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BP profit more than doubles as Middle East conflict boosts oil prices

British energy giant BP said on Tuesday that its net profit more than doubled in the second quarter as the Middle East war roiled oil and gas markets.

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00:00The five biggest Western energy majors, BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell and Total Energies
00:08reported combined net profits of almost €40.60 billion in the second quarter
00:15as earnings multiplied amid the US-Iran conflict.
00:19For BP alone, total revenue increased 47% to €60.43 billion in the second quarter
00:28from a year earlier as the conflict disrupted global supplies of fossil fuels.
00:34As fossil fuel prices soared year-on-year, profit after tax jumped to €3.38 billion
00:41in the April-June period from €1.4 billion in the second quarter of 2025.
00:48According to a BP earnings statement, the latest reporting period has been
00:53marked by a warn of the most disrupted periods in the global energy market.
00:58Energy majors around the globe are enjoying soaring profits from their trading operations
01:04as oil and gas futures swing between sharp gains and losses
01:09on the latest headlines linked to the Middle East conflict.
01:12BP's performance had generally lagged behind that of its rivals in recent years
01:17and slashed clean energy investment as the group pivots back towards its more profitable oil and gas business.
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