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BP hires first female boss as chief executive steps down

Murray Auchincloss’s departure after less than two years follows the appointment of Albert Manifold as BP’s new chairman in July.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 18 December: Currys surges after results beat, BP names first female CEO

The Bank of England will today reduce the cost of borrowing by cutting interest rates from 4% to 3.75%.

Evening Standard

Meg O'Neill becomes first female CEO of BP in its 116 year history as Auchincloss steps down

Auchincloss will serve in an advisory role until December 2026 “to ensure a smooth transition.”

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Woodside Energy’s Meg O’Neill, who criticised ‘zealous’ young climate activists, moves to BP

O’Neill tapped to lead global oil and gas giant, which has broken from net zero strategy and will ramp up fossil fuels

The Guardian - AU

Woodside boss quits to become BP's first female chief

The leader of Australia's biggest oil and gas company has resigned to become the first woman to lead oil giant BP in the company's 116-year history.

AAP

BP names Meg O’Neill as new CEO after incumbent ousted

O’Neill, who has led Woodside Energy since 2021, will be oil and gas company’s first female chief executive

The Guardian - UK

Embattled BP replaces CEO, naming Woodside Energy chief as first-ever woman leader of a Big Oil giant

BP’s new American CEO is a global traveler who just helped an Australian energy player grow worldwide.

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Williams Invests $378 Million In Woodside's LNG Terminal-Pipeline Venture

Australia-based Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS) solidified its strategy for the Louisiana LNG initiative by closing a deal with U.S. natural gas company Williams Companies Inc (NYSE:WMB).

Benzinga

Legal challenge against Woodside gas project fails

The battle to stop Woodside expanding its gas production continues with a fresh legal challenge in the Supreme Court, as another fails in the Federal Court.

AAP

Charge dropped for foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home

Prosecutors have a dropped a conspiracy charge against a climate activist accused of involvement in a foiled publicity stunt at the Woodside boss's family home.

AAP

Gas plant approval wait 'frustrating': Woodside boss

Woodside has linked slow approvals for projects like the North West Shelf to weak productivity growth as the controversial project faces fresh legal challenge.

AAP

Woodside win boosts gas industry but roadblocks remain

A ministerial decision to extend the life of a massive gas project despite climate concerns represents an endorsement of the sector by the Labor government.

AAP

The Woodside boss’s attacks on my generation are blatant scapegoating – and we see straight through them

Meg O’Neill’s comments that young people are ‘ideological’ about fossil fuels while ordering from Temu are a blatant attempt to shift responsibility away from her industry

The Guardian - AU

Woodside boss says young people ‘ideological’ on fossil fuels while ‘happily ordering from Temu’

Meg O’Neill tells energy industry conference that individual consumers’ role in driving emissions is ‘missing’ in conversations about fossil fuels

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More gas projects, less green tape call at energy event

Gas giants have called on the Australian government to approve projects faster and let them explore more mining opportunities.

AAP

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Oil and gas giant Woodside has evaded questions on climate issues after its shareholder meeting was gatecrashed by whistle-blowing activists.

Fortune

Australia's Woodside jumps to front of US LNG race with ‘single biggest investment’

Woodside now homes in on new financial partners for its $175 billion project.

The Guardian - AU

Woodside commits $18bn to US project that climate advocates warn ‘would export harmful gas until the 2070s’

CEO says Louisiana project would turn company into a ‘global LNG powerhouse’ as pressure on investors over emissions grows

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Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

An oil and gas development in the southern United States will position Australian giant Woodside as a global powerhouse, the company says.

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Woodside CEO laments red tape over gas project approval

After reporting a doubling in profit, the boss of Australia's biggest oil and gas company says she is disappointed at delays in gaining government approvals.

AAP

Foiled stunt at Woodside boss's home earns heavy fines

Three climate activists have copped heavy fines after counter-terrorism police stopped them in the tracks before painting the garage door of Woodside's boss.

The Guardian - AU

AFP boss questioned about PM’s knowledge of Dural caravan – as it happened

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Blunt power warning as energy boss pushes onshore gas

The boss of Australia's biggest energy company has a blunt warning on local manufacturing, pushing for more onshore gas exploration to address supply concerns.

AAP

Activist 'not sorry' on foiled Woodside protest

A climate activist involved in a foiled plan to protest at Woodside's boss's home says he didn't cross the line and protesters should pursue company bosses.

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'Trump II' not the end of the world for clean energy

A second Trump presidency may be a "bump in the road" but it cannot stop the transition to clean energy the world started over 20 years ago, investors say.

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