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How do oil firms make money?
Oil firms like ExxonMobil and Chevron extract crude oil, refine it into products like petrol and diesel, and then sell it globally. When the price of crude oil is high, as mentioned in the story due to the conflict, their profit margins can significantly increase, leading to the large profits reported.
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