BP’s new CEO imposes hiring freeze and pauses offshore wind projects
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They mark a stark reversal from the direction the CEO’s predecessor Bernard Looney took to rapidly move away from fossil fuels.
BP‘s new CEO Murray Auchincloss has imposed a hiring freeze and paused new offshore wind projects as he places a renewed emphasis on oil and gas amid investor discontent over its energy transition strategy, sources at the company said.