BP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for sale
The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.“The North Sea remains integral to the UK’s energy system. Less than two months later the company removed its chair, Albert Manifold, citing serious concerns about “important governance standards, oversight and conduct”.Explore more on these topicsBPOil and gas companiesEnergy industryOilGasEuropenewsShareReuse this content
- ▪The move comes as BP’s new chief executive, Meg O’Neill, tries to simplify the company and cut its debt levels.“The North Sea remains integral to the UK’s energy system.
- ▪Less than two months later the company removed its chair, Albert Manifold, citing serious concerns about “important governance standards, oversight and conduct”.Explore more on these topicsBPOil and gas companiesEnergy industryOilGasEuropen
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- ▪ BP puts North Sea business up for sale — BBC News — UK
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BP believes its North Sea business would ‘be better positioned as part of another company.’ Photograph: ReutersView image in fullscreenBP believes its North Sea business would ‘be better positioned as part of another company.’ Photograph: ReutersBPBP puts North Sea oil and gas business up for saleMove, which will end six decades of production in area, comes as new CEO tries to simplify firm and cut debt Business live – latest updates Guardian staffFri 31 Jul 2026 03.18 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 03.30 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleBP has put its North Sea oil and gas business up for sale, as it looks to end six decades of production from the region.The oil major announced on Friday morning that it had launched a formal process to market its North Sea business for a…
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