BP suspends share buyback plan in fresh sign of oil price pressure

BP suspends share buyback plan in fresh sign of oil price pressure

Trowbridge in Somerset, England, on March 15, 2025. Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images British oil giant BP on Tuesday posted fourth-quarter profit in line with expectations and suspended share buybacks, seeking to shore up its balance sheet as lower crude prices take their toll. The London-listed energy firm reported underlying replacement … Read more

Oil giant Shell posts weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years as crude prices slide

Oil giant Shell posts weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years as crude prices slide

The Shell petrol station is at 106 Old Brompton Road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, United Kingdom, on December 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images British oil major Shell on Thursday reported its weakest quarterly profit in nearly five years, amid a weaker crude price environment and unfavorable … Read more

Oil giants brace for a bruising earnings season — with shareholder returns at risk

Oil giants brace for a bruising earnings season — with shareholder returns at risk

The BP refinery in Lingen, Germany (aerial view with a drone). Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images European energy giants face some tough choices this earnings season, with shareholder payouts seen at risk as they look to cut costs amid lower crude prices. Western oil and gas majors have long sought to keep … Read more

Here are the European exporters most exposed if Trump’s Greenland tariffs kick in

Here are the European exporters most exposed if Trump’s Greenland tariffs kick in

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the press before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Jan. 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Tom Brenner | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened a rising wave of tariffs on several European allies, raising the alarm for industries and … Read more