BP plc (BP) Posts Negative Q4 Replacement Cost

BP plc (NYSE: BP) reported Q4 EPS of $0.74, $0.23 better than the analyst estimate of $0.51. Revenue for the quarter came in at $74 million, versus $93.7 million reported last year.

BP’s fourth-quarter replacement cost (RC) result was a loss of $969 million, compared with a profit of $1,507 million a year ago. After adjusting for a net charge for non-operating items of $3,565 million, mainly relating to impairments in Upstream, reflecting the impact of the lower near-term price environment, revisions to reserves and other factors (see page 4 and Note 3 on page 22), and net favourable fair value accounting effects of $357 million (both on a post-tax basis), underlying RC profit for the fourth quarter 2014 was $2,239 million, compared with $2,809 million for the same period in 2013.

BP took a $3.6 billion post-tax net charge for non-operating items in the quarter, mainly relating to impairments of Upstream assets reflecting the impact of the near-term lower oil price environment, revisions to reserves and other factors. As a result, including this charge and other effects, BP reported a replacement cost loss of $969 million for the fourth quarter of 2014.

“We have now entered a new and challenging phase of low oil prices through the near and medium term,” said Bob Dudley, BP group chief executive. “Our focus must now be on resetting BP: managing and rebalancing our capital programme and cost base for the new reality of lower prices while always maintaining safe, reliable and efficient operations.”

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