More cash, lower targets and bigger share awards – not all U.S. energy bosses are feeling the full impact of tumbling oil prices in their paychecks. Some oil and gas companies are making it easier for their top managers to meet performance goals or are offering more cash as a prolonged oil slump keeps share prices at lows not seen in five years, filings show. Among the beneficiaries are bosses of both solid performers and struggling companies, and the changes may rankle investors facing losses. Oilfield services company Schlumberger NV, for example, used lower earnings targets for the second half of 2015, which helped its CEO Paal Kibsgaard receive total pay of $18.3 million, only slightly below the 2014 level. The company’s shares fell 18 percent last year, about half […]

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