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 to drill Ironbark prospect by 2019
NEWS
Australia - February 16, 2017

BP plans to drill a gas prospect off the North West Shelf within the next two years, a senior BP executive said yesterday.

The company acquired an 80% operatorship…

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Wood Group bags global BP offer
NEWS
UK - February 15, 2017

Wood Group has signed an agreement with BP for conceptual engineering, pre-FEED and FEED services for its operations worldwide.

The contract is for three years, with…

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Iraq oil output set to decline in March
NEWS
Iraq - February 14, 2017

Iraq, OPEC’s second-biggest supplier, is set to see oil output decline significantly in March, international media reported on Monday. It is unclear whether this is…

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Week in review
NEWS
Abu Dhabi - February 10, 2017

TOGY’s coverage of the global oil and gas industry was highlighted by the response to new sanctions on Iran imposed by the Trump administration, recent discoveries…

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BP back to black
NEWS
Multinational - February 07, 2017

BP overturned a 2015 loss of USD 6.5 billion and reported a full-year 2016 headline profit of USD 115 million on Tuesday.

For the fourth quarter of 2016, BP posted…

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Adco concession contracts sweetened
NEWS
Abu Dhabi - February 06, 2017

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company has reportedly worked to improve the term of the contracts governing the Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Petroleum Operations’ (Adco)…

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Week in review
NEWS
- February 03, 2017

TOGY’s oil and gas coverage of the past week was dominated by Iran’s downstream news and reporting on Indonesia’s Pertamina. There were also a number of Q4 and…

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Oman’s Khazzan said to start up by Q4
NEWS
Oman - January 30, 2017

The BP-operated Khazzan tight gas project is expected to produce first gas by Q4, Omani officials told local media over the weekend.

Block 61 in central Oman is home…

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