[Brief Introduction]
Starting in 1908 with the discovery of oil in Persia, BP has always been about transitions – from coal to oil, from oil to gas, from onshore to deep water, and now onwards towards a new mix of energy sources as the world moves into a lower carbon future
BP operates in 70 countries worldwide. BP finds and produces oil and gas on land and offshore. BP moves energy around the globe. BP manufacture and market fuels and raw materials used in thousands of everyday products, from mobile phones to food packaging.
Key facts
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Countries of operation |
70 |
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Number of employees |
74,000 |
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Sales and other operating revenues |
$240 billion |
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Underlying replacement cost profit |
$6.2 billion |
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Barrels of oil equivalent produced per day (a) |
3.6 million |
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Proved reserves (a) |
18,441 million barrels of oil equivalent |
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New exploration access |
28,000 square kilometres |
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Retail sites |
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Refinery throughputs per day |
1.7 million barrels |
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Petrochemicals produced |
15.3 million tonnes |
As at, or for the year ended, 31 December 2017, see footnote below.
Footnote: Includes BP's share of Rosneft as well as our interest in other equity-accounted entities.
Editor:Yaling
