big oil

English

Alternative forms

• Big Oil

Noun

big oil (uncountable)

1. (business, derogatory) The world's largest oil and gas companies (supermajors), understood as a business group having significant political, economic, or social power.
   • 2005 May, Bill McKibben, “Climate of Denial”, in Mother Jones‎^[1]:

     Eight years after Kyoto, Big Oil and Big Coal remain in complete and unchallenged power.

   • 2023 June 21, Dharna Noor, “Senate examines role of ‘dark money’ in delaying climate action”, in The Guardian‎^[2], →ISSN:

     It follows an inquiry launched by House Democrats in 2021, which focused on big oil’s alleged efforts to mislead the public about the climate crisis.

See also

• big pharma
• big business
• big government
• big labor
• big money