(((((PING)))))
Sounds like they are trying to resurrect the “Good ol’ Boy” network that Sarah so decisively shot down when she was guv.
Come back and talk after you’ve knocked off the multi-million dollar compensation and “bonuses” for top management.
From a 2011 news article:
“CEOs of oil and gas companies had the highest median value of total direct compensation at $13.7 million in 2010, up 17.3% from the year before. Total direct compensation is the sum of salary, bonuses and the granted value of stock, stock options and other long-term incentives given for service in fiscal 2010.”