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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Libya restarts field, strikes IOC deal
NEWS
Libya - January 22, 2018

Libya has restarted production at the Sara oilfields, operated by Wintershall, after an “unauthorised shutdown” in November 2017, the country’s National Oil…

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Oman, BP in LNG deal
NEWS
Oman - January 22, 2018

Oman LNG has signed a seven-year sales agreement with BP, local and international media reported over the weekend.

BP Singapore will purchase about 18 LNG cargoes…

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Iraq hires BP to enhance Kirkuk output
NEWS
Iraq - January 19, 2018

BP has signed an agreement with the Iraqi government to more than double production at the Kirkuk oilfield, international media reported on Friday.

An MoU between…

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Norway grants 75 exploration licences
NEWS
Norway - January 17, 2018

Norway’s energy ministry has granted a record 75 offshore oil exploration licences, international media reported on Tuesday.

Statoil, Aker BP, Shell, Total and…

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BP in $1.7-bln Deepwater Horizon charge
NEWS
USA - January 16, 2018

BP will incur a new USD 1.7-billion charge over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the super-major announced on Tuesday.

While the Court…

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Interview
Angola - January 03, 2018

Paulo Guedes, the general manager of Sociedade de Operações e Manutenção de Gasodutos (SOMG), talks to TOGY about the potential to integrate additional fields into…

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BP, Rosneft to drill in Russian Arctic
NEWS
Russia - December 22, 2017

Rosneft and BP have agreed to jointly develop oil and gas reserves in the Kharampurskoe and Festivalnoye licences in the Yamal-Nenets region in the Russian…

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Eni brings Zohr on stream
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Egypt - December 20, 2017

The massive Zohr gasfield offshore Egypt has started production, operator Eni announced on Wednesday.

The super-major said that the concession was developed in less…

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