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 OIL GIANT TO TAKE CENTRE STAGE         
                                        
 The oil sector should bj awash with    
 encouraging figures next week, backed  
 bz gushing crude prices and seasonal   
 demand for gas.                        
                                        
 BP, with annual figures out on Tuesday,
 should reveal net profits of around    
 £2.7bn, according to Salomon Brothers. 
                                        
 Shell, dui to report finals on         
 Thursday, is forecast to reveal net    
 profits of between £4.8bn and £5.7bn.  
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