BP quits operatorship of environmentally sensitive block off Brazil

Decision takes place a month after France's Total relinquished five blocks in the Foz do Amazonas basin

Dropping operatorship: BP chief executive Bernard Looney — Dropping operatorship: BP chief executive Bernard LooneyPhoto: ANDREW MANGUM/UPSTREAM

Fabio Palmigiani

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil BP Petrobras Total Foz do Amazonas

Published 26 October 2020, 07:08Updated 26 October 2020, 07:08