Salem BIN ASHOOR

Executive Director and Head of Country

bp UAE

We have announced plans to take a 10% interest in the Ruwais LNG project, which would greatly enhance our long-term LNG presence in the UAE.
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BP In Figures

2024 oil and gas production:2.4 million boepd

2024 installed renewable energy capacity:4 GW

2024 retail sites:21,200

2024 EV charging stations:39,000

BP is a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London. It is among the oil and gas supermajors and one of the world’s largest companies by revenue. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange.

BP participates in all segments of the oil and gas sector, including exploration, production, refining, distribution and marketing. It is also involved in power generation and various forms of trading. The company divides its activity into three business groups:

  • Gas and low-carbon energy, which includes the integrated gas and LNG businesses, onshore and offshore wind, hydrogen and CCS, gas and power trading, marketing of renewable and non-renewable power, and solar subsidiary Lightsource BP.
  • Production and operations, including exploration, development of hydrocarbons resources, operation of oil and gas assets, and operation of refineries, terminals and pipelines.
  • Customers and products is BP’s largest business by revenue. It includes retail fuel operations, EV charging stations, lubricants, aviation fuel, B2B and midstream, refining and oil trading, and bioenergy.

In recent years, BP has refocused its investment strategy toward oil and gas, reducing its near-term commitments to green energy.

BP News and Interviews

Abu Dhabi awards gas concession to ADNOC-led consortium
NEWS
UAE - June 25, 2026

Abu Dhabi has awarded the Bab Gas Cap development and production concession to an ADNOC-led consortium of international companies.

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Azule Energy reaches FID on Angola offshore project
NEWS
Angola - June 23, 2026

Azule Energy has kicked off the Greater PAJ development offshore Angola following a positive FID, with first oil expected in 2029.

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Angola’s ANPG begins a new cycle to prepare the country for the future of energy - ANG26 - Nicole MVUAYI - ANPG
Articles
Angola - June 15, 2026

Angola's ANPG has expanded its mandate to the natural gas midstream and adopted a new corporate identity to reflect its…

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Gabon’s gas-to-power opportunity - AFR 26 - Yann-Pierre-YANGARI - Flamboyans Services
Interview
Gabon - June 04, 2026

Yann Pierre YANGARI of Flamboyans Services talks about the crucial role gas-to-power can play in Africa’s infrastructure…

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Geological consulting in Trinidad and Guyana Helena-INNISS
Interview
Trinidad and Tobago - November 14, 2022

Helena Inniss, executive director of Kronus Geological Services, talks to The Energy Year about the current state of geological consulting in the region and new…

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ExxonMobil strikes oil offshore Angola
NEWS
Angola - November 10, 2022

ExxonMobil and partners have made a discovery at the Bavuca Sul-1 exploration well in offshore Block 15 in Angola, the national hydrocarbons regulator National Oil, Gas…

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At the forefront of Angola’s gas evolution_Adriano MONGINI
Interview
Angola - October 31, 2022

Adriano Mongini, CEO of Azule Energy, talks to The Energy Year about the company’s long-term commitment in the Angolan market and the state of Angola’s hydrocarbons…

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Subsea services for Angola’s oil and gas sector TEY_post_Alberto-FIGUEIREDO
Interview
Angola - October 25, 2022

Alberto Figueiredo, CEO of Operatec, talks to The Energy Year about how the company built a strategy for sustainability after the 2014 oil crisis, its approach to…

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BP hands Algerian assets to Eni
NEWS
Algeria - September 08, 2022

BP will sell its upstream segment in Algeria to Italian super-major Eni, the British oil and gas giant announced on Wednesday.

BP holds 33.15% shares of the In…

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