BP plc Company Summary & News LON:BP
BP p.l.c. (BP) is an oil company, operating through its subsidiaries. With effect from January 1, 2008, it operated in two business segments: Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing. A separate business, Alternative Energy, reported in other businesses and corporate, handles its low-carbon businesses. Exploration and Production’s activities include oil and natural gas exploration, development and production (upstream activities), together with related pipeline, transportation and processing activities (midstream activities), as well as the marketing and trading of natural gas ...