LNG

Feb 4 (LNGJ) - BP of the UK said underlying profit for 2013 was $13.4 billion.Chief Executive Bob Dudley described the year as one of "strong operating performance, with increased asset reliability and major project delivery." The company has its main LNG assets in Australia, Angola, Trinidad, and Indonesia but it gave no breakdown of its LNG earnings. It was the UK major's best performance as it recovers from the aftermath of the US Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon disaster in April 2010 offshore Louisiana. The rig explosion caused the deaths of 11 crew and a massive oil spill in the Gulf.