Dictator farts? Record profits!
Price per barrel goes down? Record profits?
Price goes up? Record profits!
Before China develops? Record profits!
China Developing? Record profits?
Shortage? Record profits!
War? Record profits!
Refinery fire or repairs? Record profits!
In the springtime, in between time? Record profits!
Price controlled by government? Of course not! But price by late October? Lower! But first have to increase, so it can be lowered!
Either way, record profits!
There are sure a lot of people running around, including on this board, without the least bit of understanding of economics.
Pitiful.