US | oil companies Guess What Oil Execs Make Industry bigwigs are grilled by the Senate By John Johnson Posted May 21, 2008 8:19 PM CDT Copied Oil company executive, J. Stephen Simon of Exxon Mobil, left, accompanied by fellow executives, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) Big Oil executives today were grilled by the Senate on soaring prices, and Sen. Patrick Leahy asked for their salaries, the AP reports. Here's what they said: J. Stephen Simon, Exxon: $12.5 millon. John Lowe, ConocoPhillips: Did not recall Peter Robertson, Chevron: Did not recall. John Hofmeister, Shell, $2.2 million. Robert Malone, BP America, $2 million. Read These Next This publication's review of Melania just got much worse. Power glitch interrupts first Winter Olympics event. Authorities investigating ransom note in Nancy Guthrie disappearance. SCOTUS rejects bid to block new California voting map. Report an error