I wish my father were still alive, he used to play golf with the former head of Exxon-Mobile and would be able to give me the full low-down of what is really going on.
Easy.
He’s negotiating with the master deal maker.
Shrewd, but he’s off to a bad start going public.
Modifying his position will undercut his leadership and he will eventually bow out rather than explain why he denied ExxonMobil investors a slice of Venezuela.