British Petroleum
British Petroleum, now called "BP plc", is one of the world's seven biggest oil and gas companies.[1] Its headquarters are in London. The company grew out of the old Anglo-Persian Oil Company, which was founded in 1908. It was privatised by the British government in stages between 1979 and 1987.[2]
British Petroleum Media
William Knox D'Arcy
A BP Motor Spirit advertisement from 1922
Citroën Type HY, built 1967, seen in Canet-Plage, France
Steven Koonin, BP's Chief Scientist, speaking in the company boardroom in 2005 (top right of picture)
President Barack Obama meeting with BP executives at the White House in June 2010 to discuss the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico
A modern BP filling station (built in 2015) in New Zealand, with a Wild Bean Cafe and BP Connect
Modern BP gas pumps in North Carolina
BP North Sea Headquarters, built by the Bowmer and Kirkland group at a cost of £50 million
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References
- ↑ Top 10 oil & gas companies
- ↑ Meaning, its shares were placed on the open market.
- Bamberg, James H 1994/2000. The history of the British Petroleum Company. vols 2 & 3 of 3 vols, Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521785150
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