_ ;-r BY:Cmi\1CE.\TER :11- 1-90: MEMORANDUM / 13:~8 : EXXO\CORP . D:\LL\S-416 968 4272 ..1a2 ~ o\ . ~ ~O'-"' PUBLIC AFFAIRSDEPARTMENT d,rr.,..,-......,.____ r~J'l -0 1 -J~tQ,..\ TO: Messrs. A. D. E. T. E. T. L. Baird R. Cattarulla M. Frois J. Hess f L(jf P. Townsend A. N. Vela, DATE: October SUBJECT: Shareholders• III 31, 1990 Environmental Report For your expedited review, attached is the second draft of the shareholders' Environmental Report. Attached also is a revised schedule (including all review deadlines) which must be adhered to in order to allow for printing to be compl~ by December 10, 1990. Please note carefully Attachments c: C. R, J. J. D, E. A. M. J. s. G. L. the deadlines Ba~ Conley cornet/Winner D1Novo Davis Graves Wagner -- EUSA D. L. Guttormson -- EUSA Hale/J. A. Morakis -- ECI H. H. Hubble Ms. J.B. Johnson -- ECA T. Kalina/W. B. Wood w. E. L. L. R. r. A.G. c. M. T. L. for required j/J;✓L✓ 1 vJJ6 CRB: ew Lamberton Lipsett -- IOL Randol, III~EC Shaughnessy -- EP o Torget ik. ~ ~~~ w. Atkiss FROM: ◄ :~ 2: 70 -- ECMC / responses. SE\1 BY:CO\i\1 c:£\TER : 11- 1-90 13=48 EXXO\CORP.D..\LL~S - ~16 968 ~272 - ( , L '1 SHARJmOLDER'SENVIRONMENTAL REPORT~ (REVISED) The following schedule December 10, 1990 print - must be adhered completion: to DATE in to meet order EVENT 10/31 Second draft distributed to E&S, Law, Secretary's, IR, PA, ROO PA Managers (to coordinate PA/E&S reviews), consultants. 11/2 All E&S, IR, PA corrments must be re'viewed at morning meeting to be scheduled. 11/5 Deadline for receiving ROO, consultant, remaining fwictional organizations' comments. Revised draft with mock-up to LGR, LRR, REWfor connents. 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DAl.L~S-~16 968 i272 for publicatio Exxon and the Environment A Progress Report TABLE OF • Message from the Chairman * E~ontc (this Hioteey of Conuuilm~nt.. t.o !!nvironment and Safety would be the fold out matrix or time line) * Management Commitment • Providing * controlling • Protecting * Safeguarding * * conserving Energy Minimizing waste * Reducing * Responding • • Working with Others Recommitting ourselves for Safety and Health Air Emissions the Water the Land Risk to Incidents to the Environ~ent ii SE.\T BY: C0'1\i CE\1ER :11- 1-90 13:49 A Message era, Exxon recognized operations past !rom the Chairman the beginning Long before of the ~odern-day its twenty years and technologies world, concern for the environment, understand that all today's are doing to protect preparation of this communication Moreover, accident, record, to and communicate what we Report, Hence, the ~hich is a part obligation in light which of that concern commitlnent, have earned through also, on our of the tragic Valdez that this incidents concern of the environment. Report It is addressed. the high level over 100 years to me as they have been to all of achievement and has led to public to ~aintaining our recent to report both our record Exxon is a good steward Exxon is committed pertormance. In an era of heightened environment. Progress But in process, and our continuing to this the practices ~ust also have dialogue of others has overshadowed over whether our operations. WA Exxon has a special environmental environmental is not enough. the concerns over the Enon has been in the and applying throughout manner. sound in particular, of developing envirorunental to manage its responsibility in an environmentally forefront is EXXO\CORP.D.\LL\S--116 968 -i2i2 ot trust we of outstanding have been as unacceptable of you, and our 100,000 SE.\1 BY:C0'1.\1 CE\1£R :11- 1-90 EXXO\CORP . D..\LL~S -416 968 4272 :: 6!i ( '! employees of trust worldwide fully levels in the corporation's all guarantee occurrence. levels health and safety fostering tragic Since the elimination as that our failure all record and healthier progress on towards For as tragedy would be from it. Report, you will see an outstanding proud of, record to improve upon what and a recognition to be justitiably of environment. a renewed dedication has gone before, management at of ou~ environmental, was, an even greater to learn of performance, we can to prevent with a view to building an impressive event As you read this reviewed operations, a cleaner of all the Valdez accident, has thoroughly what was already our commitment organization. we can commit to doing all incidents, the level I am hap PY t o repo rt th At we h ave ... While we can never th~ir to retain that you have given us, we must re-double to the environment. at all realize that we also while we have much recognize there is still more to do. Tha Progress encompass that every aspect a corporation feasible. Report as large However, Report will hopefully . follows this of our record as Exxon, that as a glance on the environtllent. simply would not be at our time line show, it~• have done and of the efforts message does not . illustrative currently - 2 - underway. in this ot what we In :11- 1-90 : 13:50 the decade of the nineties, And as we enter as "the managers EXXO \ CORP. D..\LL~S--U6968 4272 decade of the envirorunent 11 , rest dubbed by some assured that Exxon and employees are co111111itted to work successfully toward striking provide sate, products, a positive balance economic, and reliable and the requirements These goals on which all between the need to energy and chemical of a clea.n environment. are fully coJnpatible and provide our actions L. G. Rawl Chairinan of the Board Exxon Corporation are guided. the foundation I • .._ .. , .. -L •- I . IL : 11- 1- 90 : , 13: 50 EXXO\CORP . D.U~S - 116 968 4272 MANAGEMENT COMMITMENT The cornerstone a clean, of any successful safe and healthy conunitment ot its company prograia to provide environment management. At Ex~on, our manage~ent conuni tment led to the develop~ent ronmental policies, pre-dating the unswerving is practices of a wide array of envi- and technologies, with many of the modern environmental the advent era. Taking an Early L9ad Going back to the late 19th Century, when Exxon was standard we began to introduce Oil of New Jersey, and technologies that provided a healthy, both inside and outside the workplace. we developed a process to re~ove sulfur resulting ~ere in cleaner one of the first responsibility establishing 1920's, health standards for in the industry the safety an in-house we pioneered standards kerosene burning for were required medical industry, 4 - envirorunant in 1885 from crude oil, lamps. In 1918 we to take direct of our employees by departlnent. And in the of occupational long betore by any government - clean For example, and health the establishment the company progralla such or public agency. i == a,-; t -_ SE.\1 BY:((>V..V. CE\TER ( : 11- 1-90 13:.51 EXXO\ CORP . D.\LL~S-416968 4272 Reinforcing Our Commitment As technologies environment, advanced, health and public and safety to assist excellence has likewise been enhanced. Commitment to Enviromnent report shows, Enon developing and Safety" tor became more policies management in achieving guidelines cleaner iscues our commitnumt to developing pronounced, this concern envirorunental As the "History foldout section has been in the vanguard and applying technologies and of of ot to make our operations and safer. Creating A Management structure Technology, of course, successfully Providing dealing a set organizational progress with environmental environmental structure is also The genesis or this 1964, when Exxon appointed reinforced challenges. policies to ensure in and an continuing environmental essential. of building in the petroleum ot the equation is only part industry. even further structure the first goes back as far environmental as executive our management commitment wae in 1971, when our Corporate President at the time, M. M. Briscoe worldwide conference on environmental stated at our first conservation that: SE.\l BY:CO~i\1 CE\T£R : 11- 1- 90 13=31 EXXO\CORP . D.\LL~S- -116968 42i 2 ==10.'7 ( "Today's manager will be juclged not 1nerely upon his ability to run a taut sengitivity problems ship and turn a neat protit, and good judgement of broad social Most recently, but upon the with which he handles concern." Exxon has redoubled its management com:mit~ent, and enhanced our management structure environJQental • bring by: issues Establishing to ~anaga a Public added focus Issues Committee of the on public issues, like respected senior scientist Board to the environment; * Electing a highly Institution Woods Hole Oceanographic outside on environmental • creating a new perspective concerns: corporate Environmental and Safety Department which is headed by a Corporate Vice President, and has overall for corporation's * as an additional to the Board to giva director with the Reinforcing eaoh affiliate the responsibility tho environmental and safety efforts: environment and safety organizations company. For examplea - 6 - of ' T BY:C0\1.\1 CE .