RE:I don't quite understand the intolerance on contrarian viewsRangifer, very few posters are willing to accept any negative liabilities. Most do not even look at fundamentals, nor do they care.
This management has been around since mid 2009. As typical with struggling oil juniors, they've funded
various plays over 13 years with share issues. Have a look at the price chart, it is rather amazing.
Go to Stockwatch.com ... key in XOP ... select 20 year technical chart
This is the link
https://www.stockwatch.com/Chart/Advanced/C/XOP/20