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Exxon Mobil Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Wednesday, 2/28/24, at 4:37pm ET · For: 12/31/23 · Accession #: 34088-24-18 · File #: 1-02256

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size

 2/28/24  Exxon Mobil Corp.                 10-K       12/31/23  141:24M

Annual Report — Form 10-K — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 10-K        Annual Report                                       HTML   5.51M 
 2: EX-10.(III)(A3)  Extended Provisions for Restricted Stock Unit  HTML     51K 
                Agreements-Settlement in Shares                                  
 3: EX-10.(III)(B1)  Short Term Incentive Program, as Amended       HTML     61K 
 4: EX-10.(III)(C3)  Exxonmobil Additional Payments Plan            HTML     65K 
 5: EX-10.(III)(F3)  Form of Restricted Stock Grant Letter for      HTML     43K 
                Non-Employee Directors                                           
 6: EX-21       Subsidiaries of the Registrant                      HTML    107K 
 7: EX-23       Consent of Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP               HTML     38K 
 8: EX-97       Policy Relating to Recovery of Erroneously Awarded  HTML     48K 
                Compensation                                                     
 9: EX-31.1     Certification (Pursuant to SEC Rule 13A-14(A)) -    HTML     43K 
                Chief Executive Officer                                          
10: EX-31.2     Certification (Pursuant to SEC Rule 13A-14(A))-     HTML     43K 
                Chief Financial Officer                                          
11: EX-31.3     Certification (Pursuant to SEC Rule 13A-14(A)) -    HTML     44K 
                Principal Accounting Officer                                     
12: EX-32.1     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to Sox S906)   HTML     40K 
                - Chief Executive Officer                                        
13: EX-32.2     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to Sox S906)   HTML     40K 
                - Chief Financial Officer                                        
14: EX-32.3     Section 1350 Certification (Pursuant to Sox S906)-  HTML     40K 
                Principal Accounting Officer                                     
20: R1          Document And Entity Information                     HTML    118K 
21: R2          Audit Information                                   HTML     44K 
22: R3          Consolidated Statement Of Income                    HTML    127K 
23: R4          Consolidated Statement Of Comprehensive Income      HTML     82K 
24: R5          Consolidated Balance Sheet                          HTML    163K 
25: R6          Consolidated Balance Sheet (Parenthetical)          HTML     47K 
26: R7          Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows                HTML    133K 
27: R8          Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Cash Flows      HTML     40K 
                (Parenthetical)                                                  
28: R9          Consolidated Statement Of Changes In Equity         HTML    133K 
29: R10         Summary Of Accounting Policies                      HTML     73K 
30: R11         Russia                                              HTML     42K 
31: R12         Miscellaneous Financial Information                 HTML     51K 
32: R13         Other Comprehensive Income Information              HTML     79K 
33: R14         Cash Flow Information                               HTML     52K 
34: R15         Additional Working Capital Information              HTML     59K 
35: R16         Equity Company Information                          HTML     92K 
36: R17         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     49K 
37: R18         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     74K 
                Obligations                                                      
38: R19         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    106K 
39: R20         Leases                                              HTML    185K 
40: R21         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     51K 
41: R22         Financial Instruments And Derivatives               HTML    126K 
42: R23         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML     80K 
43: R24         Incentive Program                                   HTML     61K 
44: R25         Litigation And Other Contingencies                  HTML     54K 
45: R26         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    479K 
46: R27         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    239K 
47: R28         Income And Other Taxes                              HTML    168K 
48: R29         Divestment Activities                               HTML     43K 
49: R30         Mergers and Acquisitions                            HTML     51K 
50: R31         Pay vs Performance Disclosure                       HTML     51K 
51: R32         Insider Trading Arrangements                        HTML     45K 
52: R33         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Policy)             HTML    116K 
53: R34         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Tables)        HTML     49K 
54: R35         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Tables)     HTML     82K 
55: R36         Cash Flow Information (Tables)                      HTML     49K 
56: R37         Additional Working Capital Information (Tables)     HTML     58K 
57: R38         Equity Company Information (Tables)                 HTML     91K 
58: R39         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     49K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R40         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     70K 
                Obligations (Tables)                                             
60: R41         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    110K 
                (Tables)                                                         
61: R42         Leases (Tables)                                     HTML    127K 
62: R43         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     51K 
