BP profits highest in four years as Iran war pushes up oil price
BP profits highest in four years as Iran war pushes up oil priceImage source, Bloomberg / Getty ImagesByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished5 minutes agoProfits at BP have surged to a four-year high after the war in the Middle East pushed up oil prices.The oil giant reported a…
- ▪BP profits highest in four years as Iran war pushes up oil priceImage source, Bloomberg / Getty ImagesByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished5 minutes agoProfits at BP have surged to a four-year high after the war in the Middle East pushed
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| Publication time | Tue, 04 Aug 2026 09:04:46 GMT |
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BP profits highest in four years as Iran war pushes up oil priceImage source, Bloomberg / Getty ImagesByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished5 minutes agoProfits at BP have surged to a four-year high after the war in the Middle East pushed up oil prices.The oil giant reported a profit of $5.73bn (£4.26bn) between April and June. That was more than double the $2.35bn it made in the same period last year and the highest quarterly profit since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022.The price of crude has jumped since the outbreak of the Iran war earlier this year due to major disruption to global supplies of oil and gas through the Strait of Hormuz.Environmental and poverty campaigners blasted BP for "profiteering" off skyrocketing oil prices.
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