BP Refining Gains Lift Underlying Profit and Cut Debt
Higher refining margins and gas trading earnings supported cash generation, while refinery throughput declined following a divestment.
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Higher refining margins and gas trading earnings supported cash generation, while refinery throughput declined following a divestment.
Refining and LNG earnings increased, while upstream adjusted earnings declined from the previous quarter.
Organic growth matches reported growth in the third quarter, while a newly closed acquisition changes the subsequent comparison.
The proposed purchase and the planned crude-processing restart have separate timelines, with closing expected before the end of 2026.
Higher options activity and data revenue support a stronger annual growth target and a lower adjusted expense forecast.
The earnings mix shifts toward fuel-making, while planned supply additions remain a future objective.
Stronger refining earnings supported the year-over-year profit increase, despite lower global oil-equivalent output.
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The central bank left its short-term rate unchanged but approved a faster pace of exchange-traded fund sales from January.