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Oil and the massive profits

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  • Aramco’s net income increased by 124% to $110 billion in 2021, compared to $49 billion in 2020.


Oh, that's terrible.......😭😭😭😭😭😭

Wait...what does basic economics teach. That if someone is making big profits, more competition will enter the field.

Who is jumping in ?
 

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Oh, that's terrible.......😭😭😭😭😭😭

Wait...what does basic economics teach. That if someone is making big profits, more competition will enter the field.

Who is jumping in ?

OPEC in your basic economics lesson?
 

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%124 in a year
That doesn't mean someone is dictating the market. It has dropped that much before too, did they decide to just be nice and dictate that drop?
 

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OPEC in your basic economics lesson?
OPEC is already in the mix.

Economics says.....if someone is making a profit, competitors enter the field.

So who is jumping in ?
 

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OPEC is already in the mix.

Economics says.....if someone is making a profit, competitors enter the field.

So who is jumping in ?

The Saudis run the show and we saw what happened when Russia tried to play. The US isn’t stepping up either.
 

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i'm tired of arguing with people that don't know that oil companies are even profitable.

it's brain numbingly boring.
 

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%124 in a year
So?

What were they they year(s) prior?

Exxon's profits for 2021 were $24B
Chevron's profits for 2021 were $15.6B
BP's profits for 2021 were $12.85B
Shell's profits for 2021 were $19.29B

For all four, these profits were the most they'd made since 2014, in seven (7) years.

Exxon lost $22.4B in 2020
Chevron lost $5.5B in 2020
BP lost $5.7B in 2020
Shell made $4.65B in 2020, the most since 2014

It's easy to see such large profit numbers - but no one wants to address the incredibly large LOSSES in years prior.
 

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So?

What were they they year(s) prior?

Exxon's profits for 2021 were $24B
Chevron's profits for 2021 were $15.6B
BP's profits for 2021 were $12.85B
Shell's profits for 2021 were $19.29B

For all four, these profits were the most they'd made since 2014, in seven (7) years.

Exxon lost $22.4B in 2020
Chevron lost $5.5B in 2020
BP lost $5.7B in 2020
Shell made $4.65B in 2020, the most since 2014

It's easy to see such large profit numbers - but no one wants to address the incredibly large LOSSES in years prior.

Covid was a bitch
 

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So let's pass the windfall profits tax to return 50% of the windfall profits to the American people.
 

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Aramco’s net income increased by 124% to $110 billion in 2021, compared to $49 billion in 2020.
They were at $88.2B in 2019.

2020 was a year of HUGE losses - which is also why 2021 gains look HUGE in comparison.
 

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So?

What were they they year(s) prior?

Exxon's profits for 2021 were $24B
Chevron's profits for 2021 were $15.6B
BP's profits for 2021 were $12.85B
Shell's profits for 2021 were $19.29B

For all four, these profits were the most they'd made since 2014, in seven (7) years.

Exxon lost $22.4B in 2020
Chevron lost $5.5B in 2020
BP lost $5.7B in 2020
Shell made $4.65B in 2020, the most since 2014

It's easy to see such large profit numbers - but no one wants to address the incredibly large LOSSES in years prior.

But but but......
 

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I want my kickback delivered every quarter we can call it a rebate. When fossil fuels become more expensive so does just about everything else on the market. Let's call it a multiple whammy.
 

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But...but....but.....

According to superrich @CaughtInThe, they are profitable.

Are you arguing they aren’t profitable as they are the only the #2 in the world? Another thing you thin KSA is open and honest with their books?
 
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