Big Oil
Conspiracy theories tagged "Big Oil."
3 articles
Debunked
Free Energy Suppression
The free energy suppression conspiracy claims oil companies and governments hide working perpetual motion and zero-point energy devices. Examine the evidence.
1900s · United States · Nikola Tesla, Stanley Meyer, Eugene Mallove
Mixed
Big Oil's Suppression of Alternatives
The theory that major oil companies have systematically funded climate denial, purchased and shelved alternative energy patents, and corrupted regulatory and political processes to maintain fossil fuel dominance — with significant elements now confirmed by documentary evidence.
1900s · United States · Rockefeller family, OPEC, ExxonMobil
Unresolved
Renewable Energy Patent Buyouts by Fossil Fuel Industry
Claims that fossil fuel companies have systematically acquired and shelved patents for solar, wind, and other renewable technologies to delay the clean energy transition.
1980 · United States · ExxonMobil, Chevron, General Motors