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| | | Address: | 1 St. James's Square
London SW1Y 4PD United Kingdom | | Web Site: | www.bp.com | | Index: | FTSE100 | STOXX50 | STOXX600 | |
Market Place(s)
: | London | Toronto | Frankfurt | New York | Amsterdam | |
Number Of Shares
: | 18,756,960,000 | | Sector: | Oil and Natural Gas | | Industry: | Oil Companies | | Sub-Industry: | Crude Oil and Natural Gas |
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| | BP, an oil giantBP, a vast company, arose from the merger in 1998 of British Petroleum (English) and Amoco (American), which made it number three in the world in oil and gas behind Exxon Mobil (American) and Royal Dutch Shell.BP operates in several fields:With reserves mainly in Alaska and the North Sea, the group is the American number one in oil and natural gas, its leading activity, which it distributes to different sectors, namely aviation, the navy, or business and industry. It is also worth noting that it acquired half of the capital of the German subsidiary E. On VEBS Oel, which specializes in oil products and petrol distribution.It is also highly successful in the refining sector, for example, selling 6.4 million barrels of fuel daily to gas stations.And this is before we consider petrochemicals and specialty chemicals. BP also produces polyethylene, polypropylene and acetylene amongst others. BP is also now involved in the solar energy sector.BP, undeniably a giant, is located in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and Africa. |
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| ISIN: | GB0007980591 | | Reuters Code: | BP.L | |
Local Code
: | BP. | | Auditor: | Ernst & Young | | Number of employees: | 97,600 ( 31/12/2007 )
97,000 ( 31/12/2006 ) |
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| Chairman of Board of Directors: | Peter D. Sutherland | | Chief Executive Officer: | Tony Hayward | | Chief Financial Officer: | Dr Byron Grote | | Data as of 02/05/2007. |
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| Annual report: | 05/02/2010 | | Shareholder ’s meeting: | 17/04/2010 | | Profits 1st half-year: | 28/07/2009 |
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| Fergus MacLeod | | Telephone: | + 44 (0) 207496 4000 | | Fax: | +44 (0) 20 7496 4570 | | Email: | ir@bp.com |
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| JPMorgan Chase Bank: | 26.46% |
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2007
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Net Operating revenues*
| 291,438 | 274,316 | 249,465 | 285,059 | 232,571 | |
Net Profit*
| 20,485 | 22,000 | 22,341 | 15,731 | 10,267 | | * in million(s) of
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2006
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2005
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2004
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2003
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Earnings per share*
| 109.97 | 104.87 | 72.08 | 46.3 | | * in
pence |
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| Refining and marketing: | 84% | | Exploration and production: | 7% | | Gas and energy: | 7% | | Others: | 2% | | Sector Data as of 31/12/2006 |
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| SALES PER GEOGRAPHIC AREA | |
| Core Market | | United States | 40 |
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| Geographic areas | | Europe: | 43% | | USA: | 35% | | Rest of the World: | 22% | | Areas data as of 31/12/2006 | | Profile as of 02/05/2007.
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