Texas oil exec accused of colluding with OPEC, barred from ExxonMobil board
At the center of the scandal and the board ban is longtime Texas oil executive Scott Sheffield. While exploring Pioneer’s merger with ExxonMobil, the Federal Trade Commission uncovered what Fortune categorized as reams of messages between him and OPEC leaders, one saying, “If Texas leads the way, maybe we can get OPEC to cut production.”