BB,ageed.Another perspective is that EO is not concerned with share value.Rather,he is focused on the value of the oil that all of us expect is below.
And once the unknown becomes the known,the shareprice will take care of itself.
And finally,as long as he has his overwhelming ownership interest intact and not selling any shares,he has the very same interests as us,only much larger.
He is not concernd with anticipation ,but rather the results.He stays focused only on the finish line,while making and taking the best interim steps to maintain the most opportune results.And entertaining the folks in the stands who happened to bet on this race are barely a thought in his mind.We are only the audience who paid for a seat and a small piece of the winnings.
As long as EO has essentially common interests with us,and we are willing to wait for the end of the race,we shall benefit in same kind as he,only smaller.
The only area that EO and shareholders have a conflict of interest is the salary and benefits that is paid to him by shareholders