BP and partners invest almost £10bn in oil and gas projects

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 17 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

BP and partners are developing four new oil and gas projects that will see almost £10bn invested in the UK’s oil industry over the next five years.

Arctic Oil and Gas: The Emerging Question

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 19 February 2011 | 1 Comment
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

What would happen if a Deepwater Horizon-type oil spill were to happen in the Arctic?” is a question Arctic coastal nations have been asking themselves for almost a year now. It is important to stress that this is not a high-flown hypothetical.

Brazilian ethanol is the best hope for replacing oil, says BP’s Bob Dudley

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 16 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Ethanol derived from Brazilian sugar-cane offers the best hope of replacing oil as the world’s main source of fuel when it runs out, according to Bob Dudley, BP’s chief executive.

British oil companies and banks in limbo over Egypt protests

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 07 February 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

British companies are flying out staff and halting operations as the civil disorder escalates in Egypt but they have also found themselves under verbal attack for being too close to the government of president Hosni Mubarak.

BP and Russia agree Arctic shelf oil deal

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 23 January 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

In an historic if controversial deal, British Petroleum has agreed to a joint project with Russian state-controlled energy firm Rosneft to explore Russia’s oil and gas rich Arctic shelf. As part of the agreement, Rosneft will take a 5 per cent share in BP – prompting alarm in the United States that American security will [...]