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3 November 2024
Oil lobbyists ‘greenwashing’ Azerbaijan for climate summit
Teneo, a US firm with close ties to the oil industry, will earn millions for enhancing the image of the petrostate as it jails climate activists and ramps up fossil fuel investment
11 July 2024
BP venture sells carbon offsets by ‘saving’ trees that aren’t in danger
Finite Carbon runs the largest forest offsetting projects in the US. Analysis suggests they aren’t doing what they claim
16 November 2022
BP’s latest dirty secret? An oil terminal polluting the Red Sea for decades
Just across the water from the COP27 summit, a plant recently owned by BP is pumping contaminated water into the ocean—and has been doing so for decades
12 March 2022
Trading giants keep Russian oil flowing as majors feel the heat
Trafigura, Vitol and Glencore loading Black Sea cargoes as war intensifies
26 February 2022
BP under pressure over fuel for Russian military
BP may be profiting from Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine through its stake in Rosneft, a major fuel supplier to Russia’s military
25 February 2022
BP boss is trustee of group that orchestrated Putin PR stunts
The boss of BP sits alongside Vladimir Putin and eleven sanctioned oligarchs on the board of an influential society that safeguards Russian “national identity”
21 June 2021
BP is planning to drill for gas on edge of world’s largest cold-water coral reef
Oil giant’s plan to drill off west coast of Africa could raise the risk of biodiversity loss, further global heating and toxic fuel spills