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  I think it's meant to be hyperbolic and a slight towards the companies and individuals that are indeed profiteering. It's kind of a statement of intent and a clever put down in one.
context: Norway sees profits off of fossil fuels price increases caused by Russia's war in Ukraine as profiteering. While the oil and gas industry see their profits as good fortune. >
  
  The fact that Norway is now Europe's largest supplier of gas, is really saying something. >
  
  Thank goodness they had the infrastructure and resources to replace Russia. >
  
  They didn't. LNG from f.e. Qatar, which is the actual war profiteer, has also been a big part. >
  
  Pretty sure the U.S. has sent more LNG than Qatar.
  Also they'd be pretty fucked without Norway he's right. 
  Source >
  
  Without Norwegian gas and oil it wouldn't be possible to sanction Russia as hard >
  
  Without Norway, Russia could decide what Germany should do. 
  By pure blackmail.
  Norway is securing German independence. That's the important part here. >
  
  The term 'war profiteer' in this context seems unwarranted. Profiteering requires some sort of unfair action on the part of the profiteer, sometimes due to some sort of imbalance (like someone buying up a bunch of emergency supplies to resell them in a disaster area). Norway already had the infrastructure and organizations in place for their natural gas industry, and was prepared to provide that resource after the war started and people stopped buying from Russia. I really don't see where the profiteering is. >
  
  I think they just don't desire to profit excessively from this. It's more like your restaurant is making bank because the one next to you burned down. You could just party with the money, or you could give parts of it to the employees and family of the restaurant that is out of business.
  Because that is the right thing to do.
  Personally,I think that this is very lovely. From what I understand Norway is pretty well off anyway, so they can afford to be above above board. >
  
  Even if Norway did decide to just party with the money, so to speak, it wouldn't be profiteering. Profiteering is how you get the money, not what you do with it.