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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Adriano BASTOS Senior Vice-President bp ANGOLA
Interview
Angola - July 23, 2021

Adriano Bastos, senior vice-president for bp Angola, talks to The Energy Year about the resilience of Angola’s hydrocarbons community during the pandemic and the…

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SAKNAFTA PETROLEUM SERVICES
Interview
Egypt - July 07, 2021

Amr Farrag, chairman of Saknafta Petroleum Services, talks to The Energy Year about managing the impact of Covid-19, the best approach to developing Egypt’s…

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Thomas_Maher
Interview
Egypt - June 28, 2021

Thomas Maher, president and COO of Apex International Energy, talks to The Energy Year about advantages in the Egypt Upstream Gateway (EUG) project and the company’s…

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Rising demand for technical and engineering services in Angola Kapassui-CANUNGUE
Interview
Angola - June 28, 2021

Kapassui Canungue, ALTRAD – Prezioso’s managing director for Angola, talks to The Energy Year about competition in Angola’s oilfield services market and how the…

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Angola’s ANPG celebrates five years of success Paulino Jeronimo
Interview
Angola - May 26, 2021

Paulino Jerónimo, president of the National Oil, Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANPG), talks to The Energy Year about the latest on Angola’s upstream developments and the…

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