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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Statoil facility in Algeria attacked
NEWS
Algeria - March 18, 2016

Statoil reported an attack on its Krechba gas asset in Algeria on Friday morning. The asset is part of the In Salah project, jointly operated by BP, state-owned…

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Russian proven reserves running out
NEWS
Russia - March 17, 2016

Proven oil reserves in Russia will be depleted by 2044, according to Sergei Donskoi, minister of Natural Resources and Environment. Speaking to Russian newspaper…

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Angola LNG to start up in July
NEWS
Angola - March 16, 2016

José Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos, Angola’s minister of petroleum, told reporters in China on Tuesday that the country aims to bring Angola LNG back online by July…

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Indian firms pick up Rosneft assets
NEWS
India - March 16, 2016

Indian multinational Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), Oil India, Indian Oil and Bharat Petroresources are set to acquire stakes in Russian assets held by…

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BP wards off Gulf moratorium suits
NEWS
USA - March 11, 2016

A Thursday court ruling has safeguarded BP from future lawsuits by oil and gas companies and services entities seeking damages over losses incurred due the ban on…

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Algeria to boost pipeline capacity
NEWS
Algeria - March 08, 2016

Sonatrach, Algeria’s government-owned oil and gas company, has said it would invest around USD 3.2 billion in pipelines and related infrastructure over the next four…

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Total chases Uruguayan elephant
NEWS
- March 08, 2016

Total is expected to start exploration drilling offshore Uruguay over the next several weeks, the company’s director for exploration, Christian Tichatschke, said on…

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Iraq to pay remaining arrears
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Iraq - March 04, 2016

Iraq will pay its outstanding debt to international oil companies (IOCs) in April, the country’s deputy minister of oil, Fayadh al Nema, announced on Friday, saying…

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