BP Plans to Withdraw From Solar-Energy Venture in Australia

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BP Plc, Europe’s second-largest oil company, plans to withdraw from a venture seeking Australian government funds to build a solar-power project in the state of New South Wales.

“We’ve indicated that we wish to leave the consortium and that we won’t be part of the new bid process,” Jamie Jardine, a Melbourne-based spokesman for BP, said by mobile phone today.