BP PLC (LSE:BP.) chief executive Murray Auchincloss will unveil a refined strategy early next year that will no longer include a target to cut oil and gas output by 2030.
BP has been rowing back on its green ambitions under its former finance chief, who took over from Bernard Looney in January.
Looney had already lowered the target to a 25% reduction in oil and gas production from an initial plan for a 40% cut.
Under Auchinloss, the FTSE 100 group has paused investments in offshore wind, refocused the EV charging strategy and lined up oil and gas investments in the US and other territories, as he focused more purely on returns.
Reuters reported that a new strategy update in February will confirm the production target has been dropped, though the company will continue to target net zero emissions by 2050. Big oil companies only count their own emissions in producing the oil and gas rather than those also created by burning fossil fuels.
The oil giant is in discussions about investing in three new exploration projects in Iraq, plus in the Gulf of Mexico.