BP to Focus More on Oil and Gas in Strategy ‘Reset’
The energy giant said it would cut planned investment in clean energy and redirect spending toward fossil fuels.
BP to slash spending on net zero ventures as it focuses on oil and gas again
LONDON (AP) — British energy company BP confirmed Wednesday that it would slash spending on green ventures and increase its oil and gas production, a change in direction that it hopes will bolster its flagging share price but has been met with incredulity from climate action campaigners.
BP drops climate targets in pivot back to oil and gas
Oil major BP says it has slashed planned investment in renewable energy and would increase annual oil and gas spending to $10bn. It is the latest multinational in the energy sector to change its position in response to the need to lower carbon emissions and curb climate change,
BP to Slash Green Spending, Pivot Back to Oil
Those include activist hedge fund Elliott Management, which recently took a stake in BP with a view to pushing for significant changes.“It’s a radical shift,” Chief Executive Murray Auchincloss said in an interview.
BP to boost oil and gas spending by $10B, slash renewable investment in major strategy shift
BP said it would increase annual oil and gas spending to $10 billion and cut planned annual investment in energy transition businesses by more than $5 billion.
BP Boosts Oil and Gas Spending as Energy Giant Pivots From Low-Carbon Focus
BP said it would increase its oil and gas investments to about $10 billion a year as it pivots away from its low-carbon strategy.
BP shifts course, boosting fossil fuel investments and cutting renewables
BP said on Wednesday it would increase annual oil and gas investment to $10 billion, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of CEO Murray Auchincloss' efforts to boost returns and improve financial performance.
BP to drop renewables goals and shift focus back to fossil fuels
BP CEO Murray Auchincloss will tell investors the company is abandoning its target to grow renewable generation capacity 20-fold between 2019 and 2030 to 50 gigawatts.
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