63: R44         Financial Instruments and Derivatives (Tables)      HTML    129K 
64: R45         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML     81K 
65: R46         Incentive Program (Tables)                          HTML     57K 
66: R47         Litigation And Other Contingencies (Tables)         HTML     50K 
67: R48         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Tables)  HTML    488K 
68: R49         Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    240K 
                (Tables)                                                         
69: R50         Income And Other Taxes (Tables)                     HTML    171K 
70: R51         Mergers and Acquisitions (Tables)                   HTML     47K 
71: R52         Summary Of Accounting Policies (Details)            HTML     44K 
72: R53         Russia (Details)                                    HTML     48K 
73: R54         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Narrative)     HTML     49K 
                (Details)                                                        
74: R55         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Crude Oil,     HTML     48K 
                Products And Merchandise) (Details)                              
75: R56         Miscellaneous Financial Information (Government     HTML     47K 
                Assistance Narrative) (Details)                                  
76: R57         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Schedule    HTML     91K 
                of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income                        
                Information) (Details)                                           
77: R58         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Amounts     HTML     45K 
                Reclassified Out Of Acc Other Comp Income)                       
                (Details)                                                        
78: R59         Other Comprehensive Income Information (Schedule    HTML     50K 
                Of Income Tax (Expense)/Credit For Components Of                 
                Other Comprehensive Income) (Details)                            
79: R60         Cash Flow Information (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     42K 
80: R61         Cash Flow Information (Cash Payments For Interest   HTML     48K 
                And Income Taxes) (Details)                                      
81: R62         Additional Working Capital Information (Schedule    HTML     74K 
                Of Notes, Accounts Receivable And Payable, Loans                 
                Payable, Accrued Liabilities) (Details)                          
82: R63         Additional Working Capital Information (Narrative)  HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
83: R64         Equity Company Information (Narrative) (Details)    HTML     47K 
84: R65         Equity Company Information (Schedule Of Equity      HTML    113K 
                Company Financial Summary) (Details)                             
85: R66         Equity Company Information (Schedule Of The         HTML    106K 
                Corporation's Percentage Ownership Interest)                     
                (Details)                                                        
86: R67         Investments, Advances And Long-Term Receivables     HTML     56K 
                (Details)                                                        
87: R68         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     58K 
                Obligations (Property, Plant And Equipment)                      
                (Details)                                                        
88: R69         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     64K 
                Obligations (Narrative) (Details)                                
89: R70         Property, Plant And Equipment And Asset Retirement  HTML     55K 
                Obligations (Asset Retirement Obligations)                       
                (Details)                                                        
90: R71         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     52K 
                (Change In Capitalized Suspended Exploratory Well                
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91: R72         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     54K 
                (Schedule Of Period End Capitalized Suspended                    
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92: R73         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     45K 
                (Schedule Of Number Of Projects With Suspended                   
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93: R74         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML     51K 
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
94: R75         Accounting For Suspended Exploratory Well Costs     HTML    134K 
                (Schedule Of Additional Detail For The Projects)                 
                (Details)                                                        
95: R76         Leases (Lease Cost) (Details)                       HTML     56K 
96: R77         Leases (Right of Use) (Details)                     HTML     85K 
97: R78         Leases (Maturity Schedule) (Details)                HTML     83K 
98: R79         Leases (Narrative) (Details)                        HTML     48K 
99: R80         Leases (Other Information) (Details)                HTML     57K 
100: R81         Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     68K  
101: R82         Financial Instruments And Derivatives - Financial   HTML     80K  
                Instruments (Details)                                            
102: R83         Financial Instruments And Derivatives (Narrative)   HTML     40K  
                (Details)                                                        
103: R84         Financial Instruments and Derivatives - Derivative  HTML     47K  
                Instrument Balance Sheet (Details)                               
104: R85         Financial Instruments and Derivatives - Derivative  HTML     47K  
                Instruments (Details)                                            
