LONDON, Oct 29 (Reuters) - BP Plc kicked off thethird quarter results season for the world's top fiveinvestor-owned oil companies with a forecast beating result anda dividend hike on Tuesday, delivering earnings for the quarterof $3.7 billion compared with a consensus forecast of $3.17billion.
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