bp
Energy (oil, gas and fuels) · United Kingdom
bp produces oil and gas, refines and trades them, and sells fuels, lubricants and convenience goods through retail sites and business customers, with smaller low carbon businesses.
What makes it different
Its petrol stations also trade as Aral, ARCO and Thorntons.
21,050bp-branded retail sitesFY2025
bp counts sites under acquired brands, plus TravelCenters of America, in its bp-branded network.
How big it is
How big is bp?
$189.3BRevenueFY2025
2.31MOil & gas per dayFY2025
93,700EmployeesFY2025
How it makes money FY2025
Mostly fuels and products sold to customers.
- Customers & products79%$148.7B
- Gas & low carbon energy20%$38.5B
- Oil production & operations1%$1.7B
- Other businesses & corporate0%$0.4B
How the business works
Own the barrel, trade the chain.
- 1Oil, gas, US shale
- 2Oil, gas, power trading
- 3Fuels at bp sites
Trading links production to customers and earns from price moves along the chain.
Who owns it
- BlackRock, Inc.7.37%
- Elliott Investment Management, L.P.5%
- Norges Bank3.99%
CEO: Meg O'Neill
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1909Anglo-Persian Oil Company incorporated
- 1914Royal Navy supply deal; British government takes 51%
- 1951Iran nationalizes its oil industry
- 1987Fully privatized
- 1998Merges with Amoco
Sources
Every number on this page comes from bp's own reports.
Full profile
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What bp tracks28 metrics
Oil and gas production
Proved hydrocarbon reserves
Refinery throughputs
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from3 regions
United States
United Kingdom
Rest of world
The full timeline21 moments
2020
2025
2026
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