BP’s Profits Higher Than Expected

BP’s Profits Higher Than Expected
A driver fills a fuel tanker at the BP Plc fuel terminal in Hemel Hempstead, UK, on Oct. 4, 2021. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images
Evgenia Filimianova
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Energy giant BP has shared its first quarter results of the year, announcing a profit of $5 billion and citing strong performance in its oil trading business.

Although a reduction from the $6.2 billion in the same quarter last year, the figures set at least a 10-year record for the London-based company.

Evgenia Filimianova
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Evgenia Filimianova is a UK-based journalist covering a wide range of national stories, with a particular interest in UK politics, parliamentary proceedings and socioeconomic issues.
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