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Mideast tensions top risk facing energy markets, says BP CEO

Published by Uma Rajagopal

Posted on November 4, 2024

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· Last updated: January 29, 2026

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In a recent event in Abu Dhabi, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss emphasizes the risks posed by Middle East tensions on global energy markets, highlighting the need for new oil and gas investments.
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ABU DHABI – Tension in the Middle East is the top risk facing energy markets, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss told an industry event in Abu Dhabi. Auchincloss also said that the world will require a lot of new investment in oil and gas in order to maintain supplies, regardless of a possible settling of demand […]

ABU DHABI – Tension in the Middle East is the top risk facing energy markets, BP CEO Murray Auchincloss told an industry event in Abu Dhabi.

Auchincloss also said that the world will require a lot of new investment in oil and gas in order to maintain supplies, regardless of a possible settling of demand in the coming years.

(Reporting by Ron Bousso, Editing by Louise Heavens)

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