--- title: "19 Oil Company Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 19 Oil Company quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Oil Company sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/tom-steyer-6110_american_when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-amer_1525213.jpg" --- > [When an oil company executive tells American families that we don't need to be concerned with tar sands pipeline safety, it's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-steyer/when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-american-families-that-we-don-t/) [Tom Steyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-steyer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/tom-steyer-6110_american_when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-amer_1525213.jpg) > [If you break into an oil company and you're able to find out what gas leases they're interested in, that could be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-stamos/if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you-re-able-to-find-out-what-gas/) [Alex Stamos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-stamos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/alex-stamos-17456_business_if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you_2747246.jpg) > [I can understand where the oil company wants to deduct the cost of drilling a well. That's one of the tax breaks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-benishek/i-can-understand-where-the-oil-company-wants-to-deduct-the-cost-of/) [Dan Benishek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-benishek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/dan-benishek-75538_break_i-can-understand-where-the-oil-company-w_2003874.png) > [I decided to write the book to open the eyes of the people of how corrupt John D. Rockefeller company was and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ida-tarbell/i-decided-to-write-the-book-to-open-the-eyes-of-the-people-of-how/) [Ida Tarbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ida-tarbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58a/ida-tarbell-15988_being-successful_i-decided-to-write-the-book-to-open-the_880439.png) > [Failing to warn the citizens of a looming weapon of mass destruction- and that's what global warming is- in order to protect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-maher/failing-to-warn-the-citizens-of-a-looming-weapon-of-mass-destruction/) [Bill Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-maher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/bill-maher-211_business_failing-to-warn-the-citizens-of-a-loomin_428007.jpg) > [The President's announcement sounded less like a national energy plan than like a page from an election-year play book. This Administration's plan…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-rahall/the-president-s-announcement-sounded-less-like-a-national-energy-plan/) [Nick Rahall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-rahall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/753/nick-rahall-26869_administration_the-president-s-announcement-sounded-les_2679649.jpg) > [“It was in describing these early bargaining tactics by the British oil company that Dean Acheson, the U.S. secretary of state, made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ervand-abrahamian/it-was-in-describing-these-early-bargaining-tactics-by-the-british/) [Ervand Abrahamian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ervand-abrahamian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d69/ervand-abrahamian-54154_business_it-was-in-describing-these-early-bargain_843457.jpg) > [In 1972, Texaco Oil Company, in partnership with PetroEcuador, the state-run oil company of Ecuador, began to drill for oil in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-coyote/in-1972-texaco-oil-company-in-partnership-with-petroecuador-the-state/) [Peter Coyote](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-coyote/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/peter-coyote-15778_amazon_in-1972-texaco-oil-company-in-partnershi_3181675.png) > [ Speaking about our largest oil company Rosneft, and I recalled in the beginning that almost 20 percent of it \[19.7\] belongs to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/speaking-about-our-largest-oil-company-rosneft-and-i-recalled-in-the/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/vladimir-putin-261_british_speaking-about-our-largest-oil-company-r_1652269.jpg) > [Of course there are many factors that led to the Iranian revolution, but back in 1951, the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company - which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adam-curtis/of-course-there-are-many-factors-that-led-to-the-iranian-revolution/) [Adam Curtis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adam-curtis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c72/adam-curtis-13463_democracy_of-course-there-are-many-factors-that-le_772771.jpg) > [Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically ran out and bought a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a-fertilizer-company-and-every/) [Charlie Munger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-munger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/charlie-munger-458_business_some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a_39776.jpg) > [The oil industry is a stunning example of how science, technology, and mass production can divert an entire group of companies from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodore-levitt/the-oil-industry-is-a-stunning-example-of-how-science-technology-and/) [Theodore Levitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodore-levitt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/416/theodore-levitt-18792_areas_the-oil-industry-is-a-stunning-example-o_2818088.jpg) > [Now, if the Standard Oil Company were the only concern in the country guilty of the practices which have given it monopolistic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ida-tarbell/now-if-the-standard-oil-company-were-the-only-concern-in-the-country/) [Ida Tarbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ida-tarbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d4/ida-tarbell-15988_acumen_now-if-the-standard-oil-company-were-the_1003504.jpg) > [“Incidentally, there's a little historical footnote here, if you're interested. The oil company that was authorized by the Treasury Department under Bush…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noam-chomsky/incidentally-there-s-a-little-historical-footnote-here-if-you-re/) [Noam Chomsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noam-chomsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/112/noam-chomsky-42_civil-war_incidentally-there-s-a-little-historical_371064.jpg) > [In 2003... the White House conspired with an oil-company funded think tank to block a major government scientific report that sought to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-j-romm/in-2003-the-white-house-conspired-with-an-oil-company-funded-think/) [Joseph J. Romm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-j-romm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31a/joseph-j-romm-17334_block_in-2003-the-white-house-conspired-with-a_2607504.jpg) > [The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-rockefeller/the-best-business-in-the-world-is-a-well-run-oil-company-the-second/) [John D. Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-rockefeller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/john-d-rockefeller-3693_best-business_the-best-business-in-the-world-is-a-well_1452240.jpg) > [My father was a middle manager at an oil company, but I never knew anything about his work. Whatever business acumen I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donna-mills/my-father-was-a-middle-manager-at-an-oil-company-but-i-never-knew/) [Donna Mills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donna-mills/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/524/donna-mills-22122_acumen_my-father-was-a-middle-manager-at-an-oil_3120704.png) > [ I'm glad I wrote the book to show what I found out about the \[ Standard Oil Company\]. I'm glad many people… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-rockefeller/i-m-glad-i-wrote-the-book-to-show-what-i-found-out-about-the-standard/) [John D. Rockefeller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-rockefeller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af4/john-d-rockefeller-3693_book_i-m-glad-i-wrote-the-book-to-show-what-i_2014614.jpg) > [“One official in the state oil company likened the tribes to the Loch Ness monster, a mere figment of the imagination concocted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-wallace/one-official-in-the-state-oil-company-likened-the-tribes-to-the-loch/) [Scott Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/scott-wallace-16407_business_one-official-in-the-state-oil-company-li_248867.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oil-company/#itemlist", "name": "Oil Company Quotes", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When an oil company executive tells American families that we don't need to be concerned with tar sands pipeline safety, it's not only misleading, it's insulting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tom Steyer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-steyer/when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-american-families-that-we-don-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/tom-steyer-6110_american_when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-amer_1525213.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/tom-steyer-6110_american_when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-amer_1525213.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/tom-steyer-6110_american_when-an-oil-company-executive-tells-amer_1525213.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When an oil company executive tells American families that we don't need to be concerned with tar sands…” — Tom Steyer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "If you break into an oil company and you're able to find out what gas leases they're interested in, that could be a multi-billion dollar swing in value for one company over another a multi-decade period.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Alex Stamos" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-stamos/if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you-re-able-to-find-out-what-gas/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/alex-stamos-17456_business_if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you_2747246.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/alex-stamos-17456_business_if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you_2747246.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/alex-stamos-17456_business_if-you-break-into-an-oil-company-and-you_2747246.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“If you break into an oil company and you're able to find out what gas leases they're interested in, that…” — Alex Stamos", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can understand where the oil company wants to deduct the cost of drilling a well. 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Who's company is that? British Petroleum, isn't it? I suppose that is not bad. I have to tell that British Petroleum's capitalization is significantly related to the fact that it owns more than 19 percent of Rosneft, which has vast oil reserves both in Russia and abroad. 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And there was no more damned reason for all these oil companies to buy fertilizer companies, but they didn't know exactly what to do, and if Exxon was doing it, it was good enough for Mobil and vice versa.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Charlie Munger" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-munger/some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a-fertilizer-company-and-every/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/charlie-munger-458_business_some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a_39776.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/charlie-munger-458_business_some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a_39776.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67f/charlie-munger-458_business_some-years-ago-one-oil-company-bought-a_39776.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Some years ago one oil company bought a fertilizer company, and every other major oil company practically…” — Charlie Munger", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 12, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The oil industry is a stunning example of how science, technology, and mass production can divert an entire group of companies from their main task. ... No oil company gets as excited about the customers in its own backyard as about the oil in the Sahara Desert. ... But the truth is, it seems to me, that the industry begins with the needs of the customer for its products. 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Were it alone in these methods, public scorn would long ago have made short work of the Standard Oil Company. But it is simply the most conspicuous type of what can be done by these practices. The methods it employs with such acumen, persistency, and secrecy are employed by all sorts of business men, from corner grocers up to bankers. 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The oil company that was authorized by the Treasury Department under Bush and Clinton to ship oil to the Haitian coup leaders happened to be Texaco. And people of about my age who were attuned to these sorts of things might remember back to the 1930s, when the Roosevelt administration was trying to undermine the Spanish Republic at the time of the Spanish Revolution in 1936 and '37―you'll remember that Texaco also played a role. See, the Western powers were strongly opposed to the Spanish Republican forces at that point during the Spanish Civil War―because the Republican side was aligned with a popular revolution, the anarcho-syndicalist revolution that was breaking out in Spain, and there was a danger that that revolution might take root and spread to other countries. After the anarcho-syndicalist organizations were put down by force, the Western powers didn't care so much anymore [anarcho-syndicalism is a sort of non-Leninist or libertarian socialism]. But while the revolution was still going on in Spain and the Republican forces were at war with General Franco and his Fascist army―who were being actively supported by Hitler and Mussolini, remember―the Western countries and Stalinist Russia all wanted to see the Republican forces just gotten rid of. And one of the ways in which the Roosevelt administration helped to see that they were gotten rid of was through what was called the \"Neutrality Act\"―you know, we're going to be neutral, we're not going to send any support to either the Republican side or the Fascist side, we're just going to let them fight their own war. Except the \"Neutrality Act\" was only 50 percent applied in this case. You see, the Fascists were getting all the guns they needed from Germany, but they didn't have enough oil. So therefore the Texaco Oil Company―which happened to be run by an outright Nazi at the time [Captain Thorkild Rieber], something that wasn't so unusual in those days, actually―simply terminated its existing oil contracts with the Spanish Republic and redirected its tankers in mid-ocean to start sending the Fascists the oil they needed, in July 1936. It was all totally illegal, of course, but the Roosevelt administration never pushed the issue. And again, the entire American press at the time was never able to discover it―except the small left-wing press: somehow they were able to find out about it. So if you read the small left-wing press in the United States back in 1937, they were reporting this all the time, but the big American newspapers just have never had the resources to find out about things like this, so they never said a word. 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