1. BP benefits from record prices
How much money is BP making?
Well … enough that a casual analysis of this morning's interim results could easily skip past a US$24bn Russian asset write-off and barely look back or flinch.
2. British Airways sinks on Heathrow flight suspension
The decision to temporarily ban bookings on domestic and European flights was taken to meet the airport’s passenger numbers cap.
3. Helium One says rig audit is 80% complete
Confirming that an unnamed tier-one oil and gas service company is its preferred integrated well services contractor, the company said work is underway to define a timeline to mobilise critical well evaluation equipment that will determine the start date for the drilling campaign.
4. Forsage founders and promoters charged by SEC
US financial regulator the Securities Exchange Commission has charged 11 individuals involved in the “fraudulent crypto pyramid and Ponzi scheme” Forsage, which raised over US$300mln from retail investors worldwide.
5. FTSE 100 ends fairly flat
At the close, the UK blue-chip index was down 4.31 points, or 0.1% at 7,409.11, below the session peak of 7,433.34 but above the day’s low of 7,386.76
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