BP PLC Stock News & Forecast: Castrol Sale Talk, Buybacks, and Oil Price Headwinds — Week Ahead Outlook (Updated Dec. 14, 2025)
BP’s shares closed lower for the week as crude prices slid and the oil market debated a 2026 surplus. Here’s what moved BP stock over the past few days—Castrol sale talks, a new Gulf of Mexico startup, ongoing buybacks—and what to watch in the week ahead. BP (BP.L / NYSE: BP) heads into the week of Dec. 15, 2025 with investors balancing two competing storylines: company-specific momentum (portfolio reshaping, buybacks, and a fresh Gulf of Mexico production boost) versus a macro/oil-price drag driven by renewed talk of a sizeable global supply surplus in 2026. Below is a detailed, up-to-date rundown