary characters for everyday use, basic mathematics skills, and farming skills to help support their families.

Egypt

Egypt hosts the 2009 Global Women in Management Workshop

Through the Centre for Development and Population Activities’ (CEDPA) Global Women in Management (GWIM) program, ExxonMobil is working to strengthen the leadership and management skills of women working in community organizations in developing countries. For the first time in 2009, Egypt hosted the GWIM program. The four-week program brings together women from different countries to expand their economic opportunities and drive economic development in their communities.

The women who participate in this program gain skills needed to strengthen their competencies in project and financial management, leadership, fundraising, proposal development, strategic communication, supervision, and advocacy. The 23 graduates of the Egypt training hailed from Egypt, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Palestine and have joined CEDPA’s alumnae network of more than 5200 leaders who are working to improve communities in over 150 countries. The closing ceremony was attended by the Egyptian Minister of Family and Population Affairs, and the Director of Health and Population at the U.S. Agency for International Development as well as government officials, NGOs, ExxonMobil Egypt business partners, and the media.

Egypt

Egypt INJAZ

Since today’s youth will become tomorrow’s leaders, ExxonMobil actively supports programs aimed at developing their business and educational opportunities. One such program is INJAZ al-Arab, a collaborative effort between corporate volunteers and Ministries of Education to provide experiential education and training to Arab youth. It aims to increase student’s entrepreneurial skills by providing mentors in business and community projects. In Egypt, INJAZ hopes to teach students how business can improve a community’s prosperity.

ExxonMobil Egypt supports INJAZ by providing employee volunteers who share their professional experiences and skills at local schools and universities. Since 2004, over 100 ExxonMobil Egypt employees have volunteered to help teach subjects such as economics, entrepreneurship, leadership, and personal life planning, helping students to build their problem-solving and communication skills. Over the past four years, INJAZ has reached over 25,000 students in 13 different governorates in Egypt and ExxonMobil volunteers have delivered courses to 2300 of them.

Egypt

Ishraq: Educating Egyptian girls

In many parts of the world, women still face economic and social barriers, preventing them from contributing to the development and prosperity of their communities. In Egypt, many young girls drop out of school and face a number of challenges to their future success. According to a 2005 demographic and health survey, 54 percent of rural Upper Egyptian girls aged 13 to 15 are not enrolled in the formal education system compared to 11 percent of their male counterparts. The Ishraq (“enlightenment” in Arabic) Program, a three-year, multi-stakeholder partnership between ExxonMobil, the Ministry of Youth, and Save the Children, aims to improve opportunities for out-of-school adolescent girls in rural Upper Egypt through an integrated curriculum of literacy, life skills, and sports. In 2009, we began expanding the program to 20 new villages in Upper Egypt and established 28 literacy classes reaching a total of 700 new girls.

Germany

Employees support local community needs

We believe employee volunteerism contributes to strong relationships with our employees, their families, and our community. In Germany, more than 200 Esso service station retail stores are managed by the Retail Operating Company (ROC), a subsidiary of Esso Deutschland. In 2008, ROC employees created the Roc’n Help initiative to support local social, educational, and environmental organizations through quarterly team activities. Employees from all levels, including management, participate in a one-day project in neighborhoods with at least five Esso service stations. To date, projects include collecting donations for an organization supporting those with leukemia, donating printers to local institutions, and renovating a kindergarten. Employees are encouraged to continuously develop new projects and remain aware of community needs. In 2010, Roc’n Help plans to support a hospital for children suffering from cancer.

Germany

Expo of ideas

Like other western countries, Germany faces a shortage of qualified oil and gas engineers. In 2007, the government of Lower Saxony initiated the “IdeenExpo” (Ideas Fair) to build awareness among students about careers in the technology and energy sectors. In 2009, over 283,000 visitors attended this nine-day event, designed to showcase Lower Saxony as a high-tech location. Representatives from ExxonMobil, predominantly apprentices, participated in this biennial event in 2007 and 2009 to promote careers in the energy business, build relationships with potential recruits, and enhance community relations. ExxonMobil presented information on the Outlook for Energy, international and local drilling projects, a scale model of a drilling rig, an oil and natural gas quiz, and exhibits highlighting training opportunities. Participation in events such as this helps develop the next generation of valuable employees for the industry and country.

