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BP Q2 profits surge to $2.8bln on high oil prices
LONDON, July 31, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – British oil giant BP said Tuesday that
net profit rocketed to $2.8 billion in the second quarter, energised partly
by high crude prices.
Earnings after taxation in the three months to June compared with a slender
profit of $144 million in the same period of 2017, BP said in a results
statement.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1210 hrs