FTSE fails to sparkle in tame pre-holiday trade BP closed down 0.4% after announcing the sale of a 65% stake in its lubricants business Castrol. Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
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BP to sell majority stake in $10bn Castrol business to US investment firm Stonepeak will acquire 65% of lubricants business as part of wider plans for the oil company to pay down its debt The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
BP to sell majority stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for £4bn New York-based Stonepeak has agreed to buy a 65% stake in Castrol. Evening Standard · Dec 24, 2025
S&P 500 and Dow hit record highs as Santa rally reaches Wall Street – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks rise in New York’s shortened Christmas Eve session The Guardian - UK · Dec 24, 2025
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Was 2025 the year that business retreated from net zero? From retailers to banks, carmakers to councils, the bold pledges for carbon-neutral economies are being watered down or scrapped The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2025
BP's C-suite milestone: Women in both the CEO and CFO seats Woodside Energy leader Meg O’Neill will join BP as CEO, alongside finance chief Kate Thomson. Fortune · Dec 19, 2025
Morning Mail: cautious welcome for plan to tackle hate speech, seven detained in Sydney operation, England’s Snicko woe Albanese government’s five-point plan is an essential ‘first step’, groups say; heavily armed officers swoop on two cars to allegedly prevent ‘violent act’ The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2025
BP opts for culture shock with new CEO appointment, but the timing is odd The decision to replace Murray Auchincloss with Woodside’s Meg O’Neill is puzzling on at least two counts The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025
Meg O’Neill: ‘hard-nosed’ outsider who will head BP’s pivot away from green energy First female appointment to a major oil company has faced fierce resistance from climate activists as boss of Woodside The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025
I hired an EV for a long weekend away. This is what I learnt What would Lizzie Edmonds learn from driving the Škoda Enyaq Coupe? The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025
UN distances itself from International Women’s Day website winning corporate partnerships Sainsbury’s, Barclays and University College London have all drawn on themes created by IWD site run by London business with no link to UN The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2025
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2025 BP hires first female boss after surprise departure of chief executive The abrupt departure of Murray Auchincloss follows the appointment of Albert Manifold as BP’s new chairman
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 BP hires first female boss as chief executive steps down Murray Auchincloss’s departure after less than two years follows the appointment of Albert Manifold as BP’s new chairman in July.
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 FTSE 100 Live 18 December: Currys surges after results beat, BP names first female CEO The Bank of England will today reduce the cost of borrowing by cutting interest rates from 4% to 3.75%.
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025 Meg O'Neill becomes first female CEO of BP in its 116 year history as Auchincloss steps down Auchincloss will serve in an advisory role until December 2026 “to ensure a smooth transition.”
The Guardian - AU · Dec 18, 2025 Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, who criticised ‘zealous’ young climate activists, moves to BP O’Neill tapped to lead global oil and gas giant, which has broken from net zero strategy and will ramp up fossil fuels
AAP · Dec 17, 2025 Woodside boss quits to become BP's first female chief The leader of Australia's biggest oil and gas company has resigned to become the first woman to lead oil giant BP in the company's 116-year history.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025 BP names Meg O’Neill as new CEO after incumbent ousted O’Neill, who has led Woodside Energy since 2021, will be oil and gas company’s first female chief executive
Fortune · Dec 17, 2025 Embattled BP replaces CEO, naming Woodside Energy chief as first-ever woman leader of a Big Oil giant BP’s new American CEO is a global traveler who just helped an Australian energy player grow worldwide.
Evening Standard · Dec 16, 2025 FTSE 100 dips as BP and Shell fall amid oil slide Figures from the ONS showed the unemployment rate rose to 5.1% in the three months to October, up from 5% in the three months to September.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2025 Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years Balshaw, who joined in 2017, helped steer organisation through Covid-19 and fluctuating attendance
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