cloud713 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 i saw this post over on city-data and thought it was interesting.. is this a sign/confirmation that Exxon is finally moving their HQ to Houston? Today, 08:55 PM LoveDontHate Junior Member befriend Join Date: Sep 2014 1 posts Reputation: 10 Quitting job because Exxon is moving Hi there, I am a mother with 3 kids. My husband works at Exxon HQ, which is in Irving, TX. Exxon is planning to move their workers to Houston, including my husband. I have lived in Irving for my whole life and I wouldn't think of moving. My husband really love his job and I don't like living in Houston because of the humidity, hurricane threats, and traffic. My kids are attending the finest school in Irving, and is Houston ISD a good school district to put my child into. I am convincing my husband to quit this job, and find another one. Should we move to houston. Or my husband quit his job and stay here? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No. It's a sign that workers are being transferred here from Irving and Northern Virginia. That post also screams of trolling. Someone from Irving bagging on Houston? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fortune Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 No.It's a sign that workers are being transferred here from Irving and Northern Virginia.That post also screams of trolling. Someone from Irving bagging on Houston?.Have to agree seems like someone trolling. The grammar is horrible and there are contradictions. They say that they have only lived in Irving then go on to say that they don't like living in Houston. How would you know you don't like living in Houston if you have only lived in Irving. Also HISD isn't the only school district around and private school is a option. Just doesn't seem like a intelligent thought out post from a person that would make their husband quit their job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 It does, however, fit nicely into some old Irving stereotypes. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Wouldn't it be likely that he'd end up working at the new Exxon campus in The Woodlands and thus the kids would be in whatever ISD is nearby? At a bare minimum HISD would only be one of many choices depending on where they wanted to live. Is Houston traffic really that much worse than Dallas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Wouldn't it be likely that he'd end up working at the new Exxon campus in The Woodlands and thus the kids would be in whatever ISD is nearby? At a bare minimum HISD would only be one of many choices depending on where they wanted to live. Is Houston traffic really that much worse than Dallas?Yeah it seems like a post from a 15 year old. I don't know what school district would be Springwoods Village (KISD)?, but like most people working at the Exxon Campus they would probably move to the Woodlands (CISD). She did point out a constant fear that stresses me out. Every day I religiously watch the weather reports for fears of a Hurricane striking the far most northern reaches of our metropolitan area. 70 miles from the coast? You are not safe. Seriously what happens in the Spring/Woodlands area during a hurricane that doesn't happen when a big thunderstorm rolls in? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrow Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I don't know what school district would be Springwoods Village (KISD)?, but like most people working at the Exxon Campus they would probably move to the Woodlands (CISD). She did point out a constant fear that stresses me out. Every day I religiously watch the weather reports for fears of a Hurricane striking the far most northern reaches of our metropolitan area. 70 miles from the coast? You are not safe. Seriously what happens in the Spring/Woodlands area during a hurricane that doesn't happen when a big thunderstorm rolls in? The western third of SWV is Klein ISD. The eastern two thirds--including EM and CityPlace--is Spring ISD. Parts of The Woodlands are Tomball ISD and Magnolia ISD as well. Ike did do quite a bit of damage to the pines up there. Entergy didn't get power back to some folks for over two weeks. That said, I get the humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swtsig Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 i think y'all are overestimated stay-at-home mothers. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud713 Posted September 16, 2014 Author Share Posted September 16, 2014 lol. ok, so the OP of that thread could very well be a troll. that thought didnt occur to me until someone over there pointed it out later. i just thought it was interesting and might of been an "inside scoop" on whats going on behind the scenes at Exxon HQ. many of us believe its just a matter of time before they relocate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArchFan Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Yeah, I don't want to be mean to the OP. But, her post doesn't like that of someone married to a higher-up at XOM. If I lived near the new XOM campus, the only reason I would worry about a hurricane would be if I had large pine trees near my house! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 lol. ok, so the OP of that thread could very well be a troll. that thought didnt occur to me until someone over there pointed it out later. i just thought it was interesting and might of been an "inside scoop" on whats going on behind the scenes at Exxon HQ. many of us believe its just a matter of time before they relocate. Why would they relocate here? What's the business reason? What benefit would it bring to the company? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Yeah, I don't want to be mean to the OP. But, her post doesn't like that of someone married to a higher-up at XOM. If I lived near the new XOM campus, the only reason I would worry about a hurricane would be if I had large pine trees near my house! That could be a legitimate worry in The Woodlands as I understand they don't allow you to take out trees as a preventative measure to keep them from falling on your house in a storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naviguessor Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 If a pine tree falls on your house, you cut it up. Have it removed. Fix your house. Insurance pays and life moves on. Aren't tornados more of a threat in Dallas then in the Woodlands? They are much more devastating to homes than a typical hurricane and a falling pine tree or two. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) Why would they relocate here? What's the business reason? What benefit would it bring to the company? Consolidating all of their administrative operations. The same benefit they have touted for building the campus in Spring and consolidating everyone from various sites around Houston, plus Virginia, Dallas, Ohio... Edited September 17, 2014 by Houston19514 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 If a pine tree falls on your house, you cut it up. Have it removed. Fix your house. Insurance pays and life moves on. Aren't tornados more of a threat in Dallas then in the Woodlands? They are much more devastating to homes than a typical hurricane and a falling pine tree or two. I guess I'm just inclined to look for and prevent problems rather than deal with them later. Tornados are more of a threat in the Dallas area, however the reason we usually leave the area during a hurricane is just that...the tornados they spawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 hurricanes and tornadoes aside, don't they get one or two snow storms/hard freezes a year? