Oil pumping unit in Oklahoma City. File photoWASHINGTON, Jun 10 US President Joe Biden accused US oil companies of chasing super profits at the expense of citizens who are forced to pay record prices for gasoline.»Exxon has made more money than the Lord this year «, — Biden told reporters in the port of Los Angeles. He noted that although oil companies have eight thousand permits to develop fields, they do not engage in this activity. “Why don’t they drill? Because they make more money without producing more oil, the price goes up,” Biden said. According to the US president, oil companies do not pay extra taxes and do not invest, but should start doing both.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/7cce128e710366bfd402b486f94b55e1.jpg" />Biden said Americans pay «Putin tax» on food and gasoline
