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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: muddy4x4 on April 29, 2008, 08:05:48

Title: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: muddy4x4 on April 29, 2008, 08:05:48: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7372509.stm
Title: Re: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: zacspeed on April 29, 2008, 08:09:31: Quote
Shell made profits of $7.8bn (Â£3.9bn) in the first three months of the year, up from $6.9bn a year ago.

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Title: Re: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: V8MoneyPit on April 29, 2008, 09:42:46: Quote from: zacspeed on April 29, 2008, 08:09:31
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Shell made profits of $7.8bn (Â£3.9bn) in the first three months of the year, up from $6.9bn a year ago.

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Is that ALL? We make that in a week..... NOT!!!
Title: Re: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: beast5680 on April 29, 2008, 18:10:00: yes but remember 60% of the price of a litre of fuel is tax :shock: from the robbing gits we call government so fuel companies are not all to blame
Title: Re: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on April 29, 2008, 18:56:21: I threw a real sweary fit when I heard that today. Here we all are, getting stiffed by the Government and the Oil Companies and they have the audacity to put that out! Bloody Rob Dogs! :evil:
Title: Re: Now we know why fuel prices are so high
Post by: littlepow on April 29, 2008, 21:42:50: The company I work for spends more than that in the same time period and doesn't make a penny!
But they have some really good toys! :dance:

Is a bit of a mick take making such huge profits. Hopefully they will spend more on alternative fuels and power supplies. Got to fill my car tomorrow, not looking forward to the costs!