Thursday, May 22, 2025

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Oil and gas are here to stay- oil and gas 360

Oil and gas are here to stay

Oil Price The energy transition is showing signs of losing momentum over the past few months. EV sales are slowing, wind and solar capacity additions are not expanding fast enough, and electricity is getting more instead of less expensive. With those signs, others have been flashing red, too. Despite the push against oil and gas, these are here to stay

BP shares plummet on $2 billion impairment warning- oil and gas 360

BP shares plummet on $2 billion impairment warning

Oil Price Shares in BP fell by as much as four percent this morning after it warned it was expected to post an impairment of up to $2bn (1.6bn) and was operating under “significantly” lower refining margins. The FTSE 100 oil major, which in April surprised investors with a better-than-expected oil and gas trading performance in the first three months of

BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors- oil and gas 360

BP halts hiring, slows renewables roll-out to win over investors

Yahoo Finance LONDON – BP’s new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said. The moves, which have not previously been reported, are part of a decision by Auchincloss to slow

Oil price plunge hits BP and Shell shares- oil and gas 360

Oil price plunge hits BP and Shell shares

Oil Price The slump in oil prices so far this week has dragged down shares in the top UK-based oil and gas supermajors, Shell and BP, with their stock falling on Tuesday and pushing London’s main FTSE 100 index in the red. As oil prices fell by more than 3% on Monday and continued to drop early on Tuesday, shares

Chevron prepares for North Sea exit after more than 55 years- oil and gas 360

Chevron prepares for North Sea exit after more than 55 years

BOE Report Chevron said it is set to launch the sale of its remaining UK North Sea oil and gas assets, in a move that would mark the U.S. energy giant’s exit from the ageing basin after more than 55 years. The planned divestment, confirmed to Reuters on Thursday, comes as Chevron prepares for the $53 billion acquisition of rival Hess

OTC 2024: BP seeks resilience in hydrocarbons- oil and gas 360

OTC 2024: BP seeks resilience in hydrocarbons

World Oil On Day 2 (Tuesday, May 7) of OTC 2024, Andy Krieger—Senior V.P. for bp’s Gulf of Mexico (GOM) and Canadian businesses—played host for a panel on the company’s operations in the GOM at OTC 2024. Within the broader discussion of the company’s operations in the GOM, a few key topics surfaced: the potential and opportunities of the Paleogene

BP hints that its goal to cut oil and gas output could be flexible- oil and gas 360

BP hints that its goal to cut oil and gas output could be flexible

Oil Price As BP looks to please shareholders with higher returns and stock valuations, the UK-based supermajor is suggesting that a previous goal to reduce its oil and gas production by 2030 is now flexible and would depend more on returns rather than on volumes. BP has to decide in the coming years whether to proceed with more than 30

BP misses Q1 earnings forecasts on lower oil and gas prices- oil and gas 360

BP misses Q1 earnings forecasts on lower oil and gas prices

Oil Price Lower oil and gas prices and a prolonged refinery outage in the United States dragged down BP’s earnings for the first quarter to below analyst expectations. UK-based supermajor BP (NYSE: BP) reported on Tuesday an underlying replacement cost profit – the closest metric to net profit – of $2.7 billion for the first quarter of 2024, down from $3.0 billion

Petrobras, bp to expand exploration, production ventures with new E&P contract- oil and gas 360

Petrobras, bp to expand exploration, production ventures with new E&P contract

World Oil (WO) – Petrobras and bp signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote discussions and collaboration between the two companies. The non-binding agreement focuses on business opportunities in exploration, and production (E&P), sustainable fuels, carbon credits, refining. The companies will also work together on research, development, and innovation projects. The two companies are already partners in exploration blocks

BP's gas and renewables boss steps down, as CEO shrinks leadership- oil and gas 360

BP’s gas and renewables boss steps down, as CEO shrinks leadership

Yahoo Finance LONDON – BP said on Thursday its head of natural gas and low carbon energy Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath will step down after just over two years, while CEO Murray Auchincloss announced plans to simplify its management structure. Dotzenrath, who joined BP in March 2022 from RWE Renewables to lead its efforts to rapidly expand in renewables and low-carbon energy,

BP cuts jobs as supermajor scales back EV charging unit- oil and gas 360

BP cuts jobs as supermajor scales back EV charging unit

Oil Price BP has cut over a tenth of its workforce in its EV charging business, BP Pulse, as the supermajor is downsizing the division and retreating from several countries to focus on just four key markets, Reuters reported on Monday, quoting sources at the company. BP has cut more than 100 out of BP Pulse’s 900 jobs, but many of the

BP partners with Venezuela on Trinidad gas field- oil and gas 360

BP partners with Venezuela on Trinidad gas field

Oil Price BP and Venezuela are jointly discussing the development of a gas field in Trinidad and Tobago, which the island nation shares with Venezuela. “BP can confirm that it is in discussions with the government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the potential development of gas resources in the Manakin-Cocuina field,” the supermajor said