Our history in Singapore

Early history
ExxonMobil's history in Singapore began in 1893 with the set-up of the Vacuum Oil Company at Robinson Quay, which sold mainly kerosene and lubricants under the Mobil Oil brand name.

Vacuum Oil later became a subsidiary of Standard Oil, which set up office at Union Building in Collyer Quay in 1916. Two years later, a bunker storage terminal  was built on Pulau Sebarok. Soon after, the Flying Red Horse or Pegasus logo made its first appearances in Singapore, notably on signboards of shops selling lubricants.

Vacuum Oil merged with the Standard Oil Company of New York (Socony) in 1931 and became the Standard-Vacuum Oil Company, or Stanvac for short.