BP goes on US$3b spending spree
CEO says worst is over as Europe's No 3 oil company seals a string of deals and targets growth next year
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BP PLC is piling up assets with more than US$3 billion of deals in three days, as chief executive officer Bob Dudley sees the company emerging from the doldrums after a two-year price slump.
Since Saturday, BP has announced a US$2.2 billion expansion of output in Abu Dhabi and a US$916 million investment in fields in Mauritania and Senegal. That brings its 2016 acquisitions to more than US$3.8 billion, the highest in four years, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
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