BP (#BP.) – appointment of Ian Tyler as Chair, Senior Independent Director Amanda Blanc to step down once a successor has been appointed

Does it matter that BP is quitting the North Sea after 60 years?

At one level no. But at another it is yet another canary in the coal mine and I am afraid to say that the coalmine that is UK PLC is now home to a whole host of canaries.

BP (#BP.) – Q2 trading statement, expects net debt reduction from $25.3bn to $22-$23bn

BP – Q4 and full-year 2025 results, still income value

BP (BP.) has announced its fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results with the headline news that it has decided to suspend the share buyback to accelerate the pay down of debt. That process is being driven by the sale of non-core assets, notably Castrol and the green rubbish that previous management backed. The market has responded by marking the shares down to around 450p, but that still compares well to our below 350p tip last year and the following is why we agree with the company’s move and believe there is further upside.

BP – “Fourth quarter 2025 trading statement”, still income value

BP (BP.) has issued a “Fourth quarter 2025 trading statement” ahead of quarterly and full-year results expected to be published on 10th February. What does the trading statement include in the context of a 436.9p share price, £68 billion market capitalisation?

BP – “agrees to sell 65% in Castrol to Stonepeak”, further simplification and debt reduction progress

BP (BP.) has announced that, “following a comprehensive strategic review of Castrol”, it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol, arguing that it “represents a significant milestone in bp’s commitment to accelerate its strategy, including simplifying the portfolio, strengthening the balance sheet, and focusing the downstream on its leading integrated businesses”. What about that and a slightly higher share price at 428p in response?

BP (#BP.) – “agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol at an enterprise value of $10 billion”, net proceeds to company c.$6bn

BP – Q3 results, further capital and dividend upside from a winning share tip

BP (BP.) has announced its third quarter 2025 results, including emphasising strengthening balance sheet and increasing cash flow and returns “good progress” and that it is “looking to accelerate delivery of our plans, including undertaking a thorough review of our portfolio to drive simplification and targeting further improvements in cost performance and efficiency”. How is its performance relative to the valuation at a current 458.7p share price?

BP – interims, already a winning share tip and with further to go

BP (BP.) has announced its second quarter and 2025 half-year results, including emphasising “another strong quarter for bp operationally and strategically” and “a dividend per ordinary share of 8.32 cents, an increase of 4%, and a further $750 million share buyback for the second quarter”. What’s the detail of those compared to a current above 420p share price, already well ahead of our 349.5p offer price tip in May?

BP – a buy to double your money within in five years

We’ve previously recommended shares in BP (BP.) but sold in 2023 when a 516.4p share price meant the prospective dividend equated to a 4.3% yield. The company was also then, with Chair Helge Lund and CEO Bernard Looney, emphasising “investing more in the energy transition and BP's transition” instead of recognising the multiple examples of ‘go woke, go broke’. However, the company has recently, much more sensibly, emphasised “a fundamental reset of our strategy - to grow the upstream, focus the downstream and invest with discipline in the transition”, yet the share price means the prospective dividend equates to a near 7% yield. The following details why we consider the shares now again income value.

BP looks cheap compared to its peers and has changed its strategy - buy the shares for the longer term & for yield

With all that is going on in the world and concerns about recessions, alongside supply increases from the OPEC+ nations, I can see why many people would argue that now isn’t a particularly good time to be being shares in oil companies, or energy producers in general.

BP (#BP.) – Q1 “upstream production… is expected to be lower compared to the prior quarter, with… lower in gas & low carbon energy”

BP (#BP.) – Chair Helge Lund has “informed the board of his intention to step down in due course”, a succession process has been initiated

BP (#BP.) – quarterly adj. replacement cost profit per share up to $0.1914, DPS of $0.0727 maintained

Shell or BP? Here Are a Few Clues

Hello Share Seekers. Both Shell (SHEL) and BP (BP.) have soared since I last tipped them. But I can’t claim credit because it was a no brainer. And I couldn't know about the current Middle East crisis then. Any road up, I don’t think it’s too late to invest in the oil giants. But which is the better bet – Shell or BP?

Looney Tunes at BP, CEO walks after more evidence of him shagging about emerges

When former BP (BP) CEO John Browne was found to have put his Brazilian rent boy lover on expenses he was forced to walk (after all expenses abuse is theft) but his supporters insisted that this was a homophobic witch hunt and he was duly made a member of the House of Lords and has become part of the great and good. One rule for 1% using company funds inappropriately, another for the 99%. Today we embark on another show of one rule for them, one for us. BP’s latest CEO, Bernard Looney, has resigned with immediate effect.

BP (#BP.) – CEO Bernard Looney resigns, admitting “not fully transparent” in previous disclosures re. “personal relationships with company colleagues”

The USA could Become a Green and Pleasant Land - and that might Galvanise Green Shares Everywhere.

Hello Share Mateys. At the risk of incoming from Uncle Tom, I’m ever more convinced the future for share-shifters like us is green. There were some powerful indicators in the week that governments are taking a warming planet even more seriously. And that means green firms will prosper at the expense of dirty ones. So how should we play it now?

As the Market Adjusts, Make Sure your Trading Strategy is Up to Date.

Hello Share Squatters. Many shares held by ordinary folks are bought like puppies should be - for life. As you’re a reader of this glittering website, you’re probably not in that lazy group. You’re here to make real money from shares. For this you’ll have a trading modus operandi. But in a fast moving market is it now out of date? Read on…

BP – Q4 & full-year 2022 results, how much upside remaining?

BP (BP.) has announced a fourth quarter $4.8 billion underlying Replacement Cost profit, a 10% increased quarterly dividend per share of $0.0661 and that it sees “tremendous opportunity to create value”.