Arcius Energy, backed by BP and Adnoc’s XRG, approved a $500 million final investment decision to develop Egypt’s Harmattan gas field in the El Burg offshore concession, aiming to boost natural gas production for domestic demand.
bp has agreed to acquire a 60 per cent interest in three offshore exploration blocks in Namibia from Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas as part of bp’s strategy to grow its upstream portfolio.
bp has announced a gas and condensate discovery offshore Egypt following the drilling of the Denise W-1 exploration well in the Temsah Concession, located in the Eastern Mediterranean.
bp agreed to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses in Germany to Klesch Group, advancing its strategy to streamline operations, strengthen finances, and support cost reductions targeting $6.5–$7.5 billion by 2027.
bp confirmed gas production start-up from Angola’s Quiluma field, part of the New Gas Consortium (NGC), operated by Azule Energy. This marks continued successful project launches and exploration achievements for the bp‑Eni joint venture.
Following a strategic review, bp has agreed to sell a 65 per cent stake in Castrol to Stonepeak for an enterprise value of $10.1 billion, reflecting an EV/LTM EBITDA of 8.6x and highlighting the business’s growth potential.
bp has delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Centre 1 expansion project in the US Gulf of America, its seventh upstream major project startup of the year. The project is expected to add 15,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d) gross peak annualised average production at the existing Atlantis platform.
BP, Woodside Energy and Chevron led the first US Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sale since 2023, securing top bids in an auction raising $279.4 million—about $100 million less than 2023—yet achieving the highest per-acre bids since 2017, according to Reuters analysis findings.
bp confirmed preliminary results from the Volans-1X well in Namibia's Orange Basin, operated by Rhino Resources (42.5 per cent interest). Co-venturers include Azule Energy (42.5 per cent), NAMCOR (10 per cent), and Korres Investments (5 per cent). bp also holds a 50 per cent interest in Azule Energy.
bp has started up its sixth major upstream oil and gas project of 2025 with production from the Murlach field in the UK North Sea. The six projects add around 150,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boed) combined peak net production, contributing to bp’s target to deliver an additional 250,000 boed combined peak net production by the end of 2027.
