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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BP, Bridas set up Argentine giant
NEWS
Argentina - September 11, 2017

E&P company Pan American Energy (PAE) and refiner Axion Energy will together establish Argentina’s largest private energy company, BP announced in a statement on…

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Total sells Gina Krog stake
NEWS
Norway - September 04, 2017

Super-major Total said on Monday that Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company (KUFPEC) had agreed to buy its remaining stake of 15% in the Gina Krog field offshore…

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Franklin KHAN, Minister of Energy and Energy Industries
Interview
Trinidad and Tobago - August 31, 2017

Franklin Khan, minister of energy and energy industries, talks to TOGY about the variables that contributed to the ongoing gas curtailments and the recently sanctioned…

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CEFC eyes Rosneft stake: report
NEWS
Russia - August 17, 2017

Private energy group CEFC China Energy is considering buying a stake in Russia’s Rosneft, international media reported on Thursday.

An investment deal of…

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A champion of energy services in Trinidad and Tobago Vernon-PALTOO
Interview
Trinidad and Tobago - August 16, 2017

Vernon Paltoo, National Energy Corporation of Trinidad and Tobago Limited (National Energy) president, talks to TOGY about the company’s future objectives and…

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BPTT’s Juniper project begins production
NEWS
Trinidad and Tobago - August 14, 2017

The Juniper project offshore Trinidad and Tobago has begun production, BP announced Monday.

The USD 2-billion Juniper project is expected to have a production…

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