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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

BP to take hit of nearly $3bn amid oil refining woes

BP logo reflected in a car window at a petrol station
BP said ‘significantly lower realised refining margins’ could wipe between $500m and $700m from its earnings for the quarter. Photograph: Luke MacGregor/Reuters

BP is preparing to take a hit of almost $3bn (£2.3bn) in its results for April to June as lower demand for fuels leads to woes within the company’s oil refining business.

The oil supermajor warned investors that “significantly lower realised refining margins” could wipe between $500m and $700m from its earnings for the quarter.

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