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Until the last few years the US was dominated by integrated oil companies. These were mostly international oil companies that had exploration and production(finding and drilling for oil), transportation, refining, and marketing. As such, they had integrated management from the wellhead to the consumer’s gas tank. First came the mergers, Exxon and Mobil, BP and Read the full article…

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No surprise. The chosen few who never have to account for performance grow comfortable not performing. Rate busters on the union assembly lines are quickly brought into compliance. Slow it down, don’t make us look bad. Government workers if they ever had to perform to any standard would fold like a cheap suit. The very Read the full article…