From 1972 to 1999, Exxon was the corporate name of the company previously known as Standard Oil Company of New Jersey or Jersey Standard.

Mobil, previously known as the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, was a major American oil company which merged with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil.

In 1998, Mobil and Exxon agreed on a merger to create ExxonMobil, which was completed on November 30, 1999.

When Exxon Corporation merged with Mobil Corporation in 1999, the newly merged company ended enrollment in Mobil Corporation's domestic partner benefits for same-sex partners of employees, and it rescinded formal prohibitions against discrimination based on sexual orientation by removing it from the company's Equal Employment Opportunity policy.

Prior to the 1999 merger with Mobil Oil, Exxon used a phonetic spelling of the company " XON " as its ticker symbol.

* Standard Oil of New Jersey ( Esso ) ( United States ): This subsequently became Exxon, which renamed itself ExxonMobil following the acquisition of Mobil in 1999.

* Standard Oil Co. of New York ( Socony ) ( United States ): This subsequently became Mobil, which was acquired by Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil

Speedpass is a keychain RFID device introduced in 1997 by Mobil Oil Corp. ( which merged with Exxon to become ExxonMobil in 1999 ) for electronic payment.

The discovery hastened the negotiations over the composition of TPC, and on 31 July 1928 the shareholders signed a formal partnership agreement to include the Near East Development Corporation ( NEDC ), an American consortium of five large US oil companies that included Standard Oil of New Jersey ( later Exxon, eventually ExxonMobil in 1999 ), Standard Oil Company of New York ( Socony ) ( later Mobil, which eventually amalgamated to ExxonMobil ), Gulf Oil ( which later merged with Chevron in 1984 ), the Pan-American Petroleum and Transport Company, and Atlantic Richfield Co. ( later ARCO ; eventually acquired by BP in 1999 ).

In 1999, the Infineum company ( a joint project of Exxon Chemical, Shell International Chemicals and Shell Chemical ) took over operation of the chemical plant.

In 1999, Bown returned to Hensley to drive their # 63 Exxon Superflo Chevrolet.

A list of past honorary degree recipients, include: Beverly Sills ( 1975 ), Roy Lichtenstein ( 1977 ), Twyla Tharp ( 1978 ), Gordon Davidson ( 1980 ) Haskell Wexler ( 1981 ) Mischa Schneider ( 1981 ), Bella Lewitzky ( 1981 ), Henry Mancini ( 1983 ), Jan de Gaetani ( 1983 ), Ravi Shankar ( 1985 ), John Cage ( 1986 ), Frank O. Gehry ( 1987 ), Trisha Brown ( 1988 ), Donn B. Tatum ( 1989 ), Luis Valdez ( 1989 ), Paul Taylor ( 1989 ), Ornette Coleman ( 1990 ), Beatrice Manley ( 1990 ), Lulu May Von Hagen ( 1990 ), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan ( 1991 ), Pearl Primus ( 1991 ), Adrian Piper ( 1992 ), Ray Bradbury ( 1992 ), Yvonne Rainer ( 1993 ), Steven Bochco ( 1993 ), Stan Brakhage ( 1994 ), Vija Celmins ( 1994 ), Betye Saar ( 1995 ), Carolyn Forche ( 1995 ), Laurie Anderson ( 1996 ), Elvin Jones ( 1996 ), Chantal Akerman ( 1997 ), Lee Breuer ( 1998 ), Ed Ruscha ( 1999 ), Bill Viola ( 2000 ), Steve Reich ( 2000 ), Ry Cooder ( 2001 ), Faith Hubley ( 2001 ), Bruce Nauman ( 2001 ), Alice Coltrane ( 2002 ), Roy E. Disney ( 2003 ), Anna Halprin ( 2003 ), Carolee Schneemann ( 2003 ), Christian Wolff ( 2004 ), Daniel Nagrin ( 2004 ), James Newton ( 2005 ), Harrison “ Buzz ” Price ( 2005 ), Julius Shulman ( 2005 ), Rudy VanderLans ( 2006 ), Rudy Perez ( 2006 ), Alonzo King ( 2007 ), Harry Belafonte ( 2008 ), Herbert Blau ( 2008 ), Terry Riley ( 2008 ), Elizabeth LeCompte ( 2009 ), Morton Subotnick ( 2009 ), William M. Lowman ( 2010 ), Trimpin ( 2010 ), Annette Bening ( 2011 ), Donald McKayle ( 2011 ), and Peter Sellars ( 2012 ).

