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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Ray RICHARDSON, Country Manager of PETROFAC
Interview
Oman - July 07, 2020

Ray Richardson, Oman country manager for Petrofac, talks to The Energy Year about how the company is navigating the Covid-19 and oil price crises and potential…

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BP Oman readies Ghazeer launch
NEWS
Oman - June 22, 2020

BP Oman is set to launch production at its Ghazeer gas project, with 99% of installations now completed, the company told local media.

The project is set to add 14.2…

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Interview
Egypt - June 16, 2020

Marwan Haridy El Shazly, vice-president for marketing and contracts at Pan Marine Group, talks to The Energy Year about why now is the time for Egypt’s local…

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Joao Pereira
Interview
Angola - June 09, 2020

João Pereira, general manager of Supermaritime Angola, talks to The Energy Year about how Angola’s maritime sector has been affected by the Covid-19 crisis and the…

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Leonor-ASSUNCAO-profile-photo
Interview
Mozambique - May 08, 2020

Leonor Assunção, founder partner and administrator at InSite, talks to The Energy Year about prospects for SMEs given the dual shock of the oil price drop and the…

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Ahmed Al Daraai Oman Santco
Interview
Oman - March 06, 2020

Ahmed Al Daraai, executive director of SANTCO, talks to TOGY about challenges facing Oman’s services sector, what the coming rise in activity means for local services…

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ADB-COUNTRY-DIRECTOR Winfried-Wicklein
Interview
Indonesia - February 18, 2020

Winfried Wicklein, country director for Indonesia at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), talks to TOGY about how Indonesia’s LNG and upstream opportunities can be made…

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