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J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Hey Big G -
Here's some info you can take and put in the vault. (See what I did there? Pretty good.)
98% US oil and gas companies are classified as small businesses (500 or fewer employees).
70% have less than 10 employees.
These small companies drill 90% of all new U.S. oil and natural gas wells and are responsible for the majority of new production brought online each year.
Yet these small companies are price-takers - be it a high or low price. Just like the small farmers who don't set the price of wheat or milk - we all have to take the prices as they are set.
These small companies produce a commodity at a price they don't set, send it to market where someone else turns it into something else at a different price at the pump.
That's how it works. And you can put that in the vault.
BUT - if you still want to talk about being unjustly enriched.... Guess what?
Of the 15 largest oil companies in the world. 10 are actually state-owned enterprises, controlled by foreign goverments.
Of the remaining 5, only 2 of those 15 are U.S. companies.
Go ahead and investigate Exxon and Chevron if you want if it makes you feel better.
But your investigation will come up empty - like Al Capone's vault.
Here are the top 15 companies by production.
Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia) — ~10.3 mbpd
State-owned enterprise (majority-owned by the Saudi government).
Iraq National Oil Company (INOC) — ~3.9 mbpd
State-owned enterprise (Iraqi government-owned).
Rosneft (Russia) — ~3.7 mbpd
State-controlled (Russian government holds a majority stake through Rosneftegaz).
National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) — ~3.3 mbpd
State-owned enterprise (fully owned by the Iranian government).
ExxonMobil (USA) — ~3.0 mbpd
Privately owned (publicly traded multinational).
ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company) (UAE) — ~3.0 mbpd
State-owned enterprise (owned by the Abu Dhabi government).
PetroChina (China) — ~2.6 mbpd
State-controlled (listed subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation, CNPC, which is state-owned).
Kuwait Oil Company — ~2.4 mbpd
State-owned enterprise (part of Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, fully government-owned).
Petrobras (Brazil) — ~2.2 mbpd
State-controlled (Brazilian government holds majority voting shares and significant influence, though publicly traded).
Lukoil (Russia) — ~1.7 mbpd
Privately owned (one of the largest privately held Russian oil companies, though subject to government oversight).
Chevron (USA) — ~1.6 mbpd
Privately owned (publicly traded multinational).
Shell (UK/Netherlands) — ~1.5 mbpd
Privately owned (publicly traded multinational).
Gazprom Neft (Russia) — ~1.4 mbpd
State-controlled (majority-owned by Gazprom, which is majority state-owned).
TotalEnergies (France) — ~1.3 mbpd
Privately owned (publicly traded multinational).
Surgutneftegas (Russia) — ~1.1 mbpd
Privately owned (though with close ties to the Russian state).
The more you know....
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Debunking more of the lies being spread about Charlie Kirk.
This is about the Civil Rights Act.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
I am told that as a state representative this is the moment where I'm supposed to express my heartfelt condolences and then stand in solidarity with those on the other side of the aisle as we condemn political violence and stand unified as one people.
But we aren't "one people" are we?
The truth is we haven't been for some time now, and there is really no point in pretending anymore, if there ever was.
We are two very different peoples. We may occupy the same piece of geography, but that is where the similarities seem to abruptly end.
I convinced myself for a long time that whenever the left called me a racist, a bigot, a sexist, a fascist, a "threat to democracy" for even the most innocent of disagreements, that it was simply hyperbolic rhetoric done for effect.
And now the "effect" is a widow and two orphaned children, because the left couldn’t bear the thought of a peaceful man debating them and winning.
I don’t think they realize it yet, but murdering Charlie is going to be remembered as the day where we finally woke up to what this fight really is.
It’s not a civil dispute among fellow countrymen. It’s a war between diametrically opposed worldviews which cannot peacefully coexist with one another. One side will win, and one side will lose.
Charlie tried to win that fight through argumentation, through discussion, through peaceful resolution of differences.
And the other side murdered him.
Not because he was “extreme” or “inciting violence” or any other hyperbolic slur they hurled at him. They murdered him because he was effective. Because he was unafraid. Because he inspired others and made them feel like they had a voice, that they were not alone. And he did it at the very institutions which have fomented so much hatred toward conservatives.
I don’t want to “stand in solidarity” with the other side of the aisle. I want to defeat you. I want to defeat the godless ideology that kills babies in the womb, sterilizes confused children, turns our cities into cesspools of degeneracy and lawlessness…and that murdered Charlie Kirk.
Social media is aflame right now with leftist celebration of Charlie’s death.
I wonder if any among them understand what has just happened. If there is a Yamamoto somewhere in their midst warning, that all they have done is awoken a sleeping giant.
