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  "title": "BP profit more than doubles as Middle East conflict boosts oil prices",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bp-profit-more-than-doubles-as-middle-east-conflict-boosts-oil-prices-127189",
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  "published": "2026-08-04T09:33:17.000Z",
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  "summary": "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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        "title": "Oil prices sink on Middle East hopes, yen extends gains after joint intervention",
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        "title": "BP profit more than doubles as Middle East conflict boosts oil prices",
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