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BP’s new boss to reset company structure after failed green foray

Meg O’Neill to return to upstream and downstream divisions after oil major’s costly foray into green energyBP’s new boss has set out plans to reinstate the company structure the fossil fuel supermajor ditched six years ago as part of its failed attempt to reorganise the business to pursue a green ag...

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The Guardian
by Jillian Ambrose and Julia Kollewe
BP’s new boss to reset company structure after failed green foray

Meg O’Neill to return to upstream and downstream divisions after oil major’s costly foray into green energy

BP’s new boss has set out plans to reinstate the company structure the fossil fuel supermajor ditched six years ago as part of its failed attempt to reorganise the business to pursue a green agenda.

Meg O’Neill told staff that the 117-year-old company would return to a “simpler, stronger” two-business arrangement including an upstream oil and gas production unit and a downstream business focused on refining and distributing fuels and retail activities.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Jillian Ambrose and Julia Kollewe.

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