When Albert Manifold was hired as chairman of BP Plc, he joked to friends the company needed a “gurrier” — Irish slang for a savvy and scrappy streetfighter — to help turn its fortunes around.
Albert Manifold Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
Hard-right candidate with little connection to the oil industry is primed to win a place on the Railroad Commission of Texas.
An oilfield crew, contracted by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), works a service rig during a state-funded oil well plugging operation in Midland, Texas, US, on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025. Oil fluctuated in choppy trading as tensions between Russia and NATO intensified, with European leaders warning the Kremlin that Western military alliance is ready to respond with force to violations of its airspace. Photographer: Eli Hartman/Bloomberg
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