BP said it would sell its Colombian assets to a consortium of Canada’s Talisman Energy and Colombia’s state-run Ecopetrol for $1.9bn.

The deal is the latest in a string of divestitures BP has announced as it seeks to raise up to $30bn to pay for its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Ecopetrol and Talisman said they would pay $1. ... Read full article