EXHIBIT 21
Subsidiaries of the Registrant (1), (2) and (3)
AT DECEMBER 31, 1996
PERCENTAGE OF
VOTING SECURITIES
OWNED BY STATE OR
IMMEDIATE COUNTRY OF
PARENT(S) ORGANIZATION
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Ancon Insurance Company, Inc. ................... 100 Vermont
Esso Australia Resources Ltd. ................... 100 Delaware
Delhi Petroleum Pty. Ltd. ...................... 100 Australia
Esso Eastern Inc. ............................... 100 Delaware
Esso Malaysia Berhad............................ 65 Malaysia
Esso Production Malaysia Inc. .................. 100 Delaware
Esso Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha.................... 100 Japan
Esso Singapore Private Limited.................. 100 Singapore
Esso (Thailand) Public Company Limited.......... 87.5 Thailand
Exxon Energy Limited............................ 100 Hong Kong
Exxon Trading Asia Pacific Private Limited...... 100 Singapore
Exxon Yemen Inc................................. 100 Delaware
General Sekiyu K.K.(5)(6)....................... 49 Japan
Tonen Kabushiki Kaisha(5)....................... 25 Japan
Esso Italiana S.p.A.(7).......................... 100 Italy
Esso Standard Oil S.A. Limited................... 100 Bahamas
Exxon Asset Management Company................... 75.5 Delaware
Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation............... 100 Delaware
Exxon Capital Corporation....................... 100 New Jersey
Exxon Capital Investment, Inc................. 100 Delaware
Exxon Chemical Asset Management Partnership(8)... 100 Delaware
Exxon Mobile Bay Limited Partnership(9)......... 100 Delaware
Paxon Polymer Company, L.P. II(10)............ 100 Delaware
Exxon Chemical Eastern Inc....................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Chemical Asia Private Limited............. 100 Singapore
Exxon Chemical Singapore Private Limited........ 100 Singapore
Singapore Aromatics Company Private (5)....... 50 Singapore
Exxon Chemical HDPE Inc. ........................ 100 Delaware
Exxon Coal USA, Inc. ............................ 100 Delaware
Exxon Credit Corporation......................... 100 Delaware
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PERCENTAGE OF
VOTING SECURITIES
OWNED BY
IMMEDIATE STATE OR COUNTRY OF
PARENT(S) ORGANIZATION
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Exxon International Holdings, Inc................................ 100 Delaware
Esso Aktiengesellschaft(11)..................................... 100 Germany
BRIGITTA Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH, Hannover(4)(5)............... 50 Germany
Elwerath Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH, Hannover(4)(5)............... 50 Germany
Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH & Co. KG(5)............... 25 Germany
Esso Austria Aktiengesellschaft(12)............................. 100 Austria
Esso Exploration and Production Norway AS....................... 100 Norway
Esso Holding Company Holland Inc................................ 100 Delaware
Esso Holding B.V.............................................. 100 Netherlands/Delaware
Esso N.V./S.A. (13).......................................... 100 Belgium/Delaware
Exxon Chemical Antwerp Ethylene N.V. (14).................... 100 Belgium
Fina Antwerp Olefins N.V.(5)................................ 35 Belgium
Esso Nederland B.V............................................ 100 Netherlands
Exxon Chemical Holland Inc.................................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Chemical Holland B.V................................... 100 Netherlands
N. V. Nederlandse Gasunie(5).................................. 25 Netherlands
Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij B.V. (4)(5)................. 50 Netherlands
Esso Holding Company U.K. Inc................................... 100 Delaware
Esso UK plc................................................... 100 England
Esso Exploration and Production UK Limited................... 100 England
Esso Petroleum Company, Limited.............................. 100 England
Exxon Chemical Limited........................................ 100 England
Exxon Chemical Olefins Inc.................................... 100 Delaware
Esso Norge AS................................................... 100 Norway
Esso Sociedad Anonima Petrolera Argentina....................... 100 Argentina
Esso Societe Anonyme Francaise.................................. 81.548 France
Esso (Switzerland).............................................. 100 Switzerland
Exxon Land Development, Inc...................................... 100 Arizona
Exxon Minerals International Inc................................. 100 Delaware
Compania Minera Disputada de Las Condes S.A..................... 99.9252 Chile