Growth in 1999 is estimated at 2. 5 % due to higher oil prices in the second half.

The rebound of oil prices in 1999 helped growth, but drops in production hampered Gabon from fully realizing potential gains.

The country produced of oil per day in 2001, which was a decrease of 9 % from 1999 production levels.

In December 1999, the UN Security Council authorized Iraq to export as much oil as required to meet humanitarian needs.

In December 1999, the UN Security Council authorised Iraq to export under the program as much oil as required to meet humanitarian needs.

Since 1999, the Isle of Man has received electricity through the world's longest submarine AC cable, the 90 kV Isle of Man to England Interconnector, as well as from a natural gas power station in Douglas, an oil power station in Peel and a small hydro-electric power station in Sulby Glen.

There are 146 bulk ships, 49 cargo ships, 13 chemical tankers, 16 combination bulk, 4 with combination of ore and oil, 25 container, 45 liquefied gas, 9 passenger, 2 passenger and cargo combination ships, 214 petroleum tankers, 22 refrigerated cargo, 48 roll-on / roll-off ships, 9 short-sea passenger, and 60 vehicle carriers ( 1999 est.

In 1999, when the Economist headlined an article entitled, "$ 5 a barrel oil soon?

Higher oil prices reduced the budget deficit from $ 5. 5 billion to $ 3 billion in 1999, and prices are expected to remain relatively strong throughout 2000.

It inaugurated Kuwait's first free-trade zone in 1999 and will continue discussions with foreign oil companies to develop fields in the northern part of the country.

In August and September 1999, the economy suffered from a temporary Russian ban on exports of oil and oil products.

bulk 2, cargo 27, chemical tanker 2, combination ore / oil 3, container 16, liquified gas 4, multi-functional large load carrier 18, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 5, refrigerated cargo 26, roll-on / roll-off 6 ( 1999 est.

Ships by type: barge carrier 2, bulk carrier 325, cargo ship 840, chemical tanker 21, combination bulk carrier 11, combination ore / oil 1, container ship 125, liquified gas 20, multi-functional large load carrier 5, passenger ship 8, passenger / cargo ship 46, oil tanker 251, refrigerated cargo ship 24, roll-on / roll-off 21, short-sea passenger 43, specialized tanker 2, vehicle carrier 1 ( 1999 est.

cargo 10, combination ore / oil 2, container 7, petroleum tanker 5 ( 1999 est.

barge carrier 1, bulk 19, cargo 379, chemical tanker 4, combination bulk 21, combination ore / oil 3, container 25, multi-functional large load carrier 1, passenger 35, passenger / cargo 3, petroleum tanker 149, refrigerated cargo 26, roll-on / roll-off 22, short-sea passenger 7 ( 1999 est.

In March 1999 members of a local FARC contingent killed 3 USA-based indigenous rights activists, who were working with the U ' Wa people to build a school for U ' Wa children, and were fighting against encroachment of U ' Wa territory by multinational oil corporations.

In March 1999 members of a local FARC contingent killed 3 indigenous rights activists, who were working with the U ' Wa people to build a school for U ' Wa children, and were fighting against encroachment of U ' Wa territory by multinational oil corporations.

barge carrier 1, bulk 142, cargo 400, chemical tanker 31, combination bulk 10, combination ore / oil 5, container 47, liquified gas 5, livestock carrier 5, multi-functional large load carrier 3, passenger 3, petroleum tanker 60, refrigerated cargo 41, roll-on / roll-off 51, short-sea passenger 12, specialized tanker 8, vehicle carrier 1 ( 1999 est.

