BP expects $2-$3 billion charge as it near divestment target
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LONDON (Reuters) - BP expects to hit its $10 billion disposal programme by the end of 2019, almost one year ahead of schedule, which will however result in a $2-$3 billion charge in the third quarter.As a result of the agreed divestments, BP expects to take a non-cash, non-operating, after-tax charge of $2-3 billion in its third quarter results, it said. The London-based company said in a statement that it expects to agree on $10 billion of asset sales following the $5.6 billion sale of its..