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MOBIL ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER 1999 OPERATING EARNINGS OF $650 MILLION.


FAIRFAX Fairfax, city (1990 pop. 19,622), historic seat of Fairfax co., NE Va., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; inc. 1892, as a city 1961 (at which time it became independent and no longer included in a county). There is some light manufacturing. , Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 23, 1999--

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                                          Second Quarter
                                   1998       1999      Change

Operating Earnings ($millions)      655        650        (5)
 per share ($)                     0.82       0.82         -
 assuming dilution ($)             0.81       0.81         -

Net Income ($millions)              642        749       107
 per share ($)                     0.81       0.95      0.14
 assuming dilution ($)             0.79       0.93      0.14


--   Although crude oil prices showed considerable improvement in the
     second quarter, the benefit was more than offset by lower
     worldwide natural gas prices and a significant deterioration in
     margins, particularly in International Downstream operations and
     worldwide petrochemicals.

--   Our self-help programs contributed about $140 million.
      -   Per barrel operating expenses are down about 8 percent
          year-to-date.

--   Upstream earnings increased primarily due to higher worldwide
     crude oil prices.
     -    Crude oil prices were up over $2.00 per barrel.
     -    Expense performance continued to be favorable.
     -    However, production was down about 3 percent.
     -    And exploration expenses were higher.

--   Downstream earnings decreased overall as the International
     enclaves were hit hard by a deterioration in industry
     fundamentals; however
     -    U.S. Marketing and Refining generated record second quarter
          and six-month earnings, despite lower margins.
     -    Refining performance continued strong overall.
     -    Expense performance continued to improve.

--   Chemical earnings were weak.
     -    Polyethylene and paraxylene margins continued to decline.


Mobil Corporation today reported second quarter 1999 estimated operating earnings Operating Earnings

Profits after subtracting expenses such as marketing, cost of goods sold, administration and general operating costs from revenue.

Notes:
Tax and interest expenses are not subtracted - operating earnings are synonymous with EBIT (earnings before
 of $650 million. This is essentially unchanged from the $655 million earned in the same period last year. Operating earnings per common share, assuming dilution Dilution

A reduction in earnings per share of common stock that occurs through the issuance of additional shares or the conversion of convertible securities.

Notes:
Adding to the number of shares outstanding reduces the value of holdings of existing shareholders.
, were $0.81, the same as in the second quarter of 1998.

Including special items, net income for the quarter was $749 million, or $0.93 per common share, versus $642 million, or $0.79 per share, last year. Special items included in this year's second quarter net income were a $141 million upstream From the consumer to the provider. See downstream.

(networking) upstream - Fewer network hops away from a backbone or hub. For example, a small ISP that connects to the Internet through a larger ISP that has their own connection to the backbone is downstream from the larger
 tax benefit in Indonesia Indonesia (ĭn'dənē`zhə), officially Republic of Indonesia, republic (2005 est. pop. 241,974,000), c.735,000 sq mi (1,903,650 sq km), SE Asia, in the Malay Archipelago.  offset by charges of $22 million for the write-off Write-Off

A reduction in the value of an asset or earnings by the amount of an expense or loss. Companies are able to write off certain expenses that are required to run the business, or have been incurred in the operation of the business and detract from retained revenues.
 of an upstream property in Venezuela Venezuela (vĕnəzwā`lə, Span. vānāswā`lä), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, republic (2005 est. pop. 25,375,000), 352,143 sq mi (912,050 sq km), N South America.  and $20 million for costs related to the proposed Exxon Mobil merger. Last year's second quarter net income included a charge of $13 million for implementation costs associated with the BP European European

emanating from or pertaining to Europe.


European bat lyssavirus
see lyssavirus.

European beech tree
fagussylvaticus.

European blastomycosis
see cryptococcosis.
 downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.).  alliance.

"Industry fundamentals lowered this year's second quarter results by about $110 million versus the comparable period last year," said Mobil Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  Lucio Lucio is an Italian male given name (Lucius in Latin).

