BP reveals plans for Berkshire-based £50m battery testing centre August 1, 2022 BP has unveiled plans to invest up to £50m in an electric vehicle battery testing centre and analytical laboratory in Berkshire.
Energy bosses must be wise to the coming tide of public anger July 28, 2022 ONE OF a City chief exec’s key jobs is horizon scanning. For those in the energy sector, should they be finding their forecasting glasses a little fogged up, we’ll help: you’re about to become the least popular companies in Britain. It is hard to over-egg how painful energy bills could become this winter, with predictions [...]
Jitters over global recession send FTSE 100-listed industrial giants lower July 21, 2022 Jitters over a slowdown in the global economy pulled industrial stocks lower today, taming gains on London’s FTSE 100, but Frasers group boosts mid-cap index. The capital’s premier index edged 0.09 per cent higher to 7,270.51 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]
BP rubbishes Rosneft claim it is set to ‘wait out’ Russia’s war in Ukraine June 19, 2022 OIL giant BP has rubbished claims by the boss of Russian energy firm Rosneft that it was second-guessing its decision to pull out of the country after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Igor Sechin said BP still remained its largest private shareholder despite announcing its departure from a three-decade partnership with the Russian company. “All [...]
London-listed energy giants shake off windfall tax jitters May 26, 2022 London-listed energy firms shook off concerns over the impact of a looming windfall tax on their excess profits during opening exchanges this morning. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index edged 0.09 per cent higher to 7,529.53 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]
Windfall tax: There was little sympathy for loss-making energy giants in depths of 2020 May 10, 2022 Is business turning on business? It appeared so yesterday morning when the well-respected Tesco chair John Allan said the case for a windfall tax on energy giants had become “overwhelming.” Needless to say, Labour jumped all over this, just as they did when the former Financial Times editor Lionel Barber said the same. But alas, [...]
Shell profits fuel calls for windfall tax: Record results come days after BP bumper earnings May 5, 2022 Shell has further fuelled demands for a windfall tax on the sector as it revealed record first-quarter profits thanks to soaring oil and gas prices, just days after bumper earnings from rival BP. The oil giant posted better-than-expected underlying earnings for the first three months of 2022, at £7.2bn – nearly three times the £2.5bn [...]
From Russia with losses: BP counts the cost of Rosneft exit amid escalating windfall tax row May 4, 2022 BP’s decision to pull out of its Russian holdings after the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine has blown a £20bn hole in its first quarter finances.
Uber Eats signs global delivery deal with BP, including 120 outlets in the UK March 29, 2022 Uber Eats will start delivering items from 120 BP outlets across the UK by the end of June as part of a new global agreement. The convenience food delivery platform has signed a deal with petrol and service station operator, with 3,000 outlets hoped to be participating across Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa the [...]
BP to inject £1bn into EV infrastructure amid calls to ease ‘charging anxiety’ March 24, 2022 BP has reportedly tabled plans to triple the number of charging ports for electric vehicles (EV), amid calls for greater investment into EV infrastructure. The energy giant is aims to operations around 24,000 charging points in Britain by 2030, under a fresh £1bn investment plan due to be unveiled this week, the Financial Times first [...]