Iran War Windfall for Big Oil Could Hamper Climate Gains
TL;DR
The Iran conflict is driving a windfall for big oil, lifting profits and boosting their political influence while U.S. gasoline prices spike, raising concerns that cash-rich oil majors will push for more production and subsidies and slow the energy transition despite renewables becoming more competitive.
- Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say The Guardian
- Shell Reports Nearly $7 Billion Profit Amid ‘Unprecedented Disruption’ The New York Times
- Not all oil giants are prospering from the Iran war The Economist
- Shell tops profit estimates as Iran war boosts oil price, cuts share buybacks CNBC
- Shell profits rise as Iran war pushes oil prices higher BBC
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