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.^ Also, BP stands for British Petroleum doesn't it?- BP axes 620 jobs from solar power business | Environment | guardian.co.uk 10 February 2010 11:51 UTC www.guardian.co.uk [Source type: News]
.^ BP is a giant multinational oil company.
^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
^ Another is to characterize the BP-Berkeley deal as the farthest-reaching effort by a corporation in recent U.S. history to colonize a major university.
[2][3] .^ Seventy-one percent say it is important that drugs remain under close review by the FDA and drug companies after they have been placed on the market.
^ Only one of the 17 incidents listed in internal company records was reported in the official logs Murray Energy is required to maintain by law, according to the Kennedy report.
^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
[4] The company is listed on the
London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the
FTSE 100 Index.
History
Activity in 1909–1979
After
World War II, AIOC and the Iranian government initially resisted nationalist pressure to revise AIOC's concession terms still further in
Iran's favour. But in March 1951, the pro-western Prime Minister
Ali Razmara was assassinated.
[7] The
Majlis of Iran (parliament) elected a nationalist,
Mohammed Mossadeq, as prime minister. In April, the Majlis
nationalized the oil industry by unanimous vote.
[8] The
National Iranian Oil Company was formed as a result, displacing the AIOC.
[9] The AIOC withdrew its management from Iran, and organized an effective boycott of Iranian oil.
.^ Although Thailand's actions were consistent with its obligations under national and international law, Big Pharma was able to employ the U.S. government (as well as the European Union) to pressure Thailand.
[10].^ When polls present specific regulatory proposals for consideration, U.S. public support is typically strong and often overwhelming - even when arguments against government action are presented.
[11] On 19 August 1953, Mossadeq was forced from office by the CIA conspiracy, involving the Shah and the Iranian military, and known by its codename,
Operation Ajax.
[11]
Classic shield logo, designed by
Raymond Loewy, used from 1989 to 2003 and still in use in a small number of petrol stations.
Mossadeq was replaced by pro-Western general
Fazlollah Zahedi,
[12] and the Shah, who had left the country briefly to await the outcome of the coup, returned to Iran. He abolished the democratic Constitution and assumed autocratic powers.
After the coup, the
NIOC became an international consortium, and AIOC resumed operations in Iran as a member of it.
[9] The consortium agreed to share profits on a 50–50 basis with Iran, "but not to open its books to Iranian auditors or to allow Iranians onto its board of directors."
[13] AIOC, as a part of the Anglo-American coup d'état deal, was not allowed to monopolize Iranian oil as before. It was limited to a 40% share in a new international consortium. For the rest, 40% went to the five major American companies and 20% went to
Royal Dutch Shell and Compagnie Française des Pétroles, now
Total S.A..
[14].^ For BP, the October settlement put to rest a series of debacles that has beset the company over the last several years.
^ British Petroleum and the New Greenmail .- Iain Boal and Standard Schaefer: British Petroleum and the New Greenmail 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.counterpunch.org [Source type: General]
^ Iain Boal / Standard Schaefer British Petroleum and the New Greenmail .- Iain Boal and Standard Schaefer: British Petroleum and the New Greenmail 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.counterpunch.org [Source type: General]
In 1959 the company expanded beyond the Middle East to
Alaska[15] and in 1965 it was the first company to strike oil in the
North Sea.
[16]In 1978 BP acquired a controlling interest in
Standard Oil of Ohio or Sohio, a breakoff of the former Standard Oil that had been broken up after anti-trust litigation.
[17]1980s and 1990s
Sir Peter Walters was BP's chairman from 1981 to 1990.
[18] This was the era of the
Thatcher government's
privatisation strategy. The British government sold its entire holding in BP in several tranches between 1979 and 1987.
[19] The sale process was marked by a bad attempt by the
Kuwait Investment Office, the investment arm of the
Kuwait government, to acquire control of BP.
[20] This was ultimately blocked by the strong opposition of the British government.
