LONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - BP more than doubled its third-quarter profit from a year earlier to $8.15 billion, lifted by strong natural gas trading, as it expanded its share buybacks by $2.5 billion amid rising calls to increase taxes on the energy sector…
Equinor and BP on Thursday announced the launch of a New York-based Offshore Wind Innovation Hub that they say will facilitate partnerships with start-ups that bring new technological solutions to the growing US offshore wind industry'The initiative…
All the necessary approvals have been granted for the proposed merger between the Norwegian oil firm Aker BP and Sweden-based Lundin Energy's oil and exploration and production business. Aker BP said in December 2021 it had agreed to acquire Lundin Energy's oil and gas business…
Dutch offshore survey services firm Fugro will provide geotechnical site investigation services for BP's and EnBW's new offshore wind farms, Morgan and Mona, located in the Irish Sea.The two wind farms, which will mark BP's entry into the UK’s offshore wind farm power sector…
BP has hired an executive from Danish wind power firm Orsted to head a new offshore wind division as the British energy company restructures its renewable businesses to help drive its transition away from fossil fuels.Matthias Bausenwein, who stepped down on Jan…
A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a fight between BP, two contractors, and an insurance company over who should pay for thousands of personal injury claims brought by cleanup workers after the Deepwater Horizon explosion and fire in 2010…
Norwegian oil company Aker BP on Monday said it had awarded contracts to alliance partners for front-end engineering and design (FEED) valued at approximately 440 million kroner (around $49 million).The contracts, awarded to Aker Solutions, ABB…
Oil major BP and Norway's Aker said on Thursday they have jointly sold a 5% stake in Norwegian oil firm Aker BP, cutting their combined holding in the company to 65%.The 18.01 million shares were sold at 310 crowns each, a 10.2% discount to Wednesday's close…
BP and Aker said Wednesday there were exploring a potential block sale of some of the shares they hold in the Norwegian oil and gas producer Aker BP ASA, through a private placement.Aker and BP currently control approximately 40% and 30% of the shares outstanding in Aker BP…
Norwegian offshore oil and gas producer Aker BP on Wednesday awarded platform supply vessel contracts to vessel owners Solstad Offshore and Eidesvik Offshore.With Solstad Offshore, Aker BP signed a new contract for the platform supply vessel Far Solitaire…
Oil major BP on Tuesday announced the start-up of its Thunder Horse South Expansion Phase 2 project in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.The second phase is expected to increase output at one of the largest fields in the Gulf of Mexico, with peak annual average gross production of 25…
Deep in the Oman desert lies one of BP's more lucrative projects, a mass of steel pipes and cooling towers that showcases the British energy giant's pioneering natural gas extraction technology.The facility earned BP Plc more than $650 million in profits in 2019…
The Gambian government said on Tuesday BP has agreed to settle a $29.3 million outstanding commitment to drill an exploration oil well in the West African country's offshore A1 block, which the company was awarded two years ago.BP broke its…
British oil major BP, working to beef up its renewables business, has signed an exclusive consultancy agreement with Quaybridge, a UK-based renewables consultancy with expertise in offshore wind.'The two will work together to advance BP’s global…
BP and Eni said on Wednesday they had entered into talks to merge their oil and gas operations in Angola to form one of Africa's largest energy companies.The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding and are in discussions…
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