Covid Pandemic’s Oil Demand Produces $5.7bn Loss for BP

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BP has reported a loss of $5.69bn (£4.15bn) for last year after a collapse in global oil demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, compared with a profit of almost $10bn in 2019, says an article published in The Guardian.

Tumbled Prices

The company’s first full-year financial loss in a decade came after the industry was “hit hard” by the pandemic, which triggered a collapse in demand for transport fuels, and caused oil prices on the global market to tumble.

Long-term Expectations

BP was forced to write...

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