This news release issued by UKPIA

London (26 April 2007) -- Nick Thomas, Director of Corporate Affairs UK & Ireland for ExxonMobil, has been appointed President of the UK Petroleum Industry Association, the trade association representing the nine main oil refiners in the UK. He succeeds the outgoing President John Lynn of Chevron.

Nick Thomas has over 30 years of experience working in the oil industry. He joined Esso UK in 1970 as an economist and worked in a number of assignments including marketing, supply and planning.

• In early 2000, he was appointed to the position of International Government Relations Co-ordinator in the Public Affairs Department of ExxonMobil's headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

• In October 2000 he was appointed as Public Affairs Manager for the Esso and Mobil Companies in Australia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and Pacific Islands.

• Nick returned to the UK in July 2003 to take up his appointment as Director Corporate Affairs, UK & Ireland. based at ExxonMobil's head office in Leatherhead, Surrey.

• He also chairs the British American Business Inc (BABi) Energy Forum and is a member of the CBI South East Committee.

Notes to editors:

UKPIA represents nine oil refining and marketing companies operating in the UK, which also own approximately 2,200 of the UK's 9,380 service stations, and own and operate the nine crude oil processing refineries in the UK.