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flag BP halts buybacks, boosts cost cuts to $6.5B by 2027 amid falling profits and oil prices.

flag BP has suspended its quarterly share buyback and raised its cost-cutting target to $5.5 billion to $6.5 billion by 2027 amid falling oil prices and a 16% drop in 2025 profits to $7.49 billion. flag The company reported fourth-quarter earnings of $1.54 billion, down 30% from the prior quarter but up 32% from the same period in 2024. flag It is accelerating a $20 billion asset sale program, reducing 2026 capital spending, and scaling back renewable energy investments after a $4 billion write-down. flag Meg O’Neill will become CEO in April, succeeding Murray Auchincloss, as BP focuses on strengthening its balance sheet and core fossil fuel operations.

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