Just another example of what it’s all about: Western governments are out to enrich the elites and Stuff ordinary people
- Shell made £32.2 billion in 2022 — the highest annual profits in its 115-year history
- BP more than doubled its 2021 profits last year, making a record £23 billion
- Shares in energy companies around the world rose 48% in 2022 overall
In fact, new research from asset manager Schroders shows that the five top performing stocks worldwide last year were U.S. energy companies.
Top of the charts was Occidental Petroleum, with a rise of 119 per cent.
This was followed by Hess, ExxonMobil, Marathon Petroleum and Schlumberger, with returns of between 81 per cent and 94 per cent.