Address
1 St James's Square
London, SW1Y 4PD
UK
http://www.bp.com
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+44 (0)20 7496 4000
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Key Figures
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Description
BP is one of the world's largest petroleum and petrochemicals companies. The company's main activities are exploration for and production of crude oil and natural gas; oil refining, marketing, supply and transportation; and manufacturing and marketing of petrochemicals.
In addition, BP also has a growing activity in gas, power and renewables and in solar power generation.
BP has well established operations in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australasia and Africa.
BP UK North Sea Operations
• BP has been a major operator in the North Sea for over 40 years. It currently produces around 350,000 barrels of oil and gas a day from the UKCS.
• BP spends some $3 billion to $4 billion annually in its UK North Sea business through new investment and operating expenditure.
• In total, BP currently employs around 2,500 staff and 550 core contractors onshore and offshore in its UK North Sea business.
• In 2004 BP produced 550,000 barrels per day of oil in the UK North Sea, employing around 1800 people (onshore staff and core contractors). In 2007, production levels are around 350,000 barrels per day with 2100 people employed onshore.
• In addition to the Aberdeen HQ, BP has UK onshore staff at Sullom Voe terminal in Shetland, the Kinneil terminal near Grangemouth, the CATS terminal at Teesside, the Dimlington terminal on Humberside and the Wytch Farm oilfield in Dorset.
• In the first part of 2008 BP will move its Aberdeen headquarters into new offices in Dyce built by the developer Goodman.