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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Iraq Enquiry Report blasts Blair
NEWS
Iraq - July 06, 2016

The long-awaited Iraq Enquiry Report was unveiled in London on Wednesday, delivering a devastating critique of the way then-Prime Minister Tony Blair made the case for…

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BP OKs Tangguh LNG expansion
NEWS
Indonesia - July 01, 2016

BP on Friday announced the approval of the final investment decision for the Tangguh LNG expansion project in Indonesia’s Papua Barat province. The project will see…

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BP schedules first Panama Canal LNG cargo
NEWS
Trinidad and Tobago - June 29, 2016

The newly expanded Panama Canal will welcome its first LNG tanker next month, the Panama Canal Authority said late on Tuesday. The shipment will be a BP cargo aboard…

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Total lands stake in Qatar’s Al Shaheen
NEWS
Qatar - June 28, 2016

Total late on Monday obtained a 30% stake in the Al Shaheen field, outbidding rivals BP and Shell for the 25-year contract. The deal will see the French major take over…

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Oil stocks take hits upon Brexit vote
NEWS
UK - June 24, 2016

London-listed super-majors, medium-sized operators and hydrocarbons engineering companies all saw their share prices take beating on Friday as stock markets woke up to…

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Companies assess UK vote to leave EU
NEWS
UK - June 24, 2016

BP, Shell and PwC, among others, weighed in on the outcome of the UK vote to leave the EU, making their first cautious statements regarding the road ahead on…

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Sonangol announces pre-salt find
NEWS
Angola - June 22, 2016

The discovery of additional gas reserves in the offshore Kwanza Basin have been deemed commercial, Angola’s Sonangol announced on Wednesday.

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Trinidad to feel the pinch
NEWS
Trinidad and Tobago - June 21, 2016

Suffering from dwindling fiscal revenues on account of lower oil and gas prices, Trinidad and Tobago’s fiscal deficit is projected to widen to more than 10% of GDP,…

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