\TER : 11- 1-90 13:51 EXXO\ CORP . DALUS-416 968 42i2 :: }}'7 •. ' 7t In our domestic environment reporting petroleum and satety directly our international environment department to its affiliate related added eleven personnel to its staff oil company created Canadian was established president petroleum and safety headquarters a new affiliate, environlttent department a corporate and a vice president of environment Our chemicals - aftairs executives business groups our coal and minerals contact environment and safety line a as enviromnental operations. Exxon. structural enhancements, already long The already but were not lilDited managers and operating in place to, responsibility placing affiliates, training technology development information exchanges with environmental of revisiting - 7 these - on were revisited policies necessary in the process policies established undertaking Then, chemicals Implementation to these included, three company estat,lished to each of its In addition throughout new environmental to each of_its collllllittee to serve managoent Management company appointed employees, and enhancing coordinators. already · established on SE\T BY:CO )i\f CE.\TER policies, :11- 1- 90 each affiliate unfortunate to respond. event the examined its ot risk, level of an accident, petroleum affiliate in each operating Our Canadian affiliate management system • established depart~ent. their operations improvements. and developed assessments sitas affiliata worldwide, assessment and company reviewed all recollllllendations for their the schedule scheduled risk to complete by the end of 1990. our international scheduled risk intensified and accelerated In . 1990 the task in 1990. and minerals our che~ical • surveys task and had discussions completed In 1990 our coal all or in the enhance our capabilities forces visited over 90 facilities with over 600 employees. • operations Specifically: Our domestic forces EXXO\CORP.D..\l..L~S-416 968 4272 critically with an aim to reduce * 13=52 site will petroleUlll surveys, affiliate so that be reviewed all accelerated principal by mid 1992. sites, its ==12'i t SE.\T BY:CO}i\1CE\TER : 11- 1- 90 13:.52 EXXO\CORP. D.-\L U S-416 968 4272 Responsible care ot Chenicala In early 1989, and played initiated Exxon's chemical a lead role in developing perfonnance in health, principles Association to improve the chemical industry•a safety Known as the Responsible agreed -- a new program by the the Chemical Manufacturer's (CMA) which is designed guiding company committed itself and environmental Care program, it consists and management practices to as a condition quality. of which must be of mBlllbership in the CMA,along with a detailed manual pertaining handling, and use. to chemical manufacture, Adoption of API Principles As melllbers of the American PetroleUJ11 Institute played set a leading of guiding dedication safety role environmental to continuous and stewardship pri~ciples Financial principles which express a a improvement in the areas of health, of the environment. As with the adherence to for membership in API. is a condition Commitment Management commitm~nt can also resources. and then adopting, care program for chemicals, CMA's Responsible these in developing, (API), Exxon Exxon's be measured in financial environmental - 9 - expenditures from 1970 to : 11- I - SO 1989 has totalled $1 billion 13 :.33 over between follow, and as will response in air can be ~easured amissions in the years EnvironmentalPolicy our entire Underlying Environmental its to abide statement Statement. actions, their Policy [newly revised first been revised Statement. policy - ln for companies. in the industry to adopt It was reaffirmed to become what is now It reads: to be inserted - are as a with responsibility conservation. on environmental our Environmental and use it with the operating residing and has since All of our managers statement In 1971 Exxon was one of the in 197_, Exxon to make further to come. by this to direct propel possible, management commitment is our Policy implementation a position to improved emergency Management commitment has made this and management commitment will progress in results. Exxon's record has been one of steady capabilities, i~provement. that be shown in tha pages management commitlnent From reductions guidepost 1979 and 1989. Result§ Most importantly, required with an average of over $16 billion, a year spent Tangible EXXO\CORP.DALUS-H 6 968 ~272 hare] :: 14 , -; - ----------~ SE\T BY: co,l\1CE\TER : 11- 1-90 13 :53 EXXO\CO RP. DA LL~S-416 968 4272 PROVIDING FOR SAFETYANDHEALTH to the success Integral providing issues !or safety like risk minimization are among the most visible in envirorunental safety and health Indeed for Exxon, providing aspect terms o! resources, Within the context and response the important protection, for safety and health of our industry, safety policies and practices which prevent illness to those most directly involved issue in and health issues or injuries in our operations, and communities customers, represents management commitment. and involve such as e~ployees, role be overestimated. of any envirOillll~ntal personnel to and obvious programs play cannot the most important program is While other environmental and health. quality, air emergencies components of any enviroruaental adjacent to our facilities. As technology years, and medical have advanced over the science we have become more aware of the potential our operations consequently, might have on safety and health. our programs have been enhanced to the point where we now have one of the most extensive safety programs impacts in the industry ... 11 • - health and - ----------~ SE\i BY:CO)t\i CE. \ TER : 11- 1-90 Occupational Exxon•s 13=5-t EXXO\ CORP . D.\LL\S--U6 968 -1272 and Health Safet~ commitment to occupational of a long history we have of being a pioneer departments a medical part i cipated in corporate level; teams to assess to worker health, safe decision accompanied operation e,cploration and identified of refineries and satety Operational In recent on operational in terms of number ot incidents, markedly. And while encouraging any to see the our ultimate goal: 15 years, zero annual was nearly progress incidents. plants 25 percent we are making toward has declined of all business 35 percent. • 12 - over the and explosions 50 kinds from the late For the petrolewa as has il:nproved For example, number of incidents down approximately 1980's. steady safety, is one too many, it is incident the number of fires and chemical refineries average Exxon's record years, measured late the doctors Exxon's substances. toxic past risks t o ensure field. service in the 1920's, Beginning mak i ng on the highest programs in the amployees which has been in operation, its ever since. wor ldwide, medical tor is a continuation safety Going back to 1917, Exxon established organ iz ation :=}€ in percent. have gone 1970's alone, The to the the decline ,_x_, • o 1 . L v.\u1 Lt_, rER :11- 1-90 Yet, ~hile the frequoncy index of safety reminded of incidents stewardship, that The tragic Rouge Retinery during safety firmly * can be cold weather in record-setting in two deaths and several injuries. concern to to improve our performance programs in place. Exxon employs an inter-disciplinary safety be at our Baton has always been a deep and abiding Exxon and continuing remain nevertheless, we can, eXplosion and fire December, 1989, resulted Fire may be an appropriate of any one incident the severity disastrous. EXXO\CORP.DALUS--116 968 -1272 13=5-t to occupational approach which includes: Physicians program who coordinate our occupational any health and evaluate affects health related to work assignments; * Toxicologists products who study and processes environment, toxicity potential for employees, for our customers and who recommend protective and the exposure standards: • Industrial hygienists who work to assure met in our plants, standards are being establish sate procedures: • 13 - exposure and who help :=1 t.\ T 8) : CU)1.\~CE\ I tR * : 11- l-9u Epidemiologists 13:5-1 who assess of employees and other work environment; • Engineers Safety reconend programs; • Inc., full-time Recent Initiatives examples, * and th&ir compliance 1990. times to the who work to professionals safety practices Exxon Biomedical resource t s and their intensified in safety Our chemical standa r ds and Sciences, employing nearly 87 staff. and Results Exxon has recently performance experts detailed technical scientis sa!ety and health through a central and disease as they relate groups and i~plement and Testing Product health and other with medical closely EXXo\CORP.D.U.US--U6 968 ~272 its and health affiliate compliance related activities. accelerating so that review in 1990 for over A few include: results, reviews to improve its efforts its safety 35 have been completed training was conducted 200 employees, the past. - 14 - in eight many more than in : 11- 1- 90 • Our domestic petroleum is pursuing proactively of future the annual shipping of large spills oil is to help us deal health problems in the event affiliate taking 1990 American Institute award ceremonies, top honors of Merchant with our vessels Shipping receiving r efineri~s received Council awards in 1989 for having no disabling Nineteen operations Council's 20 US National injurie•. * at awards. Twelve of our overseas Safety the incidents. out of 58 total • to determine effects The goal with potential our domestic safety and physical involved. on those medical department affiliate•s studies long-term psychological • EXXO\CORP. DAI.. L\S~416 968 4272 of our foreign and domestic became eligible for the National Award of Honor in 1989. • 15 - chemical Satety EXXO\CORP . D..