![FILE - In this Aug. 18, 2006 file photo BP workers, in the background, remove insulation from an oil transit pipeline at the Prudhoe Bay oil field on Alaska's North Slope. BP, a major player on Alaska's North Slope for decades, is selling all of its assets in the state, the company announced Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019. Hilcorp Alaska is purchasing BP interests in both the Prudhoe Bay oil field and the trans-Alaska pipeline for $5.6 billion, BP announced in a release. (AP Photo/Al Grillo)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/PWTIBNLNI5S56DIM37MXRIE7CY.jpg?smart=true&auth=1dc8f5b06711c555534b44a4b3c6fa2d383a8369edbcde32e37fd76dd8fa9afb&width=400&height=225)
BP workers at an oil transit pipeline at the Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska. The firm is selling all of its assets in the state. AP
BP workers at an oil transit pipeline at the Prudhoe Bay oilfield in Alaska. The firm is selling all of its assets in the state. AP
BP quits Alaska in Dh20bn Hilcorp deal
Sale of UK energy major's Alaskan properties part of BP's plan to raise $10bn over two years
The National
29 August, 2019