Oil Companies

"All that is necessary for the triumph of Evil is that good men do nothing," Edmund Burke declared. While consumers, "good men," spend over three dollars a gallon, oil companies, "Evil," are making over 420 billion a year. Since the beginning of gasoline, oil companies have been increasing prices to make more money and murder both the invention and inventor. In July 2008, the oil price was $105 and the average gas price was $4.11. That equals to 35.3 gallons of gas per barrel. In February 2012, the oil price was $100 and the average gas price was $3.59. That equals to 28 gallons per barrel. 7 gallons were missing in 2012 which means that the consumers were paying more for gas in relation to the price of oil. The average price for gas is $3.89. Although oil traders do not get rich by getting a piece of each gallon sold, they make their money if they guess correctly on whether prices will rise or fail. Gas stations only take between 7 to 10 cents per gallon. Most of the money goes to paying leases, workers, etc.. The stations make their money buy selling coffee, snacks, lottery tickets, etc.. About 26 cents are used to pay the transportation workers. 24 cents goes to refining, but big oils companies (the Six Sisters) have their own refining to save on money. That equals that 94 cents to a $1 is given to the workers, and $2 .89 to $2.95 cents per gallon are kept for the oil company. In 2006, John Hofmeister, Shell President reported his salary as 12.6 millions. David O'Reilly, Chevron CEO, reported his salary as 15.1 million. Lee Raymond, Exxon CEO, reported his salary and retirement package as 400 million. While consumers are struggling on paying for gas, these men: Hofmeister, O'Reilly, and Raymond could easily pay for the painting called The Card Players. One day a man invented a carburettor that got up to 100 miles per gallon on a 1946 Buick Roadmaster. Shell found out about this product and bought it. The man was then not allowed to build more. This product has never been released, but hidden from the world. In 1977, a 1947 Studebaker was able to go 149.95 miles per gallon. In the late 1970's a retired Shell scientist names David Blackmore said that they have got 1000 miles per gallon on a experiment. Why hasn't Shell brought these ideas out to the public? Tom Ogle claims to have invented a vaporized fuel system that got 160 miles per gallon. Ogle's invention has moved a 1970 Ford Galaxie 205 miles on less than 2 gallons of gas. Ogle has also drove a 5,000 pound car from El Paso to Deming, 104.6 miles, on less than 2 gallons. Not only does Ogle's vaporized fuel system promised more miles per gallon, but will also clean the environment. "I've had the oil companies try to buy my unit with the agreement that I'd never build another. I refused to sell, and the only thing they had left was to try and break me in court," Ogle said. Later on, Ogle's invention was taken from him. He was then found dead in the desert. According to investigation, Ogle has "overdosed with drugs," and his car has disappeared. "The use of vegetable oil for engine fuels may seem insignificant today. But such oils may become in course of time as important as petroleum," Rudolf Diesel declared. After inventing a new kind of gas made of vegetable oil. Diesel dies mysteriously on a boat. Throughout time, people have found ways to use less gas and even no gas. Inventors who had tried to bring their invention out has either had a tragic death or sold the invention to an oil company in promise to never build another. The oil companies are always finding new ways to make more money, and to end any invention which may help both the consumers and Earth. Is it really true that the man with the most money wins? In this case, yes, the oil companies have the most money and what they say goes.