I doubt it. I think they gave up such introspection and self-awareness long ago.
I don’t know exactly what will happen next. I just know that it won’t be the same as what has happened in the past.
There will be thoughts and prayers…Charlie would have wanted prayers. Not for himself but for those left behind and for the country that he loved.
But then there will be a reckoning.
My Christian faith requires me to love my enemies and pray for those who curse me. It does not require me to stand idly by in the midst of savagery and barbarism...quite the opposite.
So every time I feel tired, every time I feel discouraged or overwhelmed, I am going to watch the video of a good man being murdered in Utah…I will force myself to watch it…and then I will return to the work of destroying the evil ideology responsible for that and so much more.
Rest with God Charlie, your fight is over.
Ours is just beginning.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
The greatest DOGE ad you’ll ever see.
Jon Stewart finding out how the Biden Administration spent $42 Billion to expand broadband to more Americans, and connected ZERO (0) homes in 4 years.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Now there are no political consequences for telling the truth, so Democrats say it’s obvious Covid came from a lab. Zero credit deserved for this. They should publicly beg those of us who were right all along for forgiveness. And we should not give it.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Canada healthcare is horrifying
“Today on how f*cked is Canadian healthcare: I need an MRI to see if I have a f*cking brain tumor. Go ahead guess when it is? Go ahead, guess. It's in 2026”
“My MRI to see if I have a brain tumor is in 2026. It's March 2025 right now”
“If you thought this was bad, it's actually worse than you thought. Because the appointment where we decided that I need this MRI was in December of last year. So it's not like it's 10 months from now. It's 13 months. It's a 13 month wait to see if I have a brain tumor”
“I just thought this was a mistake — But no, I called and the clinic was like, yeah, the doctor actually requested that you have it earlier, but this is the next spot we have. We're seeing about 13 months out”
“Canada where healthcare is free, but only if you can afford to wait.”
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
It was ALL a lie. The real reason USAID was in Africa
Former African Union Ambassador to the United States, Arikana Chihombori-Quao:
“They're using that open access, sounding humanitarian, to constantly destabilize governments”
“We need to understand the real reason why USAID is in Africa, and not just USAID, but other NGOs They are coming in claiming that they're introducing grassroots initiatives that are going to help the people, and so they use that as a way to go into the most remote parts of Africa. When you look at it on paper, it all looks really good, but they're actually wolf in sheep's clothing.”
“The American taxpayer needs to know the billions of dollars that are being given to USAID. A fraction is making it to the people”
“They're using that open access sounding humanitarian to constantly destabilize governments. I can tell you right now, the majority of African leaders, and not just African leaders, but leaders in the developing world are celebrating the exit of USAID.
If you think about it, their sole purpose, for example, filling in the gaps in healthcare and education, where is the change? Show me one country that USAID was in and education improved. Show me what country where USAID was in and healthcare improved?”
They laundered our money.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
History teacher gives a lesson on Ukraine 🇺🇦 and what really happened with Russia.
You better watch this.
Especially you diehard liberals. #zelena
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Reporter: "How many of the migrants that were deported have a criminal record?"
Leavitt: "All. Invading is a crime."
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
🧵 (1/12) Pres. Biden is using his final days in office to rub salt in the wounds of the American energy sector.
He’s ignoring the will of voters and making it harder for Pres. Trump to revive our economy and defeat inflation.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Navy SEAL who supports Pete Hegseth drops fiery statement about Biden’s woke military
Says the White House was being run by 25 y/o staffers for 4 years
Says Gen. Mark Milley should be called back into service so he can be “court martialed for what he did in Afghanistan”
Boom
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
IDENTIFIED: The jackass that decided to berate and harass a female Packers fan in Philadelphia, calling her "An ugly, dumb c*nt" unprovoked is Ryan Caldwell. A Business Analyst at BCTPartners, make him famous.
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J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Definitely worth resharing. Wish more Democrats realized President Trump is a good man with a huge heart ❤️
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
A NYC law student just sent me this video of his Marine veteran classmate shutting down their professor today after his half-hour anti-Trump rant about the election.
It’s pretty epic.
J. Bill Nelson retweeted
Oh yes many!!!
As a garbage Nazi racist deplorable fascist I am voting Trump 2024 because Jocelyn Nungaray, Laken Riley, Rachel Morin, Samantha Dailey, Kayla Marie Hamilton, Ruby Garcia, Kate Steinle, Melody Waldecker, Fraime Ubaldo, Marangely Moreno-Santiago, Evangeline Ubaldo-Moreno, and Sebastian Ubaldo-Moreno CANNOT!!! Close the borders! Say their names!!!🇺🇸