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BP To Raise Oil Investments In The US Amid Inflation

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BP plans to expand investments in the Gulf of Mexico and Texas as inflation costs hit the industry and the government called on oil companies to expand supply, BP said.

  • BP aims to increase spending in its US onshore oil and gas business in Texas by 41% to $2.4bn in 2023.
  • The company also plans to raise its Gulf of Mexico investment to an average of $2.3bn/yr in 2023-2025, from $2bn/yr in the past five years.
  • Despite that boost, BP reduced its offshore production plans in the Gulf to around 350,000 boed in the mid-2020s from 400,000 boed previously planned, according to BP’s US Impact report.
  • BP’s Mad Dog 2 project is expected to start production in 2023, including its fifth US platform, Argos, the start of which has previously been delayed from 2022 to 2023.

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