Germany

Natural gas plant open house

As part of an industry-wide celebration of the 150th anniversary of the oil and gas industry in Germany, ExxonMobil’s Natural Gas Processing Plant in Grossenkneten held an open house for the first time in 38 years. Approximately 15,000 people from local communities visited the plant to gain an understanding of ExxonMobil operations in Germany. The festivities included a guided bus tour of the gas processing plant; a gas exhibition; presentations about ExxonMobil’s exploration, development, and production activities; laboratory experiments; booths highlighting health and safety issues; a fire control demonstration; information about apprenticeship and training programs; and a children's program. Events such as this provide community members with an opportunity to gain an inside look at how we operate and foster open communication.

Indonesia

Community leaders gathering

We reach out to surrounding communities to provide a better understanding of our operations and community investments. Since 1978, our operation in the Naggroe Aceh Darussalam Province of Indonesia has been striving to build trust and a close relationship with local NGOs, community leaders, and government officials through community development projects. In 2009, ExxonMobil Indonesia hosted a Community Leaders Gathering in North Aceh. More than 300 community members attended the event, representing 15 local NGOs, government, media, and community groups. The event included displays from our NGO partners demonstrating each organization’s community development programs in the area. This gathering provided our partners and stakeholders an opportunity to exchange information and gain firsthand understanding of our local programs. ExxonMobil Indonesia is planning another gathering in 2010.

Indonesia

Small business development

In Indonesia, ExxonMobil developed a microfinance program. The program makes small loans, utilizes peer monitoring, and builds new skills and capacity for entrepreneurs. From May 2006 to October 2009, over 6000 Indonesian women benefited from the program, with approximately $450,000 available in a revolving fund and $320,000 loaned out. The women have used the funds to increase capital for existing businesses, to improve efficiency by purchasing equipment, and to purchase inventory.

Italy

Energy literacy for middle school students

Esso Italiana recognizes the importance of increasing math and science opportunities for today’s youth so they can become tomorrow’s leaders in the energy field. In cooperation with Istituto Geografico de Agostini, a leading publishing house, Esso Italiana promoted and funded the publishing of a 176-page Energy Atlas to educate middle school students on energy and energy-related issues. The Energy Atlas is structured to complement each of the student’s three years in middle school and promotes opportunities for Esso employees to provide lectures on specific Energy Atlas topics. This resource, along with a teacher’s guide for lesson planning, has been distributed to about 1700 classes, reaching approximately 40,000 students in Italy.

Italy

Rebuilding L’Aquila, Italy

After a devastating magnitude 6.3 earthquake nearly destroyed the Abruzzo Region of Italy in April 2009, ExxonMobil was part of the community’s effort to rebuild. Tragically, over 300 people were killed, 1600 were injured, and over 65,000 became homeless as a result of the earthquake. Working with the mayor of the city of L’Aquila, Esso Italiana donated over $700,000 to finance the restoration of two of the city’s social and recreational centers. The centers were identified as a priority, as they serve as sporting venues for local students and provide social services to the elderly and disabled. The reopening ceremony held in October in the presence of the president of L’Aquila Province, the city mayor, Esso Italiana President and employees, and community members signaled a step toward recovery and resuming normal daily life.

Kazakhstan

Life skills and vocational training

Through a multistakeholder initiative in Kazakhstan, the Atyrau Life Skills Training program was introduced in 14 high schools and vocational schools in 2009. The program seeks to prepare 400 high school girls for the labor market by developing their leadership skills, financial literacy, career planning, and basic computing skills. Prior to implementation, ExxonMobil Kazakhstan and others conducted an assessment to identify the most significant needs of the high school girls. The partners found that 80 percent were afraid to express their opinions in a group setting and 60 percent could not write a resume. Based on the results of the first pilot cycle, we hope to expand the program to all 35 regional schools in 2010.

Kuwait

Kuwait science fair

ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Kuwait Limited supports local education initiatives that generate interest in math and science at an early age. In 2008, ExxonMobil initiated a local science fair competition. Prizes were awarded to individuals and schools. Through this project, ExxonMobil interacted directly with Kuwaiti youth, developing excitement about working in the energy sector and building good community relationships.

The first science fair concluded in March 2009 with 57 students and 44 projects. The second competition was launched in September 2009 and received over 220 applications. More than 150 students were entered, representing 46 of the 154 different schools throughout Kuwait. The science fair is becoming one of the largest competitions of its kind in Kuwait.

