BP
posted
a
profit
of
nearly
$11.6
billion
for
the
12
months
to
31
December,
down
from
a
profit
of
$25.7
billion
in
2011.
The
company’s
underlying
replacement
cost
profit,
adjusted
for
non-operating
items
and
fair
value
accounting
effects,
was
also
down
for
the
year
at
$17.6
billion,
compared
to
$21.7
billion
a
year
earlier.
Underlying
replacement
cost
profit
from
the
company’s
Upstream
segment
was
down
for
the
year,
generating
$19.4
billion,
compared
to
$25.2
billion
in
2011.
This
came
as
production
from
the
upstream
business
segment
dropped
5.7%
compared
to
2011
to
an…