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Campaigners demand fair taxation on energy firms after making £240bn during crisis
Protesters from Fossil Free London demonstrate outside JP Morgan's Canary Wharf offices as part of the action to disrupt the Energy Intelligence Forum (EIF) summit, a gathering between Shell, Total, Equinor, Saudi Aramco, and other oil giants, being held in central London, October 19, 2023

FUEL poverty campaigners demanded proper taxation on greedy energy companies today as firms already banking £240 billion in the past three years are expected to announce more “obscene” profits this week.

Iberdrola, the owner of Scottish Power, announced today that its net profit has risen to £3.47bn within the first six months of the year, jumping by 64 per cent.

Norwegian oil and gas producer Equinor announced pre-tax earnings of £5.8bn.

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