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360 Elizabeth Street
Melbourne (VIC 3000)
Australia
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Phone: (03) 9268 4111
Fax: (03) 9268 3321
http://www.bp.com.au

We find, produce and market the natural energy resources on which our world depends

1. Actor:

   International and regional organisations, Other business / industry

2. Sector:

   Energy, Energy services, Industrial applications, Transmission and distribution, Transport

3. Activity:

   Australia, Worldwide

1. Abstract:

   BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors". It is vertically-integrated and is active in every area of the oil and gas industry, including exploration and production, refining, distribution and marketing, petrochemicals, power generation and trading. It also has major renewable energy activities, including in biofuels, hydrogen, solar and wind power. BP has operations in over 80 countries, produces around 3.8 million barrels of oil equivalent per day and has 22,400 service stations worldwide. Its largest division is BP America, which is the biggest producer of oil and gas in the United States and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. As at 31 December 2010 it had total proven commercial reserves of 18.07 billion barrels of oil equivalent. The name "BP" derives from the initials of one of the company's former legal names, British Petroleum. BP's track record of corporate social responsibility has been mixed. The company has been involved in a number of major environmental and safety incidents and received criticism for its political influence. However, in 1997, it became the first major oil company to publicly acknowledge the need to take steps against climate change, and in that year established a company-wide target to reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases. BP currently invests over $1 billion per year in the development of renewable energy sources, and has committed to spend $8 billion on renewables in the 2005 to 2015 period. Its primary listing is on the London Stock Exchange and it is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

2. External Links:

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3. Categories:

   Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, Oil pipeline companies, Companies based in Houston, Texas, Orphan initialisms, Oil and gas companies of the United Kingdom, BP, Companies based in London, Companies established in 1909, Chemical companies of the United Kingdom, Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois, Automotive fuel brands, British brands, Economy of Alaska, Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Multinational companies headquartered in the United Kingdom, 1909 establishments in the United Kingdom