Former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Accused of Colluding with OPEC to Inflate Gas Prices

Agent J's Investigation Unveils Price Manipulation Shady Business!

Well ladies and gentlemen it looks like former Pioneer Natural Resources CEO Scott Sheffield got caught in some intergalactic trouble with the FTC. Accused of trying to play price games by colluding with OPEC he even got banned from the Exxon Mobil board before their big merger. Looks like someone's interstellar plans just crashed back down to Earth!

FTC on High Alert Refers Allegations for Criminal Probe

The FTC under the watchful eye of Agent K and I decided to play hardball and sent Sheffield's case over to the Justice Department for a potential criminal probe. Guess someone forgot that messing with gas prices isn't just a Walk in The Park huh?

Pioneer Fires Back with Claims of Market Misunderstandings

But hold on to your Neuralyzers folks because Pioneer Natural Resources isn't backing down without a fight! They're claiming the FTC misunderstood the market dynamics and that Sheffield was just trying to play by the rule book. Talk about a twist in the alien tale!