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Why are people boycotting BP?
You can’t boycott an oil company… If there is a drop in BP station gasoline sales it is unlikely to have much if any impact because BP does not own the 11,500 gas stations that carry its logo in the United States. They’re owned by independent franchisees. Those stations pumped an average of more than 42-million gallons of gas per day last year. BP can easily unload its gasoline, whether or not Americans avoid BP stations….They are one of the largest trading companies that trade oil on the open market. It’s a global economy. Those gallons will shift elsewhere if you boycotters don’t want them.
Still, when people boycott a company, they’re making a statement. And the statement here is, “The company you represent is irresponsible.” Those franchise owners who lose money will, in turn, blame the main company for their losses and they’ll shut down their stations. And BP will lose out on the franchise fees that they earned on those stations. I hope that clears things up.
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