New money for nothing

[GastonJ]

David Cameron is extremely concerned by claims of price fixing by major oil companies, Downing Street has said.


The prime minister's spokesman said it was "deeply worrying" if prices have been driven up for consumers.


Oil giants including BP and Shell are facing claims they have been fixing prices for more than a decade.


It follows a raid on the offices of BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Norway's Statoil by European anti-trust regulators.


The companies said they were co-operating with investigators.


In a Commons statement, Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was working with European Commission investigators but stressed their inquiries were at a very early stage and urged MPs not to "jump the gun".

BBC News - David Cameron 'deeply' concerned by oil price fixing claims


All they'll do is fine them a few billion, keep the 'fine' money and the consumer, who got ripped off, with get f**k all. Perhaps MP's will be busy selling their shares in oil companies this evening, will keep them busy

[thered]

Probably why

BBC News - Why is BP important to the UK economy?

BP very important for UK

[GastonJ]

So they should be allowed to rip off the majority for the profit of the minority? Would they like us to pay their fine for them as well?

Perhaps they should register as a charity, after all not like they've ever made a profit is it....... excuse the sarcasm, but it's thinking like "too big to fail" which caused the current economic sh*t in the world and the present mess we find ourselves in. They're a company in it to make a profit and they don't give a f**k how the make that profit, same as the rest of them. If they fail they'll be bought by another company who will continue to make a profit.

[thered]

So they should be allowed to rip off the majority for the profit of the minority? Would they like us to pay their fine for them as well?

Perhaps they should register as a charity, after all not like they've ever made a profit is it....... excuse the sarcasm, but it's thinking like "too big to fail" which caused the current economic sh*t in the world and the present mess we find ourselves in. They're a company in it to make a profit and they don't give a f**k how the make that profit, same as the rest of them. If they fail they'll be bought by another company who will continue to make a profit.

Not arguing just making a point as to why they will get a slapped wrist


And if they did fall yes somebody else would mop it up, whether UK would see much of its profits again is another matter. They would probably end up in Russia

[bobwill]

If the yanks get there way BP will be bankrupt Obama hate the british and saw this as a way
to get revenge for what he claim the british done to the black side of his family in Kenya
But Obama dont realize or dont care is 23000 US people about 10000 uk people work for BP, and most BP shareholders are American on those figures the US get hurt most

[URL="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/article-2325390/BP-claims-fleeced-millions-dollars-bogus-claims-US-companies-looking-profit-Deepwater-compensation.html?ito=feeds-newsxml"]BP claims it is being fleeced for millions of dollars in bogus claims from US companies looking to profit from Deepwater compensation | This is Money[/URL]

But if India mention Bhopal

[Meat-Head]

On and off topic

why does obama come from africa but lives in emerica

there us a website. Avoid esso or sonething, they sre bastards for something but forgit what