British energy giant BP's new Swedish CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg (C) poses for photographs with former BP chairman Peter Sutherland (L) and BP chief executive Tony Hayward (R) outside BP's headquarters in central London, on June 25, 2009. British energy giant BP on Thursday named Carl-Henric Svanberg, current chief executive of Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson, as the group's new chairman from 2010. "BP is a recognised world leader in the energy sector and it's a great privilege to be invited to lead its board," Svanberg said in a statement announcing his appointment. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

British energy giant BP's new Swedish CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg (C) poses for photographs with former BP chairman Peter Sutherland (L) and BP chief executive Tony Hayward (R) outside BP's headquarters in central London, on June 25, 2009. British energy giant BP on Thursday named Carl-Henric Svanberg, current chief executive of Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson, as the group's new chairman from 2010. "BP is a recognised world leader in the energy sector and it's a great privilege to be invited to lead its board," Svanberg said in a statement announcing his appointment.

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  1. Tony Hayward (L), BP's chief executive, sits next to British ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice (R) after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.

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  1. Tony Hayward (L), BP's chief executive sits next to British ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice (R) after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  2. Tony Hayward (L), BP's chief executive, sits next to British ambassador to Iraq Christopher Prentice (R) after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  3. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (R) laughs with Tony Hayward (C), BP's chief executive, and Jiang Jiemin (L), Chairman and the General Manager of CNPC, after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  4. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (R) applauds next to Tony Hayward (C), BP's chief executive, and Jiang Jiemin (L), Chairman and the General Manager of CNPC, after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  5. Iraq's Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani (R) stands next to Tony Hayward (C), BP's chief executive and Jiang Jiemin (L), Chairman and General Manager of CNPC, after a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  6. Dhia Jaafar, head of Southern Oil Company (R), shakes hands with Tony Hayward (C), BP's chief executive, during a contract-signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  7. Tony Hayward, BP's chief executive, signs the oil contract during a signing ceremony in Baghdad November 3, 2009. British oil major BP Plc and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest.
  8. Britain's BP Tony Hayward speaks to the press following the signing of a major oil deal in Baghdad on November 03, 2009. Iraq formally signed a deal with Britain's BP and China's CNPC to almost triple production at a giant southern oilfield, an AFP correspondent reported. The 20 year-contract is expected to boost production at the southern Rumaila field from the current one million barrels per day to around 2.8 million bpd within its first six years.
  9. KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: The BP Abu Dhabi Ford Focus n° 4 of Jari Matti Latvala in the final service park during day two of the WRC Repco Rally of Australia on September 5 in Kingscliff, Australia.
  10. KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: The BP Abu Dhabi Ford Focus n° 4 of Jari Matti Latvala in the final service park during day two of the WRC Repco Rally of Australia on September 5 in Kingscliff, Australia.
  11. Map locates BP's large oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
  12. Map locates BP's large oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 01: A climate change protester holds an anti-BP banner in front of Shell petroleum's headquarters on September 1, 2009 in London, England. Climate campaigners have also been staging a week long protest camp in Blackheath south London.
  14. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 31: (L-R) Mikko Hirvonen of Finland and the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team and Sebastien Loeb of France and Dani Sordo of Spain of the Citroen Total World Rally Team speak to the media during a Rally Australia press conference at The Rocks on August 31, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  15. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 31: Mikko Hirvonen of Finland and the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team speaks to the media during a Rally Australia press conference at The Rocks on August 31, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.
  16. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 31: Sheikh Khalid Al Qassimi of the UAE and the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally team speaks to the media during a Rally Australia press conference at The Rocks on August 31, 2009 in Sydney, Australia.

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