BP Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014 Results
BP today reported its results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2014. Underlying replacement cost profit1 for the fourth quarter was $2.2 billion compared with $2.8 billion for the same period in 2013. Full year underlying replacement cost profit was $12.1 billion compared with $13.4 billion reported for 2013. – …
BP Russia: David Campbell Appointed President
BP announced the appointment of David Campbell as President of BP Russia, reporting directly to Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive. Campbell, who is currently Head of the Group Chief Executive’s Office in London, will be based in Moscow. He has 30 years’ experience in BP, in commercial, technical and …
Shah Deniz Final Investment Decision Paves Way for Southern Corridor Gas Link with Europe
The Shah Deniz consortium today announced the final investment decision (FID) for the Stage 2 development of the Shah Deniz gas field in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan. This decision triggers plans to expand the South Caucasus Pipeline through Azerbaijan and Georgia, to construct the Trans Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) …
BP Cuts Proven Gas Reserves in the Caspian States
BP PLC revised down its estimates for proved reserves of natural gas in countries in the former Soviet Union by almost a third as it brought the numbers in line with Western accounting standards on reserves, BP Chief Economist Christof Ruehl said Wednesday. Russia’s gas reserves were revised down to …
BP to Buy Back $8 billion of Shares, Returning its 2003 Investment in TNK-BP to Shareholders
BP announced today that it intends to carry out a share repurchase, or buy-back, programme with a total value of up to $8 billion. Today’s decision to buy back shares follows the completion yesterday of the sale of BP’s 50% interest in TNK-BP to Rosneft. The programme is expected to …
Igor Sechin and Bob Dudley Discuss Rosneft and TNK-BP Integration
Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board held a working meeting with BP CEO Bob Dudley to discuss the integration of Rosneft and TNK-BP. Bob Dudley will become a member of the steering committee co-ordinating the integration that will be chaired by Igor Sechin. The parties confirmed their commitment …
BP Announces Resolution of All Criminal and Securities Claims by U.S. Government Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident
– Resolution of all criminal claims with Department of Justice includes $4 billion paid in installments over a period of five years – Resolution of all securities claims with Securities and Exchange Commission includes $525 million paid in installments over a period of three years – Existing $38.1 billion charge …
BP Attempts to Sooth SOCAR and Azeri Ire
BP Plc Chief Executive Officer Bob Dudley agreed to work closely with the State Oil Co. of Azerbaijan at a Caspian Sea oil field where Azeri President Ilham Aliyev blamed the U.K. producer for declining output, reported Zulfugar Agayev. Dudley met with Rovnaq Abdullayev, the CEO of Socar, as the …
BP Second Quarter 2012 Results
BP today reported its quarterly results for the second quarter of 2012. Underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter, adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects, was $3.7 billion, compared with $5.7 billion for the same period in 2011 and $4.8 billion for the first quarter of 2012. …
BP Raises Dividend as Operational Momentum Returns
BP group chief executive Bob Dudley today said that returning operational momentum and strong cash flow generation in 2011 gave the company increasing confidence in its plans to grow value for shareholders. As BP reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011, Dudley said: “BP is on …