VW and BP to install 1,000 EV fast chargers at gas stations in Europe
The Volkswagen Group and British Petroleum have decided to join forces to deploy a network of fast charging stations for electric vehicles in Europe. The companies intend…
Why E10 petrol costs you more at the pumps
When What Car? magazine conducted a series of tests of E10 bioethanol fuel against pure petrol, it found a reduction in fuel economy ranging from six to…
Who could buy BP’s stake in Rosneft?
BP’s ties with Russia endured Putin’s attacks in Syria, the annexation of Crimea, poisonings in Salisbury and support for Venezuela’s contested president Nicolás Maduro. The assault on…
National Portrait Gallery and Scottish Ballet cut ties with BP
It comes despite BP’s chief executive, Bernard Looney, making efforts to reposition the company as a greener institution. This month he sped up those plans, saying BP…
BP to end 30-year deal with National Portrait Gallery amid activist pressure
In an announcement this morning, BP said it was reviewing “its partnerships and initiatives to ensure activity is aligned to its new strategy”, adding it was looking…
BP shows which way the wind is blowing
For reasons including occasional price crashes, investment in the global natural gas projects has fallen over the last decade to hit a record low of $100bn in…
Energy supplier Pure Planet collapsed after BP called in debts
However, the administrators’ progress report into Pure Planet reveals that it bought the vast majority of its energy from BP in advance, meaning only a small portion…