That Would Be Great

Just wait until they take away their subsidies for EVs

Why must life be this way?

Greed... Follow the money behind the New Green Deal... This was never about the environment.

It is more about government getting full control on energy

The government is heavily subsidizing green energy solutions... see who is raking in that...

China, via solar panels and lithium batteries.

What’s your point? A lot of businesses post bigger sales volume every year as population increases.
What is the return on investment? Is it an all time high? How does it compare to other industries?
Are you aware oil goes into products other than automotive fuel/lubricants?

My point is that it wouldn't seem super crazy to think maybe we were getting screwed for a little profit.... If that premise is incorrect here, let me know.

We are not getting screwed for a little profit. This forum doesn’t provide the capacity to fully explain the nuances of the how capitalism provides employment, creates demand for others products and services, generates taxes for the public and income for its investors all while fulfilling a demand for a product or service. Nor is this the place to give a complete lesson on business accounting.

Suffice it to say that oil companies are publicly traded companies whose stock is owned by many individual people, either directly or through funds.

Nothing is stopping you from owning a piece of that enterprise and having some of that profit.

its almpst as though at one time in the last 5 years...oil was negative per barrel....really weird...huh?.

Your meaning is unclear.
But a business’s revenue and profit fluctuates from year to year, and may even be negative at times.

Unclear? -$37 a barrel is a market killer.....i wonder what caused that?

Was that the Fauci pandemic drop?

"Screwed" is basically feelings so idk if there is any point in seriously arguing it. The exact amount of what is considered a fair profit margin is in the eye of the beholder... if it exists at all.

"Nothing is stopping you from owning a piece of that enterprise and having some of that profit."

Ya I actually owned some oil stonks so I was hoping they'd keep jacking up the oil/gas prices. I cashed out though so now I can complain about the prices with the rest of the right wingers here...... Bro this is a complete outrage!
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Gasoline prices are also affected by refinery capacity. When refinery operations are affected by storms, accidents, breakdown, etc supply can drop causing prices to rise. The country’s oldest refinery was shut down this year. Biden admin regulations are negatively affecting refinery capacity.