\l..L\S~416 968 4272 13 :5-5 : 11- 1-90 CONTROLLING AIR EMISSIONS Among the environmental such as soil issues contamination is mora pervasive concerning the public and water pollution, than air Clean Air Act passed by the United states our government to clean launched the nation's been reinforced a broad-based, air. on a global i ndustrialized scale, with the in 1970, Congress comprehensive as scores nation& have tightened their effort effort this Subsequently, none perhaps Beginning quality. today, has of emissions air standards. Applying Early Technologies Even prior to 1970, Exxon was aggressively innovative technologies operations. • floating the tank is filled space between products, or emptied. the product's reducing evaporation tanks These roofs plants. the stored atop to develop first on our storage roofs and chemical directly air. from its emissions Exxon was one of the Roofs. and install thereby air For exalnple: Floating refineries to reduce applying float moving up or down as This eliminates surface at vapor and the roof, of hyd;ocarbons into the • Electrostatic Precipitators. an electrically smokestacks prevents electricity * cars, stations liquid To prevent bottom of the as static tank. tank, this of product and service vapors to escape into Exxon has long applied "drop tubes" In filling loading that into tank of emissions source causes this, The to clothing. potential method of pumping through barrels on tanks at terminals and storage splashing gasoline is installed Pumping petrole\llll products is another the air. where from going up the stack. lint attracting trucks because dust 968 4272 is a process on the same principle Filling. Bottom This charged screen that functions process EX(O\ CORP. D.U.\S-H6 13:56 : 11- 1-90 a reach the that an so,ooo-barrel method saves as much as 160 would otherwise into escape the air. • Smokeless factors require burning of flaring gases these To eliminate this safety smokeless steam into greater Flares. Safety the ot certain can result emission source flares when safety gases, incomplete in smoke emission. Exxon installed at our refineries which injects flame at the top of the stack, combustion to what occurs on occasions efficiency. The reaction causing 1s similar when smoka is blown on the end of a lit cigarette. - 17 - SE.\i BY:co~ CE.\TER ==2217 Dev~loping Following New Technologies 1970, a dra1natic acceleration or new air eDi&sion technologies acknowledged i n this leader introducing in the development field, and was responsible some of the most significant ot which are used by other Exxon haa been an occurred. 11any technologies, worldwida. companies for Included atnong them are: * Exxon Wet Gas Scrubbers, sul~ur eight which reduces emissions dioxide such units at Since the tirst operation in 1974, it scrubbers have prevented is estimated in the United is now a key part States licensed alone. facilities nitrogen by converting and water. This process, over 90 domestic percent application oxide oxide Exxon deaigned rAfineries. process which reduces emissions units, from combustion nitrogen to can reinove 50 to 90 emission~. - 18 - and and foreign which has been applied ia particularly the companies, them into harmless and foreign ot nitrogen began This technology to other of most u.s. with two more trom entering dioxide Thermal DeNox, an Exxon patented ozone-fonning Exxon has unit that and tons of particulates 150,ooo and ~50,00 tons of sulfur has been extensively our refineries. in operation, currently on the drawing boards. atmosphere particulate noteworthy. Its broad Boilers fired SE\T BY:co\i\fCE.\TER :11- 1-90 by gas, 13=56 EXXO\ CORP.DALL\S-i16968 i272 coal and oil have utilized well as municipal incinerators from garbage to tires. • Flexsorb, a solvent nitrogen facilities. First 90 percent applied fro~ combustion at Exxon's Baton Rouge it is now used at over 20 units, in 1983, refinery burn everything that developed by Exxon which reduces so to o~ide by Thermal DeNOx,as where it is removing over one million The removed sulfur sul!ur. variety plants. of the sulfur resulting day of sulfur Flexicoking, nal sulfur this oil oils, to over which eli~inate oils used in power now employ Go!ining and in an estimated 7500 tons per re~oved from the atmosphere. high sulfur where 60 to 70 percent is removed. is gaining the world' .s oil. oil into low of the origi- At a time when the world's supply is becoming higher process refining in fuel which converts fuel crude being widely available processes Twenty six power units Residfining, sulfur technology and Residfinin51 Gofininq so percent " is then sold for use in a of commarcial and induatrial_applications. Exxon has made this other companies. * pounds a day of ever greater in sulfur application content, in :;:23/ SE\T BY:CO~ CE.\ TER .: 11- 1-90 The combined results sphere Okide per year that Other technologies in 1971. losses. Exxon produced to offer for many cars to unleaded aggressive emissions which Enon u.s. vehicle research u.s. gas. introduction states has established gasolines. vapor with clean air requirements. research vehicle with an nitrogen oxide tailpipes. our Exxon affiliate, industry switch Device, mechanism to help reduce from vehicle In Europe, the tirst the first gas recycle possible Loss control to meet And Exxon produced the by Exxon to control It is used to reduce hydrocarbon converters emissions pounds will not enter the atlllo- in 1967, and which was mandated on all vehicles eXhaust and 20 million and ARplications invented the Evaporative catalytic amounts application. Additional Technologies introduced emission technologies pounds of sulfur due to their includes EXX O\ CO RP. D..\LLlS416 968 4272 of these to over 250 million of nitrogen 13:57 Esso, high octane requiring was among the unleaded fuel, first making it super premium grades In the United Statea, of reduced-emissions gasolines Exxon as the volume leader come■ from dust up by earth ')rt - in in such th~ p~imary source ot emissions - to the In our co~l operations, stirred in moving activities. 20 SE.\T BY:CO~l\1 CT.\TER : 11- 1- 90 13:57 TGchniques used to control haul roads and fixed water. these locations This has achieved on stockpiles by using mulches haa reduced coal wherever reduces emissions Eastern U.S., partic ulate Providing from those sulfur there burned at power stations, mixture and And facilitia• by 99 percent. is reduced by protection by 75 percent. mines in the at our underground content spraying in ~ind erosion in enclosed sources or dust, ~atter, reduction a quick growing grasa possible Through "coal washing" include such as coal dwnps with emissions storing einissiona a 50 percent where applied. emissions EXXO\ CORP . D..\U_~S-416968 4272 25 percent and Then, when the coal is SOI. a proportional reduction in sulfur and dust is removed from the atmosphere. and Results Resources To show results, situations. date, Here, our record our cumulative efforts own company operations, * A 50 must be applied technologies percent reduction in sulfur particulates, organic in emissions which includes dioxide, emissions life To in our has produced: from our refineries a 66 percent an 85 pe~cent and an 85 percent oompounda. successful. to reduce air worldwide, reduction from 1973 to 1989, is equally to real reduction in in volatile :=.2517 0 SE\1 BY:com1 CE.\TER • : 11- 1- 90 A 70 percent 13:5 8 reduction EX(O\ CORP . DA LUS-416 968 4272 from our chemical 1979 and 1989, including 1987 ~lone; and * percent reduction 1979 and 1989. from marine A 40 In terms of resources, capital investment 1989 to control Looking a 29 percent we have spent and operating we have achieYed to further commitment, all about expenses i es between $8.4 billion in betwQan 1970 and of commitment and measure of in reducing improvement. our operating the Corporation•s chemical since to the Future committed achieving between reduction facilit 1 air pollution. While we are proud of the level success plants : =26/ 7 air As part affiliates Manage1nent Committee future emissions operations, for reduction. instance, been set, such as an additional emissions within five are reviewing their plans with for Within Exxon's reduction ,, - Exxon is of our ~anagement some goals years. - emissions, have already of 50 percent in SE\T BY:CO~L\1 CT.\l£R :11- 1- 90 13=58 EXXO\ CORP . DALL\S-416968 42i2 ::27 PROTECTING OURWATERRESOURCES Co-equal to air and land, Keeping it clean resource. a manner which protects water and protect Besides the efforts Exxon programs to protect in the chapter on reducing Petroleum Exploration Before petrolewa under discussed our water responsibility our activities that now and in the below, other resources and Production and brought be discovered to market, it this poses special of untapped Exxon has made a concerted technologies of meeting while protecting contributions in this petroleum area now the environment. alternative from these effort early to meet our twofold the demands of the marketplace Among our technological has been the development Exploder as an reserves so the demands of the marketplace regions. responsibility from the and extracted and produce on to develop major may be found compel us to explore Theretore, in the living risk. Yet the major portion our oceans, this resource In the marine environment challenges. lie this in our operations generations. to ensure can be refined first must of course Earth. to future and have endeavored preserve most precious lite animal and plant Exxon has always taken seriously future. is Earth's and conducting is our responsibility Historically, will water to dynamite - 23 - in 1967 .a Sleeve for marine seismic SE\T BY:CO\i.