.^ Iain Boal / Standard Schaefer British Petroleum and the New Greenmail .- Iain Boal and Standard Schaefer: British Petroleum and the New Greenmail 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.counterpunch.org [Source type: General]
[17].^ Another is to characterize the BP-Berkeley deal as the farthest-reaching effort by a corporation in recent U.S. history to colonize a major university.
[22]
Lord Browne of Madingley, who had been on the board as managing director since 1991, was appointed group chief executive in 1995.
[23] Browne was responsible for three major acquisitions; Amoco, ARCO and
Burmah-Castrol (see below).
Recent years
.^ Iain Boal / Standard Schaefer British Petroleum and the New Greenmail .- Iain Boal and Standard Schaefer: British Petroleum and the New Greenmail 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.counterpunch.org [Source type: General]
It states that BP was never meant to be an abbreviation of its tagline.
.^ United States Change .- Internet Explorer 8: Worldwide sites 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.microsoft.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ This is a one-way street benefiting only BP." .
^ Only 32 percent of adults said they trusted the best-rated industry about which Harris surveyed, supermarkets.
^ "This phenomenal growth, however, could not have happened without the world believing that ROA was fully and truly reinsured by Gen Re and the receipt of consistently high ratings from A.M. Best (A Ratings from 1983 to 2001), a national respected ratings service of insurance companies, which also believed ROA was truly backed by Gen Re."
In May 2008, however, the Amoco name was mostly phased out in favor of "BP Gasoline with Invigorate", promoting BP's new additive. The highest grade of BP gasoline available in the United States is still called Amoco Ultimate, however. In 2000, British Petroleum acquired
Arco (Atlantic Richfield Co.)[25] and Burmah Castrol plc.
[26]
Chief scientist, Steven Koonin (top right, with laptop), speaks about the energy scene in the boardroom in 2005.
In April 2004, BP decided to move most of its petrochemical businesses into a separate entity called Innovene within the BP Group. BP sought to sell the new company possibly via an
initial public offering (IPO) in the US, and filed IPO plans for Innovene with the
New York Stock Exchange on 12 September 2005. On 7 October 2005, however, BP announced that it had agreed to sell Innovene to
INEOS, a privately held UK chemical company for $9 billion, thereby scrapping its plans for the IPO.
[27].^ The $50 million fine in connection with the Texas refinery explosion was the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, a source of pride at the Justice Department.
.^ Thailand's per capita income is under $3,000, according to the World Bank.
Over 100 were injured, and 15 were dead, including employees of the
Fluor Corporation as well as BP. BP agreed that its mismanagement contributed to the accident. Level indicators failed, leading to overfilling of a heater, and light hydrocarbons spread throughout the area. An unidentified ignition source set off the explosion.
[28]
In 2005, BP announced that it would be leaving the
Colorado market.
[29] Many locations were rebranded as
Conoco.
[30]In 2007, according to some private BP-branded gasoline center operators in the Metro Atlanta area, BP planned to leave the Southern market in the next few years. All corporate-owned BP stations, typically known as "BP Connect" will be sold to local
jobbers.
[31].^ When McNulty left for Main Justice in March 2006, he was replaced by Chuck Rosenberg.
^ "BP, which owns 46% of the Alaska pipline and is supposed to manage the system, had a habit of hunting down and destroying the careers of those who warn of pipeline problems.- Iain Boal and Standard Schaefer: British Petroleum and the New Greenmail 11 September 2009 13:48 UTC www.counterpunch.org [Source type: General]
As of the end of 2007, one half of the pipeline had been replaced and all 16 miles (26 km) of pipeline are now tested regularly.
[32]
.^ Two students were arrested for dumping molasses on the steps of a university building (it looked like oil).
[33] In
Russia, BP owns 50% of
TNK-BP with the other half owned by three Russian billionaires. TNK-BP accounts for a fifth of BP's global reserves, a quarter of BP's production, and nearly a tenth of its global profits.
[34]
.^ Not only were 11 of the 12 years from 1995 to 2006 among the 12 warmest years recorded, the last 50 years in the Northern Hemisphere were probably the warmest in the last 1,300 years.
