LONDON, Feb 7 (AFP): British energy giant BP today announced a 30.8-per cent surge in annual net profit to 22.34 billion dollars (18.64 billion euros), made against a backdrop of record oil prices in 2005. Alongside the earnings release, BP promised to return between 50 and 65 billion dollars to shareholders over the next two years. The annual result, which was lower than its Anglo-Dutch rival Royal Dutch Shell, was credited to revenues of 255.16 billion dollars.
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