BP - BP p.l.c.
| Previous close | 37.88 |
| Open | 38.15 |
| Bid | 38.10 x 1300 |
| Ask | 38.11 x 3200 |
| Day's range | 38.00 - 38.20 |
| 52-week range | 35.73 - 45.38 |
| Volume | 3,976,165 |
| Avg. volume | 7,570,511 |
| Market cap | 128.126B |
| Beta (5Y monthly) | 0.56 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 27.13 |
| EPS (TTM) | N/A |
| Earnings date | N/A |
| Forward dividend & yield | 2.46 (6.44%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 06 Nov 2019 |
| 1y target est | N/A |
- Reuters - UK Focus
GLOBAL LNG-Asian LNG prices touch more than 10-year low
Asian spot prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) plummeted to multi-year lows this week, pressured by a lack of demand to consume abundant supplies. The average LNG price for March delivery into northeast Asia was estimated at around $4.00 per mmBtu, down $0.60 per mmBtu from the previous week, several sources said. Commodity trader Vitol sold a cargo to BP on Friday for March 22-26 delivery at $3.95 per mmBtu in the S&P Global Platts Market on Close window.
- Zacks
Big Oil Stocks: Why Chevron's (CVX) the Best Right Now
Chevron's (CVX) stellar record of generating free cash flows point to its ability to take care of dividends. buybacks and debt repayment.
- Reuters - UK Focus
Oil output at Azeri ACG fields falls, gas at Shah Deniz rises in 2019-Energy Ministry
Oil output at Azerbaijan's main oil fields, Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli (ACG), fell to 26.237 million tonnes in 2019 from 28.735 million tonnes a year earlier, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry said in a report that gas output at Shah Deniz rose last year to 16.8 billion cubic metres (bcm) from 11.45 bcm in 2018. Both ACG and Shah Deniz are operated by international consortiums led by Britain's BP.
- Reuters - UK Focus
INSIGHT-Mexico goes ghost as its oil hedge bill spirals
MEXICO CITY/NEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Mexico is playing a risky game of hide and seek with the oil market. To frustrate speculators and contain an annual bill of more than $1 billion, Mexico is going to new lengths to mask its attempts to insure its revenue from oil sales against falling prices - no mean feat for a hedging program known as Wall Street's biggest oil trade. Getting the hedge right is crucial for Mexico as it offers stability at a time the government is planning to boost social welfare and security spending, the economy is stagnating and the country's credit-worthiness is under intense scrutiny.
- Reuters
BP appoints new finance chief as Looney prepares to take over
BP's finance chief Brian Gilvary is to step down in June after eight years in the role and will be replaced by a close ally of Bernard Looney who takes over as chief executive next month. Murray Auchincloss, currently finance head of BP's upstream division, will become BP's chief financial officer on July 1, the company said on Tuesday. Gilvary has been credited with overseeing BP's financial recovery following the 2010 deadly Gulf of Mexico oil spill which has cost the company more than $65 billion in fines, indemnities and clean up costs.
- The Guardian
Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbying
Trump weakened environmental laws after BP lobbyingLetter suggests oil firm pushed for changes whereby fewer projects would need impact assessments
- Bloomberg
Oil CEOs at Davos Debate Tougher CO2 Cuts as Pressure Mounts
(Bloomberg) -- Sign up here to receive the Davos Diary, a special daily newsletter that will run from Jan. 20-24.The bosses of some of the world’s biggest oil companies discussed adopting much more ambitious carbon targets at a closed-door meeting in Davos, a sign of how much pressure they’re under from activists and investors to address climate change.The meeting, part of a World Economic Forum dominated by climate issues, included a debate on widening the industry’s target to include reductions in emissions from the fuels they sell, not just the greenhouse gases produced by their own operations, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.The talks between the chief executive officers of companies including Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Chevron Corp., Total SA, Saudi Aramco, Equinor ASA and BP Plc showed general agreement on the need to move toward this broader definition, known as Scope 3, the people said, asking not to be named because the session was closed to the press. The executives didn’t take any final decisions.Shell and Aramco declined to comment. Media representatives for Chevron, Total and BP weren’t immediately able to respond to requests for comment. Equinor confirmed its CEO Eldar Saetre attended the meeting.Climate FocusTargeting Scope 3 emissions would be a big shift for an industry that produces the bulk of the world’s planet-warming emissions, once that could eventually require them to sell far less oil and gas. The simple fact that the industry’s top executives were considering