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BComplex

(9,372 posts) Mon Feb 28, 2022, 05:30 PM Feb 2022

Have you noticed, with all of the countries kicking in with help for Ukraine, the OIL COMPANIES [View all]

are all staying silent? Obviously they don't have a lot of patriotism for democracies around the world.

It's way past time that the United States QUIT letting the oil & gas companies get away without paying any, or almost no, income taxes. It's beyond absurd that this has gone on for so long. With the planet in melt-down mode due to fossil fuels, and all the money that climate change costs the government in terms of fires and hurricanes, they still get away with all this crap.

You notice Saudi Arabia refused to hold the price on oil. And you KNOW Jared Kushner has been on the phone with his Saudi pals.

One thing the war in Ukraine has definitely helped the world see is WHO, and WHICH COMPANIES are behind democracy, and who isn't.

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Have you noticed, with all of the countries kicking in with help for Ukraine, the OIL COMPANIES [View all] BComplex Feb 2022 OP

BP has dropped it's 19.75% interest on Rosneft, shell has dis-invested today as well PortTack Feb 2022 #1

That's great news! Who is shipping gas to the parts of Europe that have been relying on Russian oil? BComplex Feb 2022 #4

EU nations are imprting Russian energy... every day. Yesterday, today and tomorrow. WarGamer Feb 2022 #6

"Right now" is the key here. BComplex Feb 2022 #10

the problem is... it's a Global commodity so that's why the price is so stable. WarGamer Feb 2022 #12

The US has sent dozens of LNG tankers so far NickB79 Feb 2022 #23

No, they all aren't relayerbob Feb 2022 #2

I hate them too, but they do seem to read the writing on the wall. lagomorph777 Feb 2022 #3

Past time that we stop giving them allowances from our taxes Deuxcents Feb 2022 #5

Although it's fairly obvious that the OIL CO's WarGamer Feb 2022 #8

Gas companies have been leading the way in hitting Russia's top exports. Lancero Feb 2022 #7

Apparently you haven't noticed that companies like Shell and BP have led the way onenote Feb 2022 #9

The point is, they're cutting ties, but that's not answering the demand. BComplex Feb 2022 #13

The point is that you should amend your claim that oil companies are remaining "silent" onenote Feb 2022 #19

So has Equinor. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #15

Yup. Budi Feb 2022 #16

they will be war profiteers if they raise oil and gas prices now nt msongs Feb 2022 #11

The prices are already going up. BComplex Feb 2022 #14

No, I haven't. Perhaps you ought to pay a visit to news.google.com. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #17

BP & Shell don't fall into that category Disaffected Feb 2022 #18

Sorry, no. You need to catch up with the news. hippywife Feb 2022 #20

Anyone Selling Russian Assets Faces Few Options, Big Losses mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #21

Russia-Ukraine war: The companies that have taken action so far mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #22

So what everyone here is saying is that the oil companies are going to take up the slack BComplex Feb 2022 #24

There's something the Germans can do to begin to take up the slack by themselves. mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 #25

Instead they've announced plans Igel Feb 2022 #26