Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

RARE PHOTOS: 23 - The Real Truth

BP profits slump to four year low as activist shareholder circles

Disappointing results come weeks before major investor update on new strategy

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

BP boss vows to ‘reset’ strategy after annual profits slump

BP boss vows to ‘reset’ strategy after annual profits slump

The FTSE 100 firm reported a 36% drop in profits to £7 billion, as speculation grows that it will turn away from renewables to improve returns.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

BP chief says it will ‘fundamentally reset’ amid threat of activist investor

BP chief says it will ‘fundamentally reset’ amid threat of activist investor

Murray Auchincloss promises improvements after annual profits fell to $8.9bn last year from almost $14bn in 2023

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025

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

inkl

FTSE 100 Live 11 February: BP strategy reset in focus after profits fall, Entain shares slide on CEO exit

A four-year low for BP quarterly profits today heightened the focus on the oil giant’s plans for a major strategy reset.

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

FTSE 100 strikes another record high as BP shares jump

The FTSE 100 finished 67.27 points, or 0.77%, higher to end the day at 8,767.80.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

BP shares jump after feared US hedge fund Elliott takes stake

Activist fund predicted to push for overhaul of oil company’s strategy and shake-up of board

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025

BP shares jump after activist investor reportedly buys stake

The reported stake-buying by Elliott has fuelled speculation over strategy changes at the oil giant and an overhaul of its management.

Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025

inkl

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

An existential risk: can BP avoid becoming a prime takeover target?

An existential risk: can BP avoid becoming a prime takeover target?

CEO has ‘narrow window’ to come up with positive shift in strategy to win back investor confidence, say analysts

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2025

Norwegian firm lobbying to open Rosebank oilfield halves green investments

Norwegian firm lobbying to open Rosebank oilfield halves green investments

State-owned Equinor becomes latest fossil fuel firm to backtrack on clean energy pledges with move to halve budget to $5bn

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

Trump has brought much-needed attention to a site of great tragedy: the Gulf of Mexico

Trump has brought much-needed attention to a site of great tragedy: the Gulf of Mexico

Environmental disasters have plagued the water body for decades. Now the region is thrust in the global spotlight

The Guardian - US · Feb 3, 2025

Australian chefs on the after-school meals they cooked as kids: ‘I still eat this dish today’

Australian chefs on the after-school meals they cooked as kids: ‘I still eat this dish today’

From chilli-laced Thai salad to instant noodles, Palisa Anderson, Junda Khoo, Jung Eun Chae and Rowena Chansiri reveal the childhood dishes they’d make when they arrived home ravenous

The Guardian - AU · Feb 3, 2025

2025 Layoffs: Meta, Microsoft, And BlackRock Join The Trend Amid AI Shift

2025 Layoffs: Meta, Microsoft, And BlackRock Join The Trend Amid AI Shift

While workforce cuts raise concerns, the tech sector is poised for significant growth, with jobs in big data, fintech, and AI expected to double by 2030.

International Business Times · Jan 27, 2025

Miliband only met with fossil fuel giants ahead of controversial emissions plan

Miliband only met with fossil fuel giants ahead of controversial emissions plan

Some scientists say carbon capture and storage can be used to decarbonise industries that would take years to clean up – but campaigners say it just prolongs the oil and gas industry

The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025

What the papers say – January 17

What the papers say – January 17

Here are the stories leading Friday’s newspapers.

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2025

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Top News · Jan 16, 2025

BP To Cut 5% Of Workforce In Cost-Cutting Drive

BP to reduce workforce by 5%, cutting 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor roles to enhance competitiveness and reduce costs.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

BP cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide as part of cost-saving drive

U.K.-based oil company is cutting 4,700 jobs worldwide and a further 3,000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive

International Business Times · Jan 16, 2025

Oil Giant BP Cuts Thousands Of Jobs To Slash Costs

British energy giant BP on Thursday said it would axe 4,700 staff jobs, or about five percent of its workforce, and is cutting thousands of contractor roles to reduce costs.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 16, 2025

Fears for Scottish jobs as BP to slash global workforce numbers

BP HAS said it will cut 4700 jobs across its global workforce and 3000 contractor roles as part of a cost-saving drive, prompting concerns for…

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 16, 2025

BP to cut 4,700 jobs and 3,000 contractor roles to help save £1.6bn

Oil company to lose 5% of its staff in effort to cut costs amid shareholder worries over green energy strategy

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2025

BP to axe 4,700 jobs globally amid cost-cutting drive

The oil giant, which announced the cuts in a staff memo, has about 90,000 workers globally and 14,000 in the UK.

The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2025

BP announce plans to cut 4,700 jobs in £1.6bn cost-cutting drive

The energy firm is aiming to save two billion US dollars across two years

The Conversation · Jan 15, 2025

A national, nonpartisan study of the Los Angeles fires could improve planning for future disasters

The Los Angeles fires are a national disaster of epic proportions. City officials, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President-elect Donald Trump have traded accusations about what caused this crisis. But as an engineering professor who lives in Los Angeles and has studied extreme events and natural and human-caused disasters for…

International Business Times · Jan 15, 2025

BP Nears Deals For Oil Fields, Curbs On Gas Flaring In Iraq

Iraq and British oil giant BP are set to finalise a deal by early February to develop four oil fields in Kirkuk and curb gas flaring, Iraqi authorities announced Wednesday.

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2025

BP delays investor event as boss Murray Auchincloss recovers after medical procedure

BP boss Murray Auchincloss is ‘recovering well’ and will be back in the office by February

Evening Standard · Jan 14, 2025

BP reveals boss recovering after medical procedure as it signals weaker trading

Chief executive Murray Auchincloss is ‘recovering well’ and will be back in the office by February, the group said.

1 … 22 23 24 25

Coverage From

People

218,658 stories

Thomas Jefferson

Mohammed Shia alSudani

Murray Auchincloss

Kathleen Brooks

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

inkl

Organisations

British Petroleum

inkl

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

Topics

Places

431,756 stories

151,661 stories

Fourteen days free

Download the app

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

Download on the AppStore

Get it on Google Play