BP smashed third-quarter expectations on Friday, as volatile energy markets and high refining margins saw profits nearly quadruple year-on-year.

The company reported $8.5 billion in underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit. That was above the $6.191 billion forecast by analysts in an LSEG-compiled consensus and up from $2.2 billion a year ago.

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