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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Samsung thrown a bone for Mad Dog 2
NEWS
USA - January 05, 2017

Samsung Heavy Industries in a regulatory filing on Thursday said it had been awarded a contract for the construction of a semi-submersible production unit.

Valued…

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Articles
Abu Dhabi - December 29, 2016

Efforts to help local people find work and benefit from their domestic industry are important to governments and to private companies in many oil and gas industry…

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Articles
Abu Dhabi - December 28, 2016

In August 2015, the Italian super-major Eni made the largest gas discovery ever in the Mediterranean. For the third part of our series on the best projects of 2016, we…

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BP expands Australia retail footprint
NEWS
Australia - December 28, 2016

Australian grocer Woolworths on Wednesday announced it would let go of its fuel retail business, selling its stations to BP.

Valued at USD 1.29 billion, the…

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Eni bags Egypt concession deals
NEWS
Egypt - December 28, 2016

Eni on Tuesday inked concession agreements for two shallow-water blocks in the Egyptian waters of the Mediterranean, the Italian major said in a statement.

The two…

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NNPC signals increase in gas reserves
NEWS
Nigeria - December 27, 2016

In his year-end address to Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation staff, Group Managing Director Maikanti Baru on Monday said the country’s gas reserves had…

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BP commits to Azerbaijan
NEWS
Azerbaijan - December 26, 2016

BP, through the Azerbaijan International Operating Company (AIOC), on Friday inked a letter of intent (Lol) with SOCAR that will see the company commit to the further…

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World Bank OKs loans to Azerbaijan, Iraq
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Azerbaijan - December 21, 2016

The World Bank on Tuesday approved a USD 800-million loan to Azerbaijan and Turkey for the Trans-Anatolian gas pipeline (TANAP) project and a separate USD 1.49-billion…

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