BP shares tumble as profits disappoint

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Oil major BP saw its shares fall in early trading on disappointing second quarter earnings and an 11% drop in production.

Replacement cost profit of $5.3bn in Q2, compared with a loss of $17.2bn a year earlier stemmed from a pre-tax charge of $32bn to cover costs relating to the Gulf of Mexico disaster. The market had predicted profits of $6bn for the oil giant. Total oil and gas production declined by 11% following the suspension of drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. Output has also been hit as the oil major sold $25bn of assets to help foot the bill for the disaster. However, the company was buoyed by higher oil prices which offset reduced production. Political unrest in crude-producing Middle Eastern ...

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