Why U.S. energy CEOs will get big payouts despite oil meltdown

BOSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - National Oilwell Varco Inc (NOV) has had a rough few years: Since 2017, the Houston company, whose drilling equipment is in major oilfields worldwide, has lost two-thirds of its value, costing shareholders a combined $9 billion.Despite that performance, Chief Executive Clay Williams pocketed $3.3 million in stock in late February, solely because his company's total shareholder return over the three years ending in 2019 was not as bad as most of his beleaguered..