^ In July, the company announced it would register its pediatric formulation for Kaletra in Thailand.
The wells were leaking insulating agent called Arctic pack, consisting of
crude oil and
diesel fuel, between the wells and ice.
[35]
.^ In July, the company announced it would register its pediatric formulation for Kaletra in Thailand.
It had been expected that Lord Browne would retire in February 2008 when he reached the age of 60, the standard retirement age at BP. Browne resigned abruptly from BP on 1 May 2007, following the lifting of a legal injunction preventing
Associated Newspapers from publishing details about his private life. Hayward succeeded Browne with immediate effect.
[37]
Governance
The Board Members are:
[38]
- Peter Sutherland, KCMG – Chairman of BP, board of Goldman Sachs
- Sir Ian Prosser – Non-executive director
- Byron Grote – Chief Financial Officer
- Andy Inglis – Chief executive, Exploration and Production
- Antony Burgmans – Non-executive director, board of Mauritshuis, AEGON, Unilever
- Cynthia Carroll – Non-executive director, CEO of Anglo American, also board of De Beers
- Sir William Castell – Non-executive director chairman of The Prince’s Trust
- George David – Non-executive director
- Tony Hayward – CEO/MD BP Worldwide
- Ian Conn
- George David vice-chairman of the Peterson Institute for International Economics
- Erroll Davis, board of General Motors and Union Pacific.
- Douglas J Flint, CBE director HSBC
- Dr DeAnne Julius, director of Chatham House
Financial data
Chart of the major
energy companies dubbed "Big Oil" sorted by latest published revenue
Financial data in millions of US$
| Year |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Sales |
180,186 |
236,045 |
294,849 |
249,465 |
265,906 |
| EBITDA |
22,941 |
28,200 |
37,825 |
41,453 |
44,835 |
| Net Results |
6,845 |
10,267 |
15,961 |
22,341 |
22,000 |
| Net Debt |
20,273 |
20,193 |
21,607 |
16,202 |
16,202 |
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Controversy
August 2006 Prudhoe Bay Shutdown
.^ Murray Energy took over Crandall Canyon mine from a previous operator, Andalex, in August 2006.
BP had spilled over one million litres of oil in Alaska's North Slope.
[39] This corrosion is caused by sediment collecting in the bottom of the pipe, protecting corrosive bacteria from chemicals sent through the pipeline to fight this bacteria. There are estimates that about 5,000 barrels (790 m
3) of oil were released from the pipeline. To date 1,513 barrels (240.5 m
3) of liquids, about 5,200 cubic yards (4,000 m
3) of soiled snow and 328 cubic yards (251 m
3) of soiled gravel have been recovered. After approval from the DOT, only the eastern portion of the field was shut down, resulting in a reduction of 200,000 barrels per day (32,000 m
3/d) until work began to bring the eastern field to full production on October 2, 2006.
[40] In May 2007, the company announced another partial field shutdown owing to leaks of water at a separation plant. Their action was interpreted as another example of fallout from a decision to cut maintenance of the pipeline and associated facilities.
[41]
October 2007 Prudhoe Bay spill
On 16 October 2007 Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation officials reported a toxic spill of
methanol (methyl alcohol) at the Prudhoe Bay oil field managed by BP PLC. Nearly 2,000 gallons of mostly methanol, mixed with some crude oil and water, spilled onto a frozen tundra pond as well as a gravel pad from a pipeline. Methanol, which is poisonous to plants and animals, is used to clear ice from the insides of the Arctic-based pipelines.
[42]Canadian oil sands
BP are one of numerous firms who are extracting oil from Canadian
oil sands, a process that produces four times as much CO2 as conventional drilling, as well as having a devastating effect on the local environment and communities
[43]. The Cree aboriginal group describe BP as being complicit in 'the biggest environmental crime on the planet'
[44].
Texas City Refinery disaster
.^ It was one of 25 top-selling drugs from 2000 to 2005 - it was the 11th largest selling prescription drug in 2003.