105: R86         Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details)                HTML     77K  
106: R87         Long-Term Debt (Summarized Long-Term Debt)          HTML    137K  
                (Details)                                                        
107: R88         Incentive Program (Narrative) (Details)             HTML     86K  
108: R89         Incentive Program (Summary Of Restricted Stock And  HTML     60K  
                Units Outstanding) (Details)                                     
109: R90         Incentive Program (Grant Value Of Restricted Stock  HTML     57K  
                Units) (Details)                                                 
110: R91         Litigation And Other Contingencies (Schedule Of     HTML     54K  
                Guarantees) (Details)                                            
111: R92         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Benefit  HTML     83K  
                Obligations And Plan Assets Associated With                      
                Principal Benefit Plans) (Details)                               
112: R93         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     55K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
113: R94         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Change   HTML     68K  
                In Plan Assets Of Pension And Other Postretirement               
                Benefits) (Details)                                              
114: R95         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Summary  HTML     48K  
                Of Assets In Excess Of/(Less Than) Benefit                       
                Obligation) (Details)                                            
115: R96         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Assets   HTML     74K  
                Recorded In Balance Sheet And Other Comprehensive                
                Income) (Details)                                                
116: R97         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML    110K  
                (Long-Term Rates Of Pension And Other                            
                Postretirement Benefits) (Details)                               
117: R98         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Summary  HTML     65K  
                Of The Change In Accumulated Other Comprehensive                 
                Income) (Details)                                                
118: R99         Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Fair     HTML    106K  
                Value Of Benefit Plan Assets) (Details)                          
119: R100        Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Fair     HTML     75K  
                Value Of Benefit Plan Assets - Other                             
                Postretirement) (Details)                                        
120: R101        Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits (Pension  HTML     65K  
                Plans With Accumulated Benefit Obligation In                     
                Excess Of Plan Assets) (Details)                                 
121: R102        Pension And Other Postretirement Benefits           HTML     78K  
                (Expected Contribution Pension Benefits And Other                
                Postretirement Benefits) (Details)                               
122: R103        Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     40K  
                (Narrative) (Details)                                            
123: R104        Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML    157K  
                (Schedule Of Segments And Related Information)                   
                (Details)                                                        
124: R105        Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     59K  
                ( Sales and Other Operating Revenues) (Details)                  
125: R106        Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     69K  
                (Schedule Of Geographic Sales And Other Operating                
                Revenue) (Details)                                               
126: R107        Disclosures About Segments And Related Information  HTML     69K  
                (Schedule Of Long-Lived Assets By Geographic                     
                Regions) (Details)                                               
127: R108        Income And Other Taxes (Narrative) (Details)        HTML     64K  
128: R109        Income And Other Taxes (Schedule Of Income And      HTML     76K  
                Other Taxes) (Details)                                           
129: R110        Income And Other Taxes (Reconciliation Between      HTML     98K  
                Income Tax Expense And Theoretical U.S. Tax)                     
                (Details)                                                        
130: R111        Income And Other Taxes (Deferred Income Taxes       HTML     61K  
                Assets And Liabilities) (Details)                                
131: R112        Income And Other Taxes (Deferred Income Tax         HTML     45K  
                (Assets) And Liabilities By Balance Sheet                        
                Classification) (Details)                                        
132: R113        Income And Other Taxes (Unrecognized Tax Benefits)  HTML     54K  
                (Details)                                                        
133: R114        Income And Other Taxes (Remaining Tax Years         HTML     64K  
                Subject To Examination By Major Tax Jurisdiction)                
                (Details)                                                        
134: R115        Divestment Activities (Narrative) (Details)         HTML     44K  
135: R116        Mergers and Acquisitions (Narrative) (Details)      HTML     64K  
136: R117        Mergers and Acquisitions (Net Assets Acquired)      HTML     58K  
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Exxon Mobil Corp. – ‘10-K’ for 12/31/23 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

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