- CEO
- Carol-Lee Howle
- Full Time Employees
- 93,700
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Integrated
- Address
- 1 St James's Square London GL United Kingdom SW1Y 4PD
- IPO Date
- Feb 13, 2009
- Business
- BP p.l.c. is an integrated energy company that explores for, produces, refines, markets and distributes oil, natural gas and low-carbon energy products worldwide; it operates through Gas & Low Carbon Energy, Oil Production & Operations, Customers & Products, and Other Businesses & Corporate segments. The company produces natural gas, liquefied natural gas, integrated gas and power; develops solar, onshore and offshore wind, hydrogen, carbon capture and storage facilities; trades power; extracts crude oil including via bpx energy; provides retail fuels, electric vehicle charging, Castrol lubricants, aviation fuels, business-to-business solutions and midstream services; engages in refining, oil trading and bioenergy; and offers convenience retail through brands including bp, Thorntons, Amoco, ampm and TravelCenters of America. Founded in 1909 and headquartered in London, United Kingdom, BP p.l.c. conducts operations in 61 countries serving industrial, commercial, retail and government customers in oil and gas, renewables, power, aviation and mobility sectors. In a major strategic reset announced in February 2025, BP p.l.c. cuts renewable energy investments, boosts annual oil and gas spending to $10 billion through 2027, plans $20 billion in divestitures by 2027 including seeking a 50% partner for solar unit Lightsource bp with bids due in June 2025, and evaluates its Castrol lubricants business; it also plans over 600 new strategic convenience sites globally by 2030 starting with 150 by end-2025 mainly in Poland via partnership with Auchan, aims to triple EV chargers to 100,000 by 2030, and progresses 10 new upstream projects by end-2027.