BP’s First-Quarter Earnings Slide as Global Crude Prices Fall

The British oil giant has renewed focus on upstream operations to explore and drill for oil and gas worldwide.
BP’s First-Quarter Earnings Slide as Global Crude Prices Fall
A logo of BP at a gas station in London. AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File
Wesley Brown
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As international crude oil prices continue to slide on demand worries worldwide, British oil giant BP PLC Group reported disappointing first-quarter results only days after the company announced a major discovery in the Gulf of America.

During the April 29 trading session, BP’s American depositary shares were down 3.64 percent, at $28.07, on the New York Stock Exchange, after the London-based supermajor reported earnings that missed Wall Street expectations.
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