MA is taking parental leave in February. And our new strategy is getting announced in Feb. And shares vest in March. And some re org rumors are for Feb. And the article about bp needing to sell was published this week. Why would he elect to... — read more 

It’s a very interesting read and honestly way overdue. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-12-09/bp-chairman-needs-to-put-the-company-up-for-sale

Is bp’s new “strategy” for low carbon energy going to be joint ventures to minimize capital investment and exposure to risk? Or is this just a side project? I’m so confused. Of course, bp leadership is not explaining it too employees en-masse. — read more 

Is this the calm before the storm on jan?

Worst damn mistake of my whole career. Is there anywhere better or are all the oil and gas companies going down the drain? This place is a joke. Bunch of back stabbing fake people, No leadership or vision, Pretty clear I'm not going to progress... — read more 

So now we have been using our international centre of excellence for a while how are we finding it?I've got a person that has taken of 40% of a FTEs work and says he is now fully utilised.... Any other anecdotes? This is a slow motion car crash.... — read more 

BP retiree here paying over 800/mo for Health plus savings plan. Seems generous but I also qualify for the 30 percent premium and this plan requires a 3200 deductible before the regular office copays kick in. Of course then there are even more... — read more 

Given the expected new strategy and all the renewables pivots, why did we just close on the Lightsource solar company acquisition? Are we just going to eliminate the business and/or drive it into the ground? Assuming we’ll integrate the capabilities... — read more 

Anyone attended Emma's online town hall last week? Any thoughts. I found it amateurish that neither Emma nor her LT members took any responsibility in how far off their targets they are. Pulse burning $300m a year, TA started delivering bad news... — read more 

According to the New York Times, Looney is being employed as Chairman of Prometheus Hyperscale, a Wyoming start-up. Does this mean he will move to Wyoming? I can't see how he can run it from London. As it's a start up, and he is the Chairman, he'll... — read more 

Does anyone know how many US jobs are being outsourced to other countries? The org charts were published today.

BP not investing in Guyana Offshore has to be one of their biggest blunders of the past twenty years.

I heard there are big changes happening right now.

Rumors are spreading like wildfire. Possible acquisition? Land swap? Anyone heard anything?

To the people that attend the meetings, what are your key takeaways and predictions for Jan 2025 & Q1 2025 in terms of redundancies based on prev experience?

What are your thoughts about potential BP layoffs? Any chatter, news or rumors?

How do you go about sharing the specifics with the team? Do I share where my next destination is and most likely be asked to "garden" during my notice period? Or keep it cryptic and pi-s them off? I don't mind not working for few months while getting... — read more 

At this point bp’s only hope is to be taken over by someone who knows how to run an energy company. Let’s just get this over with already.

The budget just ki-led oil and gas. Time to delist and move the hq to Houston or Dubai. We’re no longer wanted

keep working hard guys stay focused nevermind that we've been f'ing up on strategy for a few years now our share price is "unpredictable" Kate in response to an ACB question: focus on what you can control - yeah we told you re-invent was a... — read more 

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/bps-oil-exploration-team-swept-aside-in-climate-revolution-idUSKBN29U00B/

What is the story on this? Can anyone provide context? Why are pensioners so mad?

Share which segment you work in and what you would advise them to do. Be specific, don’t say generic nonsense “Set better strategy”, “hire better people” or “sack the whole lot of them”. What would you ask them to specifically address? I’ll go... — read more 

How much longer must we suffer under the same leadership mentality? bp cannot promote CEOs from within the company and expect different results. The board needs to fire the whole lot and hire some leaders away from our competitors who know how to run... — read more 

Up or down Q3

On 12 September 2023, BL did 'an Elvis Presley' and left the building. A year has been, and a year has gone, and still no one is employing him. He presumably doesn't need the cash, nevertheless he is jobless. No US Corporation or UK Company has come... — read more 

It seems a number of the regional teams are shrinking?

BPX CEO asks BP CEO about the role of US in the future, and MA gave a cryptic answer, like "if BPX is still here"... WTF?

Announcements this week

How is everyone feeling about todays podcast, and what are the key takeaways?

What is the point of this webcast??? Murray just rambled for 15 minutes with no clear message. And then he ended his comments with, “I know you have other options so thanks for staying around.” Who is advising Murray on how to communicate? Nothing... — read more 

Does BP have exposure to the growing uproar in Pune, India related to the woman that died at EY due to being overworked and only being on the job for 4 months? Aren’t there policies and laws that BP must abide by? Is BP also going to be accused of... — read more 

Any ideas what the plans for bp technology are for January 2025?

What does everyone think about the communications today by leadership?