Currently, the two companies are discussing which specific ExxonMobil international assets Rosneft will become a non-operating equity participant, according to Alan Jeffers, a spokesperson for ExxonMobil.

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The excited executive can be counted on to travel the country (at his own expense) presenting this letter to prospective sellers, with the unwritten understanding that he will be an equity participant and member of the management team of any completed acquisition.

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