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In Good Company with Nicolai Tangen

Bernard Looney CEO of BP

Season 1, Ep. 1

In this episode, Nicolai Tangen talks to Bernard Looney CEO of BP. They discuss challenges and opportunities in BP’s green transition, how they are dealing with expectations from large investors, and the importance of grit.


This episode was recorded before the war between Russia and Ukraine.


The production team on this episode were PLAN-B’s Tor-Erik Humlen and Olav Haraldsen Roen. Background research were done by Sigurd Brekke and Bård Ove Molberg with additional input from our portfolio manager Ståle Lægreid.


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