it underscored how climate concerns suddenly came into focus in Davos this year.For the first time, environmental risks occupied the WEF’s top five long-term concerns. Business leaders from BlackRock Inc. CEO Larry Fink to Allianz SE boss Oliver Baete used their platform at the event to focus on sustainable investment. The two highest-profile attendees at the forum -- President Donald Trump and climate activist Greta Thunberg -- made headlines as they staked out opposing positions on the issue.The oil and gas executives debated a document produced by the WEF on “neutralizing emissions at the pump,” a reference to the gasoline and diesel sold to customers. There’s an urgent need to shift the industry’s target from production to emissions from end users, said one person.Several companies have already set targets for Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gases, which come directly from pumping and refining hydrocarbons. Yet these account for less than 10% of total emissions from the life cycle of oil and gas. Some of their pledges have also focused on curbing emissions intensity -- the amount of carbon dioxide released per unit of energy -- which wouldn’t necessarily lead to a reduction in the volume of greenhouse gases produced if a company’s output is growing.Among major energy groups, only Shell, Total and Madrid-based Repsol SA have publicly announced that they are either targeting or monitoring Scope 3 emissions.The Spanish company made the boldest move, promising net-zero emissions in 2050 by diverting investment into wind and solar power. Shell has taken more modest steps, pledging to offset the greenhouse gases produced by fuel sold to drivers on their loyalty-card programs in the U.K. and Netherlands.Eni SpA Chairman Emma Marcegaglia said in a Bloomberg TV interview that the company is committed to becoming carbon neutral on a Scope 1 and 2 basis by 2030. The Italian oil and gas giant is in discussions about Scope 3 emissions, but needs more guidance from the government on how to do so, she said.Other companies, notably U.S. majors Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron have so far resisted specific pledges to cut total emissions, with the latter focusing instead on the carbon intensity of the energy it produces. BP CEO Bob Dudley, who retires later this year, has agreed aims for Scope 1 and 2 gases but in the past opposed a Scope 3 target.“We need to reduce our carbon intensity, everyone in the industry agrees on that,” Dudley said in an interview in Davos. However, he cautioned that shareholders and companies were using multiple definitions of Scope 3 emissions. “We need to get a common definition” so the industry “can work together in a powerful way.”(Updates with Aramco comment in fourth paragraph)\--With assistance from Laura Hurst, Francois de Beaupuy, Matthew Martin, Francine Lacqua and Mikael Holter.To contact the reporter on this story: Javier Blas in Davos at jblas3@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: James Herron at jherron9@bloomberg.net, Rakteem KatakeyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- Reuters
Exclusive: BP's Looney goes all-in on climate goals and explores overhaul
Incoming Chief Executive Bernard Looney plans to expand the company's climate targets and is considering overhauling the structure of the oil and gas major in one of the biggest shake-ups in its 111-year history. The 49-year-old Irishman plans to adopt broader carbon emissions reduction goals that will likely include emissions from fuels and products sold to customers rather than just the far lower emissions from BP's own operations, according to four sources with knowledge of internal discussions with the new CEO. The aim is to catch up with, and possibly outdo, rivals such as Royal Dutch Shell and Repsol as investor pressure over climate change mounts, said the sources who declined to be named as the plans have not yet been made public.
- Zacks
Premier Oil Nears North Sea Takeover, Awaits Creditors' Vote
Premier Oil (PMOIY) recently said that it will spend $625 million to acquire the Andrew and Shearwater assets from BP plc, plus another $246 million to buy a separate set of North Sea properties.
- Reuters - UK Focus
BP, Angola agree deal to explore oil offshore
- Reuters
Exclusive: BP pulls out of Iraq's Kirkuk field as expansion plans stall
LONDON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) - BP has pulled out of Iraq's giant Kirkuk oilfield after its $100 million exploration contract expired with no agreement on the field's expansion, dealing a fresh blow to Iraq's hopes to increase its oil output, three sources told Reuters. The move comes as Western energy companies reassess their operations in Iraq amid political turmoil following months of anti-government protests and a flare-up in tensions between the United States and Iran in the country. A senior source at Iraq's North Oil Company (NOC), which overseas the Kirkuk operations, confirmed BP's withdrawal.
