Tag Archives: big oil
Exxon Distances Itself From BP’s ‘Dramatic Departure’ in the Gulf
Stacy Summary: Exxon distances itself from BP’s ‘dramatic departure’ from industry norms. A split in the big oil ranks? It’s unlike anything I’ve seen in the banking sector where they are all, so far, sticking together to the same story. What do you think of this story? And anyone have good links to information on BP’s role in the Exxon Valdez? **UPDATE** – Fitch downgrades BP to two grades above ‘junk’
Palin Accuses Obama of Being in Bed with Big Oil
Stacy Summary: Ahhhh, okay, I’ve stopped laughing so much that I was unable to post this until now. I’m not 100% sure this isn’t, in fact, actually Tina Fey or The Onion, but if so, it’s a good one.
“I don’t know why the question isn’t asked by the mainstream media and by others if there’s any connection with the contributions made to president Obama and his administration and the support by the oil companies to the administration,” she told Fox News Sunday.