Today, Big Oil giants Shell and ConocoPhillips formally reported their profits from the fourth quarter of last year, taking in an eye-popping $13.7 billion in the final quarter, bringing in $61 billion in profit last year. This marks a 121% increase in profit margins compared to 2021. While Big Oil profited massively in 2022, American consumers were overburdened with historically high gas prices at the pump.
As two of the countries’ largest oil companies enjoyed historically high-profit margins last year, their fourth-quarter earnings call revealed that they had spent $41 billion in 2022 on stock buybacks and dividends, further enriching their wealthy shareholders.
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— source accountable.u | Feb, 02 2023