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WTI Crude •15 hours | 65.21 | +0.33 | +0.51% |
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Brent Crude •15 hours | 71.83 | +0.40 | +0.56% |
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Natural Gas •15 hours | 2.949 | +0.036 | +1.24% |
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Mars US •15 hours | 66.71 | +0.45 | +0.68% |
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Opec Basket •2 days | 69.47 | -0.30 | -0.43% |
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Urals •2 days | 68.76 | -1.38 | -1.97% |
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Louisiana Light •2 days | 71.19 | +0.62 | +0.88% |
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Marine •1 day | 70.09 | +0.76 | +1.10% |
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Murban •1 day | 72.35 | +0.46 | +0.64% |
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Iran Heavy •1 day | 66.25 | +0.59 | +0.90% |
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Basra Light •1 day | 71.43 | +1.34 | +1.91% |
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Saharan Blend •1 day | 70.22 | +0.67 | +0.96% |
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Bonny Light •1 day | 72.33 | +0.45 | +0.63% |
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Canadian Crude Index •14 hours | 39.94 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
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Western Canadian Select •2 days | 36.16 | +0.45 | +1.26% |
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Canadian Condensate •2 days | 61.66 | +0.45 | +0.74% |
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Premium Synthetic •2 days | 65.61 | +0.45 | +0.69% |
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Sweet Crude •2 days | 55.21 | +0.45 | +0.82% |
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Peace Sour •2 days | 46.46 | +0.45 | +0.98% |
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Louisiana Light •2 days | 71.19 | +0.62 | +0.88% |
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Domestic Swt. @ Cushing •2 days | 62.00 | +0.50 | +0.81% |
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Giddings •2 days | 55.75 | +0.50 | +0.90% |
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ANS West Coast •3 days | 68.05 | -4.59 | -6.32% |
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West Texas Sour •2 days | 59.41 | +0.45 | +0.76% |
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Eagle Ford •2 days | 63.36 | +0.45 | +0.72% |
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The Top 10 Best Executive Pay Packages
Last year the top ten Houston-area business executives received compensation packages worth a combined $215 million.
According to Longnecker & Associates the top 100 best paid executives received packages that had increased by an average of 12.8 percent compared to 2010. Oil and gas companies dominate the list.
Below is a list of the top ten best paid executives and how much direct compensation they received in 2011. A more complete list can be found here.
1. Marathon Oil Corp. President and CEO Clarence P. Cazalot made $31.5 million.
2. Former CEO ConocoPhillips Jim Mulva made $27.7 million.
3. LyondellBasell Industries CEO James L. Gallogly made $23.4 million.
4. Anadarko Petroleum chairman and CEO James Hackett made $23.1 million.
5. Cooper Industries Chairman and CEO Kirk Hachigian made $21.1 million.
6. Former Nabors Industries CEO Eugene M. Isenberg made $19.4 million.
7. American National Insurance Co. CEO and Chairman Robert Moody made $18.9 million.
8. Schlumberger Chairman and former CEO Andrew Gould made $17.8 million.
9. Nabors Industries President and CEO Anthony Petrello made $15.9 million.
10. Halliburton CEO David Lesar made $15.8 million.
By. Charles Kennedy of Oilprice.com
