'Potential to accelerate': BP trims oil and gas demand outlook, as renewables investment soars

James Murray
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'Potential to accelerate': BP trims oil and gas demand outlook, as renewables investment soars

Oil and gas giant cuts projected global oil and gas demand for 2035 by around five per cent, but warns some continued investment in new fossil fuel projects still required

BP has today published its annual Energy Outlook, trimming projected oil and gas demand for the next decade in response to the surge in clean energy investment triggered by Russia's invasion of Ukraine...

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