The fall-out from the accident continues to cloud BP's corporate image because of the mismanagement at the plant. There have been several investigations of the disaster, the most recent being that from the
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. It was preceded by the Baker report and BP's own internal investigation.
[45]
A large column filled with hydrocarbon overflowed to form a vapor cloud, which ignited. The explosion caused all the casualties and substantial damage to the rest of the plant.
.^ Gober is concerned also because the case "has exposed a serious problem in the reinsurance industry which is going to have to be addressed and corrected," he wrote to Judge Spencer.
Maintenance and safety at the plant had been cut as a cost-saving measure, the responsibility ultimately resting with executives in London.
[45].^ The $50 million fine in connection with the Texas refinery explosion was the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, a source of pride at the Justice Department.
^ In a review conducted after the disaster, the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health found Agapito's work to be deeply flawed.
^ From 2004 through the end of 2007, a Multinational Monitor analysis found, the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) cited companies controlled by Murray for safety violations more than 7,500 times.
The fine was the largest in OSHA's history.
[46]
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline
Colombian pipeline
.^ BP is a giant multinational oil company.
^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
^ As part of the settlement, the company will pay over $600 million in fines, restitution and a civil settlement.
[48]
Mist mountain project
There have been some calls for BP to halt its "Mist Mountain" Coalbed Methane Project in the Southern Rocky Mountains of British Columbia. The proposed 500 km² project is directly adjacent to the Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park.
[49]Environmental record
In 2005 BP was considering testing
carbon sequestration in one of its
North Sea oil fields, by pumping
carbon dioxide into them (and thereby also increasing yields).
[50] In 2004, BP began marketing low-
sulfur diesel fuel for industrial use. BP intends to create a network of
hydrogen fueling stations in the state of
California.
BP Solar is a leading producer of solar panels since its purchase of Lucas Energy Systems in 1980 and Solarex (as part of its acquisition of Amoco) in 2000. BP Solar had a 20% world market share in photovoltaic panels in 2004 when it had a capacity to produce 90 MW/year of panels.
.^ The most recent paper that has a moderately detailed coverage on the knapsack cryptosystems was [12], published more than ten years ago.- Knapsack Cryptosystems: The Past and the Future 9 October 2009 8:51 UTC www.ics.uci.edu [Source type: Academic]
.^ The deal also likely gives BP power to direct the research agenda at the Energy Biosciences Institute.
^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
^ The deal will enable BP to expropriate a major public investment.
Through a series of acquisitions in the solar power industry BP Solar became the third largest producer of solar panels in the world.
.^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
In the 2006 annual report Lord Browne noted that BP now has a total wind generation capacity of nearly 15,000 megawatts.
.^ The white paper estimated the government would be able to shift 8,000 people onto lopinavir/ritonavir based on the immediate cost savings from buying generic.
Note that households relative to industry is a small measure of electric consumption and therefore 15,000 megawatts is only a small portion of the world’s electricity needs.
.^ However, Diffie and Hellman were unable to conceive an actual trapdoor one-way function even though they knew of its existence.- Knapsack Cryptosystems: The Past and the Future 9 October 2009 8:51 UTC www.ics.uci.edu [Source type: Academic]
BP was named by Mother Jones Magazine as one of the "ten worst corporations" in both 2001 and 2005 based on its environmental and human rights records.
[51][52] In 1991 BP was cited as the most polluting company in the US based on EPA toxic release data.
.^ The $50 million fine in connection with the Texas refinery explosion was the largest ever under the Clean Air Act, a source of pride at the Justice Department.
^ BP 727 E St Germain St & US-10 .- BP Gas Prices - Find the Lowest Gas Prices at BP Gas Stations in Minnesota, Minnesota 10 February 2010 11:51 UTC www.minnesotagasprices.com [Source type: General]
[53] According to PIRG research, between January 1997 and March 1998, BP was responsible for 104 oil spills.
[54] BP patented the
Dracone Barge to aid in oil spill clean-ups across the world.
