BP p.l.c. ( BP ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 4, 2025 8:00 AM EST Company Participants Craig Marshall - Group Head of Investor Relations Murray Auchincloss - CEO & Director Katherine Thomson - CFO & Director Conference Call Participants Alastair Syme - Citigroup Inc., Research Division Alejandro Vigil - Banco Santander, S.A., Research Division Irene Himona - Sanford C.
BP's Q3 earnings beat estimates as higher oil production and stronger refining margins offset weaker hydrocarbon prices.
BP PLC (LSE:BP.) posted third-quarter profits broadly slightly ahead of consensus forecasts, with a new $750 million share buyback announced.
BP on Tuesday posted a third-quarter underlying replacement cost profit, or adjusted net income, of $2.21 billion, compared with the average $2.02 billion in a company-provided poll of analysts and $2.27 billion a year ago.
Oil prices fell below $60 per barrel before rallying back above that key level recently due to a combination of oversupply and weak demand.
BP said on Monday it would sell its non-controlling stakes in the Permian and Eagle Ford midstream assets of its U.S. onshore oil and gas business for $1.5 billion.
Citi has reiterated its buy rating on BP PLC (LSE:BP.) after the company released more details about its Bumerangue oil discovery offshore Brazil, which the bank believes could prove transformational.
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The company is pressing ahead with plans for its largest oil and gas discovery in 25 years after confirming that the site offshore Brazil holds a significant volume of liquids.
BP said on Thursday the carbon dioxide level in its huge Bumerangue oil and gas discovery in Brazil's offshore Santos basin could be managed.
BP said on Friday power had been restored at its 440,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Whiting, Indiana, after an external power outage prompted a temporary evacuation at the plant.
BP is refocusing on oil and gas, scaling back green investments, and accelerating asset sales to simplify its portfolio and reduce debt. Despite lower oil prices, BP maintains strong cash flow, supports a 5.85% dividend yield, and continues share buybacks, though at a decreasing pace. Risks include oil price volatility, macroeconomic uncertainty, and execution risk in management's turnaround strategy, but catalysts like rate cuts and China demand could help.