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BP hikes dividends as profits take off

BP has hiked its dividend after surging back into the black last year and highlighted the expected profitability of some of its big investments in the North Sea.

The oil and gas giant said it will increase its fourth -quarter payout by 14% as its chief executive Bob Dudley claimed it is "on the right path" after the disastrous spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010.