Not sure how oil companies are being protected, but as for the rest, I'd gladly see them all lose whatever regulatory protection they need to survive, the small family farm too.  If a business cannot stand on its own merits, it's not a business.  Why should the consumer have to pay an increased economic rent?  And the cronyism this encourages as our political class tries to pick, and then protect winners (Bombardier anyone?)  is not good for the health of our over all civil society.