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BP Plc (BP.L) is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland, The Times reported early on Monday.
BP Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney told The Times the firm was looking at bidding in the forthcoming Crown Estate Scotland auction to lease the seabed off Scotland for offshore wind projects.
Bids for the ScotWind process, offering 17 areas spanning 8,600 square km (3,320 square miles) of seabed, are yet to be finalised with a deadline of July 16, The Times reported.
BP seeking to build wind farms off Scotland - The Times
05/02/2021 | 08:38pm EDT
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(Reuters) -BP Plc is preparing to bid for the rights to build wind farms off Scotland, The Times reported https://bit.ly/3t821vv early on Monday.
BP Chief Executive Officer Bernard Looney told The Times the firm was looking at bidding in the forthcoming Crown Estate Scotland auction to lease the seabed off Scotland for offshore wind projects.
Bids for the ScotWind process, offering 17 areas spanning 8,600 square km (3,320 square miles) of seabed, are yet to be finalised with a deadline of July 16, The Times reported.
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