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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SapuraKencana bags multi-year contracts
NEWS
Malaysia - February 04, 2016

SapuraKencana has signed agreements to the tune of USD 382 million, the Malaysian oilfield services major said Thursday.

The majority of the work will be executed…

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Shell announces heavy job losses
NEWS
- February 04, 2016

Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell has confirmed it will cut as many as 10,000 jobs as a response to a dramatic fall in profits. The company recorded USD 1.8 billion in…

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ExxonMobil feels massive Q4 losses
NEWS
USA - February 02, 2016

ExxonMobil 2015 profits slid by 50% from the previous year’s USD 32.5 billion to USD 16.2 billion as its US upstream segments depreciate due to the low price of oil,…

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Oil prices put damper on BP profits
NEWS
UK - February 02, 2016

Oil major BP posted Q4 2015 profits of USD 196 million, undercutting analysts’ expectations by more than USD 620 million. The company recorded a profit of USD 2.24…

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BP axes one-fifth of employees in Norway
NEWS
Norway - January 28, 2016

BP plans on axing almost one-fifth of its employees in Norway, the super-major announced to its employees at a meeting yesterday.

By 2017, 210 positions should be…

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Interview
Iraq - January 27, 2016

Wadié R. Habboush, president and CEO of Habboush Group, talks to TOGY about the approaches Iraq can take to attract more FDI. He also offers his perspective on the…

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Interview
Iraq - January 22, 2016

Sander van Reijzen, Commercial Head of Sales, Oil & Gas Processing, talks to TOGY about the advantages of contracting directly with the operators in Iraq. Active in the…

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Shell profits halved in 2015
NEWS
Netherlands - January 20, 2016

Shell expects Q4 2015 profits to be up to 50% lower than 2014 with full year write-offs of USD 7 billion, the super-major stated Wednesday in its first preliminary…

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