** Oil majors BP & BG, scrambling to deal with a halving ofcrude prices that has eaten into profits, both up after Q4
** BP beat Q4 forecasts, with underlying replacementcost profit at $2.2 bln vs expectations of $1.5 bln
** Maintained quarterly divi at 10 cents per ordinary share,unveiled surprise profit from Rosneft stake & cutcapex
** BG reported what traders called a solid set ofresults, though LNG guidance underwhelmed
** BP advances 4.1 pct, with BG up 0.8 pct, in relativelyrobust volume (RM: tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)