\i CE\TER : 11- 1- 90 ellploration. EXXO\CORP.D..\LL~S-416968 4272 Dynamite is Anvironmentally because its acoustic sleeve 13 :59 exploder, slower rise pulse acoustic pulses times which limits In 1987 Exxon participated in a joint Vibrator. This produces sleeve exploder, and is therefore environmentally impact on fish. it Marine sensitive With the are produced with much and Hydra-Acoustics Western Geophysical detrimental fish kills. produces : =28.' areas research project with to produce the even lesG impact than the particularly effective in such as whale spawning areas. Exxon developed and applied technology for early sensing petroleum from subsea production systems. Known as leaks the Hydrocarbon careful tor oil planning in areas Production the designed Technology Facility length subject to earthquakes and state-of-art At Exxon, we met this could it has found Sea in 1982. Drilling twice syste~s, in the Gult ot Mexico in the 1970's and the application North and Collection Sensing of engineering challenge oft the to withstand with the technologies. with the Santa Yenez California of any previous in conjunction requires the offshore California strongest expect. - 24 - coast. More than platform, it Institute earthquake was of California SE\1 BY:COmi CE\TER : 11- 1- 90 Yet concern reefs and production in transforming which literally notable 8X8lllple is habitats structures become cornucopias Exxon's Exxon has been donation into man-made for marine life. of its of Florida Submerged for use as an At Exxon, we have developed a substantial technologies to minimize pollution rrom Illustrative are: * and procedures activities. Load on Top. This technique, 1964, minimizes release during tank cleaning operations recovery after 95 percent discharge crude Oil Washing is another cargo oil tanks. In this oil, resulting - 25 - in in the cargo. technique procedure, the necessity the oil remaining used to clean some of the tanker's is used to wash the cargo tanks during This eliminates to the sea New cargo is of the oil of its wastes by separating cleaning. on top of retained of over of these of oily and water which mixes during then loaded of array which has been in use since tanker A Transportation transportation • does not end with of petrolelllll, offshore Production system to the State offshore reet. Petroleum EXX O\ CORP . D..\LL~S - 416 968 42i 2 for the ocean and its the exploration a pioneer 13:.59 discharge. for mixing of oil and SE.\T BY:CO~N CE.\T£R : 11- 1-90 water during discharge Six 13:59 claaning, thereby substantially Not all pollution prevention are complex or expensive. Exxon USA equipped Seventies reducing of oily waste. Inch Guardrails. measures EXXO\CORP . DALL\S-416 968 4272 Inch Guardrails inland barges with six deck spills. This proved effective the Coast Guard now requires it as standard equipment on such barges. Refining, to contain its In the early Mining and Distribution Once petroleum Operations has beBn removed from its ported to refineries, petrochemical it must be refined products, and dietributed source and trans- into petroleum and to its points purchase. Extreme care must be taken whenever such operations have the potential Likewise processing quality. which also require Exxon has employed innovative water pollution distribution * ~ater ot and distribution. Over the years, prevent to affect with our mining products, so operations. in our refining, approaches to mining and They include: wastewater Treatment. Since reductions in wastewater throughout Exxon•• retining the early discharges - 26 - 1970's dramatic ~ave been achieved and petrochemical SE\T BY:CO~l\i CE\ TER : 11- 1-90 operations. a r eduction discharge through treat~ent plant, reduction 95 percent. by 96 percent, solids by 88 percent. for through on a large scale 1970's, the installation once-through consumption Upgrading cooling cooling returned directly Conservation water programs instituted water. Tanks. ground tanks can corrode water per day to zero. Over time, metal under- and leak gas into the - 27 - completed to replace This has reduced gallons plants In the mid our Baton Rouge refinery towers to loss and chemical resources. from 200 million Underground suspended from an considerable o~ cooling and is dra\m at our refinery for example, of oil of total and then us to save precious the our U.S. Traditionally, refineries This causes sludge period, release and release oil evaporation. this and of pollutants volume from all water sources, the source. enable ouring Water consumption. needed adjacent discharge has been 47 percent, of and advanced up an activated which reduced grease in wastewater our Baton Rouge refinery in wastewater refineries water retention startAd has of a variety installation co~plex by more than * the In 1976, petrochemical Reducing in NQWJarsey of about 95 percent such as stonnwater filtration. * EXXO\ CORP . D.UL~S➔-116 968 4272 The Bayway refinery achieved steps 1-1:00 : =31/ 7(• SE\T BY:CO)l\1 CE\TER : 11- 1-90 1-1:00 E,XXO\ CORP.DAL.L~S-416 968 4272 if no action groundwater is taken. Exxon has embarked on an accelerated and providing fiberglass * program of its underground tanks by lining upgrading this, To prevent additional them with monitoring systems. Water Quality Related to coal Mining. Exxon's coal and mineral operations many control prevent seepage from coal ~ines e~ploy Controlling delta areas treating by pond prior water in a sedimentation from runoff land to remove sediment disturbed ot slurry wave erosion surface and treating to include: Using reed grass to control ponds and to reclaim techniques to discharge off-site. Constructing surface dikes and channels diversion operations ing disturbed water from contact- to prevent land, tharaby in avoiding contamina- tion. Lining coal slurry ponds with clay or synthetics to prevent groundwater Collecting water in underground sumps where it contamination. operations pwnped to the surface is then in mine for treatment. * Pigeline potential water Leak Detection. area for leakage aquifers. Pipelines into groundwater At our Exxon attiliate - 28 - hold another and under- in Canada, we ==32170 SE\T BY:CO~NCE\TER 14:01 :11- 1-90 developed a new technique pipelines. buried lS places where at levels occurred loss of some successfully soo,ooo ga11ons inter-agency task been in excellent oil force, condition, personnel, recovered 140,000 Environmental of an the pipeline that it had had been and claanup But that gallons. of the step for a top-to-bottom Although most of the working with government experts studies the unprecedented an independent force. short-term on the waterway were conducted. allow that indicating our people, waterfowl The pipeline, system, had been tested was quick and coordinated. evaporated, oil. under the aagis confirmed in the resulting Ultimately, conducted by some external Response Island, 1990, a leak waterway Kill of heating a month earlier. analysis laboratory split the Arthur from Staten emphasis on In January, by a corrosion-prevention protected is now companies. under New Jersey be This technology can occur. in a pipeline separating which couldn't even with continual incidents in have identified being marketed to other But as we have learned, leaks trained by instrwnentation. performance, pin-hole odorant, were occurring detected to locate ::33 Using an injected Labrador Retrievers leaks EXXO\C~'RP . D.\LL~S-416968 4272 of halting contractors, wasn't effects Additionally, all of the oil Exxon took marine operations study of overall • 29 - all. operations to and SE.\T BY:CO~iCE.\1ER tacilities, safety on how to achieve focusing and environmental The study EXXO\CORP.DALL ~S-~16 968 ~272 : 11- 1-90 team, operations were already improve~ents which will of international Exxon, concluded above the could be achieved. over $10 •illion to sustain significantly higher performance. consisting and outside both inside significantly that industry levels enhance ~arine while standard, Exxon ~ill higher from experts therefore invest of performance safety in New York Har.bor. The above is but a small being taken sample of the worldwide by Exxon to protect these efforts taken in &11 areas are illustrative water resourcas. efforts Moreover, of the commitment we have of environmental - 30 - operations. ·-~ . -'l SE.\1BY:CO~NCE.\1ER EXXO\ CO RP. DALL~S - 416 968 4272 1~:02 :11- 1-90 ::35 SAFEGUARDING THE LAND Like air related and water, to the land. some past approach Petroleum * of minimizing impacts during land when operations the examples in applying and present to land management include: and Production E>cploration Land Seismic source Technolo~. exploration, aquifers, and freshwater been used to proYide mid-1970's seismic energy on land formations. "Vibrator Force Controller" this technology's In the readings. Vibrator", of dynamite instead readings expanded has historically a "Broadband Exxon patented acoustic In petroleum which can damage surface dynamite, structures uses land resources managing and reclai~ing operations, are concluded. this Therefore, integrally are businesses the objective always includes field Exxon's In the to obtain 1970 1 s a late was developed use on almost which which any land surface. * Blowout Preventers. exploration, drilling In the early "blowouts" operations response, preventer•" of oil were tairly days of petrolewn or gas due to a well common occurrences. Exxon took the lead in 4eveloping to lower the risks - 31 - of blowouts. "blowout The In SE\T BY:Cmf.