Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
BP shares as part of the buyback are cancelled, not held in treasury
Don't forget, if we move over to USA, there will be tax to pay on divis (even if they are held in an ISA)
What happened to the "No tax without representation ?" (lol)
Found this youtube video on Hydrogen engines at JCB. Very interesting. Recommend a view.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6_qAta3Gk8
Gingy, we've gone ex-divi already. It's divi payday end of this week. Time to re invest, not sell .......
Supermarket giant Asda has switched off the majority of its electric vehicle charging points, with more than 100 shut in the last year.
Data from the RAC found that Asda was the only major supermarket to cut down on the number of charging devices in 2023.
In 2022, there were 165 chargers at Asda locations around the UK. However, only 46 remained online at the end of 2023.
This represents a 72 per cent drop from the number of chargers in 2022 and an 81 per cent drop in the number of installed chargers since 2021.
It now has just 46 electric vehicle chargers at 22 stores covering just two per cent of the total number of their stores.
The move has generally been put down to the end of the partnership between bp pulse and the supermarket chain in 2023.
The subsidiary of oil giant BP manages 3,513 EV chargers across the UK, making it the fourth largest charge point operator.
It also has the third largest market share of rapid and ultra-rapid chargers, falling just behind InstaVolt and Tesla Supercharger, with 1,225 devices.
An Asda spokesperson told the PA news agency: “Our operating agreement with bp pulse came to an end in October last year.
“These EV charging points remain on site with clear signage to indicate to customers that the equipment is currently not in use, whilst we review our options.”
According to the latest data from Zapmap, there are 57,290 electric vehicle charging stations across the UK with 32,575 different locations.
This represents a 47 per cent increase in the number of chargers since February 2023, with almost 2,000 new chargers installed last month.
In November, the owners of Asda unveiled their intentions to buy Tesla’s ultra-fast EV charging units, with EG Group saying they would be branded as “evpoint”.
The company said it aims to boost the number of chargers it operates from 600 to over 20,000, with owners Zuber and Mohsin Issa supporting the move.
The RAC research found that all other major supermarkets had increased the number of EV chargers at their sites with a 59 per cent jump.
Tesco remains the leader in EV-friendly facilities with 1,305 chargers, followed by 413 chargers at Morrisons supermarkets, 346 at Lidl and 199 at Aldi and Waitrose.
Oh dear, I thought we were supposed to be increasing these charging points ?
Fingers crossed. 3 more days this week to go.
By Erwin Seba
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP's 435,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Whiting, Indiana, refinery has returned to normal operations for the first time since a February plantwide power outage, a company spokesperson said on Monday.
Gasoline prices in the Chicago-area climbed by at least 20 cents a gallon in the days following the Feb. 1 power outage at the Whiting plant, the largest refinery in the U.S. Midwest.
"The Whiting Refinery is back to normal operations," company spokesperson Christina Audisho said in a emailed statement.
Reuters reported in February that BP planned to begin preparing the Whiting refinery for restart late that month and would carry the restart out in the first part of March.
(Reporting by Erwin Seba; Editing by Marguerita Choy)
OUSTON (Reuters) - BP PLC said on Thursday it was in talks with the Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago governments to develop a gas field.
BP has been seeking to increase its natural gas production in Trinidad to feed into Atlantic LNG's liquefied natural gas export facility.
BP's gas output has fallen in the last five years by almost 1 billion cubic feet per day (BCF/D) from over 2.2 bcf/d down to 1.2 bcf/d.
"BP can confirm that it is in discussions with the government of Trinidad and Tobago and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on the potential development of gas resources in the Manakin-Cocuina field," said BP in a statement on Thursday.
On Thursday Venezuela's government posted a photograph of its oil Minister Pedro Tellechea meeting with BP's Trinidad President David Campbell and Trinidad's Energy Minister Stuart Young in Caracas.
The Manakin-Coquina field straddles both sides of the countries' borders and BP said the development talks are in keeping with an easing of U.S. sanctions against Venezuela.
The fields were unitized in 2015 but talks on the development were stalled upon imposition of U.S. sanctions in 2019 against Venezuela, said BP.
The field is estimated to contain just over 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
(Reporting by Curtis Williams in Houston; Editing by Chris Reese and David Gregorio)
Correct me if I'm wrong, but this information is 17yrs old ?
I hope your trip goes well. I'm with Barclays, and my last 2 trips, I spent 40 mins in line, and yesterday 1hr. Eighteen people in front of me and only 2 tills open (3rd one closed) Another line for customers, with more "difficult" issues, one customer was getting very angry. All in all, I think I'll be changing my bank of 54yrs in the new year.
Donald Trump is a complete narcissist. He is demanding loyalty to himself, from future political appointees, instead of loyalty to the presidential office. He lies whenever it suits him. His action (or more to the point inaction) to the Jan 6 riot, was a disgrace. He would drop Ukraine in a blink of an eye. His actions in his current court action again shows what sort of character he is.
His disregard for the American soldier is awful (he hates talking to family members of fallen US soldiers. His “love” of the bible is such a scam (he won’t discuss the matter, because “it’s personal”) He won’t discuss it, because he’ll get torn to shreds, due to his lack of knowledge.
Don’t get me started on the 2016 election. That phone call to Georgia was a disgrace. They should lock hem up and throw away the key.
She's making good progress, and is south east of Sri Lanka. Expected arrival, 5th May next year.
Mmm, looks like the UAE are abusing their position, as president of COP28, trying to arrange commercial deals during COP28 (which has upset the UN quite a bit). Shame, as BP were expected to make some sort of announcement there. So says the daily mail.
Found this article very good reading. The title says it all ....
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/the-hunt-for-clean-energy-s-holy-grail-buried-beneath-the-ground/ar-AA1keEx2?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=4b12bf88a9f04b38b04e032bddcdac70&ei=118
Meoryou, good link, is anyone wants to track this valuable asset, they can do so here :- https://www.vesselfinder.com/?imo=7382732
where it asks for the vessel, type Gimi (she's currently doing 5knts (how sad am I?)
I use both, but mainly PC
Is it me, or am I going mad. Every time I come onto the site, more and more pop up ads appear (and sometimes more than once) it's starting to put me off coming here. Some of them even cover up the messages themselves
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's Energy Ministry said on Sunday it had awarded 12 licenses to six companies to explore for natural gas off the country's Mediterranean Coast, aiming to create more competition and diversify suppliers.
It said that one group that includes ENI, Dana Petroleum and Ratio Petroleum will explore in an area west of the Leviathan field, which supplies Israel with gas and is also used for export. Another group comprised of BP Socar and NewMed will explore north of the Leviathan, the ministry said.
Try "Joe Bloggs"
TinkerT, thanks for the response, it puts my mind at ease