BP Gripped by Coronavirus, as 1Q Oil Demand Disappears ‘on Scale Never Seen Before’

摘要

London-based BP plc, kicking of quar- terly results for the supermajors, saw its profts drained by two-thirds from a year ago as the impact of the coronavirus took a big bite out of the bottom line. In an understatement, Group CEO Ber- nard Looney, presiding over his frst quar- terly call, said the energy industry “has been hit by supply and demand shocks on a scale never seen before.”