Exxon Overseas Corporation....................................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Chemical Arabia Inc....................................... 100 Delaware
Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company(4)(5)......................... 50 Saudi Arabia
Exxon Overseas Investment Corporation........................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Equity Holding Company.................................. 100 Delaware
Exxon Financial Services Company Limited...................... 100 Bahamas
Exxon Ventures Inc............................................ 100 Delaware
Exxon Azerbaijan Limited..................................... 100 Bahamas
Mediterranean Standard Oil Co................................... 100 Delaware
Esso Trading Company of Abu Dhabi............................. 100 Delaware
Exxon Pipeline Holdings, Inc..................................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Pipeline Company.......................................... 100 Delaware
Exxon Rio Holding Inc............................................ 100 Delaware
Esso Brasileira de Petroleo Limitada(15)........................ 100 Brazil
Exxon Sao Paulo Holding Inc...................................... 100 Delaware
Imperial Oil Limited............................................. 69.6 Canada
International Colombia Resources Corporation(16)................. 100 Delaware
SeaRiver Maritime Financial Holdings, Inc........................ 100 Delaware
SeaRiver Maritime, Inc.......................................... 100 Delaware
Societe Francaise EXXON CHEMICAL................................. 99.359 France
Exxon Chemical France........................................... 100 France
Exxon Chemical Polymeres SNC(17)................................ 100 France
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NOTES:
(1) For purposes of this list, if the registrant owns directly or indirectly
approximately 50 percent of the voting securities of any person and
approximately 50 percent of the voting securities of such person is owned
directly or indirectly by another interest, or if the registrant includes
its share of net income of any other unconsolidated person in
consolidated net income, such person is deemed to be a subsidiary.
(2) With respect to certain companies, shares in names of nominees and
qualifying shares in names of directors are included in the above
percentages.
(3) The names of other subsidiaries have been omitted from the above list
since considered in the aggregate, they would not constitute a
significant subsidiary.
(4) The registrant owns directly or indirectly approximately 50 percent of
the securities of this person and approximately 50 percent of the voting
securities of this person is owned directly or indirectly by another
single interest.
(5) The investment in this unconsolidated person is represented by the
registrant's percentage interest in the underlying net assets of such
person.
(6) Dual ownership; of the 49%, 47.468% is owned by Esso Eastern Inc. and
1.532% is owned by Esso Sekiyu Kabushiki Kaisha.
(7) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 90% is owned by Exxon Corporation and 10% by
Exxon Overseas Corporation.
(8) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 68.4% is owned by Exxon Corporation and
31.6% is owned by Exxon Asset Management Company.
(9) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 81.4% is owned by Exxon Chemical Asset
Management Partnership and 18.6% is owned by Exxon Corporation.
(10) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 98% is owned by Exxon Mobile Bay Limited
Partnership and 2% is owned by Exxon Chemical HDPE Inc.
(11) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 99.998% is owned by Exxon International
Holdings, Inc. and 0.002% is owned by Exxon Corporation.
(12) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 99.9996% is owned by Exxon International
Holdings, Inc. and 0.0004% is owned by Exxon Corporation.
(13) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 99.99997% is owned by Esso Holding B.V. and
0.00003% is owned by Exxon Chemical Holland Inc.
(14) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 99.9994% is owned by Esso Holding B.V. and
0.0006% is owned by Exxon Chemical Holland Inc.
(15) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 90% is owned by Exxon Rio Holding Inc. and
10% is owned by Exxon Sao Paulo Holding Inc.
(16) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 55% is owned by Exxon Corporation and 45% is
owned by Esso Holding Company Holland Inc.
(17) Dual ownership; of the 100%, 98% is owned by Societe Francaise EXXON
CHEMICAL and 2% is owned by Exxon Chemical France.
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