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Nine big oil firms on track to share more than $95bn profit two quarters in a row

Markets Brief gilt-and-policy note (2026-11-02): Windfall for oil corporations such Saudi Aramco and BP comes on back of soaring fuel prices driven by Iran warThe world’s biggest oil companies are on track… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

Nine big oil firms on track to share more than $95bn profit two quarters in a row

Windfall for oil corporations such Saudi Aramco and BP comes on back of soaring fuel prices driven by Iran warThe world’s biggest oil companies are on track to amass profits of more than $95bn (£71bn) in the third quarter as the war in the Middle East drives up the price of fossil fuels.The windfall

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