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bp (LSE: BP) simplifies its portfolio through an agreement to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group
Published by Harry Kilby

bp announced this morning that the company had reached an agreement to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group, an independent European refiner. The press release presents the disposal as a significant milestone in bp’s strategy to further simplify its portfolio while focusing downstream on its leading integrated businesses, with the main financial implications being an increase in its 2027 structural cost reduction target to $6.5–7.5bn from $5.5–6.5bn (as at February 2026). The transaction will also strengthen bp’s balance sheet, be free cash flow accretive on historical performance and contribute to lowering bp’s cash break-even for its retained refining portfolio (targeting a reduction of around $3 per barrel by 2027 versus 2024 on a like-for-like portfolio basis).

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