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This is the best tl;dr I could make, original reduced by 90%. (I'm a bot)


Energy giant BP has reported record annual profits as it scaled back plans to reduce the amount of oil and gas it produces by 2030.
Last year, the government introduced a windfall tax - called the Energy Profits Levy - on the "Extraordinary" profits being made at energy companies.
As well as announcing record profits, BP increased its payout to shareholders by 10%. BP's results follow similarly strong profits announced by rivals Shell, Exxon Mobil and Chevron last week.


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"Inflation" >

I don't see any other alternative but to blame the immigrants and impose austerity via monetary policy. >

Have you tried killing all the poor? >

The sun beams down on a brand new day
No more welfare tax to pay
Unsightly slums gone up in flashing light
Jobless millions whisked away
At last we have more room to play
All systems go to kill the poor tonight >

Energy crisis lmfao. Moral crisis more like. People cant afford to live but the people working for these companies dont give a fuck. Vile. >

So doubling their profits has nothing to do with rising prices, right? I mean, they keep giving us complicated reasons why everything is suddenly more expensive. They talk about things like the "supply chain". Couldn't all be something as simple as corporate greed. Could it? >

No biden has a gas price button in his office. >

Trump had the diet coke button. Id rather drink diet coke than gasoline, that being said diet coke really isn’t that good >

Shell and BP with highest profits since over a century with inflation and looming global recession 🤦‍♂️ another windfall taxing is a must imo >

Yeah those companies are just gonna increase the price to compensate and the customers will have to pay, no company wants to easily reduce their profit. >

I disagree. The government is making an easy life for them. By allowing these cap increases. By providing "assistance" to low income households. (Basically paying oil companies from gov funds) While this is borderline acceptable in normal circumstance, now is not normal times >

I agree the strategy by Truss was absolute stupid but I don't know if what you suggest will have an impact either. Like I said, BP will probably just increase their prices to retain their profits. >

Well. By playing their own game. Assess how much it would cost for them to relocate their business plus all relevant risks and Bill them.  make them an offer they can’t/won’t refuse >

Kinda sounds like BP fucked everyone over in order to make that goal.
A great achievement for humanity, thank you BP, I look forward to your next massive oil-spill & your continued contribution to the self-destruction of our climate. >

Hopefully you stopped using their oil since the oil spill in the gulf. >

Any company that reports a profit increase if more than 100% should be automatically considered guilty of price gouging, profiteering and predatory tactics with the CEO and board members arrested. >

Little extreme and black-and-white but for essential services regulations along these lines should exist to prevent what's happening right now. >

Fuck all of them. BP, Total-Energies, and all the rest >

"It is hard out here for a pimp" (some oil exec probably) >

But sure, conservatives - let’s go ahead and blame Biden for the increase in gas prices. >

BP sells gas in the US. >

Wankers >

The true face of capitalism bares it’s teeth. >

Will someone PLEASE think of the rich fucks?! >

I do. I do think of eating the rich often. >

Better get used to this.  These companies know they will not be able to sell their fuels as the world "decarbonizes", so they are going to squeeze consumers for the next 10 years. >

Price gouging legislation now.