- Bloomberg
BP Names New CFO as Gilvary Plans to Retire
(Bloomberg) -- Want the lowdown on European markets? In your inbox before the open, every day. Sign up here.BP Plc handed more power to a new generation of executives, announcing that Chief Financial Officer Brian Gilvary will join his boss Bob Dudley in retiring this year.Murray Auchincloss, currently the finance chief of BP’s oil and gas production division, will succeed Gilvary. The energy giant already announced last year that Bernard Looney, who runs that unit, will become chief executive officer at the end of March.In a world that’s increasingly wary of fossil fuels, BP’s new top executives will have to prove the company can keep up with the times. The London-based company has a highly profitable oil and gas business that pioneered exports from the Middle East, opened up giant fields in Alaska and the U.K. North Sea, and has paid billions of dollars to shareholders.Looney and Auchincloss will be expected to keep that business performing well, while also addressing increasing investor pressure to curb greenhouse gas emissions and lay the groundwork for the long transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.With Auchincloss’s “international financial and commercial experience and a deep understanding of the whole group, he will play an important role as BP continues to develop in a fast-changing energy market,” Chairman Helge Lund said.Gilvary, 57, will step down at the end of June following a 34-year career with BP, Europe’s third-biggest oil company said Tuesday. Auchincloss, will become group CFO and join the board on July 1.Auchincloss has served as CFO for BP’s Upstream unit since 2015. He was head of the group CEO’s office from 2010 to 2013, working directly with Dudley. From 2005 to 2007 he was CFO for BP’s North Sea business.“It seems a natural transition,” RBC analyst Biraj Borkhataria said. “It bucks the recent trend of new management coming from the downstream businesses, however neither appointments are a surprise,” he said, referring to BP’s new CEO and CFO.Gilvary became finance chief and joined the board in January 2012. Since then, he has managed issues including the resolution of litigation after the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill that nearly bankrupted the company. He was also in the thick of reshaping BP following crude’s price crash that began in 2014.Gilvary and Auchincloss will work together between now and the end of June to ensure an “orderly transition,” BP said in the statement.(Updates with analyst’s comments in the eighth paragraph.)To contact the reporters on this story: Amanda Jordan in London at ajordan11@bloomberg.net;Laura Hurst in London at lhurst3@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: James Herron at jherron9@bloomberg.net, Rakteem KatakeyFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
- Reuters - UK Focus
BP's finance chief Brian Gilvary to retire in June
- Reuters - UK Focus
British pension schemes warn on cost of fossil fuel divestment
Several of Britain's top pension funds say they would have lost hundreds of millions of pounds had they sold out of oil and gas stocks in recent years, highlighting a potential cost to scheme members as funds face pressure to help fight global warming. While some major investors globally have been making headlines by announcing fossil fuel divestment plans, several pension schemes in Britain warn there could be a big downside.
- Reuters - UK Focus
DAVOS-IEA warns oil companies doing nothing on emissions is not an option
Oil and gas companies must boost investment in low carbon energies or face an increasing backlash that could threaten their long-term profits and social acceptance, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Monday. In a report with the World Economic Forum presented in Davos, the IEA said oil and gas companies face a critical challenge as the world increasingly adopts clean energy transitions to curb global warming.
- Reuters - UK Focus
Russia's Rosneft ups its stake in Germany's Bayernoil refinery
The deal increased Rosneft's stake in the Bayernoil refinery to 28.57% from 25%, Rosneft said in a statement, adding that the deal also increased its share in the refinery's capacity to almost 3 million tonnes a year and strengthened its marketing presence in Germany's Bavaria and Austria.
- Zacks
Overseas Strength to Aid Baker Hughes' (BKR) Q4 Earnings
The ramp-up in international drilling operations has likely contributed to Baker Hughes' (BKR) Q4 earnings.
- Oilprice.com
Is Iraq Too Risky For Oil Majors?
Description: Tensions in Iraq seemed to have cooled in recent days, but many oil majors still face difficult decisions regarding their short and mid-term plans in the conflict stricken nation
- Reuters - UK Focus
UPDATE 1-Eni, Total among winners of rights to develop Angolan "frontier" blocks
Italian oil major Eni and France's Total were among the successful bidders for rights to develop three offshore blocks in Angola out of 10 auctioned late last year, the country's petroleum regulator said on Thursday. Eni and Total won operator rights to blocks 28 and 29 respectively in the offshore Namibe basin, while Angola's state oil company Sonangol and majors Equinor and BP won smaller stakes, regulator ANPG said in a statement. Sonangol won a 35% interest in block 27, but the remaining 65% interest is still on offer.