It may be refer to:

Italian people
  • Lucio Battisti (1943-1998), singer-songwriter;
  • Lucio Dalla (1943), singer-songwriter;
  • Lucio Fontana (1899-1968), painter and sculptor;
 A. Noto. "Higher crude oil prices were more than offset by lower worldwide natural gas prices, weaker margins in refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar  and marketing, especially in Mobil's international markets, and lower petrochemical petrochemical, any one of a large group of chemicals derived from a component of petroleum or natural gas. The cracking processes for manufacturing gasoline produce vast quantities of gaseous hydrocarbons.  margins. Our ongoing self-help Redressing or preventing wrongs by one's own action Without Recourse to legal proceedings.

Self-help is a term in the law that describes corrective or preventive measures taken by a private citizen.
 programs generated about $140 million of benefits, thereby offsetting the impact of these unfavorable industry fundamentals and higher exploration expenses. During the first six months of 1999, self-help contributed over $260 million to Mobil's earnings and helped reduce per barrel barrel: see English units of measurement.  operating expenses Operating expenses

The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted.
 by 8 percent.

"The Upstream benefited from higher worldwide crude oil prices and lower operating expenses. We continued to see the benefits from our refocused investment program, which resulted in lower new business expenses, and from asset rationalization rationalization, in psychology: see defense mechanism.  synergies, such as the swap we did with Arco last year. These benefits were offset somewhat by higher exploration expenses, lower natural gas prices and a 3 percent decline in production versus the second quarter of last year. Higher volumes from key growth areas in Eastern Canada Eastern Canada (also the Eastern provinces) is the region of Canada generally considered to be east of Manitoba, consisting of the following provinces:
  • Ontario (1 July 1867)
  • Quebec (1 July 1867)
  • New Brunswick (1 July 1867)
  • Nova Scotia (1 July 1867)
 (Hibernia Hibernia: see Ireland. ), Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea (gĭn`ē), officially Republic of Equatorial Guinea, republic (2005 est. pop. 536,000), 10,830 sq mi (28,051 sq km), W central Africa. , Kazakhstan Kazakhstan or Kazakstan (kä'zäkstän`), officially Republic of Kazakhstan, republic (2005 est. pop. 15,186,000), c.1,050,000 sq mi (2,719,500 sq km), central Asia.  (Tengiz Tengiz may refer to:
  • Tengiz Field - oil field in Kazakhstan
  • Tengiz Lake - lake in Kazakhstan
) and Nigeria Nigeria (nījĭr`ēə), officially Federal Republic of Nigeria, republic (2006 provisional pop. 140,003,542), 356,667 sq mi (923,768 sq km), W Africa.  (Oso NGL NGL - A dialect of IGL.  project) were more than offset by the impact of anticipated contractual reductions in Indonesia and natural field declines in mature areas.

"The second quarter saw a number of significant developments in our E&P operations. Sales commenced from our Ras Laffan LNG LNG (liquefied natural gas): see under natural gas.  project in Qatar Qatar or Katar (both: kŭ`tər, gŭ–, kətär`), officially State of Qatar, independent emirate (2005 est. pop. 863,000), c. ; the NSO NSO National Symphony Orchestra
NSO National Statistics Office (Philippines)
NSO National Solar Observatory
NSO New Student Orientation
NSO National Statistical Office
NSO Nevada Site Office
NSO Nonqualified Stock Option
 project in Indonesia streamed, which will help offset declines at the Arun Arun is a local government district in West Sussex, England. The district is named for the River Arun. Its main towns are Littlehampton and Bognor Regis. It was formed on April 1, 1974 from Littlehampton and Bognor Regis urban districts, the borough of Arundel, and parts of  field; production started at the Aasgard field in Norway Norway, Nor. Norge, officially Kingdom of Norway, constitutional monarchy (2005 est. pop. 4,593,000), 125,181 sq mi (324,219 sq km), N Europe, occupying the western part of the Scandinavian peninsula. ; we announced a major one billion plus barrel discovery in the deepwater Deepwater or Deep Water may refer to:
  • Deep Water (novel), a 1957 novel by Patricia Highsmith
  • Deep Water (song), by Australian artist Richard Clapton in 1977
  • Deep Water, West Virginia
  • Deep Water (film)
 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
 (Crazy Horse) where Mobil has a 25 percent interest; we participated in a major gas discovery in Bolivia Bolivia (bōlĭv`ēə, Span. bōlē`vyä), officially Republic of Bolivia, republic (2005 est. pop. 8,858,000), 424,162 sq mi (1,098,581 sq km), W South America. ; and we signed participation agreements in two very promising deep water blocks offshore Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. .

