Global oil demand continues to surprise on the upside, BP Plc Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss told the Energy Intelligence forum in London on Monday, saying that oil demand kept rising on average by more or less 1% each year, with BP predicting robust oil consumption for the next 5-10 years. …
Read More »BP to Spend $7 Billion on Indonesia Gas Field with Carbon Capture
BP has struck a deal to develop a natural gas field in Indonesia, complete with a carbon capture system. The deal’s value is seen at $7 billion, with resources to be tapped estimated at 3 trillion cubic feet. “This project not only unlocks a fantastic gas resource, it also represents …
Read More »BP to Spend $7 Billion on Indonesia Gas Field with Carbon Capture
BP has struck a deal to develop a natural gas field in Indonesia, complete with a carbon capture system. The deal’s value is seen at $7 billion, with resources to be tapped estimated at 3 trillion cubic feet. “This project not only unlocks a fantastic gas resource, it also represents …
Read More »European Oil Giants Commit $500 Million to Help Boost Access to Energy
European oil and gas supermajors BP, Equinor, Shell, and TotalEnergies are committing a joint investment of $500 million to help ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. The joint investment commitment is part of the energy majors’ efforts to support promising, high-impact projects, primarily in Sub-Saharan …
Read More »BP and Shell Brace for Profit Drop
BP and Shell are expected to post lower profits this week as the supermajors grapple with weak oil prices and a global slowdown in demand. BP is due to publish its third-quarter earnings on Tuesday, while Shell will report its results on Thursday. Earlier this month, the FTSE 100 firms …
Read More »BP Walks back Green Targets amid Market Realities
In February 2020, then-brand-new chief executive Bernard Looney told the world that one of the oldest and biggest oil companies in the world was going to become a net-zero company by 2050. To achieve this, it would slash its oil and gas production by 40% by 2030. Four years and …
Read More »BP Considers Selling Small Stake in Its Offshore Wind Business
BP is considering a potential sale of a minority stake in its offshore wind business in a move to reduce spending on project developments in the sector, anonymous sources have told Reuters. Currently, BP doesn’t operate offshore wind farms, but it had a pipeline of offshore wind developments worth 9.6 …
Read More »BP to Sell its Onshore Wind Business
British oil and gas multinational BP Plc (NYSE:BP) has announced plans to sell its onshore wind business in the U.S., saying the business is not aligned with its growth plans as it seeks to focus on its Lightsource BP solar partnership. The company says it will launch the sale process …
Read More »BP Technology could be Used on Mars or Moon after NASA Deal
BP has signed a deal with US space agency NASA which could see its technology used on Mars or the moon in future. Under the agreement, BP America and NASA will share digital technologies and technical expertise from “decades of experience operating in harsh environments”. This includes digital models and …
Read More »BP and Iraq to Develop Oilfields in Kirkuk
BP will team up with the government of Iraq to rehabilitate and develop four oil and gas fields in the northern region of Kirkuk. The two sides signed a preliminary agreement to that effect this week. The deal follows another one, signed in 2013, for the development of the giant …
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