BP names Bernard Looney as Dudley’s successor

BP’s board of directors announced today CEO Bob Dudley will retire on March 31, 2020 and will be succeeded by Bernard Looney – who currently heads BP’s Upstream, Kallanish Energy reports. Dudley decided to step down as group chief executive and from the BP Board following delivery of the company’s 2019 full year results on

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BP not interested in Anadarko, other O&G deals

A battle between Chevron and Occidental Petroleum, which now includes billionaire investor extraordinaire Warren Buffett, to take control of U.S. independent producer Anadarko Petroleum, is fueling speculation about more deals to come. But oil supermajor BP Plc CEO Bob Dudley Tuesday said his employer will not get involved. BP acquired BHP Billiton’s U.S. shale assets for

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Citing differences, Shell walks away from U.S. refining lobby

Royal Dutch Shell Plc this week said it was leaving a U.S. refining lobbying organization in 2020 because the oil supermajor disagrees with the firm’s climate policy, Kallanish Energy learns. The oil giant, in its first review of its association with 19 industry groups, said it found “material misalignment” over climate policy with the American

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