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About BP.

Oil giant BP moved into the top bracket of oil companies in the late nineties with the acquisitions of US concerns Amoco and Atlantic Richfield. More geared to oil production and exploration than its main rivals, BP has moved into the former Soviet Union to secure future production as its current key assets in the North Sea and Alaska wind down.

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Are BP shares doomed?

| Harvey Jones

Harvey Jones is in a gloomy mood after checking out the recent performance of BP shares. So can they surprise…

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What’s going to happen to the BP share price over the next 5 years?

| James Beard

Our writer takes inspiration from a fellow Fool and considers how the BP share price might perform between now and…

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£10,000 invested in BP shares in the 2020 crash could now be worth…

| Alan Oscroft

BP's push for carbon net-zero launched in 2020 helped push the shares even further down in the Covid crash. Here's…

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6.6% yield? Here’s the dividend forecast for BP shares to 2027

| Roland Head

BP shares have slumped, leaving the oil giant offering a very high dividend yield. Should Roland Head consider buying ahead…

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£10k invested in BP shares five years ago has earned total dividend income of…

| Harvey Jones

BP shares are sliding with the oil price, but Harvey Jones is pleased to see the yield rising, as income…

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Is BP 1 of the best UK shares to buy right now?

| Stephen Wright

BP shares trade at a discount to their US counterparts and come with a 6.5% dividend yield. Is this an…

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2 high-yielding dividend stocks I continue to double down on

| Andrew Mackie

Andrew Mackie explores two FTSE 350 high-yielding dividend stocks he's been snapping up in the last few weeks for his…

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Drowning in debt amid falling oil prices, can the BP share price recover?

| Andrew Mackie

By far the worst-performing of the oil majors, Andrew Mackie assesses just what it will take to kick life back…

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I’m pinning my hopes on this activist investor kickstarting the BP share price

| James Beard

Elliott Investment Management reckons the BP share price doesn’t reflect the true potential of the energy giant. Our writer takes…

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Hargreaves Lansdown investors are piling into BP shares for a 7% yield. Is that a smart move?

| Edward Sheldon, CFA

BP shares have tanked and the dividend yield's risen. Could there be a great opportunity here for long-term investors?

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4 reasons why I think the Shell share price fell on rumours the group wants to buy BP

| James Beard

The Shell share price responded negatively after newspaper stories emerged claiming that the energy giant’s considering buying its smaller rival.

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7.7% yield! Here’s the dividend forecast for BP shares through to 2027

| Royston Wild

BP's shares are among the FTSE 100's most popular for passive income. But how robust are the oil stock's dividend…

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