Libya

Contributing to the community education system in science

As a company, technology and science underpins our business. Therefore, ExxonMobil Libya Limited chose to support science education as part of our 2009 Corporate Citizenship Program. We aim to develop a lasting positive social impact in Misrata (approximately 150 kilometers from the capital city, Tripoli), the shorebase for our exploration drilling operations. After working closely with Libyan institutions, ExxonMobil Libya Limited funded a computer laboratory for a Misrata area high school, including furnishing, installation, and training. We also purchased geologic analysis equipment for use by students in the 7th October University. In Tripoli, where our main office is located, we provided an English language laboratory to a local high school. Building strong community relations furthers our business objectives and supports the communities where we operate and live.

Middle East

Supporting education

In 2008, ExxonMobil developed the Middle East and North Africa Scholars Program to provide qualified applicants from 14 countries across the region with full graduate tuition for a master’s degree in geoscience, engineering, or business at a U.S. university. Eleven students are currently participating in this program.

Norway

Donating safety bonuses

Safety comes first in all that we do. Each quarter, the offshore and shore-base organizations in Norway are awarded a safety bonus based on their safety performance. In 2004, the employees began donating their individual bonuses to a charity. About $12,000 is collected each quarter and given to a charity chosen by the employees. The knowledge that this bonus will go to charity motivates employees to continue to work safely to help people in need. Past bonuses have benefited various institutions, including a health initiative in Kenya (Support Cooperation International Living Organization), the children’s department of a hospital in Stavanger, Norway, and orphanages in Brazil and Guatemala.

Norway

Math and science energy games in Norway

Youth education in math and science is important for the future of our industry. By encouraging young students in math and science at an early age, we are helping build a future supply of capable and desirable employees. Over several years, ExxonMobil developed and donated a series of energy games for use at the Norwegian Oil Museum, the Science Factory, and the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology. The games allow kids to gain a basic understanding of oil and gas industry issues. “The Energy Quiz,” “The Energy Balance,” and “The Energy Cycle” all provide contestants with information about energy and technology. Since 2004, over 400,000 people have visited these institutions.

In addition, ExxonMobil is creating educational materials using data from our own offshore fields in the North Sea for students of the St. Olav videregaende junior high school in Stavanger. The school is one of the only schools in Norway to focus on geology and geosciences at such an early level. ExxonMobil employees provide in-class support, access to core samples and seismic data, and financial support. Each year, approximately 30 students gain hands-on learning experience in seismic and log interpretation, depositional models, and drill-well prediction.

Qatar

Career counseling

Established in 1996, the Social Development Center (SDC) is one of the most successful and well-known community development organizations in Qatar. ExxonMobil Qatar has an active relationship with the center and has been a leading contributor to its initiatives, most recently the new SDC Career Counseling Division. The division provides career counseling and advising for Qatari high school and university students. The first students will be enrolled in the program in the spring of 2010. Career counselors will help introduce individuals to professional disciplines, identify appropriate jobs based on an individual’s abilities, and counsel individuals interested in changing careers. The center will also coach individuals on how to search for jobs, write a resume, and be successful in an interview. By investing in programs that help individuals develop their own resources, ExxonMobil and the SDC are creating a culture of self-reliance in Qatar.

In recognition of the work undertaken by the management of the SDC, ExxonMobil Qatar invited the SDC Chairperson and the center’s General Manager to participate in the Global Women in Management program held in Washington D.C. in 2008. Following their trip, the two women commended the program’s diverse participant base and focus on essential topics such as leadership, project management, communication, and marketing—areas that train participants to get involved and improve the work of NGOs.

Qatar

INJAZ al-Arab

INJAZ is a program aimed at increasing the entrepreneurship and business skills of Arab youth. It is one of the largest and well-known nonprofits in the region. In Qatar, ExxonMobil employees serve as mentors to provide youth with the practical business-related skills they need to succeed. ExxonMobil Qatar strongly believes this opportunity provides youth with the necessary tools to strengthen their creativity, deepen their understanding of the business world, and develop their professional qualifications for the global economy. Three ExxonMobil Qatar employees delivered two signature INJAZ programs, Personal Economics and Company Program model, to approximately 75 students at three schools.

The Personal Economics course focuses on identifying skills and interests, discussing career options, and working on personal and family financial management. Lessons and discussions reveal how students’ decisions about education, careers, spending, and investing affect their economic role in society.

The Company Program model explores personal opportunities and responsibilities within a student-led company. It emphasizes business content while providing a strong focus on social studies, mathematics, reading, and writing skills. Participants experience the full life cycle of a company from setting up a board, raising capital, developing a business plan, producing, selling, and competing against other student-led companies.