[55]
A Gulf gasoline station in Louisville, KY using the previous BP prototype. BP purchased all Gulf stations in the southeastern United States in the 1980's after Chevron, Inc. was forced to divest the stations by the United States Justice Department.
.^ It is no longer possible for even ExxonMobil to deny the reality of climate change.
^ Many people concerned about global warming are seeking ways to pressure or incentivize ExxonMobil and the rest of Big Oil to change their business model.
^ Climate change will devastate agricultural production and rural societies in Africa.
We in BP have reached that point.".
[56]
In March 2002 Lord Browne of Madingley declared in a speech that
global warming was real and that urgent action was needed, saying that "Companies composed of highly skilled and trained people can't live in denial of mounting evidence gathered by hundreds of the most reputable scientists in the world."
[57]British Petroleum changed its name to BP in 2000, and introduced a new corporate slogan: “Beyond Petroleum.” It replaced its “Green Shield” logo with the
helios symbol, a green and yellow sunflower pattern similar to the emblem of the
Green Party of Canada. These changes were intended to highlight the company’s interest in alternative and environmentally friendly fuels.
.^ A review of literature reveals that few of past writings gives a relatively comprehensive coverage of these knapsack cryptosystems, and most of them discuss only a couple knapsack cryptosystems at a time.- Knapsack Cryptosystems: The Past and the Future 9 October 2009 8:51 UTC www.ics.uci.edu [Source type: Academic]
[58][59]BP was one nominee for the 2009 Greenwash Awards, on companies trying to look green and failing.
[60].^ Funded with $500 million over 10 years, the agreement would double the amount of corporate funding for research on campus, and change the direction of biofuels research at UC Berkeley for years to come.
^ "In 2007, Countrywide announced a $1.2 billion loss in the third quarter and an additional loss of $422 million in the fourth quarter."
^ After hearing arguments for and against, 75 percent favor legislation that would significantly increase energy efficiency, including auto fuel efficiency standards, and the use of renewable energy.
A $500 million grant to the
University of California, Berkeley,
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and the
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, to create an
Energy Biosciences Institute[61] has recently come under attack, over concerns about the global impacts of the research and privatization of public universities.
[62]
BP "Helios" fueling station in Los Angeles
In March 2007, BP unveiled its
Helios fuel station on Olympic Boulevard in
Los Angeles.
[63] The station has radical architecture for a fuel station, and is a "living lab" for green technologies.
[64] However, although there are solar panels on the roof, as of July 2007 they are not yet operational.
[65]Contributions to political campaigns
.^ According to Countrywide's own data, more than 80 percent of its exotic adjustable-rate loans were made to borrowers that do not meet current banking standards.
^ As Waxman noted, the October hearing showed that relying on Blackwater is incredibly expensive - more than $400,000 per contractor per year - and has undermined the U.S. military objective, by fostering animosity toward the United States.
^ In the United States, the millions following the rescue typically watch the disasters play out according to a familiar script.
BP has lobbied to gain exemptions from U.S. corporate law reforms.
[66] .^ Blackwater obtained more than $1 billion in contracts from the U.S. government from 2001 to 2006, rising from $736,000 in 2001 to more than half a billion dollars in 2006.
[67]
BP retail brands
BP
BP is one of the world's shortest and most valuable brands. The Helios Logo (
Helios was the name of the Greek sun god), represents energy in its many forms. The value of the brand is enhanced by the fact that the company owns the two letter internet domain bp.com. The company management was ahead of the internet age registering the domain in 1989 (Nov 10 1989), years before internet became popular. Only very few large corporations are in the VB.com Internet Hall of Fame and own their
acronym as two letter domain name.
[69]ampm
ampm is a convenience store chain with branches located in several U.S. states including Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, recently in Illinois, Indiana, Georgia and Florida, and in several countries worldwide such as Japan.
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BP Connect stations in the US are transitioning to the ampm brand.
