bp itself made big bets on renewables in recent years that turned into money-losing ventures. The firm reset its strategy earlier this year to return to focusing on oil and gas after years of under performance.
The drilling campaign will target five wells at depths between 300 and 1,500 metres and is scheduled to begin in 2026. Any resulting production will be routed to BP’s existing infrastructure in the West Nile Delta.
Eni-BP joint venture Azule Energy will invest $5 billion in Angola over the next five years and drill 18 wells, with two-thirds operated by the company, according to a Reuters report on Wednesday. The spending is comparable to Azule’s outlays since the JV launched in 2022 and centers on sustaining output from core offshore assets.
The three brands of gasoline sold by Shell in the country are unavailable at some locations until further notice, according to a statement on its website. The company – which accounts for a small part of Indonesia’s market – is coordinating with the country’s Energy Ministry to ensure fuel availability, it said.
BP, which announces its half-year results on Tuesday, said last month that it would sell its share in 10 US onshore windfarms to the New York-headquartered LS Power. On Monday it launched its 50:50 offshore wind joint venture with the Japanese wind company Jera worth up to £4.5bn, which it plans to use to gain some access to zero-carbon wind energy developments while focusing on fossil fuels.
Baker Hughes has secured a long-term service agreement award from bp for its Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant in Papua Barat, Indonesia. This comprehensive 90-month agreement covers spare parts, repair services, and field service engineering support for critical turbomachinery at the facility including heavy-duty gas turbines, steam turbines and compressors for three LNG trains.
Midwest refiners are closely watched by traders due to the concentration of capacity and limited pipeline outlets. Unplanned disruptions at Whiting in past years have quickly affected wholesale gasoline prices in Chicago and neighboring hubs, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
Second-quarter financial reporting season is over and it has revealed two things. First, that Big Oil’s recovery from its energy transition experiment is still ongoing and that European supermajors have yet to catch up with their American sector players—on production and earnings alike.
“The Argos expansion underpins our commitment to investing in America, growing our US offshore energy production safely and efficiently,” Andy Krieger, BP’s senior vice president for the Gulf of America and Canada, said. “This project also kicks off a period of significant growth for BP in the Gulf of America, which will continue to play a critical role in delivering secure and reliable energy the world needs today and tomorrow”.
The UK-based firm said on Monday that it is conducting tests at the site in deep water off Brazil’s east coast. The discovery could play a major role in BP’s plans to increase crude oil production.