Sylvia Pfeifer,
Last Updated: 12:03am BST 03/06/2007
Tony Hayward, the new chief executive of BP, will tomorrow back the oil giant’s high-profile slogan “Beyond Petroleum” in a speech to world and business leaders in Berlin ahead of the G8 summit.
In his first major speech since taking over from Lord Browne, Hayward is expected to make it clear that the company is committed not just to the slogan but also to its $8bn (£4bn) investment in alternative energy.
Both are closely associated with Browne’s 12-year reign which ended abruptly in May when he resigned after admitting that he had lied over a gay relationship.