Serica Energy to snap up BP North Sea assets
13th Oct 2025 08:35
(Sharecast News) - Serica Energy has agreed to snap up two BP interests in the North Sea, the oil and gas producer confirmed on Monday, sending shares in the AIM-listed firm higher.
Read moreCourt rules against Venture Global in BP arbitration case, shares dive
10th Oct 2025 10:41
(Sharecast News) - Shares fell sharply in Venture Global on Friday, after oil giant BP won its arbitration case against the US exporter of liquified natural gas.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks manage gains amid mixed global data
8th Sep 2025 17:48
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended modestly higher on Monday, supported by strength in heavyweight oil majors as investors monitored political developments overseas.
Read moreBerenberg ups BP to 'buy' after 'significantly stronger' results
7th Aug 2025 11:55
(Sharecast News) - Berenberg upgraded BP on Thursday to 'buy' from 'hold' and hiked the price target to 500p from 385p following "significantly stronger" results through Q2 2025 combined with the recent positive exploration news flow.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks finish higher on raft of corporate earnings
5th Aug 2025 17:50
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed slightly higher on Tuesday, buoyed by strong corporate earnings from several blue-chip firms despite fresh signs of weakness in the UK's service sector and subdued investor sentiment ahead of the Bank of England's next rate decision.
Read moreBP to review assets; Q2 earnings beat expectations
5th Aug 2025 07:35
(Sharecast News) - BP on Tuesday posted better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its dividend as it announced a review of its assets amid calls from investors for the energy giant to boost returns.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks rise on back of motor lender ruling
4th Aug 2025 17:35
(Sharecast News) - London stocks closed higher on Monday, led by sharp gains among lenders following a favourable Supreme Court ruling on motor finance commissions.
Read moreTuesday preview: Tariffs in focus for Diageo, BP reports Q2 results
4th Aug 2025 09:16
(Sharecast News) - Full-year results from beverages group Diageo and second-quarter results from oil major BP will be in focus on Tuesday morning.
Read moreBP announces significant discovery at offshore Brazil well
4th Aug 2025 07:30
(Sharecast News) - BP has announced its tenth oil and gas discovery of the year after drilling at the Bumerangue prospect in the deepwater offshore Brazil.
Read moreLondon close: FTSE finishes week just shy of 9,000
18th Jul 2025 17:51
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended higher on Friday, supported by a positive shift in investor sentiment following US consumer confidence data.
Read moreBP to sell US onshore wind business to LS Power
18th Jul 2025 07:46
(Sharecast News) - BP said on Friday that it has agreed to sell its US onshore wind business, BP Wind Energy, to LS Power, a development, investment and operating company focused on the North American power and energy infrastructure sector.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks lower on UK GDP fall, Trump trade rhetoric
11th Jul 2025 17:32
(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Friday after disappointing UK GDP figures and renewed trade tensions weighed on investor sentiment.
Read moreBP sees Q2 hit from weaker oil, gas prices; Production up
11th Jul 2025 07:07
(Sharecast News) - BP on Friday said second-quarter earnings would be hit by weaker oil and gas prices, despite a rise in reported upstream production compared to the previous three months.
Read moreLondon close: Stocks turn weaker amid fresh tariff concerns
7th Jul 2025 17:27
(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged lower on Monday after a volatile session, as investors weighed the latest developments in the ongoing trade tensions involving US president Donald Trump.
Read moreSunday newspaper round-up: Elon Musk, Rolls-Royce, Lotus
29th Jun 2025 11:46
(Sharecast News) - Elon Musk criticised Donald Trump's proposed tax and spending proposals on Saturday, labelling them "utterly insane and destructive". The tech mogul wrote on social media that "The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!" He also believed that they were akin to political suicide for the Republican party. Musk was criticising a US Senate version of the bill. - Guardian
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