Portuguese 
English 
Spanish 
2 min of reading 
BP Is Reducing Its Oil Exploration Team to Fewer Than 100 People to Focus and Develop Activities in Renewable Energy
The UK-based multinational BP, operating in the energy sector, particularly oil and gas, is reducing its team of professionals who were involved in fossil fuel exploration (geologists, engineers, and scientists) to work on projects focused on climate change and renewable energy.
See Also Other News of the Day:
- Manaus Hospitals Receive Lung Ventilators Developed by USP with Million-Dollar Funding from Petrobras and IBP
- 125 Spots in Free Courses Offered by Mercado Livre
- UNDB in Brasília to Receive Four Renewable Energy Plants
- Construction Workers Considered a Priority Group for COVID-19 Vaccine
- Siemens to Manufacture 70 Turbines at Its Factory in Bahia, Creating Many Jobs in the State
The dismissal or reassignment of staff at the company is the strongest signal that BP is moving quickly towards renewable energy, even though oil and natural gas remain its main source of funding, which in turn facilitates the transition.
According to the media, BP has not commented on the personnel changes, which have not been made public. However, company sources told Reuters that the exploration teams in Moscow and Houston and BP’s research headquarters in Sunbury, near London, have been dismantled.
-
Saudi Arabia is building in Oxagon a US$ 8.4 billion mega green hydrogen plant with 4 GW of solar and wind energy, 5.6 million solar panels, and capacity to produce 600 tons per day, transforming the desert into one of the planet’s largest clean fuel factories.
-
Germany and Denmark will transform Bornholm into a Baltic power island, connecting 3 GW of offshore wind power to the grids of the two countries via submarine cables and turning a real island into an international energy hub.
-
Brazil discovers natural hydrogen in four states and enters the silent race that could redraw the energy transition: Petrobras has already invested R$ 20 million in studies.
-
A BRICS country surprises the world, doubles electricity generation in just 7 years, nears 9,800 MW, and becomes one of Africa’s new bets in renewable energy.
Bernard Looney has reduced BP’s production target and has become the first major CEO in the oil industry to promote this change, which is positive for investors seeking a long-term view of a low-carbon economy. He announced that BP will reduce its production by 1 million barrels per day, or 40%, over the next decade while increasing renewable energy production by 20 times.
Additionally, under Looney’s reorganization, BP laid off about 10,000 employees, representing about 15% of the total workforce. This is the most aggressive reorganization among oil giants like Shell and Total.
BP’s shares are currently impacted negatively, hitting the lowest level in 25 years at the end of 2020 (a 44% drop for the year), primarily due to doubts about whether the stock can transform and achieve the expected profit.
Be the first to react!