BP

Summary

BP is a business^[1]. BP ranks in the top 0.13% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,980 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's instance of is recorded as business^[7].
• BP's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[8].
• BP's instance of is recorded as public company^[9].
• BP's instance of is recorded as oil company^[10].
• BP's founder is recorded as William Knox D'Arcy^[11].
• BP's founder is recorded as Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway^[12].
• BP followed Burmah Oil^[13].
• BP followed Anglo-Persian Oil Company^[14].
• BP's headquarters location is recorded as London^[15].
• BP's chief executive officer is recorded as Meg O'Neill^[16].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Europa SE^[17].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Exploration (Alaska)^[18].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Gas Europe^[19].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as BP Norge^[20].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as ARCO^[21].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Amoco^[22].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Castrol India^[23].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Castrol^[24].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as Bahía de Bizkaia Power Station^[25].
• BP's child organization or unit is recorded as bp pulse^[26].
• BP is part of FTSE 100 Index^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include William Knox D'Arcy^[11] and Charles Greenway, 1st Baron Greenway^[12]. Recorded inception include 1908^[28] and April 14, 1909^[29].

Identity

Part of include FTSE 100 Index^[27], a stock market index^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], founded in 1984^[32]; Seven Sisters^[33], a group of companies^[34]; and Dow Jones Global Titans 50^[35], a stock market index^[36]. Predecessors include Burmah Oil^[13] and Anglo-Persian Oil Company^[14].

Leadership

BP's chief executive officer is recorded as Meg O'Neill^[16]. BP's chairperson is recorded as Helge Lund^[37].

Operations

BP's headquarters location is recorded as London^[15]. Subsidiaries include BP Europa SE^[17], a business^[38], in Germany^[39], founded in 2010^[40], headquartered in Bochum^[41]; BP Exploration (Alaska)^[18], a business^[42], in United States^[43], headquartered in Houston^[44]; BP Gas Europe^[19]; BP Norge^[20]; ARCO^[21], an oil company^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1966^[47], headquartered in Los Angeles^[48]; and Amoco^[22], a business^[49], in United States^[50], founded in 1889^[51], headquartered in Chicago^[52].

Industry

BP's industry is recorded as petroleum industry^[53].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange^[54], London Stock Exchange^[55], and Frankfurt Stock Exchange^[56]. BP's product or material produced is recorded as petroleum^[57].

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 (2,980 views/month, #39 of 29,529).^[2] BP has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] BP is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]

FAQs

What awards did BP receive?

Honors received include Ig Nobel Prize^[3].