BP poised to sell 'stranded assets' even if oil prices rally: Report

Major oil companies typically hold assets for the long term, even when crude prices plunge, with a view to start bringing more marginal production online when market conditions improve

BP is preparing to sell a large chunk of its oil and gas assets even if crude prices bounce back from the Covid-19 crash because it wants to invest more in renewable energy, three sources familiar with BP's thinking said.

The strategy was discussed at a BP executives meeting in July, the sources said, soon after the oil major lowered its long-term oil price forecast to $55 a barrel, meaning that $17.5 billion worth of its assets are no longer economically viable.

But even if crude prices bounce back to $65-$70 a barrel, BP is unlikely to put those assets