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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Damien Gayle Environment correspondent

Fossil fuel advertising contracts at all-time high in 2026

Chevron advert shows father and son with a US flag.
A Chevron campaign positioned it as part of family life, describing the company as ‘the energy that keeps America moving’. Photograph: Youtube

“It’s that time of the year again,” the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company told Emiratis in a Ramadan advertising campaign. “Where tanks are always full – for night after night of majlis hopping.”

When you think about fossil fuels, you might think of offshore oil platforms flaring gas in rough seas, the US/Iran war or the greenhouse effect heating up the world’s climate. A new report argues, however, that what Big Oil wants you to think about is family, friends and faith instead.

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