Private company

Esso Italiana

Logo: ExxonMobil, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Esso Italiana is an Italian petroleum company based in Rome, founded in 1891.1 It was founded by John D. Rockefeller and Benedetto Walter.1 It is part of ExxonMobil.1

La Exxon Corporation (originariamente Standard Oil Company of New Jersey), conosciuta anche con il marchio Esso (in passato in alcune zone anche Enco) è stata una compagnia petrolifera statunitense.2 From the Italian Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

May 16, 1891Founded1
  • Industrypetroleum industry1
  • HeadquartersRome, Italy1
  • Founded inVenice1
  • Websitewww.exxonmobil.it
  • Legal formsocietà a responsabilità limitata1
  • LEI815600EECF33C9BB27223
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressVIALE CASTELLO DELLA MAGLIANA, 25, 00148 Roma, Italy3
  • Registered withInfocamere, 004734105873

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Stazione di servizio Esso 1
Photo: Antonio Mette, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Corporate structure

Esso Italiana is part of a group headed by ExxonMobil. 137 entities, 26 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • ExxonMobil Spring, Texas, United States
    • ExxonMobil (France) Puteaux, France
    • EXXONMOBIL PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL Antwerp, Belgium
      • Esso Italiana Roma, Italy
      • ExxonMobil Europe Sales Subsidiary · Machelen, Belgium
    • ExxonMobil Production Deutschland GmbH Hannover, Germany
    • Exxon Neftegas Subsidiary
    • Forbes Travel Guide Subsidiary
    • German-American Petroleum Company Subsidiary · Hamburg
    • Aera Energy Stake · 48.2% · Bakersfield
    • ExxonMobil Holding Company Holland LLC Subsidiary · 100% · Botlek Rotterdam, Netherlands
    • Imperial Oil Limited Subsidiary · 69.6% · Canada
    • AKG Marketing Company Limited Subsidiary · Bahamas
    • Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company (4) Subsidiary · Saudi Arabia
    • Alberta Products Pipe Line Ltd. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Ancon Insurance Company Inc. Subsidiary · Vermont, United States
    • Barzan Gas Company Limited Subsidiary · Qatar
    • BEB Erdgas und Erdoel GmbH & Co. KG (4) Subsidiary · Germany
    • Canada Imperial Oil Limited Subsidiary · Canada
    • Coral FLNG S.A. Subsidiary · Mozambique
    • Cross Timbers Energy LLC (4) Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Denbury Green Pipeline-Texas, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Denbury Gulf Coast Pipelines, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Denbury Onshore, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Ellora Energy Inc. Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Esso Subsidiary · United States
    • Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd Subsidiary · Australia
    • ESSO Deutschland GmbH Subsidiary · Hamburg, Germany
    • and 106 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Benedetto Walter and John D. Rockefeller on May 16, 1891, in Venice.1

Leadership

Who has led Esso Italiana, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

Parent company (GLEIF)

Ultimate parent

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Timeline

  1. Feb 6, 2019Parent Directly consolidated by EXXONMOBIL PETROLEUM & CHEMICAL3
  2. 1999Acquired Acquired by ExxonMobil1
  3. May 16, 1891Founded Founded in Venice1

Sources

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