Oil giants record $467bn in profits since Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Stuart Stone
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Shell, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and TotalEnergies saw collective profits jump by 125 per cent following Russia's invasion, according to a new investigation from Global Witness

In the four years since Russia's invasion of Ukraine a handful of oil 'supermajors' have seen combined profits reach almost half a trillion US dollars, as gas prices spiked and profits more than doubled...

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