<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>(Alliance News) - BP PLC is in advanced talks to sell its Castrol lubrications business to Stonepeak Partners LP at a value of more than USD8 billion, which would match BP's current expectations, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.</p><p>New York-based investment firm has emerged as the leading contender to buy Castrol, the FT said citing &#34;people familiar with the matter&#34;. However, they said no deal has been finalised and talks could still fail, or other bidders could emerge.</p><p>The London-based oil major had put the division of its Downstream business up for sale back in February, as it aims to raise USD20 billion from assets sales by 2027. However, initial bidders explored offers below USD8 billion, the FT said, compared to analyst estimates of a value as high as USD10 billion.</p><p>BP shares were down 1.9% to 456.06 pence in London early Friday. It has a market capitalisation of GBP70.29 billion.</p><p>By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor</p><p>Comments and questions to newsroom@alliancenews.com</p><p>Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.</p></div></div>

英國石油

<p>英國石油（BP PLC）正在與 Stonepeak Partners LP 進行高級談判，計劃以超過 80 億美元的價格出售其 Castrol 潤滑油業務，這與 BP 的預期相符。此次出售是 BP 計劃到 2027 年通過資產出售籌集 200 億美元的一部分。儘管 Stonepeak 是主要競爭者，但尚未達成交易，其他競標者可能會出現。消息公佈後，BP 在倫敦的股價下跌了 1.9%</p>

Stonepeak 正在考慮以英國石油公司提出的 80 億美元價格收購嘉實多