ARCO
ARCO is BP's retail brand on the US West Coast in the seven Western States of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, and Utah. BP acquired ARCO (formerly the AtlanticRichfieldCompany) in 2000. ARCO is a popular "cash only" retailer, selling products refined from Alaska North Slope crude at plants at Cherry Point (WA), Los Angeles (CA) and at other contract locations on the West Coast.
BP Travel Centre
BP Travel Centers are large scale destination sites located in Australia which on top of offering the same features of a BP Connect site with fuel and a Wild Bean Cafe, also feature major food-retail tenants such as
McDonalds,
KFC,
Nando's and recently
Krispy Kreme, with a large seating capacity foodcourt. There are also facilities for long-haul truck drivers including lounge, showers and washing machines all in the same building. There are 4 travel centers located in South East Queensland, Australia. Two on the Pacific Highway (Coomera and Stapylton) and two on the Bruce Highway (Caboolture). A fifth travel center was opened in 2007 at Chinderah in northern New South Wales.
BP Connect
.^ The more than 200 other affiliated Purdue Pharma companies scattered around the world and listed in Appendix A of the non-prosecution agreement get off.
BP Connect sites feature the Wild Bean Cafe which offers cafe style coffee made by the staff and a selection of hot food as well as freshly baked muffins and sandwiches. The food offered in Wild Bean Cafe varies from each site. BP Connect sites usually offer table and chair seating and often an
Internet kiosk. In the US, the BP Connect concept is gradually being transitioned to the
ampm brand and concept. Some BP Connect sites around the UK ran in partnership with Marks & Spencer with the on-site shop being an M&S Simply Food instead of a BP Shop.
BP Express
BP Express was the flagship BP brand prior to the introduction of BP Connect in 2000. There are still some BP Express sites operating around the world but most have been either upgraded to Connect or changed to an alternative brand. BP Express offers a bakery service but doesn't have the selection of food offered in the Wild Bean Cafe and usually coffee is only available through a self service machine.
To Confuse matters: In the Netherlands BP is opening unmanned stations with no shops or employees. these stations are called BP Express.
[1]. Some of these stations used to be 'ordinary' BP stations, some are new to the BP network. Apart from these stations BP Express shopping does also exist in the Netherlands.
BP Shop
A BP
Petrol prices sign outside a BP Shop garage in the United Kingdom (prices in UK pence per litre).
BP Shop is commonly used on smaller sites mainly independently owned sites. Products vary in each BP Shop but usually a selection of convenience store style food and automotive products.
BP 2go
.^ All indications so far are that this operator intends to use whatever means available to try to leverage enforcement at their mines."
BP 2go sites mainly operate in towns and outer suburbs in New Zealand. BP 2go offers similar bakery food to BP Connect but in a pre-packaged form.
.^ By 2050, ongoing coastal development and population growth in some areas of Australia and New Zealand are projected to exacerbate risks from sea level rise and increases in the severity and frequency of storms and coastal flooding.
.^ For BP, the October settlement put to rest a series of debacles that has beset the company over the last several years.
Castrol
Castrol is a brand of motor oil and other lubricants which is entirely a
BP brand but tends to retain its separate identity.
Air BP and BP Shipping
Air BP is the
aviation fuel arm, BP Marine the marine fuels and lubricants arm and BP Shipping is the Shipping arm within the BP group
.^ The idea is for the companies to shift from providing oil and gas to becoming energy service corporations, as ready to deliver solar power as gasoline.
BP Shipping’s Chartering Teams based in London, Singapore and Chicago also charter third party vessels on both time charter and voyage charter basis.
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All of these ships are double-hulled.
Advertisement
The recent BP advertising campaign has been criticized by many as a superficial and stereotypical representation of the common man. Often the ads showcase a series of "man-on-the-street" type questionnaires in which obviously paid actors answer certain questions pertaining to BP. However, the music composed by BP for the purpose of the ads has been praised and lauded.[citation needed]
BP was also recently awarded a satirical prize, the "Emerald Paintbrush" award, by
Greenpeace UK. The "Emerald Paintbrush" award was given to BP in order to highlight its alleged
greenwashing campaign.
