In best stocks news of the day, a leading oil executive and expert from Libya has suggested that Libyan's sovereign wealth fund purchase a sizable stake in the energy giant BP.


Shokri Ghanem is the chairman of the National Oil Company of Libya, and in his informed opinion BP shares are currently "fantastic value for bargain hunters". According to him BP is one of the best investments around at the moment.

On July 3rd it was reported that BP is hoping to attract investment from sovereign wealth funds in the Middle East, and his comments suggest that BP will be successful in this venture.

Following the recent Gulf of Mexico oil spill, shares in BP have almost halved. Mr Ghanem explained that BP is of particular interest now as the stock price is less than half its level before the disaster, whilst he still has a lot of faith in the company and its ability to bounce back. As a result he considered this the best investment for the Libyan Investment Authority.

Asides from the Kuwaiti Investment Authority, there has been much said in the last few days about potential investors in BP. The US oil giant Exxon Mobil and China's PetroChina have been linked to the company.
In its latest update, BP reported that the costs associated with the oil leak had risen to a massive $3.12bn, whilst it is forecasted by analysts that the final cost will be in the tens of billions of dollars. Unfortunately, up to this day oil is still leaking into the Gulf of Mexico. Better news is that two relief wells are being drilled now and they should be completed by August. If all goes well, they will stop the leak completely.