Oil majors reward investors, but high energy prices fuel ire

Oil and gas companies contend that they are doing their part to secure energy supplies, but bumper profits make them easy targets

Protesting fuel prices: A demonstrator raises his hands in front of burning tires during a protest against fuel prices in Santiago, Veraguas province, Panama, last month.
Protesting fuel prices: A demonstrator raises his hands in front of burning tires during a protest against fuel prices in Santiago, Veraguas province, Panama, last month.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
Published 3 August 2022, 11:27Updated 3 August 2022, 15:06