Big Oil
Largest publicly traded oil and gas companies, also known as supermajors
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BP (1) · Oil profits (1) · Share buybacks (1) · Cost cutting (1) · Murray Auchincloss (1) · Refining margins (1) · Energy sector (1) · Climate Superfund (1) · Big Oil (1) · fossil fuels (1) · Vermont (1) · polluter pays (1) · environmental legislation (1) · climate adaptation (1) · infrastructure (1)
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Big Oil refers to the world's five, six or seven largest publicly traded and investor-owned oil and gas companies, also known as supermajors.
The term, particularly in the United States, emphasizes their economic power and influence on politics. Big Oil is often associated with the fossil fuels lobby and also used to refer to the industry as a whole in a pejorative or derogatory manner.
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People and organizations frequently mentioned alongside Big Oil:
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- 🏢 Share repurchase (1 shared articles)
- 🏢 BP (1 shared articles)
- 👤 Murray Auchincloss (1 shared articles)