- EM spent none of their profit on exploration for new oil,
- EM spent none of their money on developing renewable resources,
- EM should pay a "wind fall" profit tax,
- It is especially heinous that EM spent $8 billion of their profit on stock buy back
The reality?
- EM made a near record $10.89 billion in its first quarter (analyst expected $11.5 billion)
- EM paid a combined $29.3 billion in taxes and royalties ($17.7 billion in taxes and $11.6 billion in royalties) - taxes were 49% of income.
- EM spent $5.5 billion (before profit, of course) to develop new sources of oil, up 30% from last year
- EM, and most oil majors, have an internal rate of return on investment of <15%. My chemical plant would be shut down for doing that poorly.
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