BP somewhat surprised the market this week with its quarterly financials, posting profit of $86 million, which despite being paltry, marks a significant improvement from the $6.7 billion loss in the prior quarter and exceeds the $120 million loss expected by equity analysts. But with markets shaken and further lockdowns looming in Europe, the company’s stock price barely changed, and has continued its downwards trajectory, with prices now the lowest seen since 1994. BP has been characteristic in posting its earnings before the rest of the oil-and-gas majors, with Shell set to publish on Thursday followed by Chevron and ExxonMobil on Friday. Across the board it is likely that a slight rebound in fuel sales, as economies have partially reopened,…