Sudan began exporting crude oil in the last quarter of 1999.

During a storm on December 29, 1999, the Russian oil tanker Volgoneft broke in two in the Sea of Marmara, and more than 1500 tonnes of oil were spilled into the water.

Houston / Tennessee Oilers logo, depicting an oil rig derrick, used prior to 1999.

Twelve oil spills were recorded in 1995, but it was in 1999 where the highest total volume of oil spill occurred in the Manila South Harbor and Limay, Bataan.

* Chicago: A major chemical spill routes the industrial sector of 1999 Chicago into an exodus of sorts, forcing the city to rebuild its corporate sector.

A large explosion took place at the Oak Ridge Y-12 facility on December 8, 1999, when NaK cleaned up after an accidental spill and inappropriately treated with mineral oil was scratched with a metal tool.

In December 1999 the tanker MV Erika sank off the coast of Brittany, causing a major oil spill.

It was nominated in the New Times 1998 " Best Latin Influenced " category, the BAM Magazine 1999 " Best Rock en Español " category, and the LA Weekly 1999 " Best Hip Hop " category.

For example Darrell Schweitzer writing to the New York Review of Science Fiction in 1999 quoted a passage from the original van Vogt novelette “ The Mixed Men ”, which he was then reading, and remarked:

The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, U. S., in June 1999.

The Act overturns a 1999 U. S. Supreme Court case that held that an employee was not disabled if the impairment could be corrected by mitigating measures ; it specifically provides that such impairment must be determined without considering such ameliorative measures.

* Homer Hickam, Jr .' s book Rocket Boys was adapted into the 1999 film October Sky.

* The current world record was set in 1999 at 100 picokelvins ( pK ), or 0. 000 000 000 1 of a kelvin, by cooling the nuclear spins in a piece of rhodium metal.

It was a four-time winner of the Charles Roberts / Origins Award, winning " Best Amateur Adventure Gaming Magazine " in 1984, " Best Amateur Game Magazine " in 1999, and " Best Amateur Game Periodical " in 2000 and 2001.

He had wanted to be a commercial pilot for the Saudi national airline but was rejected when he applied to the civil aviation school in Jeddah in 1999.

Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.

Arbor Day was celebrated from 1983 until 1999 in South Africa, when the national government extended it to National Arbor Week, which lasts from 1 – 7 September.

The Falcons 78, 000 square foot headquarters and training facilities or located on a 50-acre site in Flowery Branch, Ga., the complex which was one of the first of its kind was completed in 1999.

AIX / ESA, while technically advanced, had little commercial success, partially because UNIX functionality was added as an option to the existing mainframe operating system, MVS, which became MVS / ESA OpenEdition in 1999.

* 1999 – The German Bundestag returns to Berlin, the first German parliamentary body to meet there since the Reichstag was dissolved in 1945.

The DB7 range was boosted by the addition of V12 Vantage models in 1999, and in 2001 the company introduced the V12-engined Aston Martin Vanquish.

Linux support for AGP enhanced fast data transfers was first added in 1999 with the implementation of the AGPgart kernel module.

Akio Morita ( 盛田 昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26, 1921, Nagoya, Aichi – October 3, 1999, Tokyo ) was a Japanese businessman and co-founder of Sony Corporation along with Masaru Ibuka.

He was posthumously awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun in 1999.

One of the first international anti-globalization protests was organized in dozens of cities around the world on June 18, 1999, with those in London and Eugene, Oregon most often noted.

In February 1999, Saron was made a Grade II Listed Building.

He was the co-host and co-creator of the television program The Man Show ( 1999 – 2004 ), and the co-creator and a regular performer on the television show Crank Yankers ( 2002 – 2007 ).

Active Directory was previewed in 1999, released first with Windows NT server.

Telstra deployed a CDMA network, which did not suffer this limitation, and while the AMPS network was closed down at the end of 1999 in the major cities, the closure deadline was extended until the end of 2000 in rural areas to ease the transition to CDMA.