"In the Downstream, Mobil's U.S. operations achieved record earnings for both the quarter and for the first six months of 1999, as benefits from expense initiatives, strong refining performance, sales volume growth and higher lube income more than offset lower industry margins. In the international area, earnings declined significantly, as refining margins continued to collapse in the face of product oversupply o·ver·sup·ply  
n. pl. o·ver·sup·plies
A supply in excess of what is appropriate or required.

tr.v. o·ver·sup·plied, o·ver·sup·ply·ing, o·ver·sup·plies
, and marketing margins eroded e·rode  
v. e·rod·ed, e·rod·ing, e·rodes

v.tr.
1. To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion: Waves eroded the shore.

2. To eat into; corrode.
 as product prices lagged the increase in crude oil costs and were impacted by competitive pressures in several markets. Again, continuing self-help improvements, particularly in Asia-Pacific The term Asia-Pacific generally applies to littoral East Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia near the Pacific Ocean, plus the states in the ocean itself (Oceania). , helped offset the deterioration de·te·ri·o·ra·tion
n.
The process or condition of becoming worse.
 in industry fundamentals.

"In Chemical, earnings were down significantly, reflecting lower polyethylene polyethylene (pŏl'ēĕth`əlēn), widely used plastic. It is a polymer of ethylene, CH2=CH2, having the formula (-CH2-CH2-)n  and paraxylene Par`a`xy´lene

n. 1. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon (C6H4(CH3)2) of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.
 margins."

Noto concluded, "Crude oil prices, after deteriorating de·te·ri·o·rate  
v. de·te·ri·o·rat·ed, de·te·ri·o·rat·ing, de·te·ri·o·rates

v.tr.
To diminish or impair in quality, character, or value:
 during the entire year of 1998 and most of the first quarter of 1999, have recently shown significant improvement. However, international refining and marketing margins remain depressed Depressed

A description of a market, security, or product that is experiencing weak demand and lowering prices.

Notes:
A depressed market, security, or product implies that prices and volume are low. There are many reasons for a depressed market, security, or product.
, as do margins for much of our petrochemicals business. Industry fundamentals, as reflected in these price and margin swings, continue to be unpredictable in the near term. Therefore, we will continue to focus on self-help initiatives to sustain and grow earnings."

The following comments address the operating performance of the major business segments during the second quarter of 1999 as compared with the same quarter in 1998 (refer to Table 2):

COMPARISON OF SECOND QUARTER 1999 WITH SECOND QUARTER 1998

-- Exploration & Producing operating earnings of $382 million were

$147 million higher than last year's $235 million.

In the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , earnings of $82 million increased $38 million as higher crude oil prices and lower operating expenses were only partially offset by lower natural gas prices and lower natural gas production.

International earnings of $300 million were $109 million higher, primarily reflecting an increase in crude oil prices and lower operating expenses. These benefits were partly offset by higher exploration expenses, lower natural gas prices and lower production. The effects of higher volumes from the key growth areas in Eastern Canada (Hibernia), Equatorial Guinea, Kazakhstan (Tengiz) and Nigeria (Oso NGL project) were more than offset by the impact of anticipated contractual reductions in Indonesia, natural field declines in mature areas and increased maintenance in the North Sea.

-- Marketing & Refining operating earnings of $320 million were $97

million lower than in 1998.

Operating earnings in the United States were $198 million, $4 million higher than last year's record second quarter results, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding.

See also: Spite
 the unfavorable impact of lower industry margins. This quarter's results benefited from lower operating expenses, continued strong refinery performance, 3 percent higher gasoline gasoline or petrol, light, volatile mixture of hydrocarbons for use in the internal-combustion engine and as an organic solvent, obtained primarily by fractional distillation and "cracking" of petroleum, but also obtained from natural gas, by  trade sales and increased lube income.