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted October 6, 2014 Share Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) hurricanes and tornadoes aside, don't they get one or two snow storms/hard freezes a year? Worse than that... Ice storms Edited October 6, 2014 by Houston19514 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 Exxon Mobil CEO: Not moving headquarters to Houston http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/10/23/exxon-mobil-ceo-not-moving-headquarters-to-houston/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montrose1100 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I know they probably won't move their HQ but back in 1989 travel time to Dallas is the same as if they moved their HQ to Clear Lake and kept their campus in the woodlands with traffic. All kidding aside, they also denied their campus months after it was being built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citykid09 Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 I would rather Chevron move its headquarters to Houston. Houston can basically say that its already the headquarters of Exxon. If I was the CEO of Exxon I would much rather be based out of the nice new campus versus an old headqaurters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattyt36 Posted January 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2022 FINALLY HAPPENING Long time coming. Exxon will move its headquarters to the Houston area by 2023 – Houston Public Media 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Next up, Chevron! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
august948 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, mattyt36 said: FINALLY HAPPENING Long time coming. Exxon will move its headquarters to the Houston area by 2023 – Houston Public Media From the article... Quote “We greatly value our long history in Irving and appreciate the strong ties we have developed in the North Texas community,” read a statement from Exxon chairman and CEO Darren Woods. “Closer collaboration and the new streamlined business model will enable the company to grow shareholder value and position ExxonMobil for success through the energy transition." The oil and gas giant said it would organize its business along three lines based north of Houston as of April 1: ExxonMobil Upstream Co., ExxonMobil Product Solutions and ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions. Bolding is mine. A lot of companies are restructuring their workforces and consolidating real estate now that remote work is becoming more acceptable. Wonder if that is part of what's going on here. Also, noting the snippet about energy transition, are we heading towards becoming the low carbon solution capital? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Just now, august948 said: From the article... Bolding is mine. A lot of companies are restructuring their workforces and consolidating real estate now that remote work is becoming more acceptable. Wonder if that is part of what's going on here. Also, noting the snippet about energy transition, are we heading towards becoming the low carbon solution capital? One can only hope . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 This seems to be the article of record. Can anyone get past the paywall? https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-to-move-headquarters-to-houston-11643648706?mod=hp_lista_pos1 In 1907, IIRC, Jesse Jones persuaded Humble Oil to locate in Houston instead of Beaumont, but they were soon controlled by Standard Oil of New Jersey (later Exxon). Now the two greatest jewels in Rockefeller's crown - Standard Oil of New Jersey and Standard Oil of New York (Mobil) - are here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) 19 minutes ago, H-Town Man said: This seems to be the article of record. Can anyone get past the paywall? https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-to-move-headquarters-to-houston-11643648706?mod=hp_lista_pos1 In 1907, IIRC, Jesse Jones persuaded Humble Oil to locate in Houston instead of Beaumont, but they were soon controlled by Standard Oil of New Jersey (later Exxon). Now the two greatest jewels in Rockefeller's crown - Standard Oil of New Jersey and Standard Oil of New York (Mobil) - are here. There's not really anything more in the WSJ article than any of the others. Not to mention Standard Oil of Indiana and Standard Oil of Ohio (BP) and Ohio Oil Company (another Rockefeller split-off, now named Marathon). When Chevron gets their HQ to Houston, we will have gathered all of the major successor components of the original "seven sister" companies that were created out of the Standard Oil split-up. Edited February 1, 2022 by Houston19514 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkultra25 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, H-Town Man said: This seems to be the article of record. Can anyone get past the paywall? https://www.wsj.com/articles/exxon-to-move-headquarters-to-houston-11643648706?mod=hp_lista_pos1 https://archive.fo/mwFuP 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-Town Man Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Houston19514 said: There's not really anything more in the WSJ article than any of the others. Not to mention Standard Oil of Indiana and Standard Oil of Ohio (BP) and Ohio Oil Company (another Rockefeller split-off, now named Marathon). When Chevron gets their HQ to Houston, we will have gathered all of the major successor components of the original "seven sister" companies that were created out of the Standard Oil split-up. I don't consider BP a Houston company - based in London, no? I'm with you on Chevron, and what I really care for that's inside them are Texaco and Gulf. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyt36 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Wow, what does it say when the Chronicle doesn’t even write an article on this and instead outsources to Bloomberg? https://www.chron.com/business/article/Exxon-Houston-headquarter-merger-oil-industry-16819683.php 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 10 hours ago, mattyt36 said: Wow, what does it say when the Chronicle doesn’t even write an article on this and instead outsources to Bloomberg? https://www.chron.com/business/article/Exxon-Houston-headquarter-merger-oil-industry-16819683.php The Chronicle is a complete joke now. They don’t report real news anymore. They don’t even have “News” on their main page. The other day when SCOTUS ruled against Biden’s vax mandate, they didn’t have a single article about it, not even from the AP. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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