Currently reading……..!

 

Steve Coll’s in-depth factual look into the historical, political and foreign sway on the World stage of ExxonMobil starting from United States , Indonesia, Nigeria,Russia, Middle East and Venezuela. The “ExxonMobil way” is the iron clad bible of modern day corporate culture.  I was fascinated with the intricate network and policies that ExxonMobil corporation ensues of free market capitalism and big oil.  Bewilderment is the only human expression that quantifies the turning pages of this book.

My favorite line in the book: “I’m not a U.S. company,” Raymond says, “and I don’t make decisions based on what’s good for the U.S.”- Former CEO Lee Raymond when asked on building more U.S. refineries as a form of  corporate patriotism  to offset future domestic gasoline shortages and international geopolitical crisis