bp and Lekkerland extend partnership at Aral retail sites
In July BP Europa SE and Lekkerland SE announced the continuance of their successful convenience partnership in Germany with a five-year extension of their exclusive agreement to deliver REWE To Go stores at Aral retail sites – bp’s German retail brand. This is bp’s largest European convenience supply agreement and brings together Germany’s largest forecourt […]
Germany: bp enters offshore wind market with 4GW auction win
In July bp reported it had been awarded the rights to develop two offshore wind projects in the Germantender round, marking its entry into offshore wind in continental Europe. The two North Sea sites, located 130km and 150km offshore in water depths of about 40m, have a total potential generating capacity of 4GW. Subject to […]
It’s business as usual
With the sudden departure of Bernard Looney as bp chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, bp chief financial officer, is acting as chief executive on an interim basis. Murray is a Canadian national. He qualified as a chartered financial analyst in the US, leading on to a wide range of tax and financial roles, first for Amoco […]
bp’s Archaea Energy achieves major milestone, brings online first of its kind renewable natural gas plant
The plant converts landfill gas into renewable natural gas, reducing emissions, improving air quality and providing fuel for potential use in homes, businesses and transportation. Deployment represents an industry first, streamlining and accelerating build times for RNG plants. Archaea is a key part of bp’s plan to increase biogas supply volumes by around six […]
bp begins construction on new Texas solar project
The 187-megawatt dc Peacock Solar project will help power a Gulf Coast Growth Ventures petrochemical complex The project is expected to come online in the second half of 2024 At full capacity, Peacock’s renewable power could avoid more than 256,000 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year – equivalent to around 55,000 fuel-burning cars* […]
Kate Thomson appointed as bp interim chief financial officer
bp today announced that Kate Thomson has been appointed interim chief financial officer. Her appointment follows the appointment last week of Murray Auchincloss as bp’s interim chief executive officer. Kate is currently bp’s senior vice president, finance for production & operations, responsible for the financial stewardship of and commercial partnering with the business globally. She […]
bp enters third long-term liquefied natural gas offtake contract from Woodfibre’s British Columbia LNG facility
bp enters third long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake contract from Woodfibre’s British Columbia LNG facility. Under the sale agreement, all LNG output from the Woodfibre LNG export facility is now committed for sale to bp. Canadian LNG supply source further expands bp’s LNG portfolio, at a time when LNG plays a key role […]
bp invests £4m in fleet optimization software provider Dynamon and announces commercial agreement
Dynamon provides advanced data analytics and simulation software tools that help transport and logistics companies adopt low carbon energy solutions such as electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure as they look to electrify their fleets. bp has signed a commercial agreement for Dynamon to optimize lower emission solutions for fleets and develop a premium offer […]
bp completes purchase of TravelCenters of America
In May, BP Products North America Inc., a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of BP p.l.c., completed its $1.3 billion acquisition of TravelCenters of America Inc. TravelCenters of America is one of the country’s leading full-service travel center operators, marking a milestone for the US in the growth of bp’s strategic convenience and mobility business and […]
Argos – from paper to production
bp’s new addition to its oil and gas portfolio in the Gulf of Mexico started out as a scribbled idea on a scrap of paper. One man’s decade-long dedication has helped to turn those sketches into a vital new supply of energy from one of the world’s most sophisticated production platforms. Ryan O’Connor, the floating […]