Unocal Corp would have agreed to be acquired by Chinese oil firm CNOOC Ltd, despite fierce US political opposition - if the Chinese side had raised its bid in August, Unocal's former CEO has said.
Reliance Industries has regained the top slot among Indian energy companies on the Platts global list
China's multinationals, powerful as they seem, are still beholden to the Communist Party. That's both a blessing and a burden.
Other shortlisted chief executives include Abdulrahman Ali Al-Abdulla of Muntajat, Peabody Energy's Gregory Boyce, Pailin Chuchottaworn of PTT Public Company Ltd, Repsol's Antonio Brufau and Ian Taylor of Vitol.
Both the countries have increased prices of gas recently.
While BPCL has been ranked third in the poll, Reliance is at the fourth position adn HPCL 8th.
