The petroleum industry, even the largest individual corporations, wields more power than any NGO. I agree that things get squirrelly when corporations (or NGOs

The petroleum industry, even the largest individual corporations, wields more power than any NGO. I agree that things get squirrelly when corporations (or NGOs, even) wield more power than governments. That's most obviously an issue when large global corporations mess with small countries. Or small states in the US, for that matter. While it's also an issue even in the US overall, one hopes that antitrust enforcement would kick in before total domination.