The award in Social Responsibility was presented for the NightWatch program, which was developed by Malaria No More in collaboration with ExxonMobil and the Lalela Project. Through the program, Africa's most popular celebrity voices remind communities about bed net use, broadcasting on TV, radio and via text message at 9 p.m. when mosquitos take flight. More than 20 of Africa's best known musicians, community leaders and athletes have participated, reaching more than nine million people in participating countries.

The NightWatch program was piloted in Senegal and Tanzania in 2010 and is now under way in Cameroon and Chad.

The Excellence Award is one of the most prestigious recognitions in the oil and gas industry. They are awarded every three years by the World Petroleum Council during the World Petroleum Congress. The award honors companies, institutions, public or private, for projects or innovations that promote or operate with high excellence. The World Petroleum Congress received over 100 submissions this year for Excellence Award recognition.

Suzanne McCarron, President of the ExxonMobil Foundation, said ExxonMobil has committed more than $100 million since 2000 to fight malaria.

"ExxonMobil has been a key partner with Malaria No More since 2007 and has committed US$14 million to the organization's malaria prevention efforts," said McCarron. "NightWatch serves as a healthy reminder every night to millions of Africans that malaria is a preventable and treatable disease."

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