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  • BP PLC Profile

    BP is also BO (Big Oil). It is the world's third largest integrated oil concern, behind Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. The company, which was formed in 1998 from the merger of British Petroleum and Amoco, grew by buying Atlantic Richfield Company. BP has proved reserves of 17.8 billion barrels of oil equivalent, including large holdings in Alaska. BP is the largest oil and gas producer in the US and also a top refiner, processing about 3.8 million barrels of crude oil per day. BP operates more than 25,000 gas stations worldwide. With the success of its BP Solar International subsidiary, BP has created an Alternative Energy unit with an initial investment of $1.8 billion to develop green energy sources.
    A. B. Hayward
    CEO
    1 St. James's Square

    London SW1Y 4PD, United Kingdom

    http://www.bp.com

    Phone: +44-20-7496-4000

    Fax: +44-20-7496-4234
    Sector: Basic Materials Industry: Energy
  • 2007 Sales 2007 Sales Growth 2007 Net Income 2006 Employees
    $284,365,000,000 3.7% $21,169,000,000 97,000
  • Key Executives: BP

    Name Title Officer Since
    A. B. Hayward CEO 2/1/03
    Dr. Byron Grote CFO 1/1/00
    Peter B.P. Bevan General Counsel -
    Steve Westwell Executive VP -
    R. A. (Bob) Malone Executive VP -
    Andrew G. Inglis CEO, Divisional/Director 2/1/07
    Cynthia B Carroll Director 6/6/07
    John Mogford COO, Divisional/Executive VP, Divisional -
  • Top Competitors: BP

  • Insider Trends: BP

    Sentiment for BP is

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    • 2M
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    • 6M
    • Market Value of Insider Sales
    • Market Value of Insider Purchases
    Total dollar value of all insider purchases and sales over 12 months
  • Ownership Breakdown : BP

    Large Block Holder Type Number  
    Institutions 1,096.00
     
    Mutual Fund 536.00
    Other Major 3.00
  • Short Interest Volume: BP

    Data as of —
    Current Short Interest Shares 1.10 B
    Current Short Interest Ratio 2.00
    Float
    Short Interest as % of Float
    Average Daily Volume 5.39 M
    Outstanding Shares 3.13 B