BP

Some facts About British petroluem, the company at the heart of the gulf of Mexico oil spill



BP p.l.c. BP Logo.svg
Type Public limited company
(LSE: BP, NYSE: BP)
Industry Oil and natural gas, alternative fuels
Founded 1909 (as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company)
1954 (as the British Petroleum Company)
1998 (merger of British Petroleum and Amoco)
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Area served Worldwide
Key people Carl-Henric Svanberg (Chairman)
Bob Dudley (CEO)
Byron Grote (CFO)
Products BP petroleum and derived products
BP service stations
Air BP Aviation Fuels
Castrol motor oil
ARCO gas stations
am/pm convenience stores
Aral service stations solar panels
Revenue US $308.9 billion (2010)
Operating income US $-3.7 billion (2010)
Net income US $-3.7 billion (2010)[2]
Total assets US $272.2 billion (2010)
Total equity US $94.98 billion (2010)
Employees 80,300 (Dec 2009)[3]
Website BP.com