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ExxonMobil employs more than 80,000 people
– including 16,500 engineers and scientists with
expertise ranging from geoscience and metallurgy
to chemistry and marine biology – to keep
energy flowing and develop new technologies
that spur innovation.
Over the years, ExxonMobil researchers have
developed a number of innovations that make
finding and producing oil and natural gas easier.
For example, in Russia, we recently used new
technology to drill a well one mile deep and
six miles horizontally. Directional drilling
technology allows us to access oil located
The people we employ are at the core of ExxonMobil’s achievements.
the energy challenges of the future.
Developing the Next Generation
of Scientists and Engineers
far offshore using a land-based drilling rig. Using
this technology, we can develop resources that
were previously beyond our reach, and do
so with only minimal environmental disruption.
It is important work that requires a steady stream
of scientists and engineers.
We are helping to create the next generation of
explorers – scientists, researchers, engineers,
and mathematicians – by investing in education
programs to attract young people to math and
science subjects. In 2009, we invested $24 million
in math and science education in the United States,
including the National Math and Science Initiative.
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