
US antitrust authorities cleared ExxonMobil's acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources under the condition that the shale producer's former CEO be barred from the company's board, regulators announced Thursday.
A proposed consent order barred longtime Pioneer CEO Scott Sheffield from the ExxonMobil board of directors, citing his "collusive" activity with crude exporters from the OPEC+ group of countries, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) press release said.