\fCE.\TER : 11- 1-90 technology off underground excessively pressures Drilling. gas tield cultivated farmland in Holland, drilling was carried where arable to its sensitive disturbance, After drilling, of &uch as tundra in or near the Alaskan and Canadian Beaufort Exxon has made significant development spraying of spray from which drilling drilling ice technology. operations is completed, disappears. Arctic pile■ to let to create melts After and islands impacts on the environment. Operations. the _ground under buildings, cold air an island can take place. the use of gravel Exploration/Production pads to insulate Seas, It involv8s the ice simply This avoids which may have negative • seawater regions to the contributions ice from natural the condition. disruption areas land is at in which six to ten previous To ~inaize Islands. environmentally out, from one site. was restored Ice under intensively In order to minimize surface wells were drilled Spray blowout In 1960 Exxonand a partner a natural terrain may be As a result, discovered cluster that means of have been reduced dramatically. a premium. • of a mechanical high or dangerous. incidents Cluster 000 \ CORP . D.-UL~S-416 968 4272 consists involved blocking • l-t :02 circulate - 32 - Thick gravel or use of . under them, are used to ==36.-'i :11- 1-90 prevent permafrost surface, extra per square EXXO\ CORP . DALL\S - 416 968 ~2i2 thawing. large tires less pipeline To prevent thawing frictional heat in the l970's, the fragile are used on that occurs special of the area. from the moves Exxon, in conjunction with the seven company group which built a method of sending measures permafrost when petroleum pipelines, of the ecology of the Arctic's underground devised pressure During construction were needed to protect through which exert the tundra vehicles • Trans-Alaska Pipeline. trans-Alaska To protect inch than a man's tootsteps construction .. 1-1:02 chilled the line, air through it. Mining With the Environment in Mind Land related environ.mantal and challenging visible wide array of procedures For instance, equal we restore i~pacts to mitigate. to protect disturbed to what it \ias before erosion is prevented Surface practices from mining are the most Thus, Exxon employs a and restore lands the land. to a condition mining activiti-es began. by using erosion control and mulching to prevent such as revegetation surface erosion. And rangeland through selective placement of trees is reclaimed - 33 - for grazing and shrubs, such as was SE\T BY:(0'1.'f CE\1£R : 11- 1- 90 reduce the total about 70 percent. 1-1:07 EXXO\CORP . D..\LL~S - 416 968 4272 amount of solid - 4,4 - waste from the site by SE\T BY:CO~ CE.\1£R • :11- 1-90 Our Chilean 1-1:03 EXXO\CORP . DALL~S - -116968 4272 copper mine, Co~pania Minera Disputada las Condes, was recognized Engineers of Chile the nation. by the Institute as the outstanding This recognition to our leadership de of Mining mining company in was owed, in large part, in the environment. Preserving Wetlands In sensitive wetland operations, special areas where Exxon has petroleum has been taken to protect care ecology. In 1968 we sold Louisiana to create wildlife refuges. provided by royalty there. 55, payments resulting of wildlife which contrasts unprotected areas operations Rockefeller operations is activities of a thriving very favorably surrounding to tha the refuges. Moreover, was made at the Marsh Island Refuges which are also in Louisiana our possible through Exxon royalties, heaviest concentrations the refuges of wild alligators So many, in tact, - 35 - that and ~etland Thanks to the sound land management practices North America. diversity cause no disruption. arrangement A similar with funds ot game management supervision in the creation of au Chien coastal from our petroleum a multiple use of controlled permitted, areas. and Pointe They are managed by the state Under the skillful experts, oil ·ooo acres .t~ the stata Salvador the the local carry made the of any area in some o~ them were SE\T BY:CO mi CE\ITR : 11- 1-90 14=0~ EXXO\CORP . DAI.L~S - 416 968 4272 exported to Alabama, Mississippi depleted marshes and bayous. At Avery Island, over 45 years, Louisiana, and plants Creating A Wildlife Britain's largest oil with wildlife. from around the world -- all environment, presenring management, within natural lies exactly of birds, literally what exists twelve different of fish, or in the wide diversity the refinery, such as a marine pond, a marsh and woodland. habitats the Fawley refinery and nature a refuge and mammals as well. a freshwater these to find species variety enclosed place Esso refinery and a good representation alllphibians The clue to this the 1,000-acre Yet that's with 88 separate reptiles, industry s,ooo acres with snowy egrets refinery, types of butterflies, habitats for Refuge at Fawley is an unlikely there, their in harmony with the 117 oil wells we have on the living island. tee~ing to stock where we've been operating Exxon shares trees and e~otic and Arkansas through is living can co-exist - 36 - careful proof harmoniously, By land that side-by-side, EXXO\CORP . D.U.LAS - -116968 4272 1-1:0-1 ; 11- 1- 90 SE\1 BY:CO~i\i CE\lIR :=~1 ' CONSERVINGENERCY A key element air, water in reducing and land, pollution. plants, first means a savings cumulative resulted atmosphere As the pioneer that tollow in the research, energy conservation shared these barrels. to the show, Exxon has been a will technologies. with The fuel pounds. development technologies with a a year, of Co2 emissions over 600 billion that Today, of oil a billion in the prevention examples for and chemical refineries barrels of over half totalling The less from 1973 to 1989. of 70 million total the measures have reduced energy by 35 percent consumption into the less potential place, At Exxon's worldwide our conservation saved conservation. is energy we consume in the energy and effluents e~issions ot and application In many cases others, we have as well as applying them to our own operations. • Process Improv9ments. achieved, in part, as naw catalysts temperatures, separation percent through at energy and use 30 percent as lubricant efficiencies process refineries yet give higher processes less Energy which, are improve.ments, such which operate product for yields. example, to remove hydrogen at lower take sulfide less energy to clean up oils bases. - 37 - or 40 gases for use • 14=05 : 11- 1- 90 SE\T BY:CO~ CE\1£R Plant Maintenance. auto maintenance, Good plant maintenance, consists and regular more efficient. exchangers, Maintenance and facility were helped by Site making them improvements over 60 surveys then. In any industrial Cogeneration. energy, a significant The heat you feel process from your car engine vhen you lift process which recaptures applies it to other electricity practiced energy uses, producing generation. about equivalent of average or enough electricity Low Friction uncertain one and a half consumption Lube energy has been and has resulted of Exxon has of capacity, large in compared to Through cogeneration, 1500 mega-watts and steam and of between 10-30 percent recovered stations, heat energy, cogeneration by Exxon for decades, separate is a cogeneration some of this simultaneously. savings which produces amount of heat energy is wasted. the hood is an example ot this. • systems Energy Survey Teams, a program in 1976, which has conducted started program combustion ot heat cleaning good energy maintenance as tuning of such elements like in considerable can result For Exxon, our plant savings. since EXX O\ CORP . DALL~S -416 968 4272 electric to provide the generating for the 625,ooo u.s. households. Oils. In response supplies that - 38 - to concerns existed during over th• SE.\T BY:CO}i'f CE\ TER : 11- 1-90 1970s, 14=05 Exxon patented the tirst low triction oil in 1977 under the brand name lJNIFLO. lubricating It increased fuel econOlly by of the tiDe, products EXX O\ CORP . D..\lL\S-416 968 42i2 s.s percent while reducing 1978 it was reformulated over competing emissions. to provide In an additional fuel economy of 4,8 percent. * Equipment Leak Detection and Repair. There is a large potential tor energy and product through from plant equipment has an extensive leaks such as valves operations than * 60 alone, percent reduction major role has resulted in losses trOll industrial techniques and commercial customers on how they can save wide-ranging efforts efforts. and workshops - It has tor to help advise them sample ot the made by Exxon to uaprove - 39 play a of a handbook energy. are but a small being in a ~ore leaks. Cogitment The above examples cheaical our 111arketing departments in our energy conservation conservation ot seals at Exxon's the development and distribution on energy Future our vigilance Q.lstomer E~ucation. included Just Exxon and repairing of thousands at the tens and pwnps in our facilitias. leaks and pumps. program of detecti~g may exist that loss SE\ T B'r: CO~t\!CE\TER ; 11- 1-90 l-t=06 EXXO\CORP.D.u.LlS--116968 ~272 MINIMIZINGWASTE years, In recent an area waste from industrial of increasing Landfills or have reached reaching, become increasing possible increased generated order capacity, research new ones has concern over the have also risen, wastes leading to in a safe and sound manner. is to reduce at the industrial the amount of waste This is essential source. and the general Enon has made a concerted effort and we've achieved examples that follow provide of reducing waste. in to the environment, long term protection well as our employees reduction, of the world are wastes may have on the surrounding on how to dispose of the solution to provide has become This concern and siting MorQover, and human health environmentally One part in many parts difficult. impact disposed environment and concern. attention is understandable. processes pUblic. to achieve some impressive as Therefore, waste results. The a broad overview of ~here stand Reducing Waste from Chemical Operations. At Exxon•s domestic recycling 60 percent initiatives reduction, chemical operations, aggressive have been primarily on a production - 41 - responsible adjusted basia, for a of : 11- 1- 90 "E.