International earnings of $122 million were $101 million lower than in 1998. In Asia-Pacific and Europe Europe (yr`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , earnings were lower mainly due to a significant deterioration in both refining and marketing margins. Earnings benefited from performance initiatives in all regions and continued strong refinery performance; however, these were not enough to offset the deterioration in industry fundamentals.

-- Chemical earnings of $24 million were $34 million lower than last

year as a result of lower polyethylene and paraxylene margins.

-- Corporate and Financing expenses of $76 million were $21 million

higher than in the second quarter of 1998 primarily due to higher

financing expenses related to an increase in average net debt

balances.

COMPARISON OF SIX MONTHS 1999 WITH SIX MONTHS 1998

Mobil's first half 1999 net income was $1,213 million, compared with $1,347 million for the same period in 1998. This year's net income included a $141 million upstream tax benefit related to our operations in Indonesia offset by special charges of $27 million for costs related to the proposed Exxon Mobil merger and $22 million for the write-off of an upstream property in Venezuela. First half 1998 net income included special charges of $23 million for Mobil-BP European downstream alliance implementation costs.

Excluding special items, first half operating earnings of $1,121 million were down $249 million, or 18 percent, from the comparable period in 1998. The decline was primarily due to lower worldwide natural gas prices, higher exploration expenses, lower downstream margins in all major markets and lower petrochemicals margins. Lower expenses, better refinery performance and benefits from self-help initiatives partly offset the effects of these negative factors.

Estimates of key financial and operating data are shown below and on the attached tables.

Investment Spending for the second quarter of 1999 was $1,023 million, $484 million lower than in the comparable period last year. For the first six months of 1999, investment spending was $2,252 million, compared with $2,360 million for the same period last year.

Mobil's Return on Average Capital Employed Capital Employed

1. The total amount of capital used for the acquisition of profits.

2. The value of all the assets employed in a business.

3. Fixed assets plus working capital.

4. Total assets less current liabilities.
 for the twelve months ended June June: see month.  30, 1999, based on operating earnings (excluding special items), was 8.8 percent, compared with 10.2 percent for calendar year 1998. On a net income basis, returns were 6.8 percent and 7.7 percent for the same periods.

Return on Average Shareholders' Equity Shareholders' Equity

A firms' total assets minus its total liabilities. Equivalently, it is share capital plus retained earnings minus treasury shares. Shareholders' equity is the amount by which a company is financed through common and preferred shares.
 for the twelve months ended June 30, 1999, based on operating earnings (excluding special items), was 11.1 percent, compared with 12.5 percent for calendar year 1998. On a net income basis, returns were 8.2 percent and 9.0 percent for the same periods.

Mobil's Debt-to-Capitalization Ratio was 33 percent at June 30, 1999, and 29 percent at December December: see month.  31, 1998. The increase reflects higher debt levels.

Common Stock Dividends were $0.57 per share in the second quarter of 1999 and $1.14 per share on a year-to-date Year-to-date (YTD)

The period beginning at the start of the calendar year up to the current date.
 basis, unchanged from the comparable periods in 1998.
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                                                           Table 1
                               MOBIL CORPORATION

                             Second Quarter           Six Months
                         1998   1999    Incr/    1998   1999    Incr/
INCOME ($ Millions)      Act    Est    (Decr)     Act    Est   (Decr)
                         ----   ----    ----      ----   ----   ----
Exploration & Producing:
   United States         $ 44   $ 82    $ 38      $124   $105   $(19)
   International          191    419     228       501    627    126
                          ---    ---     ---       ---    ---    ---
Total Exploration &
 Producing                235    501     266       625    732    107
                          ---    ---     ---       ---    ---    ---

Marketing & Refining:
   United States          194    198       4       280    288      8
   International          210    122     (88)      439    323   (116)
                          ---    ---     ---       ---    ---    ---
Total Marketing &
 Refining                 404    320     (84)      719    611   (108)
                          ---    ---     ---       ---    ---    ---

Chemical                   58     24     (34)      125     30    (95)

