Reuters | As Big Oil shrinks, boards plot different paths out of crisis Reuters Crude prices have tumbled around 70 percent over the past 18 months to around $35 a barrel, leading to five of the world's top oil companies reporting sharp declines in profits in recent days. Executives at energy firms face a tough balancing act: they ... 1 Big Oil Dividend To Buy And 3 To Avoid In Spite Of Plunging Rig Count, Oil Erases Earlier Gains |