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Company Info
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State or country
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UK |
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Geographical Location
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Europe |
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Assets
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$217,601 mil |
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Revenues
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$265,906 mil |
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Profits
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$22,025 mil |
Return on invested
capital (ROIC)
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22.8% |
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3 yr CGR % Revenues
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4.566% |
| Company data as of 9/11/07 provided by Standard &
Poor's Compustat |
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Company Snapshot
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BP p.l.c. engages in the exploration and production
of crude oil and natural gas. Its exploration and production
activities include oil and natural gas exploration, field
development and production, pipeline transportation, and natural
gas processing.
The company is also involved in the supply, trading,
and refining of oil; manufacture and marketing petrochemicals;
marketing and trading of natural gas, natural gas liquids,
and liquefied natural gas; and production of aromatics and
acetyls. It also engages in LNG shipping and regasification
activities, and low-carbon power development.
In addition,
the company engages in the development of projects that reduce
the power consumption; the development of hydrogen fuel technology;
and gas fired power generation utilizing natural gas.
BP has
exploration and production interests in 25 countries, including
the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Norway, Canada,
South America, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
It operates
the Trans Alaska pipeline system; the Forties pipeline system;
the Central Area Transmission pipeline; and three LNG plants
in Trinidad, Indonesia, and Australia.
As of December 31,
2005, the company had proved reserves of 18.3 billion barrels
of oil and gas equivalent. The company offers its products
to gas importer companies, state owned energy companies, energy
utilities, and wholesalers and power generators. BP was founded
in 1889 and is headquartered in London.
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| Group Chief Executive |
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