The Latest Breaking News from British Petroleum

FTSE 100 Live: BP pledges £18bn UK investment as profits hit $6.2bn

BP’s profits hit $6.2 billion (£5 billion) in the first three months of this year after benefiting from the soaring price of oil and gas.

Evening Standard · May 3, 2022

UK factories raise prices at record pace; windfall tax calls grows as BP earnings swell – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

BP profits double to $6.2bn, fuelling calls for energy windfall tax

Results are ‘obscene’, say unions, after soaring oil and gas prices help company to beat forecasts

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

Rate of UK dividend growth far outstripping wage increases, says report

Thinktank says workers would have £2,100 a year more on average if wages over past two decades matched shareholder payout rises

The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2022

High energy prices leave oil giants untroubled by Russia exit or tax hints

BP and Shell are expected to report increased profits this week despite taking a big hit from the war in Ukraine

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2022

Disney Communications Chief Geoff Morrell Resigns After Three Months

Geoff Morrell, the Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) chief corporate affairs officer who crafted the company’s public response to Florida’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” legislation, has left the company after three months on the job.

Benzinga · Apr 30, 2022

M5 service stations: The best and worst rated by TripAdvisor reviews

Customers have ranked the best service stations on the motorway for those driving this bank holiday weekend

Bristol Post · Apr 30, 2022

Peering Into BP's Recent Short Interest

BP's (NYSE:BP) short percent of float has risen 3.39% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 19.74 million shares sold short, which is 0.61% of all regular shares that are available for trading.

Benzinga · Apr 29, 2022

Oil and gas industry defends North Sea spending levels as Kwarteng urges more

Business secretary calls for increased investment by energy producers to avoid being hit with tax on soaring profits

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29, 2022

Europe: Volkswagen And BP Launch Rapid Rollout Of Fast Chargers

Volkswagen Group and BP announced the launch of their strategic partnership related to electric vehicles across Europe.

InsideEVs · Apr 29, 2022