The Latest Breaking News from British Petroleum

Oil companies amp up their greenwashing

A new report finds that Big Oil spent $750 million last year on climate-friendly marketing

Salon · Sep 17, 2022

Governments urged to act after oil giants accused of misleading public

Documents suggest Shell and BP staff privately downplayed public commitments on climate crisis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2022

Indiana refinery to pay $2.75 million in air pollution case

BP, the giant oil company, agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by environmental groups that accused the Whiting refinery of repeatedly violating the U.S. Clean Air Act.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 15, 2022

US takes aim at some Trump offshore safety rule rollbacks

The U.S. Department of the Interior says it wants to reverse some Trump administration rollbacks of offshore safety rules dealing with devices to prevent blowouts like the BP catastrophe of 2010

The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2022

Why Does California Lag In Autonomous Freight Commercialization Testing?

Back in 2012, California adopted legislation, rules of the road so to speak, for the operation of autonomous vehicles on Golden State roadways. It took three more years, until 2015, for implementing regulations to follow.

Benzinga · Sep 9, 2022

Liz Truss's biggest campaign donor revealed as wife of Scottish-born millionaire

LIZ Truss’s biggest single Tory leadership campaign donation came from the wife of a Scottish Dubai-based entrepreneur.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 9, 2022

Liz Truss took £100,000 donation from wife of former BP executive

Official records reveal the Prime Minister was handed cash for her leadership campaign by Fitriani Hay, the wife of James Hay, a former senior executive at the energy giant

Daily Mirror · Sep 8, 2022

Liz Truss reveals campaign donation of £100,000 from wife of ex-BP executive

Contributions were revealed minutes before the new PM announced details of her plan to tackle rising energy bills

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022

Liz Truss campaign’s biggest donation came from wife of former BP executive

Fitriani Hay, wife of James Hay, donated £100,000 to Truss’s successful bid to become PM

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

How to invest in oil

Soaring energy prices have dominated the headlines over the last year. In the oil sector, the wholesale price of Brent crude oil (a key oil industry measure), is almost five times higher now than in April 2022, and motorists have faced record petrol prices at the pumps.

Evening Standard · Sep 8, 2022