{
  "id": 17201289,
  "title": "BP profits jump as Middle East conflict drives up oil refining margins",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/bp-profits-jump-as-middle-east-conflict-drives-up-oil-refining-margins",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-30T08:06:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/30/bp-profits-jump-as-middle-east-conflict-drives-up-oil-refining-margins"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit rises to $8.46bn, up from $2.2bn a year ago BP has posted a jump in its quarterly profits as the war in the Middle East drove up oil and gas prices and led to “significantly higher” trading. The energy company said on Friday that third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit – a key measure of its income – rose to $8.46bn, up from $2.2bn a year…",
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  "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."
}