Qatar

Internships

In Qatar, we provide internships for students to work on existing projects and address real-life technical challenges. In 2009, ExxonMobil Qatar decided to personalize projects to each of our 10 interns’ specific fields of study and interest. At the end of their internship, students were required to present their project to ExxonMobil Qatar management, thus developing their professional presentation skills. Interns also attended educational seminars designed to strengthen each student’s career planning and development skills. A number of the 2009 interns received an ExxonMobil Qatar sponsorship to continue their work/studies. Two of our sponsored students who graduated in June 2009 were hired as employees by ExxonMobil Qatar.

Qatar

World Innovation Summit for Education

As part of our ongoing commitment to support the Human Development Pillar of Qatar’s National Vision 2030, ExxonMobil Qatar was a gold sponsor of the first World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) held in November 2009 and led by the Qatar Foundation. During the three-day summit, nearly 1000 prominent global education, corporate, political, and social leaders met to identify new ways of shaping educational models for the future. WISE was a unique global event designed to create a new international multi-disciplinary platform to shape the educational models of the 21st century. Opinion leaders and decision makers from around the world joined education experts to share visions and actions through open and insightful discussions.

Russia

Employee volunteerism

In Russia, Exxon Neftegas Limited employees created a volunteer committee to coordinate volunteer activities. In 2009, over 100 employees, contractors, and their families contributed more than 1600 volunteer hours to more than 50 projects, including beach clean-ups, repairs to local orphanages and schools, beautification of a senior center, educational programs at local universities, and collecting Christmas gifts for orphans.

Russia

Sakhalin archaeological museum

We know that a community’s history is important and we are proud to help protect historically significant archaeological artifacts. Prior to construction of the pipeline from Odoptu to Chayvo, located in the Northern part of Sakhalin Island, several archaeological surveys conducted along the suggested pipeline route uncovered three ancient settlements and one mound. Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL) invited archaeologists from Sakhalin State University to excavate the sites in compliance with international recommendations on preservation and use of archaeological heritage. Structural features of ancient houses and over 10,000 artifacts—some dating as far back as 7500 to 9000 years ago—were uncovered, including ceramic ovenware, jewelry, and tools. With support from ENL, an archaeological exhibit is currently displaying the findings at the regional museum in Okha, the closest city to the Odoptu site. Findings will also be displayed at the museum of archaeology at Sakhalin State University.

Russia

Youth centers for teen health

The health and education of Russian youths is a top priority for the Russian government. A study of the Krasnodar region of southern Russia by the Federal Healthy Life Style Promotion Program indicated that the health situation of youth in the region was poor and that the level of drug use was high. ExxonMobil has sponsored youth centers in the region since 2008. Six centers are providing teenagers with English language classes, computer classes, amateur theater, psychological training, sporting events, and healthy life style coaching. Training sessions for teenagers and their parents cover topics such as risk identification, substance abuse, and HIV prevention. Within the framework of the project, parents of teenagers can develop effective relationship skills with their children; get professional consultations with psychologists, teachers, and doctors; and take part in prevention training sessions. Since 2008, over 5000 teenagers have participated in classes and other club activities, and 650 parents received help communicating with their children.

In 2009, ExxonMobil helped to organize the summer camp “Long Live I” for 60 teenagers, ages 12 to 16. The camp included training on healthy life styles and will serve as a model for future events. As the situation begins to improve in the Krasnodar region, ExxonMobil will continue to provide community services to promote the health and safety of all the residents in our neighborhood.

Singapore

Memorable chemical experience for students

The second Chemical Experience (ChemEx)—an industry outreach event partly sponsored by ExxonMobil Singapore—again drew an overwhelming response. ChemEx, which was organized by the Chemical Industry Manpower Advisory Committee, showcased Jurong Island as the third largest chemical hub in Asia. The 2009 ChemEx attracted 570 students (mostly chemical engineering) from eight institutions. The event started with visits to the Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences to find out about the research facility, the Chemical Process Technology Centre to observe how new hires learn about safety at work, and ChemGallery to view interactive chemical industry exhibits. The students also visited one of the chemical plants; those who opted for ExxonMobil’s Singapore Chemical Plant had the opportunity to observe the control room operations and learn more about ExxonMobil’s operations in Singapore.

Thailand

Global Women in Management

Among the key constraints that women face is the absence of opportunities to improve their business and management skills. ExxonMobil, through the Centre for Development and Population Activities’ (CEDPA) Global Women in Management (GWIM) program, is working to strengthen the leadership and management skills of women working in community organizations in developing countries. Since 2005, we have partnered with CEDPA to train 326 women from 36 countries. The training program provides the women with the skills needed to change their communities and to act as a driver for economic and social development.

