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Saudi Aramco

Saudi Aramco is now publicly listed and is bigger than any of these companies.

So shouldn't the opening sentence be changed? It says:

"Big Oil is a name used to describe the world's six or seven largest publicly traded oil and gas companies,"

Marchino61 (talk) 10:21, 5 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Publicy traded has nothing to with Revenues. Note - you have deleted reliable sources without even talk here.--LuigiPortaro29 (talk) 19:55, 6 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Saudi Aramco is literally the biggest company in the world. It makes no sense for me why it isn't included in this article. At the very least we need to update the paragraph that implies it's not publically traded, which it has been since 2019, but I also don't see any reason why it isn't one of the "Big Oil" companies. Luigi's reasons are not clear to me, clarification would be appreciated. ThePlug111 (talk) 15:05, 29 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I did not say it has anything to do with revenues. Saudi Aramco has a bigger capitalisation than any of the companies here. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010715/worlds-top-10-oil-companies.asp

And it is certainly far larger than ENI. You also reverted my other useful changes, such as updating the company names.

Marchino61 (talk) 00:35, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

This is getting into a warring. we should remove some lead of the page and explain what a Big oil company is, a big oil company has the power to discover a huge offshore ( for example) or to posses a huge global presence in the world ,which Saudi Aramco do not posses or not have access. I would like to know as well why you accused me to be a an italian nationalist? You have deleted sources without a discussion and with arbitrarily actitude. the talk page are made for that. we should put Saudi Aramco in the lead if we found good sources, but I think your personal problem is Eni , thats why you say that Im nationalist - which I'm not.--LuigiPortaro29 (talk) 06:55, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think your perspective is warped. ENI is tiny compared to the oil majors like BP, Exxon, etc. It is not "one of the six or seven" largest oil companies by a long, long way. Just because one article in some not very well known publication (a publication specialising in corruption, not oil) or business) uses the term "big oil" does not change that. Nowhere does the article say ENI is a super major. Nor is ConocoPhillips, which you have again put back. Compare: CP - $100 bn. ExxonMobil $291 billion. And ENI - $50 billion. https://companiesmarketcap.com/conocophillips/marketcap/ https://companiesmarketcap.com/exxon-mobil/marketcap/

BTW, I am not saying the Saudi Aramco should be included - I am saying the first sentence of the article is no longer correct and needs changing.

Marchino61 (talk) 07:50, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

changing the lead will be an improvement. why they are a Big company and what they do to be considered a Big Oil company at global scale. I think I have the A good source that could help to fix the problem, A Major/ Super Major oil company has to do a lot with western geopolitics. I would like to see what other users say to the topic.--LuigiPortaro29 (talk) 22:13, 7 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Bikes and horses

So, there is no way to produce nor distribute enough electricity to support the transportation system with EVs and the planet will eventually have no more fossil fuels for us to exploit. Better come up with something else! I would give anything to see the day when this game is over... 2600:100E:B094:2ADE:A0B6:DAFF:FE36:996E (talk) 05:28, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Nineteen years!

I created this article nearly nineteen years ago, and it is remarkable how it has grown. This is a true testament to the potential of Wikipedia in action. BD2412 T 22:45, 9 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Note: The 2021-2022 U.S. House of Representatives investigation is significant enough of an event that I am splitting out into its own article. Cheers! BD2412 T 12:33, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]