Energy company also under pressure from worse oil trading performance and weaker oil prices
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BP has said it expects to write down the value of its struggling green energy business by as much as $5bn (£3.7bn), as it refocuses on fossil fuels under its new chair Albert Manifold.
The oil company said the writedowns were mostly related to its gas and low-carbon energy divisions in its “transition businesses”, but added that wiping between $4bn and $5bn off their value would not affect its underlying profits when it reports its full-year results in February.
The company has been trying to sell a stake in its solar business, Lightsource, and cancelled hydrogen projects in the UK, Oman and Australia.
