Study: Oil majors 'live beyond their means'

Companies may push to sell underperforming assets as a way to raise cash, study says

Dividends: ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Total and Anglo-Dutch Shell have collectively paid out $536 billion in dividends and share buybacks since 2010 — Dividends: ExxonMobil, BP, Chevron, Total and Anglo-Dutch Shell have collectively paid out $536 billion in dividends and share buybacks since 2010Foto: AFP/Scanpix/

Julia Martinez

Financial BP Chevron Shell Americas

Published 16 January 2020, 21:01Updated 17 January 2020, 16:20