BP PLC said its first-quarter profit fell as it continues to reshaping itself in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon explosion and oil spill.
BP's production for the first quarter fell 8.5% to 2.13 million barrels of oil a day and the company warned that second-quarter production will be lower than the first quarter, mainly because of planned major maintenance particularly in the higher-margin North Sea and Gulf of Mexico regions.
BP said underlying first-quarter replacement-cost profit, which strips out inventory gains or losses, fell to $3.23 billion, from $4.22 billion last year. Replacement-cost profit is similar to net profit, according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Revenue slipped to $91.71 billion, from $94.11 billion a year earlier. Net profit was $3.53 billion, from $16.86 billion a year earlier, which was boosted by a $12.5 billion gain the sale of its stake in TNK-BP.BP increased its first-quarter to 9.75 cents a share, from 9 cents a share last year.
BP's production for the first quarter fell 8.5% to 2.13 million barrels of oil a day and the company warned that second-quarter production will be lower than the first quarter, mainly because of planned major maintenance particularly in the higher-margin North Sea and Gulf of Mexico regions.
BP said underlying first-quarter replacement-cost profit, which strips out inventory gains or losses, fell to $3.23 billion, from $4.22 billion last year. Replacement-cost profit is similar to net profit, according to U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Revenue slipped to $91.71 billion, from $94.11 billion a year earlier. Net profit was $3.53 billion, from $16.86 billion a year earlier, which was boosted by a $12.5 billion gain the sale of its stake in TNK-BP.BP increased its first-quarter to 9.75 cents a share, from 9 cents a share last year.