Shell -- bureaucratic, fragmented and rather hopeless. Rather fight internally than with the rest of us. BP -- Vitol with a better credit rating. Exxon -- is it 1950 yet?
All I was saying is Shell's share price just keep waving from $40--$65-70 (then recently to $85) since the mid 90's. Meanwhile Exxon has gone up several factors. Shell has just been awful at creating shareholder value.
Total was a minor European outfit as well. They've merged with Elf and Petrofina since.
Chevron -- I better take the 5th.
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