\T BY :COIDi CE\TER wasta generation to reduce percent between operations operations a goal by an additional in Rotterdam, to a new technology reduce the total 55-70 percent, description Louisiana, of project by 55 percent. 1800 tons project drier/incinerator 50 here) from the site by a year. Plant, a basic reduce the volume of waste This moans on an annual basis there will be ol waste going to landfills. and engineers ways in which plastics and recycled. plant, used proceeding material$ that Recycling. Exxon chemists fabrics waste Che~ical will we are manufacture which (Need to insert 1000 less truck shipments Plastics Holland, for plastics amount of solid or about At our Baton Rouge, identity wa now have by 1995. converting being EXXO\CORP . DAl..L~S - 416 968 4272 1982 and 1990. waste from these At our chemical will 1-1=06 can be more easily At Exxon's Summerville, increasing amounts to produce final the in a joint-venture from municipal markets hard to develop are working sorted, of recycled material for the recycled • 42 - are We are also product. waste, processed South Carolina which would recover solid new recyclable and then develop materials. and SE\i BY:CO~l\iCE\ TER : 11- 1-90 : Recently, we succeeded polypropylene, items H : 07 in developing previously such as sealant to a 98 percent EXXO\ CORP . D.u.L~S-416 968 4272 a process disposed in landfills, and caulking reduction to convert to consumer This has led material. waste at our in polypropylene Baytown facility. Exxon•s oil in another forces It involves .. and chemical using to encourage progra• recycled SUPERFLO motor oil plastic removal rate annually from the solid plastics result of two million waste joined recycling. from our one-quart which will bottles, estimated have recently affiliates in an p_ounds of plastic stream. waste Reduction at PQtrolaum Refineries. Since the mid-1970's, operations, worldwide, at our Antwerp refinery disposal disposed at landfills. we have recovered than taking in Holland, 200 tons of spent the traditional route over reclaiming sulfur converted contaminated to a sulfur acid tor of landfill in Holland, commercial manufacturing to a new manufacturing in Britain, cobalt-molybdenum refinery soil and were tormerly At our Fawley refinery And at our Rotterdam it For example, we are raclaiming metals that disposal. sending from our refinery has been cut in half. to a recovery plant, sending rather waste technology plant. we are use by We've also which will :11- 1-90 EXXO\ CORP.DALL~S - ~16 968 ~272 1-1: 07 : =~9.'~ REDUCINGRISK The primary businesses that and mining, chemicals industrial world. are essential they with While it will risk, thera To reduce steps, element which by their of risk ot oil a two tug escort to all of tankers in the Port restricted transits New York Harbor, escorts, systems spills, outgoing all it. at provided coverage, tankers, reduced the speed and if ice poses a hazard. installation, the chance additional In tug boat improved tendering or dock collisions, and systems. cargo transfer Training to Reduce Risk Th• first .line of defense i• pilot of Valdez to ten knots, improved event eliminate adopted by the industry we have provided to decrease function we have taken a number of to daylight new equip~ent unanticipated to completely we have extended In Alaska, nature we can and have taken to reduce are ~easures with some also being large. have shown to man and the environment. never be possible the risk depend on them. and other accidents spill are also businesses a certain in a modern industries of living Our standards Yet as the Valdez oil us, make up Exxon: pQtroleum, against the risk Exxon•• employees. of an Therefore, we SE\T BY:COY..\f CE\1ER : 11- 1-90 have a time-honored 14=08 tradition and building individuals, EXXO\CORP.DAI..L.~S-416 968 4272 upon their rigorous programs of continuous In this way we minimize the risk Just the best qualified of hiring capabilities through and development. training of human error. a few of the measures we have taken over the years to improve the risk management performance ot our employees include: * School. Blowout Prevention established In the late one of the earliest formal training programs in well blowout prevention in Texas. Thousands in Texas, taken as seminars to worldwide a school established shiphandling its kind, party benefit locations. oil School. have companies. In 1967, Exxon with on simulated turned was tha only one of over to a third where it was made available of the industry~ school were taught This facility and was subsequently The France where skills models operating in a lake. operator, by the in Grenoble, and tnaneuvering use of scale waterways Training employees and the program has been and programs developed The Grenoble Tanker the at the King Ranch and overseas been shared with other likewise * of domestic have been trained techniques Exxon 1960's, . for the ::30 SE'\T BY:C0¼\1CE\ TIR • : 11- 1-90 Computerized early those Exxon took an early bridge computerized more advanced duplicate the bridge oil tankers starting environments Similar these to simulators of some of the and are used to train of Exxon•s international in the lead in helping simulators. industry, ==51170 the methods have come into being. usod in the aviation largest since of the Grenoble School, Seventies, develop EXXO\ CORP. O..\LL\S--116 968 -1272 Bridge Simulators. establishlnent training 1-1:oa shipping the officers fleet. Reducing Risk with Teehnolo~ While the human ele~ent either causing critical technology. often or preventing in risk Exxon historically and sharing accidents, or among the first by others. Moreover, whatever that are ot little and conscientious has been in the new technologies equally unless forefront of technology .A., for risk - Exxon recognizes maintained The following - of to prevent are used, value basis. in to apply new technologies technologies ot how Exxon applies perhaps role is the use and application avoidance developed a prominent accidents, developing they plays on a regular are a few examples reduction: : 11- 1-90 _E\T BY:CO~l\1 CE.\1ER * Inert Gas Systems. retrofitting gas systems minimizes AdvancedInspection radiography/eddy Navigation of tank of storage floor in or explosion. To reduce the risk technology and Maneuvering advanced navigation of Exxon is now tanks, such as flash scanners to check the fleet. Computer-based aid in docking Exxon uses the most Aids. equipment systems and Doppler for our available today collision avoidance syatems to based speed detection ot the kind of are representative advanced technologies ~e employ to improve navigation for our tankers. To i~prove maneuvering upgraded steering Exxon's in of tank bottoms. condition safety new class of fire Technology. using sophisticated tanker risk due to corrosion rupture to its leader These systems act as a "blanket" cargo tanks that * EXXO\CORP . OALL~S - -116968 -1272 Exxon was an industry inert super tankers. * 1-1:09 larger capability, systems vessels. oversize are standard and for most of Many of our smaller are equipped with bow thrusters rudders vessels to aid in harbor maneuvering and docking. • Technology Transfars. On an international are improving our internal innovative systems scale, for transferring among Exxon's 19 principal technologies - .c!a - we SE\l BY:CO~i.\1 CE.\TER :11- 1-90 conducting affiliates Far East, the 1-1:09 EXXO\CORP . D..