{
  "id": 133446,
  "title": "Why are oil companies posting record profits amid Iran war disruption?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/why-are-oil-companies-posting-record-profits-amid-iran-war-disruption",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T14:04:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al Jazeera",
    "slug": "al-jazeera",
    "url": "https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/8/4/why-are-oil-companies-posting-record-profits-amid-iran-war-disruption?traffic_source=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Big Oil companies have bagged astronomical profits as the critical Strait of Hormuz remains closed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bp-profits-more-than-double-as-iran-war-sends-oil-prices-soaring",
        "published": "2026-08-04T06:54:30.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}