BP

Summary

BP is a business^[1]. BP ranks in the top 0.13% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,766 views/month, #39 of 29,529).^[2]

Key Facts

• BP received the Ig Nobel Prize^[3].
• BP was a member of diversity charter^[4].
• BP was a member of Azerbaijan International Operating Company^[5].
• BP is in the country of United Kingdom^[6].
• BP is in the country of IT^[7].
• BP's instance of is recorded as business^[8].
• BP's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[9].
• BP's instance of is recorded as public company^[10].
• BP's instance of is recorded as oil company^[11].
• BP's founder is recorded as William Knox D'Arcy^[12].
• BP's founder is recorded as Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway^[13].
• BP followed Burmah Oil^[14].
• BP followed Anglo-Persian Oil Company^[15].
• BP's headquarters location is recorded as London^[16].
• BP's chief executive officer is recorded as Meg O'Neill^[17].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Europa SE^[18].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Exploration (Alaska)^[19].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Gas Europe^[20].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Norge^[21].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as ARCO^[22].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Amoco^[23].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Castrol India^[24].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Castrol^[25].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Bahía de Bizkaia Power Station^[26].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as bp pulse^[27].

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Founding

Founders include William Knox D'Arcy^[12] and Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway^[13]. Recorded inception include 1908^[28] and April 14, 1909^[29].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index^[30], a stock market index^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1984^[33]; Seven Sisters^[34], a group of companies^[35]; and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[36], a stock market index^[37]. Predecessors include Burmah Oil^[14] and Anglo-Persian Oil Company^[15].

Leadership

BP's chief executive officer is recorded as Meg O'Neill^[17]. BP's chairperson is recorded as Helge Lund^[38].

Operations

BP's headquarters location is recorded as London^[16]. Subsidiaries include BP Europa SE^[18], a business^[39], in Germany^[40], founded in 2010^[41], headquartered in Bochum^[42]; BP Exploration (Alaska)^[19], a business^[43], in United States^[44], headquartered in Houston^[45]; BP Gas Europe^[20]; BP Norge^[21]; ARCO^[22], an oil company^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1966^[48], headquartered in Los Angeles^[49]; and Amoco^[23], a business^[50], in United States^[51], founded in 1889^[52], headquartered in Chicago^[53].

Industry

BP's industry is recorded as petroleum industry^[54].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[55], London Stock Exchange^[56], and Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[57]. BP's product or material produced is recorded as petroleum^[58].

Recognition

BP received the Ig Nobel Prize^[3].

Why It Matters

BP ranks in the top 0.13% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,766 views/month, #39 of 29,529).^[2] BP has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] BP is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]

FAQs

What awards did BP receive?

Honors received include Ig Nobel Prize^[3].