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(Bloomberg) — BP Plc maintained the pace of its share buybacks and increased its dividend as strong second-quarter earnings from pumping crude offset weakness in other parts of the business.Most Read from BloombergIn an effort to underpin the future of its profitable upstream division, BP also gave the go-ahead to the Kaskida oil project in the US Gulf of Mexico. The company, which has embraced the transition to net-zero emissions more vigorously than most of its peers, expects fossil fuel production to grow this year.The British oil major reiterated that it will purchase $3.5 billion of shares through to the end of this year, while boosting its dividend by 10% to 8 cents a share, as expected. Shareholder returns were underpinned by falling net debt and strong operating cash flow, which was almost 30% higher than a year earlier at $8.1 billion.European oil companies are making more money from oil production as OPEC+ cuts support prices, but less from refining amid greater competition from imports. Last week, France’s TotalEnergies SE reported a drop in profit that exceeded analysts’ expectations on the back of weaker fuel-processing margins. That looks like it may continue in the third quarter, with margins remaining “sensitive” to shifts in the cost of supply, according to BP.BP’s adjusted net income for the second quarter was $2.76 billion, beating the average analyst estimate of $2.69 billion.“We are driving focus across the business and reducing costs, all while building momentum,” Chief Executive Officer Murray Auchincloss said in a statement on Tuesday. “This all supports growing returns for shareholders, as we have announced today.”Kaskida, which should start in 2029, will produce up to 80,000 barrels a day from very high-pressure fields deep below the seabed in the Paleogene geological zone, one of several potential developments in the region.–With assistance from Will Kennedy.(Updates with details of cash flow in third paragraph.)Most Read from Bloomberg Businessweek©2024 Bloomberg L.P.
