Editing Mobil (section)

=== Mobil Australia ===
{{see also|ExxonMobil Australia}}
[[File:TV 4872, NRM, 2014.JPG|thumb|left|A preserved ex-[[South Australian Railways]] tank wagon in Plume brand livery. Plume was then replaced by Mobilgas]]
The Vacuum Oil Company began operating in Australia in 1895, introducing its Plume brand of petrol in 1916. The Flying Red Horse ([[Pegasus]]) logo was introduced in 1939, and in 1954, the Plume brand was replaced by Mobilgas.

Mobil Australia's corporate office is in [[Melbourne]]. In 1946, Mobil began construction of its refinery at [[Altona, Victoria|Altona]], in Melbourne's western suburbs, which originally produced lubricating oils and [[bitumen]], before commencing the production of motor vehicle fuels in 1956. A second refinery at [[Port Stanvac Refinery|Port Stanvac]], south of [[Adelaide]], came on-stream in 1963, but was closed in 2003.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://home.austarnet.com.au/jamieson/mobilgas.html |title=Jamieson oil industry history |publisher=Home.austarnet.com.au |access-date=2010-07-25 |archive-date=2010-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903134922/http://home.austarnet.com.au/jamieson/mobilgas.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Mobil commenced removal of the refinery in July 2009, together with site remediation works.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20090625.aspx |title=Mobil news |publisher=Exxonmobil.com.au |date=2009-06-25 |access-date=2010-07-25 |archive-date=2011-03-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301054142/http://exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20090625.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Mobil and McDonald's McCafe Leeton.jpg|thumb|350px|Mobil station and [[McDonald's]] restaurant in [[Leeton, New South Wales|Leeton]], New South Wales, Australia, in 2008]]
In 1985, Mobil swapped its Western Australian retail market with a large portion of BP's South Australian, Victorian and New South Wales retail market in a major asset swap.<ref name=history_au>{{cite web|url=https://www.exxonmobil.com.au/company/who-we-are/mobil-history|title=Mobil history|website=ExxonMobil Australia|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> In 1990, Mobil acquired the service station and refining network of [[ExxonMobil Australia|Esso Australia]].<ref name=history_au/> This also resulted in Mobil's full ownership of Petroleum Refineries (Australia) Pty Ltd, which also operated the Altona and Adelaide Refineries. In December 1995, Mobil re-entered the West Australian retail fuel market when it purchased the Amgas service station network and related business.<ref name=history_au/>

On 27 May 2009, [[Ampol|Caltex Australia]] announced it would be acquiring 302 Mobil service stations in Melbourne, [[Brisbane]], [[Sydney]] and Adelaide, subject to approval of the [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] (ACCC).<ref>{{cite news | first = John | last = Durie | date = May 27, 2009 | url = http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25545618-5013408,00.html | title = Caltex pumps for control | newspaper = [[The Australian]] | access-date = 2010-07-25 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090601141800/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0%2C25197%2C25545618-5013408%2C00.html | archive-date = June 1, 2009 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The ACCC subsequently announced its opposition to the takeover, citing the likelihood of increased fuel prices due to diminished competition.<ref>{{Citation | title = Watchdog blocks Caltex bid | newspaper = [[Sydney Morning Herald]] | url = http://www.smh.com.au/business/watchdog-blocks-caltex-bid-for-mobil-servos-20091202-k5cz.html | access-date = 2009-03-12 | first = Jamie | last = Freed | archive-date = 2009-12-05 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20091205051657/http://www.smh.com.au/business/watchdog-blocks-caltex-bid-for-mobil-servos-20091202-k5cz.html | url-status = live }}</ref>

On 27 May 2010, [[7-Eleven]] announced that it had acquired Mobil's Australian network of 295 service stations, with fuel still to be supplied by Mobil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20100527.aspx|title=Mobil sells Australian retail network to 7-Eleven|publisher=ExxonMobil|date=27 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428050303/http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20100527.aspx|archive-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Exxon Mobil sells service station network | newspaper = The Australian | date = 27 May 2010 | url = http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/exxon-mobil-sells-petrol-station-network-to-7-eleven/story-e6frg9h6-1225872179012 | access-date = 27 May 2010 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 22 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210922181614/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/exxon-mobil-sells-petrol-station-network-to-7-eleven/story-e6frg9h6-1225872179012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/companies/exxonmobil-sells-295-service-stations-to-7-eleven-20100527-ivh02|title=ExxonMobil sells 295 service stations to 7-Eleven|publisher=Australian Financial Review|date=27 May 2010|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> At the same time, it was announced that out of the 295 stations, 7-Eleven had sold 29 South Australian service stations to [[Peregrine Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/markets/commodities/7-eleven-buys-mobil-sites-20100528-ivgu2|title=7-Eleven buys Mobil sites|publisher=Australian Financial Review|date=28 May 2010|access-date=16 April 2022}}</ref> Peregrine's acquisition saw Mobil's sites in [[South Australia]] rebranded to On the Run (later [[OTR (convenience store)|OTR]]) convenience stores, but they continued to be supplied by Mobil until most were switched to [[BP]]. Meanwhile, since January 2012, all fuel in 7-Eleven stores is supplied by Mobil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20110610.aspx|title=Mobil secures 7-Eleven fuels supply contract|publisher=ExxonMobil|date=10 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130428050255/http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20110610.aspx|archive-date=28 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 7-Eleven store renovations and openings since 2014 have included prominent placement of the Mobil logo (as the advertised fuel supplier), usually underneath the 7-Eleven logo, on main signage as well as on petrol pumps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20140109_mobil.aspx|title=ExxonMobil and 7-Eleven sign agreement to return Mobil brand to 7-Eleven network in Australia|date=9 January 2014|publisher=ExxonMobil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310001653/http://www.exxonmobil.com.au/Australia-English/PA/news_releases_20140109_mobil.aspx|archive-date=10 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Mobil Albury January 2024 2.jpg|thumb|Mobil station in [[Albury, New South Wales|Albury]], New South Wales, Australia, in January 2024]]
After the 7-Eleven sale, Mobil has since returned to the country with its own-branded service stations. {{as of|2022|10}}, Mobil operates 229 own-branded service stations across the country; the majority in the Australian east coast (except Tasmania) and South Australia. There were also a few in Western Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mobil.com.au/en-au/find-station/?longitude1=66.53818843707724&longitude2=-170.41493656292278&latitude1=-43.361675299889946&latitude2=-4.264991397876822&zoom=4|title=Find a petrol station near you|website=Mobil Australia|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>