Looks to me a bit of gamesmanship with XOM combined with gullible analysts and journalists. Why in the world would the latter believe that XOM will go elephant hunting for specific elephants when everybody knows it is a competitive game. Is XOM the only supermajor out elephant hunting? Come on guys.
Look at the ones not on the list and there are several big ones missing. If it was mentioned specifically, then it is a decoy.
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