silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agoRichest oil states should pay climate tax, says former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brownwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkRichest oil states should pay climate tax, says former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brownwww.bbc.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squaretryptaminev 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoLets look at the Big Oil companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajor: ExxonMobil formerly Standard Oil Company of New Jersey Shell plc formerly Royal Dutch Shell plc TotalEnergies formerly Compagnie française des pétroles British Petroleum Chevron formerly Standard Oil Company of California Marathon Petroleum formerly The Ohio Oil Company Phillips 66 founded in Oklahoma now HQs in Houston Texas Valero , named after Mission San Antonio de Valero aka Alamo Texas Eni - Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi founded and owned by a third by the Italian state ConocoPhillips founded in Utah, HQs now in Houston Texas Which of these companies is Arabian, Persian, African or South American? All i can see is US Americans and Europeans, predominantly Englishmen and their descendents.
minus-squareBlackmist@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year ago The use of the term in the popular media often excludes the national producers and OPEC oil companies who have a much greater global role in setting prices than the supermajors. But yes, the USA does produce more oil than Saudi Arabia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_production
Lets look at the Big Oil companies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermajor:
Which of these companies is Arabian, Persian, African or South American?
All i can see is US Americans and Europeans, predominantly Englishmen and their descendents.
But yes, the USA does produce more oil than Saudi Arabia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_oil_production