Corporate and
 Financing (a)            (55)   (96)    (41)     (122)  (160)   (38)
                         ----   ----    ----      ----   ----   ----
Net Income               $642   $749    $107    $1,347 $1,213  $(134)
                         ====   ====    ====      ====   ====   ====

NET INCOME              $0.81  $0.95   $0.14     $1.69  $1.54 $(0.15)
  PER COMMON SHARE ($) (b)
  Assuming Dilution (c)  0.79   0.93    0.14      1.65   1.51  (0.14)


COMMON SHARES
  OUTSTANDING (Millions)
  End of Period             -      -       -     781.6  775.6   (6.0)
  Average               781.6  775.3    (6.3)    781.8  774.5   (7.3)
  Average
   -- Assuming Dilution 811.1  806.6    (4.5)    810.7  804.7   (6.0)


DIVIDENDS
  Common Stock
    Total Paid
      ($ Millions)       $446   $447    $  1      $891   $892   $  1
    Per Share ($)        0.57   0.57       -      1.14   1.14      -

  Preferred Stock
    ($ Millions)           12     12       -        25     24     (1)


(a) Includes corporate administrative expenses, net financing expense
and other items.

(b) The net income per common share calculation is based on net
income, less preferred stock dividend requirements, divided by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

(c) Net income per common share assuming dilution includes the
dilutive effects of stock options and convertible preferred stock.


                                                           Table 2
                               MOBIL CORPORATION


                             Second Quarter           Six Months
INCOME ADJUSTED FOR      1998   1999    Incr/    1998   1999    Incr/
 SPECIAL ITEMS           Act    Est    (Decr)    Act    Est    (Decr)
 ($ Millions)            ----   ----    ----     ----   ----    ----
Exploration & Producing:
   United States         $ 44   $ 82    $ 38     $124   $105    $(19)
   International          191    300     109      501    508       7
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---
Total Exploration &
 Producing                235    382     147      625    613     (12)
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---
Marketing & Refining:
   United States          194    198       4      280    288       8
   International          223    122    (101)     462    323    (139)
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---
Total Marketing &
 Refining                 417    320     (97)     742    611    (131)
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---

Chemical                   58     24     (34)     125     30     (95)

Corporate and
 Financing (a)            (55)   (76)    (21)    (122)  (133)    (11)
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---
Operating Earnings (Before
    Special Items)        655    650      (5)   1,370  1,121    (249)
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---

Special Items             (13)    99     112      (23)    92     115
                          ---    ---     ---      ---    ---     ---
Net Income               $642   $749    $107   $1,347 $1,213   $(134)
                         ====   ====    ====     ====   ====    ====


EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE ($)
  BASED ON:

     Operating Earnings
      (Before Special
      Items) (b)        $0.82  $0.82    $  -    $1.72  $1.42  $(0.30)
          Assuming
           Dilution(c)   0.81   0.81       -     1.68   1.39   (0.29)

     Net Income (b)      0.81   0.95    0.14     1.69   1.54   (0.15)
          Assuming
           Dilution(c)   0.79   0.93    0.14     1.65   1.51   (0.14)


(a) Includes corporate administrative expenses, net financing expense
and other items.

(b) The earnings per common share calculation is based on income, less
preferred stock dividend requirements, divided by the weighted average
number of common shares outstanding.

(c) Earnings per common share assuming dilution includes the dilutive
effects of stock options and convertible preferred stock.


                                                            Table 3

                                         MOBIL CORPORATION


                          1998 by Quarter and Year            1999
SPECIAL ITEMS
  AFFECTING INCOME ($MM)  1Q    2Q     3Q     4Q    Year    1Q    2Q
                         ----  ----   ----   ----   ----   ----  ----

E&P--United States
  Asset Impairments/
   Write-offs               -     -      -   (156)  (156)     -     -
  Federal Royalty
   Settlement               -     -    (29)     -    (29)     -     -

E&P--International
  Asset Impairments/
   Write-offs               -     -      -   (231)  (231)     -   (22)
  Asset Sales               -     -     55      -     55      -     -
  Deferred Tax Benefit      -     -      -      -      -      -   141

