Talk:Supermajor

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[edit] Chevron

ummm why isnt chevron on the list because it comprises annual revenue over $200 billion making it larger than Total & ConocoPhilips... just a suggestion; lol —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.232.90.138 (talk • contribs) 20:57, 29 August 2006

I added Chevron back on to the list.--SeanQuixote | talk | my contribs 08:56, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Four or six?

on this page it lists 6 supermajors but on both the BP and the ExxonMobil pages it says that there are 4. anyone know what it really is? --Jiggpig 14:54, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

The four supermajors were ExxonMobil, BP, Shell, and Total. But recently ConocoPhillips and Chevron grew in profit and revenue so they are the added 2. The pages that say 4 are simply outdated. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gunis del (talk • contribs) 22:36, 1 November 2006

Reference for six needed: Traditionally, as noted by Gunis del, the term had been used to refer to 4 companies. I think it is important to note that in the article, as that is what many would be expecting. Since Wikipedia is not a place for us to define the terminology, it is important that the article include a reference that indicates that the current common usage is to six companies. We cannot set the bar as to whether or not a company is included. The references I've found, albeit older, have all been to four companies. — ERcheck (talk) 13:52, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Gazprom

I have removed that company from the list as it is not considered to be a supermajor despite its size. It is owned by the Russian Government and deals highly with natural gas. It has been around for many years and was never fully referred to as a supermajor, The 6 companies that are currently listed have been measured mostly by the Fortune 500. Saudi Aramco and other country owned oil businesses are a part of their respected country. Country owned companies do not belong on this page, we may aswell list the USA or Saudi Arabia as a whole if that happens. Gunis del 06:30, 19 February 2007 (UTC) Insertformulahere

[edit] Merger Proposal

Can refer to Talk:Seven Sisters (oil companies) for further discussion/background on the proposal.Jawsdog 23:19, 20 August 2007 (UTC)

Discussion closed with no concensus to merge. See Talk:Seven Sisters (oil companies). Cheers! Wassupwestcoast 13:28, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fortune

The article mentions that they are all top 25 on Forbes' list but they are also all top 10 on Fortune's list. Just pointing it out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.238.92.179 (talk) 01:41, 8 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Profiteering

It might be worth mentioning that Royal Dutch Shell just posted record profits.

$75,000,000 a day !! --Hobmcd (talk) 16:04, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Someone has added an advertisement at the bottom of this page.

The only other comments are that figures used are all from 2006, but some spammer has added an advertisement to the bottom of this page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.74.33.222 (talk) 15:30, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Oil Production

Are the numbers available for the daily or yearly production from the supermajors, and a comparison with total production? I'm curious as to what percent of the world's oil these companies provide. TastyCakes (talk) 16:42, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Can they produce more than they have access to?--THE FOUNDERS INTENT TALK 17:14, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
Well most of the time they have royalties, so they end up with "cost oil" that goes to the government and "profit oil" that goes to them. I guess these and other intricacies would make it difficult to put exact numbers on production... TastyCakes (talk) 19:18, 22 May 2008 (UTC)