The race has been on between the world’s leading powers to secure as much of the globe’s current and future liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies ever since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Oil and gas prices started to rise quickly from that point, driving inflation higher across the …
Read More »BP Flags Weak Natural Gas Trading for Q1
BP expects to post a weak natural gas trading result for the first quarter, as well as lower gas output, as the UK-based supermajor is resetting its strategy back to core oil and gas operations. Reported upstream production in the first quarter is expected to be lower compared to the …
Read More »BP Begins Promised Major Oil and Gas Project Start-ups
BP said on Thursday that its Cypre development offshore Trinidad and Tobago delivered first gas, as yet another project started up since the supermajor reset its strategy to shift focus back to oil and gas. Cypre is one of BP’s 10 major projects expected to start up worldwide between 2025 …
Read More »Iraq Hands BP Final Approval for Kirkuk Oil Development
British Oil & Gas giant BP Plc (NYSE:BP) has received final approval by the Iraqi government for the redevelopment of the giant Kirkuk oil fields, with an initial plan to produce 3B boe. BP will develop Iraq’s Kirkuk oil and gas fields based on a profit-sharing model, Iraqi oil ministry …
Read More »Apollo to Partner with BP on TANAP Gas Pipeline
BP and Apollo have announced that they have reached agreements for Apollo-managed funds to purchase a 25% non-controlling stake in BP Pipelines (TANAP) Ltd – BP TANAP – the BP subsidiary that holds BP’s 12% interest in TANAP, owner and operator of the pipeline that carries natural gas from Azerbaijan …
Read More »BP Boss Defends Fossil Fuel U-Turn
BP boss Murray Auchincloss has defended the company’s move to increase fossil fuel production and ditch its renewable energy commitments. Auchincloss is under mounting pressure from BP investors, who are frustrated at the oil major’s underperforming share price. The executive unveiled plans for a “fundamental reset” two weeks ago, which …
Read More »BP Looks to Hire Two more Directors under Oil-Focused Strategy
BP is looking to raise the number of its board members and hire two more directors as part of its strategy to boost oil and gas production and shareholder returns, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing sources familiar with the plans. Last week, BP said that it is increasing …
Read More »BP Set to Scrap Renewable Energy Goal as It Boosts Oil and Gas
BP is expected to announce this week that it is shifting its focus back to oil and gas, ditching a target to boost renewable energy capacity generation 20-fold by 2030, sources familiar with the new strategy told Reuters on Monday. BP earlier this month pledged to fundamentally reset its strategy …
Read More »BP Shareholders Seek Vote on Fundamental Reset of Strategy
A group of four dozen institutional investors that hold a combined 2.5% stake in BP are urging the supermajor to put to vote any fundamental reset of its strategy that could include easing its climate targets, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing a letter from the 48 investors it …
Read More »BP’s High-Stakes Return to Kirkuk
The history of the British Petroleum Company (bp) in Kirkuk and Iraq can be traced back to the 1920s, when the company—later named BP—spearheaded the operations of locating, exploring, producing, and exporting crude oil from Baba Gurgur in Kirkuk, which was considered the world’s largest oilfield at the time. The …
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