M&R--United States
  LIFO Inventory Adjustment -     -      -      8      8      -     -

M&R--International
  LIFO Inventory
   Adjustment               -     -      -    (17)   (17)     -     -
  Restructuring           (10)  (13)   (14)   (97)  (134)     -     -
  Lower of Cost or Market
    Inventory Adjustment    -     -      -   (261)  (261)     -     -

Chemical
  Lower of Cost or Market
    Inventory Adjustment    -     -      -     (9)    (9)     -     -

Corporate and Financing
  Settlement of Prior Years'
    Tax Disputes            -     -      -    137    137      -     -
  Exxon Mobil Merger-Related
    Costs                   -     -      -    (25)   (25)    (7)  (20)
                         ----  ----   ----   ----   ----   ----  ----

Total Special Items      $(10) $(13)  $ 12  $(651) $(662)  $ (7) $ 99
                         ====  ====   ====   ====   ====    ==== ====


                                                             Table 4
                               MOBIL CORPORATION

                             Second Quarter           Six Months
INVESTMENT SPENDING      1998   1999    Incr/    1998   1999    Incr/
 ($Millions)             Act    Est    (Decr)    Act    Est    (Decr)
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----    ----
Capital and Exploration Expenditures

Exploration & Producing:
   United States         $174   $ 69   $(105)    $272   $148  $(124)
   International          765    717     (48)   1,266  1,385    119
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----
Total Exploration &
 Producing                939    786    (153)   1,538  1,533     (5)
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----

Marketing & Refining:
   United States          103     56     (47)     163     96    (67)
   International           70     39     (31)     113     74    (39)
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----
Total Marketing &
 Refining                 173     95     (78)     276    170   (106)
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----

Chemical                   70     21     (49)      96     63    (33)

Other                      70     21     (49)      98     42    (56)
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----

Total Capital and
  Exploration
  Expenditures          1,252    923    (329)   2,008  1,808   (200)

Cash Investments in
  Equity Companies        255    100    (155)     352    444     92
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----

Total Investment
 Spending              $1,507 $1,023   $(484)  $2,360 $2,252  $(108)
                        =====  =====   =====    =====  =====  =====

Memo:  Exploration expenses
 charged to operating
 earnings, included above
    United States        $ 32   $ 25    $ (7)    $ 49   $ 48   $ (1)
    International          65    105      40      122    173     51
                         ----   ----    ----     ----   ----   ----
Total Exploration
 Expenses                $ 97   $130    $ 33     $171   $221   $ 50
                         ====   ====    ====     ====   ====   ====


OTHER FINANCIAL DATA ($Millions)
Total Revenues        $13,233 $14,246 $1,013  $26,863 $26,429 $(434)

Depreciation, Depletion
  and Amortization        621    600     (21)   1,220  1,197    (23)

Income Taxes              392    267(a) (125)     921    514(a)(407)

AVERAGE U.S. PRICES
 Crude ($/BBL) -- Mobil 11.73  15.10    3.37    12.50  12.75   0.25
 Crude ($/BBL) --
  Mobil + Aera          10.38  13.25    2.87    11.06  11.15   0.09
 NGL  ($/BBL)            8.44  10.48    2.04     9.07   8.91  (0.16)
 Natural Gas ($/MCF)     2.07   1.99   (0.08)    2.05   1.83  (0.22)

AVERAGE  INT'L. PRICES
 Crude ($/BBL)          12.70   15.10   2.40    13.15  13.10  (0.05)
 Natural Gas ($/MCF)     2.12    1.95  (0.17)    2.29   2.00  (0.29)

(a) Reflects a deferred tax benefit of $141 million related to
recovery of exploration expenses incurred in prior years, which was
recorded as a Special Item (see Table 3).


