Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

DARK SECRETS: 2 - The Real Truth

AAP Rolling News Bulletin May 27, 1030

AAP Rolling News Bulletin for May 27 at 1030

AAP

BP ousts chair citing governance and conduct issues

BP's sacked chairman Albert Manifold has ‌pushed back against what he ‌described as a "false narrative" surrounding ‌his removal from the British oil major.

AAP

Oil price hits $100 as Brent Crude rises over 4 per cent. Will rate go further up?

US and Iran have been working on an agreement to end the Middle East war and reopen the crucial waterway to tanker and cargo traffic since a fragile ceasefire on April 8.

The Economic Times

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Stocks climb but BP knocked by chairman’s sudden exit

The FTSE 100 closed up 25.13 points, 0.2%, at 10,491.39.

Evening Standard

BP’s latest scandal exposes serious mismanagement at heart of energy giant: ‘It’s total chaos’

Albert Manifold, who has been dismissed following ‘serious concerns’, is the latest member of senior personnel leaving the company abruptly over the past 20 years – and the shareholders don’t like it, writes Simon English

The Independent UK

Oil giant BP ousts new chairman over 'conduct' and shares slide

BP has ousted its chairman over what it called serious concerns related to "important governance standards, oversight and conduct."

AAP

BP sacks chairman Manifold in a fresh blow to the troubled energy giant

Albert Manifold is the third senior BP leader to exit under a cloud in three years, as the British energy giant's boardroom turmoil shows no sign of abating.

Euronews

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

BP removes chairman Albert Manifold after ‘serious concerns’ over conduct

Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, said the board deemed his conduct to be ‘unacceptable’.

Evening Standard

BP removes chair Albert Manifold over ‘serious’ governance and conduct concerns

Oil company is FTSE’s biggest faller as chair departs immediately after only eight months in the role

The Guardian - UK

BP sacks chair over ‘unacceptable’ conduct and governance issues

Albert Manifold has been ousted with immediate effect

The Independent UK

What impact will soaring oil prices have on BP’s earnings?

The FTSE 100 firm said earlier this month it was heading for an ‘exceptional’ oil trading result in the first three months of the year.

Evening Standard

BP’s chair deserved a kick for his silly obstinacy over shareholder resolution

Albert Manifold and his board refused to put a request from investor group on annual meeting agenda – leading to an investor revolt

The Guardian - UK

BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders

More than 50% of voters at first AGM under new leadership oppose plans to scrap climate reporting

The Guardian - UK

BP facing tense clash over climate transparency and shareholder rights at AGM

The oil major could face investor dissent on several fronts during the meeting at its Sunbury-on-Thames hub in Surrey.

Evening Standard

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

BP shareholders advised to vote against chair over climate resolution exclusion

Glass Lewis says blocking of proposal to share company’s longer-term strategy at AGM raises transparency issues

The Guardian - UK

BP to sell German oil refinery as part of $20bn cost-cutting plan

Energy company plans full return to London by moving global HQ to new development on South Bank

The Guardian - UK

BP’s new boss will take home at least £11.7m this year, more than double her predecessor

Meg O’Neill will be first woman to serve as CEO of 117-year-oil firm when joining from Woodside Energy in April

The Guardian - UK

BP to sell majority stake in $10bn Castrol business to US investment firm

Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debt

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

BP hires first female boss after surprise departure of chief executive

The abrupt departure of Murray Auchincloss follows the appointment of Albert Manifold as BP’s new chairman

Evening Standard

BP hires first female boss as chief executive steps down

Murray Auchincloss’s departure after less than two years follows the appointment of Albert Manifold as BP’s new chairman in July.

Evening Standard

Meg O'Neill becomes first female CEO of BP in its 116 year history as Auchincloss steps down

Auchincloss will serve in an advisory role until December 2026 “to ensure a smooth transition.”

The Guardian - UK

BP names Meg O’Neill as new CEO after incumbent ousted

O’Neill, who has led Woodside Energy since 2021, will be oil and gas company’s first female chief executive

Fortune

Embattled BP replaces CEO, naming Woodside Energy chief as first-ever woman leader of a Big Oil giant

BP’s new American CEO is a global traveler who just helped an Australian energy player grow worldwide.

Fortune

Embattled BP beats on earnings as it touts selling oil, not cups of coffee, poking fun at its former CEO

BP has a long way to go, but its quarterly profits show the British oil giant is heading in the right direction.

Evening Standard

BP increases staff cuts to 6,200 and signals further possible reductions

The group said it was now axing more than the 4,700 roles and 3,000 contactor cuts announced at the start of the year.

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.