War in the Middle East may have left motorists struggling to fill up their cars, but for BP’s hundreds of traders, the conflict has proven an extraordinary goldmine.

BP destituyó a su presidente debido a serias preocupaciones relacionadas con “importantes estándares de gobernanza, supervisión y conducta”. La salida fue abrupta e inesperada, ya que Albert Manifold fue nombrado al cargo a finales del año pasado.

The FTSE 250 ended up 160.02 points, 0.7%, at 23,327.49, and the AIM All-Share rose 12.23 points, 1.5%, at 812.46.The unexpected exit of BP chairman Albert Manifold saw shares in the oil major drop 4.

The company removed its Chairman, who was in charge of the current turnaround, while hopes for a deal with Iran lowered oil prices.

BP’s latest scandal exposes serious mismanagement at heart of energy giant: ‘It’s total chaos’ - Albert Manifold, who has been dismissed following ‘serious concerns’, is the latest member of senior personnel leaving the company abruptly over the past 20 years – and the shareholders don’t like it,