The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bp/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:54:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png BP | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/bp/ 32 32 Houthi attacks on commercial ships sink global trade in vital Red Sea corridor https://www.timesofisrael.com/houthi-attacks-on-commercial-ships-sink-global-trade-in-vital-red-sea-corridor/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:55:32 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3181511 As major shipping companies may direct vessels to avoid southern approach to Suez Canal, their ships need to find alternative routes, adding time and cost

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]]> Oil giant BP joins mass exodus from Red Sea shipping as chemical tanker targeted https://www.timesofisrael.com/oil-giant-bp-joins-mass-exodus-from-red-sea-shipping-as-chemical-tanker-targeted/ Mon, 18 Dec 2023 13:57:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3181089 Decision to temporarily pause transit through strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait comes as US warship intervenes to protect Cayman Islands-flagged ship from multiple projectiles

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]]> Amid ongoing war, BP and Eni among firms awarded gas exploration licenses in Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/amid-ongoing-war-bp-and-eni-among-firms-awarded-gas-exploration-licenses-in-israel/ Sun, 29 Oct 2023 21:54:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3138651 Energy Ministry says a total of 12 licenses have been given to six companies, four of which are new players in the exploration of natural gas off the country's Mediterranean coast

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]]> Study: Investment house with green image pouring public funds into fossil fuels https://www.timesofisrael.com/study-investment-house-with-green-image-pouring-public-funds-into-fossil-fuels/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:14:30 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3063998 Altshuler Shaham, which two years ago pledged to halt new investments in fossil fuels, now claims involvement rather than boycotts might better persuade companies to clean up act

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]]> UK’s BP teams up with Abu Dhabi state oil group to buy 50% of Israel’s NewMed Energy https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-bp-teams-up-with-abu-dhabi-state-oil-group-to-buy-50-of-israels-newmed-energy/ Tue, 28 Mar 2023 12:14:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2985349 Offer values NewMed, a key stakeholder in Israel's Leviathan offshore gas field, at about NIS 14.1b ($4b); tentative deal is called a 'testament' to Israel-UAE ties

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]]> UK’s BP unit invests $20m in Israel’s fast battery charging startup StoreDot https://www.timesofisrael.com/uks-bp-unit-invests-20m-in-israels-fast-battery-charging-startup-storedot/ Tue, 22 May 2018 11:45:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1855614 Deal is first made by BP Ventures with an Israeli company, aiming to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles worldwide

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]]> Iraq signs deal with BP to develop oil fields retaken from Kurds https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-signs-deal-with-bp-to-develop-oil-fields-retaken-from-kurds/ Thu, 18 Jan 2018 15:20:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1774080 Baghdad aiming to ramp up production in oil-rich Kirkuk, which Iraqi forces captured anew after Kurdish referendum

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]]> Iran sells fuel condensate to BP, in first since nuke deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-sells-fuel-condensate-to-bp-in-first-since-nuke-deal/ Mon, 03 Oct 2016 15:30:35 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1473881 Tehran is also negotiating to sell crude oil to British companies after removal of sanctions

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]]> Iraq opens new antiquities museum in Basra https://www.timesofisrael.com/iraq-opens-new-antiquities-museum-in-basra/ Tue, 27 Sep 2016 19:57:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1470735 Exhibit, housed in former palace of Saddam Hussein, mostly funded by BP oil company

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