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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: abromber   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: OXY CEO to retire
Date: 03/27/26 9:50 AM
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thank god

I confess I do not understand the energy/oil business as well as I do other sectors of BRK, and I don't own any shares of OXY directly, but WEB always seemed to be a fan of Holub, so I do not understand the hostility towards her.

OXY is sitting on a load of Permian basin oil that Charlie likened to a nest egg. No scandals that I know of. Greg negotiated the OxyChem acquisition with Holub, and that seemed to go smoothly. Has he said anything about her or OXY since then? If he has, I haven't seen it. He has commented on other topics and other managers, but not OXY and not Holub.

So I am curious. Aside from Holub's embrace of DAC, which I like even if others do not, what is the knock on her?

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