Quarterly profit of $ 2.8 billion

The British oil company BP has announced a profit of $ 2.8 billion in the second quarter, unchanged from the same period last year, under the effect of falling oil prices. Net income exceeded expectations by $ 2.46 billion and second-quarter production reached 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day, up 4% from a year earlier. .

BP expects a decline in production in the third quarter due to maintenance and the impact of Hurricane Bari on operations in the Gulf of Mexico in the United States.

Brian Gelfari, chief financial officer of the company, said the company had not operated an oil tanker in the Strait of Ormuz since Iran attempted to control one of its ships July 10th.

He added that the oil and gas company was not planning to operate trans-strait tanker in the near term, but said it was transporting oil from the region with the help of hired tankers.