Eduardo Doheny knew that bowing to Donnie was a highly scorned act among their circle.
But he had no choice!
At this time, the board of directors of Pan American Oil had already begun to pressure him; they were after profits, they wanted to see gains!
It was with great difficulty and through special means that he had leased the Elk Hills Oil Field. Everyone was eagerly waiting for it to create tens of millions in wealth.
As a result, his dispute with Donnie had now clearly impacted the progress of their projects.
Any setback in the project schedule meant they would incur additional costs and recover their capital more slowly.
Under such circumstances, the board of Pan American Oil would, of course, not be able to accept this.
As for when Eduardo Doheny teamed up with individuals like Harry Sinclair against Donnie, they had certainly agreed, since Donnie was competing with them for resources and wealth!