BP hikes divi as profits jump

Oil titan BP has announced a 14% increase in its quarterly dividend, the first rise since the company resumed payouts a year ago, in the hope that it can put the 2010 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) oil spill behind it.

Oil titan BP has announced a 14% increase in its quarterly dividend, the first rise since the company resumed payouts a year ago, in the hope that it can put the 2010 Gulf of Mexico (GoM) oil spill behind it.

The company announced that replacement cost (RC) profit was $7,606m in the fourth quarter of 2011, taking the full-year figure to $23,900m, compared with a loss of $4,914m in 2010.

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