In Thailand, ExxonMobil has partnered with local NGOs in an effort to coordinate the continued development of GWIM graduates. Together, six Thai GWIM alumni and the Population and Community Development Association, Hope of Thai People Foundation, and Human Development Foundation are working to improve local communities. The three projects being implemented focus on increasing a woman’s ability to earn a living through basketry and bamboo growing, improving family relationships in remote areas, and developing a rehabilitation shelter for disadvantaged children.

United Arab Emirates

Educating Arab youth

According to the World Bank, 100 million Arab youths will need jobs over the next 15 years. ExxonMobil supports INJAZ Al-Arab in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) as a way to prepare Arab youth for business and entrepreneurial opportunities by developing their personal and business skills. ExxonMobil is among the largest corporate donors to INJAZ-UAE. Eight ExxonMobil employees are also volunteering as teachers.

United States

Dr. Bernard Harris programs

Through a free, two-week summer science camp, underprivileged middle school students learn about science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. More than 1500 students participated in the 2009 camps. ExxonMobil also underwrites Dr. Harris’ Dream Tour program that in 2009 inspired more than 25,000 middle school students, teachers, and parents.

United States

ExxonMobil helps expand the GeoFORCE program

With the demand for geologists and engineers likely to increase in coming years, the search for talented young people with an interest in math and science has intensified. To expand the talent pool, ExxonMobil has helped fund the GeoFORCE program at the University of Texas at Austin’s Jackson School of Geosciences. The program, which started five years ago in rural Southwest Texas, identifies talented students and works to further their interest in math and science.

Of the first 72 students entering the program as 9th graders five years ago, three are in the running to be valedictorians of their respective high schools, a large portion are in the top 10 percent of their classes, and 11 have obtained admission into the Jackson School.

After seeing the success GeoFORCE enjoyed in Southwest Texas, the program expanded into the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Ninety HISD students joined the program at the beginning of 2009, and many more are expected to take part.

United States

Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academies

Each summer, 600 third- through fifth-grade teachers from all 50 states attend the five-day Mickelson ExxonMobil Teachers Academies in Louisiana, New Jersey, and Texas to acquire the skills necessary to motivate students to pursue careers in math and science.

United States

National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI)

We have committed $125 million to support NMSI, which helps participating states expand Advanced Placement (AP) teaching and testing, and encourages math and science undergraduates to pursue careers in teaching under the UTeach program. In its first year, the number of passing AP scores increased by 52 percent at 67 high schools in six states. In Fall 2009, the program expanded to 142 high schools. Similarly, UTeach Fall 2009 enrollment more than doubled to 2500 math and science undergraduates at 13 participating universities, projected to reach over 11 million students during their teaching careers.

United States

Sally Ride Science Academy

The first Sally Ride Science Academy was held in 2009 to help 100 U.S. elementary and middle school teachers (grades 4 to 8) raise student interest in science.

United States

Science and Math Education in Alaska

At ExxonMobil, we have been working with teachers, leaders, and community members in Kaktovik, Alaska, to build the math and science foundation of many students. ExxonMobil created a partnership with the teachers at the Harold Kaveolook School in Kaktovik to develop different subject modules for children of all age groups. The chemistry module of the ExxonMobil Science Ambassador program was presented to approximately 50 kindergarten through 12th grade students in 2009. Hands-on activities, appropriate for each grade level, provided the opportunity for students to link everyday products to petrochemicals. Students also learned about career opportunities related to the chemistry field.

The Point Thomson Project plans to continue the Science Ambassador Program over the remaining school year. There are four more modules to be taught: drilling, refining, rocks and geology, and the oil and gas industry. Recently hired ExxonMobil engineers working on the Point Thomson Project will be involved in teaching some of these other modules. Having young, recently out-of-college professionals makes it easier for the students to identify with the instructors. Through the continued teaching of these modules, the Harold Kaveolook School will be able to apply for grants that can fund other important school programs.

United States

Supporting Teachers in Santa Barbara County, California

The partnership between ExxonMobil and the Santa Barbara County Education Office helps provide teachers with the resources and encouragement they need to be successful in the classroom. ExxonMobil first provided the seed money to bring the national Teachers Network-IMPACT II to Santa Barbara County in 1984 and has provided funding to the program each year since. The Teachers Network supports innovative and effective classroom teaching strategies created by Santa Barbara County teachers and focuses on making those strategies available to teachers and administrators countywide.