BP基本獲利減半至9.33億美元

BP reported a 3Q 2016 net profit of $1.62bn, up from $46mn a year ago, it reported November 1, but 3Q replacement cost (RC) profit was $933mn, half its year-ago level of $1.82bn. Earnings continued to be impacted by payments relating to the US 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster: these included a pre-tax charge of $189mn in 3Q and $6.34bn in January to September 2016. BP had already said in July that the cumulative pre-tax charge since the April 2010 event is $61.8bn. On November 1 BP said that $41.7bn of that had been paid out.CFO Brian Gilvary told analysts November 1 that payments would be “lumpy” in 2016-17 but would level out at about $1bn/yr further out.BP’s global production was 2.11mn barrels of oil equivalent/day in 3Q 2016, down 6% from 2.24mn boe/d in 3Q 2015.