\LL~S - -116968 -1272 oil Australia, and gas operations the Middle East, in Europe, and Central and South America. Begun NewInitiatives Exxon has continu ed to intensify r i sks. We realize that for our operations committed aspects under any lesa foundation commitment Excellence further reduce reviews risk. for release potential Operations tound that, reduction. Following the Valdez oil areas Bhopal the spill to They range !rom reviewing the of toxic excellence of major oil reviews programs - .110 To that - to date have are sound, been undertaken, efforts to chemicals, the risk in where be implemented while existing reduction to should improvement• can be achieved. risk to the upon a solid to risk eight ways to reduce identifying ~uilt Reviews. in 1986 and later safety The costs demanding a criterion. of long-term additional all with are simply too great management identified 1989, spills. and products. below are catastrophe environment associated outlined Operations to reduce However, we are the risks and the environment The initiatives * is not possible. of our operations !unction efforts a ttno-risk" achieving to minimizing corporation its end, a number of inoludings ::~ :11- 1-90 14:10 Replacement. Exxon's domestic petroleum Pipelino affiliate is now in the process replace1nent of all retirement Marine Terminal for an oil survey For that Marine focus on risk between ship and emergency in offshore and marshland operations. for Reducing Risk as no man-made structure foundation, our risk sound fundamentals. cf equipment and extensive as part will stand reduction These elements design product approach to risk environment. interface our leak-detection production hiqh priority extensive risk We are now in the process ot shutdown systems integrated The greatest facilities. upgrading audits, near and in or near port. and improving Leak::d,etection. standards beachec Program. exists near or located survey program with special and shore proper areas, such as public spill assessment Just are approaching that we enhanced our already terminal The Foundation of expediting are underwater, sensitive facilitiea reason, pipelines thickness, environmentally public parks. EXXO\ CORP.D..\lL\S-416 968 4272 for long without a efforts include the highest and construction, testing. •inimization, ~ust rely on operational They represent an and are given a of our management commitment to the : 11- 1-90 SE.\T BY:CO~NCE"\ TER 1-1:10 EXXO\CORP.D..\LL~S-416968 4272 RESPONDINGTO INCIDENTS Despite risk, our best efforts human error, accidents and reduce events or mechanical failure natural lead to incidents occasionally damage. Exxon is couitted advanced technologiea, which cause environmental to respond plans cleanup of that of Prince accident. and which are thoroughly commitment was shown throughout William Sound following Exxon did not flinch evidenced dollars from its by the many thousands applied to the clean-up effort. experience has been Prince respond operations effectively through training as and billions We are one for everyone of justifiably involved, and man over eighteen William close following responsibility, And while the Valdez tragic of nature combined efforts restored a the the Valdez of workers proud of our accomplishments. planning, personnel, beforehand. Demonstration As the by using the most well trained deploying emergency response executing tested to prevent to its examples will situations continue related approach involving an integrated and technology. 11\i months has condition. show, Exxon will to emergency - original - the to to our SE\T BY: CO~l\i CE\TER : 11- 1-90 EXXO \ CORP. D.\LL~S - 416 968 42i2 Planning, Preparation * and Resources Equipment Stockpiles. companies, spill Exxon stockpiles containment to determine Providing Leadership. effective response their Active requires cooperation includes: and promotion Oil Spill the role industry-wide involv8lllent that as a whole. through International to Exxon has long recognized ot the industry response ot this in adequacy. we have taken a leadership e•ergency Elements are located to emergencies efforts Therefore, ot oil quantities worldwide, and are subject locations cooperative with other such as booms, skimlners Tha stockpiles ongoing raviews • large equipment, and dispersants. strategic In conjunction in improving cooperation. of an Organization in the early 1980's; Key involvements industry groups in oil spill response efforts by such as the American Petroleum Institute; Encouragement the formation of prompt oil of international the "Tanker owners Voluntary Liability provides for Oil Pollution" reimbursement - c:;-, spill clean up through agreements such as Agreement Concerning (TOVALOP),which by owners to n~tional - ot clean government• Liability emergency response established to provide concern over oil spills the industry spills, large-scale at a cost consisting regional response capacity to respond centers, coastal oil Rasponse effort capability of $800 million of five u.s. in This unprecedented (MSRC). to with 19 other to form the Marine Spill organization • by a In response Exxon has banded together companies Valdez a 24 hour activated Response corporation, growing public years. has established Exxon call. Marine s;ill to oil of an emergency. to the site system which is instantly telephone provide teams have been deployment ot trained rapid for instance, response waters, (CRISTAL), which Teams. Throughout Exxon's operations, Chemical, and the "Contract TOVA.LOP coverage from cargo owners. Emergency Response professionals * up costs, for Oil Pollution" supplements * ::j7 ·7( EXXO\CORP . DAJ.J _\S-~16 968 4272 : 11- 1-90 SE.\i BY:CO~ CE\TER will to respond over five strategically located each center will have the up to the size to spills of the accident. International domestic MSRC, oil cap&bility. Response effort, response as witnesse~ capabilities - 5~ - Along with by our involvement have been the in strengthened considerably in our overseas 1990, Exxon spent response :: ~ EXXO\CORP. D..\LL\S- -116968 -1272 : 11- 1-90 SE.\1 BY:CO\t\i CE.\TER operations almost $20 million as well. In to increase our to as much as seven times what capability existed previously. * Added Response capability. As part of an oil spill where more study begun in 1989, Exxon has identified response equipment up efforts beefed is needed. both internationally MSRC, Exxon has also to the two it has in operation Harbor and San Francisco the Alaska cleanup locations, * and through the added two e~ergency already to the In addition Bay. tugs in N9W York Surplus is being shipped response from equipment to various as needed. At Exxon's community Involvement. and chemical we have developed plants, response plans which directly Aspects ot this involvement Participation domestic involves refineries emergency the community. include: in city-wide catastrophic-event drills: Working with siren warning Educating local agencies to install emergency systems, the community on actions to take in the event ot an emergency; and Providing financial and technical fire departments. • 54 - support to local :11- 1-90 SE\T BY:COY.)1 CE\TER EXXO\CORP.D.ill-~S- ~16 968 4272 Training • Oil Sgill Response. supervisors 1981, 4,000 Exxon since have had f~rmal training which has included response, in oil simulation spill exercises in 10 countries. • Oil Spill Manuals. In the late l960's, an extensive and issued 1969. review of oil first its It defined affiliates, comprehensive ready access available manual in of company and the and equipment. Thia eftort in what is now a widespread distribution of a five vol\llne Oil Spill Drills. oil spill responsibilities the basic for personnel has culminated persoMel, capabilities response the need for preplanning requirements • spill Exxon undertook Manual. For field to key information in a pocket size is also manual. Throughout our land and marine operations, numerous drills disasters are performed such as underground of ocean vessels. participation These drills which replicate mine fires entail or as many as 100 people. - 'iSi - or collisions the ::5 EXXO\CORP . DAl.L\S-~16 968 ~272 :11- 1-90 ==&0!7( Technology • ChemicalDispersanta. spills To minimize the impact of oil early on the potential Exxon recognized dispersants. Beginning on developing research to break up oil droplets. where they are diluted Exxon began formulations designed surface then disperses and rapidly the extent of chemical 1950's on the water slicks reducing in the early che•ical Wave action greatly marine environments, and sensitive on shorelines into tiny the droplets, decompose, and duration thereby of ecological harm. of our extensive As a result known as Corexit and many national Exxon began in 1967 ot a family ot colD.lnercial introduction dispersants research, which the u.s. governments Coast Guard have acknowledged as safe and effective. * Bioremediation. impressive halped In the Valdez spill results develop were achieved by a new process bioremediation. called whereby micro-organisms was used with great clean-up, literally success It eat spilled on 75 miles shoreline in 1989. completed at over 350 locations In 1990, widAspread and tha Gulf of Alaska. is in Prince we a process oil. It of Alaskan application was William Sound • SE\T BY:CO\NCE\TER • : 11- 1-90 u:13 Sharing Technology. improve their EXXO\CORP.DAl.L~S-416 968 4272 In the response with private agencies. An we gained of helping capability, in numerous forums to develop technology interest we have participated and share organizations example of this provided 265 formal presentations, produced 250 vidaotapes effort, lli"7 - the knowledge where we 180 briefings, for widespread - oil spill and governmental is sharing from the Valdez cleanup others distribution, and SE.\T BY:cmi.\1CE.\TER :11- 1-90 EXXO\CORP.DAll...