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BP profit more than doubles as Trump blasts Big Oil for ‘making too much money’

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BP's profit more than doubled, per CNBC, as oil prices climbed amid the Iran war. President Trump has publicly criticized Big Oil for what he calls making too much money off those higher prices.

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/04/bp-2q-earnings-oil-iran-war.html

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