BP's $5.7bn profit highest since 2022 as Iran war pushes up oil price
Higher oil prices boost the energy giant's results while environmental groups accuse it of profiteering.
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Notable Quotes
"I don't like it, and I should be the last one to say because I'm a big free enterprise guy."
— Donald Trump , Politician
"Corporate gains have become entirely divorced from the public good."
— Angharad Hopkinson , Activist
"Oil firms have banked more billions from a crisis that has created real hardship for millions of households."
— Simon Francis , Activist
Key People
Representative of environmental group Greenpeace.
Former president of the United States known for his aggressive economic policies.
Meg O'Neill is the chief executive of BP who announced the sale of the North Sea business.
Coordinator of the End Fuel Poverty Coalition.
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Higher oil prices boost the energy giant's results while environmental groups accuse it of profiteering.
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