Earnings down 3% to $986 million
· Production down 2%, in line with expectations
· Interim dividend increased 10% to 13.07 cents per share (8.51 pence)
· Q2 project milestones delivered; Lula NE start-up successful; Karachaganak shutdown completed
· QCLNG remains on track; three quarters of the wells required for first two trains now drilled
· Excellent productivity data from latest Iara appraisal well
· Further exploration success in Tanzania; total gross resource estimate increased to around 13 tcf
· Egypt production unaffected by recent events, but increased domestic diversions throughout Q2
