Corporate Library put out a list of the Top 10 Highest Paid Executives for 2008. Go to corporate library for the full report.
They are
Stephen Schwarzman Blackstone Group (BX)
Lawrence Ellison Oracle (ORCL)
Ray Irani Occidental Petroleum (OXY)
John Hess Hess Corporation (HESS)
Michael Watford Ultra Petroleum (UPL)
Aubrey McClendon Chesapeake Energy (CHK)
Bob Simpson XTO Energy (XTO)
Mark Papa EOG Resources (EOG)
Eugene Isenberg Nabors Industries (NBR)
Michael Jeffries Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF)