Mobil's history dates back more than 115 years to when Mobil Oil Australia, through its predecessor company, Vacuum Oil, opened its first branch in Queen Street, Melbourne in February 1895.

Esso Australia’s origins go back to the 1920s when the Union Oil Company of California and the Atlantic Refining Company decided to combine to enter the Australian and New Zealand markets.

The global merger of Exxon Corporation and Mobil Oil Corporation in 1999 created the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company, Exxon Mobil Corporation. In Australia, the merger provided opportunities to combine resources while retaining the Mobil and Esso brands. Today, ExxonMobil Australia is part of the world’s premier petroleum and petrochemical company.