Last Quarters Updatw3 Sep 2021 08:53
Just musing over the last quarters plans…..
Since outlining its new strategy a year ago, bp has made strong progress in its transformation to an IEC. It has delivered 8 major projects*, built a 21GW renewable pipeline, grown convenience and electrification, reorganized, reached over $10 billion of divestment proceeds, strengthened the financial frame and begun share buybacks.
• Four major projects began production in the second quarter – in India, Egypt, Angola and the Gulf of Mexico.
• bp has continued to significantly expand its renewables pipeline, buying a 9GW solar development pipeline in the US.
Lightsource bp also continued to expand, growing in Portugal, Spain, Greece and Australia. bp confirmed its intention to
bid for offshore wind leases in Scotland with EnBW and in Norway with Statkraft and Aker.
• bp opened the UK’s first fleet-dedicated EV rapid charging hub in London, the first of a series intended for cities across
Europe. In the US, bp agreed to take full ownership of the Thorntons business, which is expected to complete in the third quarter of 2021, positioning bp to be a leading convenience operator in the Midwest US.