BP

Shares in oil major BP fell today after the US' Environmental Protection Agency temporarily blocked it from bidding for new contracts in the US.

Oil giant BP is planning to spend up to £3.7bn in a share buyback, in an attempt to breathe new life into its flagging share price, according to reports.

BP has agreed to pay $4.5bn to settle charges related to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.

Mining stocks and oil giant BP provided a lift for London's FTSE 100 today as a huge storm hit the eastern United States, keeping Wall Street closed for a second day.

BP has raised its dividend by 12.5% to 9c a share, but reported a fall in profits in the third quarter.

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