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BP profits double after ‘exceptional’ oil trading during Iran war – business live

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The Iran war has helped BP to double its profits in the first quarter of this year, its latest financial results show.

Overall, our business continues to run well. This was another quarter of strong operational and financial delivery, and we made further progress towards our 2027 targets. We had high plant reliability, high refining availability and increased production in the Gulf of America and at bpx Energy, our US onshore business - keeping production levels steady despite the ongoing disruption.

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Apr 28, 2026 Business Economics Stock markets

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