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BP scales back plans to break Russian hold on gas supplies
Saturday 26 May 2012
The prospect of breaking Russia's stranglehold on gas supplies to the West receded yesterday as the new Nabucco pipeline was thrown into doubt.
High price of fuel sees BP's profits tumble as travellers curb trips
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Oil and gas production declined as BP sold off oilfields and assets to pay for the Gulf oil spill
Oil giant BP sees fall in profits to £2.95bn
Tuesday 01 May 2012
Oil giant BP revealed a dip in profits today as its commitment to sell off billions of pounds of assets in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster hit production.
DJ Taylor: Fracking is a highly explosive issue
Sunday 22 April 2012
Shale mining might yield cheap gas, but there's one small problem: all fossil fuels run out. Plus, strange influences
BP clean-up operation 'a fiasco'
Thursday 12 April 2012
Frustrated protesters claimed today that oil giant BP's clean-up operation in the wake of the Gulf of Mexico disaster had been a "complete fiasco".
Shell shares down over Gulf of Mexico oil sheen
Thursday 12 April 2012
Shares in Royal Dutch Shell dropped sharply today after it said an oil sheen had been spotted near one of its production areas in the Gulf of Mexico.
US to share BP Gulf spill documents
Thursday 12 April 2012
The Justice Department has agreed to turn over at least 100 scientific documents that BP suspects could show that the US government overestimated the amount of oil that spewed into the Gulf of Mexico from the company's Macondo well.
BHP Billiton set to invest £445m in Mad Dog extension
Thursday 12 April 2012
The mining giant BHP Billiton is to invest $708m (£445m) to expand its Mad Dogjoint venture with BP and Chevron in the Gulf of Mexico. The new facility, an extension of the existing development dubbed Mad Dog Phase 2, is expected to produce about 130,000 barrels of oil a day and be up and running in 2018. The final investment decision for the venture, however, will not be made until next year.
BP sells £250m North Sea assets
Tuesday 27 March 2012
BP sold assets in the North Sea today in a £251.7 million deal but insisted it is still committed to developing around the UK.
BP shares rise after Deepwater Horizon compensation deal
Monday 05 March 2012
Shares in BP have risen by 2 per cent after the oil giant agreed a £4.9 million deal with 110,000 businesses and individuals affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
What The Sunday Papers Said
Monday 05 March 2012
The Independent on Sunday: BP to review dividend after Gulf spill deal
BP agrees £4.9bn Gulf of Mexico spill payout
Saturday 03 March 2012
BP has reached a £4.9bn deal with thousands of people hit by the oil giant's Gulf of Mexico disaster.
BP sells gas assets for $1.2bn to help pay for spill
Wednesday 29 February 2012
BP is selling its interests in the Hugoton natural gas field in Kansas and its associated processing plant to America's Linn Energy for $1.2bn (£757m) in cash.
BP and plaintiffs extend talks on compensation
Monday 27 February 2012
Hopes were raised for a multi-billion dollar settlement of claims over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last night, as BP won a delay to a trial that had been due to start in New Orleans today.
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