BP becomes Commonwealth Games sponsor
BP has become the newest major sponsor of Glasgow's 2014 Commonwealth Games as the city bids to raise £100million of external funding.
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Technip lands services contract for new BP PTA plant in China
Energy industry project management group Technip has landed a contract to provide services for BP's new plant in China.
New US Gulf charges for BP boss and engineer
US prosecutors have launched fresh criminal charges against a former BP executive and an engineer in connection with the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP to target onshore challenges with Rosneft
BP boss Bob Dudley has said the oil giant wants to become directly involved in challenging onshore oil ventures with Russian energy firm Rosneft.
BP agrees deal for Oman gasfield
BP has agreed a price for the gas produced from a huge gas field in Oman
Piper 25: New safety principles for BP following Macondo disaster
A senior boss at BP told Piper 25 delegates about the root and branch changes the oil major had made in safety management since the 2010 Macondo disaster.
Former BP exec John Manzoni set to lead troubled coal miner Bumi
Former BP executive John Manzoni has reportedly been lined up to chair Bumi, the coal miner co-founded by financier Nat Rothschild.
Amec awarded environmental services contract by BP
Engineering and project-management company Amec said yesterday it was to provide environmental and related consulting services for BP assets worldwide.
Taqa deal for BP’s North Sea assets complete
Middle East oil firm Taqa has completed the acquisition of assets in the UK North Sea from BP.
Diamond orders £487million rig for BP contract
Diamond Offshore Drilling said yesterday it had agreed a £487million ($755 million) deal with with Korean firm Hyundai Heavy to build a drilling rig for work on a BP contract.
“Significant” Indian gas find for BP
BP said today it had found a "significant" condensate discovery off the eastern coast of India.
BP to invest £1.9billion in Rumaila
Energy giant BP has set aside £1.9billion to continue developing one of the world’s biggest oil fields this year. It spent £1.4billion on Rumaila, in Iraq last year, and boosting output from the field is vital for the country to realise its ambition of raising oil exports to 6million barrels per day (bpd) by 2017.
Ex-BP boss takes leading role at Swiss mining giant Glencore
Former BP chief executive Tony Hayward landed another new job yesterday, when he was named as interim chairman of commodity group Glencore Xstrata.
BP set to seek Cameron’s help as oil spill costs escalate
Oil and gas major BP wants Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene over escalating compensation costs in the US over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster in 2010, according to the BBC.
BP and Shell shares hit by price-fixing probe
The FTSE 100 Index was on the verge of a record-breaking run today after it closed higher for a 10th day in a row.
Proserv wins Subsea contract for BP Angola project
Westhill-based oil services firm Proserv has won a multi-million dollar contract for work on BP's PSVM field project in Angola.
BP withdraws staff from Libya after foreign office warning
Oil giant BP has pulled some foreign workers out of Libya after warnings about deteriorating security in the north African country.
Contract win ‘a testament to skill’ as Mac picks up BP deal
Aberdeen-based Maritime Assurance and Consulting (Mac) has won its largest contract to date for work in UK waters.
OTC 2013: BP’s Gulf deepwater drilling programme moving ahead despite rising costs
BP said today drilling had started at the Gila prospect near the firm's "giant" Tiber discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
BP sells off controlling stake in Brazilian Polvo field for £87million
Oil major BP said today it had agreed to sell its 60% interest in the Polvo oil field in Brazil to Brazilian firm HRT for £87million.
Seismic … BP’s window on the North Sea
Seismic data is one of the most powerful weapons in the upstream oil and gas industry’s arsenal. The higher the quality the greater the likelihood is that exploration targets can be assessed effectively before the drillbit turns and producing fields can be accurately managed, leading to superior recovery rates.
BP more than doubles profits
BP chief executive Bob Dudley hailed "a strong start to 2013" yesterday after the oil giant's profits more than doubled in the first quarter.
BP among biggest Footsie risers after strong results
A downbeat FTSE 100 Index was dragged lower today by more eurozone economic gloom.
BP told to review risk in Norway
Oil giant BP has been ordered to review the way it handles risk in Norway after a leak at a North Sea platform which a safety watchdog said could have caused a serious accident.
Project west of Shetland to help Total overtake BP in UK waters
French oil and gas company Total said yesterday a new gas project off Scotland would help it overtake BP as the UK's largest oil and gas producer by 2015.