Billings Refinery Receives Prestigious Wildlife Habitat Council Certification.One of Four ExxonMobil Sites to Receive Award BILLINGS, Mont. -- Exxon Mobil Corporation's (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :XOM XOM Exxon Mobil Corporation (stock symbol) XOM X/Open Object Management XOM OSI-Abstract-Data Manipulation API XOM Xml Object Model XOM X/Open Osi Abstract Data Manipulation ) Billings Refinery The Billings Refinery is a oil refinery located in Billings, Montana. The refinery is currently owned and operated by ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP). The complex is capable of refining 62,000 barrels of crude oil per day. has received the Wildlife Habitat Council's (WHC WHC World Heritage Centre WHC World Heritage Committee WHC World Heritage Convention WHC Washington Hospital Center WHC Wildlife Habitat Council (Silver Spring, MD) WHC Wildlife Habitat Canada ) certification for efforts to conserve and restore natural ecosystems in and around company operations. This was one of four ExxonMobil sites awarded including others in Texas, New Jersey and Wyoming. When WHC was formed in 1988, the founders conceived a new and innovative concept of bringing together conservation and business. This was the first cooperative effort between the environmental community and industry. The Billings Refinery was one of 214 sites recognized at the 2008 Symposium for creating a Wildlife at Work(SM) program. The certification program recognizes outstanding wildlife habitat management and environmental education efforts at corporate sites, and offers third-party validation of the benefits of such programs. Certification requirements are strict and require that sites apply for periodic renewal. "Exxon Mobil Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation U.S.-based oil and gas company formed in 1999 through the merger of Exxon Corp. and Mobil Corp. It has investments and operations in petroleum and natural gas, coal, nuclear fuels, chemicals, and ores. is dedicated to preserving wildlife and ecosystems around the globe, including here at the Billings Refinery," Billings Refinery Manager Geoff Craft said. "We accept this year's positive recognition from the Wildlife Habitat Council for our facility and hope to see other sites continually recognized for their dedication to the environment as well." "Our facilities' wildlife areas are something we take pride in and often share with visitors for them to enjoy and experience," he added. "This year, our 20th Anniversary, WHC celebrates two decades of solid leadership and on-the-ground achievements by our members in wildlife habitat preservation and conservation education," said Robert Johnson Robert Johnson may refer to:
The Billings Refinery site is located on 720 acres abutting the Yellowstone River Yellowstone River River, northwestern Wyoming and southern and eastern Montana, U.S. The river rises in Wyoming. It enters Yellowstone National Park and feeds into Yellowstone Lake, below which it plunges 422 feet (129 m) in two spectacular waterfalls and enters the Grand and other large habitat areas. In addition to building nesting platforms for ospreys, employees and their families also constructed 30 American Kestrel kestrel Any of several birds of prey (genus Falco) known for hovering while hunting. Kestrels prey on large insects, birds, and small mammals. The male is more colourful than the female. Kestrels are mainly Old World birds, but one species, the American kestrel (F. nest boxes and monitor them on a regular basis. The American Kestrel, often known as the "Sparrow Hawk," is the smallest North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. falcon. The site's wildlife team is currently replanting a former quarry area and partners with area Boy Scout troops and school classes on other environmental activities. About ExxonMobil Exxon Mobil Corporation is a leading international energy company whose subsidiaries have operations in most of the world's countries. In the United States, ExxonMobil has significant exploration and production, refining and marketing and chemicals operations. ExxonMobil is one of the largest oil and gas producers and reserves holders in the United States, with a portfolio including Alaska, onshore Gulf Coast and deepwater Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east . In addition, there are approximately 13,000 Exxon and Mobil branded service stations in the U.S., as well as seven refineries, four of which are integrated petrochemical facilities. For more information about ExxonMobil, please visit the company's website at www.exxonmobil.com. About Wildlife Habitat Council Celebrating 20 years in conservation, the Wildlife Habitat Council (WHC) is a nonprofit, non-lobbying organization dedicated to increasing the quality and amount of wildlife habitat on corporate, private and public lands. WHC devotes its resources to building partnerships with corporations and conservation groups to create solutions that balance the demands of economic growth with the requirements of a healthy, biodiverse and sustainable environment. More than 2.4 million acres in 46 states, District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). , Puerto Rico and 16 other countries are managed for wildlife through WHC-assisted projects. To learn more, visit www.wildlifehc.org. |
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