In fairness, peers such as Total, BP, Shell and Chevron divvied up cash in much the same way as Conoco, but none put the money to quite such poor use.

• 公正地说，道达尔(Total)、英国石油(BP)、壳牌(Shell)和雪佛龙(Chevron)等同行的现金分配情况和康菲石油差不多，但没有一家公司的资金使用效率像它那样糟糕。