why the hell

Kevin Dixon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am **Posts:** 1432

http://news.sky.com/story/1408197/bp-cu ... costs-dive

Asking for us the tax payer to bail them out, the bastards have made billions over the years but now want government help.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 7:16 pm

There was a time when BP was 50% state owned. Seemed to work pretty well.

Kevin Dixon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am **Posts:** 1432

Greed, profit and shareholders biggest downfall.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Thu Jan 15, 2015 8:50 pm

It's a nothing story though, because if you read it carefully it uses terms such as 'expects' and 'raises the concern' of losing jobs. The price of a barrel has fallen by half, whereas the price at the pump hasn't, they're just trying to force the government to stop the decreases, as in real terms it should be 70p a litre.

tonyparry · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 4:16 am

Im my own worst enemy at times cos i cant be arsed to fully explain, but here is a few bullet points
.............they have not asked the tax payer to bail them out
BP are no longer one of the big oil company's.
They where shafted by the gulf oil spill.
They do make a profit
they have to make a profit or they cannot re-invest (they currently have several projects on the go costing litterally billions)
Do oil companies make too much profit though? probably yes.
They are cutting back in some departments but are actually recruiting for offshore operational people.

Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 pm **Posts:** 801

And here is me thinking BP and other huge oil companies employed very clever people on massive salaries with huge bonuses that are there to predict oil prices and revenues. Maybe they only employ thick people on piss poor money.

tonyparry · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 9:06 am

I don't get your post to be honest ?

poolieinnottingham · **Posted:** Fri Jan 16, 2015 10:21 am

The last people in the world I'll feep sorry for are the oil companies, or 'cuntanies' as I like to call them.

Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 pm **Posts:** 801

tonyparry wrote:

I don't get your post to be honest ?

Ah I see you come on here semi defending BP then when I suggest there employees screwed up 'you don't get it' maybe your one of the thick gets who didn't predict what was coming, it's ok not your fault I suppose

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

No what has happened is the FACT that the Saudi's are willing to let the price drop to $20 a barrel to fuck up the frackers..

Rinkender · **Joined:** Tue Jun 19, 2012 8:36 pm **Posts:** 801

I love a good price war me clappp

tonyparry · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2015 12:08 am

Rinkender wrote:

tonyparry wrote:

I don't get your post to be honest ?

Ah I see you come on here semi defending BP then when I suggest there employees screwed up 'you don't get it' maybe your one of the thick gets who didn't predict what was coming, it's ok not your fault I suppose

Semi defending...Class that

anyway confirmation for me that you really havent got a clue.
are you one of these that suggests getting petrol from Tesco's to shove it up the oil companies?,
that had to be my favorite.

I didnt see it coming, so i guess im a thick get,
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