When big oil companies like Exxon-Mobil and Chevron set their sights on a prime new oil reserve in Africa, Asia, or the Middle East, the first phone call they make usually isnt to the government office putting it up for sale. Instead, they ring up one of their contacts in a small, elite group of so-called fixers, a shady cabal of a few dozen well-connected billionaires who hold the strings on the market for the worlds most valuable commodity. The fixer gets a fat fee and a straightforward assignment: Do whatever you need to do to get us those oil rights. motherjones/environment/2014/05/exxon-chevron-oil-fixers-silverstein
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 03:14:13 +0000
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