BP

If BP’s change of heart isn’t a U-turn, it’s certainly a major detour | Nils Pratley
Bernard Looney is ‘leaning in’ to his earlier pledge to cut hydrocarbons, but where will it end?
Nils Pratley
07, Feb, 2023 @6:27 PM

BP scales back climate goals as profits more than double to £23bn
Energy company faces calls for toughened windfall tax as it reaps rewards from high gas prices
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
07, Feb, 2023 @8:31 AM

Global carbon emissions forecast cut due to Ukraine war and Biden, says BP
Oil and gas group says countries are pursuing energy security by backing domestic, renewable supplies
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
30, Jan, 2023 @11:03 AM

Shell and BP face tough job of keeping customers and investors happy as profits roll in
The oil giants will also have to contend with intensifying calls to put more money into clean energy
Alex Lawson
29, Jan, 2023 @12:05 AM

BP sponsorship of Royal Opera House ends after 33 years
Move leaves British Museum and Science Museum isolated as arts institutions with fossil fuel sponsors
Esther Addley
25, Jan, 2023 @1:36 PM

BP criticised over plan to spend billions more on fossil fuels than green energy
Company’s oil and gas investments for 2023 will be as much as double those on renewables
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
27, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Is the writing on the wall for the British Museum’s BP deal?
Chair of the museum, George Osborne, says it no longer wants to be a ‘destination for climate protest’
Esther Addley
11, Dec, 2022 @5:45 PM

Donate ‘wartime profits’ to Ukraine or pay windfall tax, MPs tell BP
The company, which still owns stock in Russian oil, is being pressured to sever all ties with the country
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
07, Dec, 2022 @3:52 PM

BP shares in Kremlin oil firm are ‘blood money’, says Zelenskiy adviser
British oil giant had said it would ‘exit Russia’ but still owns nearly 20% of state-controlled fossil fuel firm Rosneft
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
02, Dec, 2022 @6:00 AM

Fair Cop27? Where did Peter Dutton’s figure of $2tn for climate damage fund come from? | Temperature Check
Meanwhile, BP’s CEO was in town spruiking the energy giant’s climate credentials, as its oil output increases from last year
Graham Readfearn
24, Nov, 2022 @12:15 AM

BP declines to reveal how much ‘loophole’ saved it in windfall tax
MPs hear concerns that investment in North Sea oil and gas reduces the tax, effectively rewarding fossil fuels over renewables
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent
22, Nov, 2022 @5:57 PM

The case for an energy windfall tax is simple, the problem is the opt-outs | Nils Pratley
The allowances are either too generous or something has gone wrong in the design
Nils Pratley
01, Nov, 2022 @6:41 PM
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