\S-416 968 4272 : =E,2 : ' WORKING WITHOTHERS Regardless of the level corporation has towards function ef!eetively involvement private of expertise the envirornnent, in this of others. organizations, outside environmental importance of working with others. enhances our ability to assist provide the environment, u.s. and knowledge in ot the enviro?Unent. goverrunents on all decisions representatives community, on behalf the with Government Agencies well-infonted technical groups or Exxon has long recognized our operations Interaction In order the active Whether it ba government agencies, citizens, ~anaging no company can area without individual such an approach or c ownitment a advisors safety on environmental technical to such bodies Protection - in making policy, information and health. the United Nations Environmental levels Exxon and counsel Exxon serves as as the European Economic Environmental Program, the Agency, and many others. l:'O - on \ BY: O~N TER Otten, : 11- 1-90 Exxon participates rese arch projects, and expertise EX."XO\ CORP . DALUS-416968 4272 in joint Leadership government/industry where p\l.blic and private can be pulled probleu. in Privata Sector Efforts Exxon's extensive research establish and fund private that are doing pathhreaking environmental research Inc., accelerating the clean The Chemical Industry companies. Its charter waste sites. Exxon and seven other chemical is to improve scientific by Exxon's ot Toxicology, works to gain better currently this chaired research understanding and to open dialogu~ the application - 59 - of on human health. Health council. h~alth risks, effects adverse and consumer products to encourage of of Toxicology. American Industrial government are: up of hazardous of the potential environmental to the purpose Institute ln 1974 ~ith organization organizations in 1984 tor founded Established Director we have work in findi.!_lg solutions Clean Sites. chemicals Therefore, Four such organizations probl8ms, understanding there is capabilities, only so much we can do on our own. helped sector resources to find technical together to complex environmental solutions Despite U :13 ot sound of with :T BY:CO\NCE.\l£R :11- 1-90 EXX O\ CORP. D.\LL~S-416 968 ~2i2 scientific principles legislative action. as the basis The Council's mission will is to develop technologies waste-to-Qnergy in an environmentally active also legislation on the As important research as it resolve The Council is state environmental and local levels. Grou:e!! and government, with private we likewise envirorunental problems. support the main focus of support research Grants million Representative conservancy and development from Exxon to public from 1970 through examples Exxon has supported ~roviding centering to Exxon's with such groups is extensive environmental $13.2 and landfilling shape responsible federal, facilitate groups who are working constructively pressing involvement incineration is for ua to work together organizations environmental that sound manner. in helping S_upporting tnvironmental policy. and The Council for Solid Wa ste Solutions. recyc l ing, with ot regulatory and far reaching, on scientific of sound public sector groups totalled 1989. of progra~s from among hundreds are: assistance to the Loui~iaQa Nature for the acquisition - 60 - ot wetlands to protect SE\ T BY : C0\1.\ 1 CE\TER : 11- 1- 90 14=1-t habitats wildlife EXXO\CORP. DALL\S-416 968 4272 near New Orleans and the Bluebonnet swamp, or the environmental studies bird populations by impacts on North American Cornell University, Laboratory ot Orni thology. • for a program by Nature Support International islands, to pr eservQ ecologically streus, forests, lakes countries valuable and beaches. protection Expanding envirorunental developing Conservan~ expertise in the work ot the by supporting World Environment center, • Through the World Wildlife Fund, we are supporting development of a world conservation utilizing environmental vital research Station marine research Under the auspices ot the Smithsonian provide to the Tropical assistance tor studies ot ooastal and scientists Institution, we Research Institute mangrove toresta - ~, - we for Research, on marine environments provide errants for visiting and graduate interns. by studies. case Through the Bermuda Biological support strategy the in Belize and EXXO\ CORP.DALL~S-~16 968 4272 :11- 1-90 SE.\1 BY:CO\l\1CE\TER for training nationals ot Latin Allerican environmental in protection. Global Environmental concerns A growing appreciation that e~tend beyond national such issues destruction of tropical the shields overexposure of skin research, Protocols; gradual that rays from intense Based upon the findings ozone depletion an international deplete of the manufacture the oione ultra-violet layer. rays. incidences of Exxon-sponsored and man-made gases we have endorsed agreament ot the the ozone layer can lead to increased Therefore, phase-out in a 10 year program which evaluated for concern is that a link between was determined. us. warming and global on the ozone layer surface to these cancer. which confront issues research The reason the Earth's in seeking Exxon was a participant of man made gases atll\osphere. role forests. industry/government impact issues to become global are ozona depletion, With ozone depletion, joint boundaries to some of the global answers and health has l&d Exxon to take an active concerns Three of environmental calling the Montreal tor the and production ot gases .:E\1 BY:C0~1 CE\1ER :11- 1- 90 Regarding global analysis long before in the petroleum theory, industry point, and it became prominent with l980's, we were the to investigate the about and have committed our scientists believe needs to be done to either effect relationship and global between warming. $2 million to much more research confirm emissions Moreover, has yet to be reached a consensus on whether is some evidence climate ~hich and among scientists the global warming theory evidence. In fact, indicates that the Earth's Until these uncertainties is not wan:iing at all. are resolved, or deny a cause from man-made sources can hold up in the face of additional there research research. At this still Exxon initiated Going back to the early greenhouse basic wanning, of the issue the public. first 000\ CORP.D.\l.L~S-416968 4272 Exxon is colmDitted to supporting additional research. Destruction timber years. of tropical for pastures, has become a major international Exxon has played tropical forest Nicaraguan border. it World Wildlife a role in helping a 270-square-mile Called is receiving Nature conservancy. to r9store an ambitious south of the National from Exxon through Fund and the international and in recent park just the Guanacaste funding farmland issue in Costa Rica by supporting program to rebuild project, forests Park the program of the Regarding analysis in the petroleum industry 1980's, with wa were the to invastigate and have committed theory, and research it became prominent Going back to the early greenhouse basic long before of the issue the public. first wal:"Ining, Exxon initiated global the about $2 million to research. At this still point, our scientists believe needs to be done to either effect confirm or deny a cause and between emissions relationship and global ~uch more research warming. Moreover, has yet to be reached from man-made sources a consensus on whether is some evidence climate evidence. ~hich indicates is not warming at all, are resolved, wanning theory the global can hold up in the face of additional there among scientists In fact, that the Earth's Until uncertainties these Exxon is colmnitted to supporting additional research. Destruction timber years. of tropical Exxon has played forest Nicaraguan border. it in helping a 210-square-mile Called is recaivinq World Wildlife a role conaarvanoy. to rastore an ambitious south National from Exxon through Fund and the international and in recent park just the Guanacaste funding farmland issue in Costa Rica by supporting program to rebuild Natur for pastures, has become a major international tropical project, forests of the Park the program of the T B :C0)~\1CE\TER :11- 1-30 In Cameroon, Africa, EXXO\CORP. D..\LL~S-~16 968 ~272 Exxon employees worked directly the Cameroon government and the World Wildlife an operating base for the Korap National in that country, special grant their research alternatives l"und to build Rain Forest project And in 1989, Exxon made a three to the New York Botanical on identifying effective to deforestation - t:.A taking - with year Garden to support and economical place in Brazil. : ;:€,8/71_ 5£\T BY:co,t\~ CE. \TER : 11- 1- 90 }4 : }6 EXXO\CURP . D..\LL~S - 416 968 4272 RECOMMITTING 0URSELVP:s TO THE ENVIRONMENT by Edwin J, Hess, Corporate Vice President Envirorunent and Safety As the preceding Progress pagea ot this Repptj;, reveal, Exxon has a long and proud history of responsible management in regard to the environment. The COl!llnit:Jnentto environmentally compatible always been there, businesses challenges the environment, in response to ever increasing accept challenge, every facet and visible response Public put before technological innovation we have experienced technologies me great successful in further of these expectations. We ourselves in a meaningful us comes at a time gives us added Over the last a proliferation ot which have allowed us to !Qake great cleaner shows every sign of continuing This gives with of performance to demonstrate to those expectations, in making our operations progress standards to make good on our commitment. twenty years, strides The most notable and have recommitted the challenge when continued innovative companies whose ot our operations Fortunately, capability all has is faced continually and opportunities. is to meet ever higher that and operations But Exkon, like affect new challenges products and safer, into This the future. cause for optimism that ·we Will be improving our partormance - ~- regarding :=t,9 ' 7 ..=,u1,u - l l:.XXV.,lVl