                                                    Table 5

                           MOBIL CORPORATION

                                  Second Quarter        Six Months
                              1998   1999  Incr/    1998  1999   Incr/
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS          Act     Est  (Decr)   Act    Est  (Decr)
NET PRODUCTION OF
 LIQUIDS (TBD)               -----  -----  -----    ----- ----- ------
United States                 242    243      1      241    243     2
                             -----  -----  -----    ----- ----- ------
International:
    Australia                  41     30    (11)      36     31    (5)
    Canada                     60     79     19       61     73    12
    Equatorial Guinea          46     55      9       46     57    11
    Indonesia                  41     30    (11)      43     31   (12)
    Kazakhstan                 42     52     10       42     53    11
    Nigeria                   239    263     24      241    262    21
    Norway                     76     66    (10)      77     67   (10)
    United Kingdom             60     57     (3)      62     62     -
    Middle East/Other          72     73      1       71     73     2
                             -----  -----  -----   -----  ----- ------
 Total International          677    705     28      679    709    30
                             -----  -----  -----   -----  ----- ------
  Worldwide                   919    948     29      920    952    32
                             =====  =====  =====   =====  ===== ======

NET PRODUCTION OF NATURAL
  GAS (MMCFD)
United States               1,119    863   (256)   1,121    882  (239)
                            ------  -----  -----   -----  ----- ------
International:
    Canada                    461    421    (40)     446    422   (24)
    Germany                   407    576    169      478    588   110
    Indonesia               1,252    964   (288)   1,367  1,034  (333)
    United Kingdom            592    493    (99)     669    567  (102)
    Other                     362    421     59      363    421    58
                            -----  -----  ------   -----  ----- ------
Total International         3,074  2,875   (199)   3,323  3,032  (291)
                            -----  -----  ------   -----  ----- ------
  Worldwide                 4,193  3,738   (455)   4,444  3,914  (530)
                            -----  -----  ------   -----  ----- ------
TOTAL NET
  PRODUCTION (TBDOE)        1,679  1,625    (54)   1,725  1,661   (64)
                            =====  =====  ======   =====  ===== ======


                                                           Table 6

                           MOBIL CORPORATION

                              Second Quarter           Six Months
                           1998   1999   Incr/    1998   1999    Incr/
OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS       Act     Est  (Decr)    Act     Est   (Decr)
                         ------ ------  ------   ------  ------ ------
REFINERY RUNS (TBD)
    United States (a)      941    804   (137)      921     792   (129)
    Europe (b)             365    350    (15)      366     357     (9)
    Asia-Pacific           726    743     17       737     758     21
    All Other              139    177     38       162     179     17
                         ------ ------  ------   ------  ------ ------

    Worldwide            2,171  2,074    (97)    2,186   2,086   (100)
                         ====== ======  ======   ======  ====== ======

PETROLEUM PRODUCT SALES (TBD) (c)
United States:
    Automotive Gasoline
      Sales to Trade       606    625     19       584     607     23
      Supply/Other Sales   250    284     34       214     246     32
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------
    Total Automotive Sales 856    909     53       798     853     55
    Distillates/Jet Fuel   330    359     29       344     378     34
    Other                  266    269      3       264     271      7
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------
Total United States      1,452  1,537     85     1,406   1,502     96
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------

International:
   Europe (b)              651    646     (5)      663     660     (3)
   Asia-Pacific            830    800    (30)      835     841      6
   All Other               434    450     16       443     457     14
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------
Total International      1,915  1,896    (19)    1,941   1,958     17
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------

  Worldwide              3,367  3,433     66     3,347   3,460    113
                        ====== ======  ======   ======  ======  ======

CHEMICAL SALES (MM LBS)
  Worldwide Polyethylene
   Resin                  705     704     (1)    1,406   1,437     31
  Worldwide Paraxylene    488     433    (55)      946     854    (92)

CHEMICAL SALES BY PRODUCT
  CATEGORY ($MM)
  Petrochemicals       $  420  $  385 $  (35)   $  892  $  722 $ (170)
  Films Products          171     164     (7)      338     325    (13)
  Chemical Products        41      38     (3)       79      77     (2)
                        ------ ------  ------   ------  ------  ------

    Total              $  632  $  587 $  (45)   $1,309 $ 1,124 $ (185)
                        ====== ======  ======   ======  ======  ======

(a) 1999 reflects reduced volumes due to the sale of the Paulsboro
refinery in third quarter, 1998.

(b) Includes Mobil's share for the M&R alliance with BP in Europe.

(c) Includes trade and supply sales.
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