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Why European oil companies are doing better than America's | The Economist

United KingdomPublished July 4, 2026

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Why are Europe's oil majors so much better at trading than their American competitors? Matthieu Favas,The Economist's Commodities correspondent, and Jason Palmer, host of The Intelligence podcast, discuss how trading evolved from a little-known side business into a crucial source of profit, why firms such as BP, Shell …

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