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Oil Majors Post Record Profits as Iran War Drives Up Gas PricesReports detail $148B in extra consumer gas spending and Trump's oil stock gains
5 Oct 30 4:20 PM · 8d ago · 5 posts · 2 comments · 2 sources · development 5 of 7
Coverage from Truthout and CNN tallied roughly $148 billion in extra US gasoline spending alongside the $130 billion industry profit figure, and noted shareholders including Trump benefiting from the price surge.
Donald Trump US PresidentWael Sawan Shell CEO
Chris Van Hollen US SenatorPhilip Evans Senior campaigner, GreenpeaceExxonMobil Oil major
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first by New Republic, 9d ago · also Yahoo Finance, Fortune
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Report: Iran war has nearly tripled oil industry profits US Senator Chris Van Hollen has slammed oil firms for profiting $130bn from the US war of aggression, "while Americans have paid the rising fuel cost." US oil companies are “literally profiting off working people’s pain”. https:// aje.news/tylycb?update=5101930 # USPol # EUPol # BigOil #…
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That means the direct war costs are almost offset by the increased profits of the U.S. oil industry. An interesting way of shifting money from the public budget into shareholder profits.
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The war with Iran has been very lucrative for American oil companies, which have earned more than $130 billion in profit as people pay much higher prices for gasoline, diesel and other fuel. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/10/30/busines s/energy-environment/exxon-chevron-oil-profits-iran-war.html # Ukraine # Russia # US # Iran
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This IS the most corrupt transactional anti-American regime in US history. Vote solid blue!
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The U.S. oil industry is raking in billions thanks to the Iran war.
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