How do we follow up this excellent comment by u/daleabbo: "If the company has nothing in the middle east then they will be pumping massive dividends."
If you ask Google AI "Which of the Western oil and gas giants have the most assets in the Gulf states and Iraq?"
You get this:
"TotalEnergies, ExxonMobil, Shell, and BP maintain the most significant assets among Western oil and gas giants in the Gulf states and Iraq as of early 2026, with a renewed push by US firms to re-enter Iraq. While Chinese state-owned firms hold the largest portfolio in Iraq, Western "majors" have pivoted to focus on high-stakes, integrated gas, and infrastructure projects to maintain regional influence."
In theory good to follow up with "Which Western oil and gas companies are least vulnerable to infrastructure destruction in Iraq and the Gulf?" But the answer is unsatisfactory, misses the point of the question. In reality there are lots of medium-size oil companies doing their things in Texas and elsewhere.
(I'm a pessimist and think Trump will hit Iran with a massively destructive of everything air war. Iran will respond by finishing destruction of Gulf energy infrastructure.)
If ME oil and gas infrastructure is mostly destroyed, which companies are more and less vulnerable
byu/Loud-Butterfly3426 inStockMarket
Posted by Loud-Butterfly3426
3 Comments
mostly destroyed LOL !!!
if that was true oil would be 500 a barrel minimum
I was very confused about what might have happened in Maine for a second.
SLB.