site remediation

Consistent with our commitment to continuous improvement, we established the ExxonMobil Environmental Services (EMES) organization in 2007 to manage and steward our remediation and nonoperating site activities around the world. The mission of EMES is to protect the environment, health, and safety of ExxonMobil employees, contractors, and our neighbors through remediation, reclamation, and site management services. Best-in-class property management programs are proactively deployed to prevent, contain, and mitigate environmental risks. Ultimately, our goal is to enhance asset and community value while at the same time creating opportunities for beneficial use of idle properties.

For example, ExxonMobil is actively remediating the former Fairmont coal and coke production facility in West Virginia, which we sold more than 60 years ago but re-purchased in 1997 after the owner went bankrupt. We developed an on-site recycling program to blend contaminated materials with coal, which is used by a nearby power plant as a fuel source. Since 2004, more than 300,000 metric tons of waste material have been reused by the power plant rather than needing disposal, providing sufficient input material to generate electricity for about 30,000 homes for one year. The site is being redeveloped for commercial use.