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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Interview
Indonesia - January 19, 2016

Gunawan Susanto, president director of IBM Indonesia, speaks to TOGY about the growing role technology has in expanding Indonesia’s energy industry. With more than…

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Shell abandons Bab gas project
NEWS
- January 18, 2016

Shell announced its departure from the Abu Dhabi sour gas development at the Bab gasfield on January 18th. The announcement follows a day of tumultuous trading that saw…

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BP defers US offshore projects
NEWS
USA - January 15, 2016

BP has deferred the request for tenders on two Gulf of Mexico offshore projects, Mad Dog 2 and Hopkins, due to the descent in crude oil prices, online newspaper…

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BP downsizes in a down market
NEWS
UK - January 12, 2016

BP will slash around 4,000 upstream jobs globally, including 600 positions from its North Sea operations by the end of 2017, the super-major announced Tuesday.

The…

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BP evacuates North Sea platform
NEWS
Norway - December 31, 2015

BP partially evacuated its Valhall platform in Norway’s North Sea on Thursday after a storm caused a barge to break its anchor.

The barge was drifting toward the…

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Subsea 7 wins West Nile Delta contract
NEWS
Egypt - December 30, 2015

Sweden’s Subsea 7 announced today it was awarded a platform extension and tie-in contract for the first phase of BP’s West Nile Delta development in the Taurus and…

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Charles Caia
Interview
Angola - December 23, 2015

Ponticelli country manager Charles Caia talks with TOGY about the challenges low oil prices pose for engineering and construction companies serving the Angolan…

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TAP awards EPC contracts
NEWS
Azerbaijan - December 23, 2015

The Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) consortium awarded two EPC contracts on Tuesday for work on the offshore section of the pipeline and the gas delivery facility in…

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