Mobil and Esso

The ExxonMobil conglomerate: Mobil 1 and Esso engine oils

4 articles in the section, about 8 minutes of reading in total

Drivers quite often pay far too much attention to the question of exactly where (in which country) a Mobil 1 or Esso engine oil they’re planning to buy was made. Though in reality a much more important question is whether the oil is genuine at all. A conglomerate with an almost 150-year history really does have plants all over the world — so how much does the quality of their output actually differ?

  1. Where are Mobil and Esso engine oils made? Exxon Mobil Corporation's main production capacity is in the USA, but it also has refineries in Europe and Turkey. 323 words, 2 min
  2. The quality of Mobil oils Do Mobil oils made in France, Finland and Turkey differ in quality? Why counterfeits are the real danger and how to check a can with the Scantrust code. 263 words, 2 min
  3. The history of Mobil The roots of ExxonMobil: the first well in 1859, Rockefeller’s Standard Oil, buying Vacuum Oil, the 1911 break-up of the group and the reunion 88 years later. 228 words, 2 min
  4. How the Mobil and Esso brands came to be The history of Mobil and Esso: from Mobiloil in 1903 and the 1959 tiger advertisements to synthetic Mobil 1 in 1974 and the Exxon Mobil merger in 1999. 231 words, 2 min

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