# Big Oil Eyes Record Profits but Keeps Spending in Check

- Source: OilPrice.com
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:00:00+00:00
- Category: Markets
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Oil supermajors have been raking it in since the war in the Middle East began. They are now set to report another robust quarter, even as some jurisdictions where they operate plan to slap windfall taxes on them. The question now is what Big Oil will do with these profits. The answer: it probably won’t be a spending spree. They sure have the money for a spree. If the second quarter is any indicati

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