c.
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ExxonMobil Oil Corporation is wholly-owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil
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Corporation that acts on Exxon Mobil Corporation’s behalf and subject to Exxon Mobil
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Corporation’s control. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation is incorporated in the State of New York with
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its principal place of business in Irving, Texas. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation is qualified to do
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business in California. ExxonMobil Oil Corporation was formerly known as, did or does business
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as, and/or is the successor in liability to Mobil Oil Corporation.
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“Exxon,” as used hereafter, means collectively defendants Exxon Mobil
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Corporation and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation, and their predecessors, successors, parents,
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subsidiaries, affiliates, and divisions.
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Exxon consists of numerous divisions and affiliates in all areas of the fossil
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fuel industry, including exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas; manufacture
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of petroleum products; and transportation, marketing, and sale of crude oil, natural gas, and
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petroleum products. Exxon is also a major manufacturer and marketer of commodity
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petrochemical products.
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Exxon directs and has directed substantial fossil fuel product-related
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business to California, and a substantial portion of its fossil fuel products are extracted, refined,
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transported, traded, distributed, marketed, and/or sold in California. Among other operations, more
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than 540 Exxon-, Mobil-, or Esso-branded gas stations operate throughout the state, and Exxon
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owns and operates a petroleum storage and transport facility in the San Ardo Oil Field in San Ardo,
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Monterey County, California. From 1966 to 2016, Exxon owned and operated an oil refinery in
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Torrance, Los Angeles County, California. Exxon Co. USA, an Exxon subsidiary, operated a
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petroleum refinery in Benicia, Solano County, California, from 1968 to 2000.
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BP Entities
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BP P.L.C. is a multi-national, vertically integrated energy and
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petrochemical public limited company, registered in England and Wales with its principal place of
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business in London, England. BP P.L.C. consists of three main operating segments: (1) exploration
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