One of the world's seven oil and gas supermajors, BP is a global energy company headquartered in the UK, involved in the exploration, production, refining, and marketing of oil, gas, and LNG.

ACCR has engaged with BP since 2022, including on its climate change commitments and decarbonisation strategy and more recently its capital allocation. In 2025, our report, BP: Capex beyond Paris was cited in a letter to the company’s Chair from 48 investors – representing 2.5% of BP’s share value – asking for a vote on BP’s plan to move away from its climate ambitions.

18th December 2025

Meg O’Neill becomes new CEO at BP

ACCR is commenting on the appointment of Meg O’Neill, the CEO of Woodside Energy Group, as BP's new CEO.

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10th December 2025

New analysis: Oil and gas majors would create $78bn more value by stopping exploration

Ten of the world’s largest oil and gas companies would create significantly more shareholder value by ending exploration and sharply curtailing upstream development, according to new analysis released today by ACCR.

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26th November 2025

Moving BP from rhetoric to action on capital discipline

A change to BP’s upstream strategy – in particular, tightening its investment framework and ceasing conventional exploration – offers a more credible path to the value that shareholders expect.

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26th November 2025

New research: New oil and gas investment will worsen BP’s performance woes

BP’s US$22 billion investment in new conventional oil and gas projects over the past six years has only created US$0.9 billion in shareholder value under forward prices, according to new research from ACCR.

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17th April 2025

BP’s AGM – Chair faces major shareholder backlash

ACCR is commenting on the results of BP’s Annual General Meeting, where a record-breaking vote was recorded against Chair Helge Lund.

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26th February 2025

More retrograde than re-set: BP Capital Markets Day 2025

ACCR is commenting on BP’s announcement to the London Stock Exchange ahead of its Capital Markets Day.

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11th February 2025

BP at the crossroads – Q4 results

ACCR is commenting on BPs Q4 results.

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16th January 2025

BP: Capex beyond Paris

BP’s capital allocation framework now stands as the primary lever for ensuring that the company's capex is consistent with the Paris goals – which in turn reduces the risk of impairments as the energy transition progresses.

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16th January 2025

New research: BP’s fossil fuel spending beyond the boundaries of Paris

ACCR has published research that shows that BP’s capital allocation towards new oil and gas projects is not consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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14th February 2023

Investor Bulletin: Shell and BP FY22 Q4 results and CO2 implications

Analysis of both BP and Shell’s FY22 Q4 results, capex and emissions target implications, and legal updates.

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28th March 2022

Initiation of coverage: BP

BP’s transition strategy, it’s not what you think

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