[Sub-Driver]

The British viewpoint........same-o same-o.....sounds like Pelosi...

[the anti-liberal]

What Would Stalin Do?

[MNJohnnie]

More ignorance and political posturing by people who have utterly NO clue at all what they are talking about.

[mnehring]

How many who are making the outcry have taken even five minutes to read these company's annual reports or understand the difference between upstream, downstream, and produits blancs (non-fuel petrochemicals)?

[cajunman]

If the Democrats would open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling, oil companies would not have to spend the capital to drill 5 miles underwater in the Gulf of Mexico. Offshore drilling is not cheap.

[the_devils_advocate_666]

I read the Miley Cyrus should haul in a billion herself this year. Where is the outrage?

[MEGoody]

The figures provoked an immediate outcry from campaign groups, which said it was a disgrace that at a time of increased public concern about climate change Shell and BP were earning their biggest profits, while compounding the problem of rising global carbon emissions.

:::rolls eyes:::

[SO RIGHT]

HOW MANY BILLIONS DID THE GOV’MINT TAKE IN TAXES?WHO MAKES MORE PER GALLON, OIL COMPANY OR FEDERAL TAXES? ANYONE KNOW THE BREAKDOWN?

[Vaquero]

Congress refuses to allow drilling and new refineries to be built. this is the core problem. this aids the runaway price rises also fueled by the sub-prime crisis weakening our dollar.....and there is a snowball effect...and we all know the outcome

That being said, I still think there may be hanky panky on the part of certain oil companies/ producing countries/politicians, who are profiting from the facts stated and helping it along with strategic tweaking.

[SkyDancer]

And how much in additional taxes did they rake in - the gov’mint has their hands out - don’t do a thing to earn it ...

[count-your-change]

It costs the Treasury about 6 cents to print a hundred dollar bill. EAT YOUR HEART OUT EXXON!

[pallis]

Whatever the oil companies are making, government is making twice as much per every gallon of gas used. See the article above about China’s oil consumption. Drilling and developing ways to refine oil from shale are central to our national security. Someone tell the kooks in Congress.

[Publius6961]

Outcry as Shell and BP make billions on back of price rises

What a great scam!

Whatever the predator companies make, the predator government makes 3 times as much.

Guess which I'd rather attack??

[Publius6961]

Those idiot reporters not only shot themselves in both feet with this story, but also in both cheeks...

With the internet available, they can't now go run and hide.
They are idiots right out in the open.

At least in California...
CLARK, WE NEED YOU!
(Pest control).