The Russian oil giant Rosneft announced on Wednesday that it will cease the cooperation with BP and will seek for other partners in exploring Arctic blocks, after the British company hesitated to honor its $16 billion share swap.
read more... 19/05/2011
The British oil giant BP Plc announced on Tuesday a deal to sell its interests in the Wytch Farm, Wareham, Beacon and Kimmeridge oil fields in the UK to European oil and gas company Perenco UK Ltd. for up to $610 million in cash, as it plans to equilibrate its balance sheet following the last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Under this deal, BP aims to divest about $30 billion per year.
read more... 18/05/2011
U.K. oil major BP remains confident that it will reach an agreement today with Russian group Rosneft to honor its $16 billion share swap, after the UK company asked to move the deadline to May 16, giving a month for arbitration.
read more... 16/05/2011
The British energy giant, BP finally received the permission from regulators to complete the purchase of ten Brazilian exploration and production blocks from US-based Devon Energy.
read more... 13/05/2011
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said to a news conference during his visit to Baghdad, that the Russian government is ready to consolidate its cooperation with Iraq, especially in increasing its investments in the oil and energy sector.
read more... 11/05/2011