“Executives of ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, and BP each took a turn guiding Iraq’s oil industry. Philip Carroll of Shell and Gary Vogler, a former ExxonMobil executive, were the first on the ground. They arrived in April 2003, just one month after the invasion. Officially, the two were the ranking U.S. advisers to the Iraqi Oil Ministry. Unofficially, the two ran the ministry.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Antonia Juhasz, The Tyranny of Oil, Page 346