.^ The deal will enable BP to expropriate a major public investment.
[2].^ The deal specifies that BP representatives will serve in "high-level" positions on the Institute's governing committees.
[70]
Bibliography
- The history of the British Petroleum Company
- Vol. I:R.W.Ferrier, The Developing Years 1901-1932, Cambridge University Press, 1982
- Vol. II: James H. Bamberg, The Anglo-Iranian Years, 1928-1954, Cambridge University Press, 1994
- Vol. III: James H. Bamberg, British Petroleum and Global Oil, 1951-1975: The Challenge of Nationalism, Cambridge University Press, 2000
For the early history of BP in Iran and Iraq see
Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Brysac. Kingmakers: the Invention of the Modern Middle East. W.W. Norton (2008)ISBN 978-0-393-06199-4
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c "Annual Results 2009". BP. http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/B/bp_fourth_quarter_and_full_year_2009_results.pdf. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ^ "Contact BP in the United Kingdom." BP. Retrieved on 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Maps." City of Westminster. Retrieved on 28 August 2009.
- ^ It's about time oil started defending itself
- ^ a b c Australian Dictionary of Biography
- ^ The greatest 20th century beneficiary of popular mythology has been the cad Churchill
- ^ Yousof Mazandi, United Press, and Edwin Muller, Government by Assassination (Reader's Digest September 1951)
- ^ Britain Fights Oil Nationalism
- ^ a b BP: History at Funding Universe
- ^ Sztucki, Jerzy (1984). Interim measures in the Hague Court. Brill Archive. pp. 43. ISBN 9789065440938. http://books.google.com/books?id=3yDlnBv6Y8cC&lpg=PA43&ots=3VRY_7MGuX&dq=AIOC%20hague%20iran&pg=PA43.
- ^ a b How a Plot Convulsed Iran in '53 (and in '79)
- ^ New York Times article, 1953
- ^ Kinzer, All the Shah's Men, (2003), p.195–6
- ^ Background to Confrontation
- ^ Natural Gas and Alaska's Future: The Facts page 22
- ^ BP dossier
- ^ a b Sohio timeline
- ^ TNK appoints Sir Peter Walters
- ^ Privitisation
- ^ Kuwait has 10% of BP
- ^ Britain drops a barrier to BP bid
- ^ Organising for performance: how BP did it
- ^ Royal Academy of Engineering
- ^ BP and Amoco in oil mega-merger
- ^ BP strikes it rich in America
- ^ BP Amoco to buy Burmah Castrol
- ^ BP sells chemical unit for £5bn
- ^ Errors led to BP refinery blast
- ^ BP puts 100 gas stations up for sale in Colorado.(British Petroleum Company PLC)
- ^ Gas station signs of change
- ^ BP to Sell Most Company-Owned, Company-Operated Convenience Stores to Franchisees
- ^ Oil Gushes into Arctic Ocean from BP Pipeline
- ^ "Penny Shares Online: BP(BP.)". 2006-07-10. http://www.pennysharesonline.com/company/B/BP-BP..asp. Retrieved 2006-07-10.
- ^ "BP Set to Leave Russia Gas Project" by Guy Chazan and Gregory White, Wall Street Journal, 2007-06-22 p. A3.
- ^ Mark Tran (2006-07-19). "BP shuts leaking Alaskan wells". "Guardian Unlimited". http://money.guardian.co.uk/businessnews/article/0,,1824145,00.html.
- ^ BP CEO set to retire
- ^ BP's Browne quits over lie
- ^ BP: The Board
- ^ Alaska Oil Spill Fuels Concerns Over Arctic Wildlife, Future Drilling
- ^ "Alaska Update". BP. 2 October 2006. http://usresponse.bp.com/go/doc/1249/132386/.
- ^ BP accused of 'draconian' cost cuts prior to Alaskan pipeline spill
- ^ Methanol and crude spill from Prudhoe Bay pipeline
- ^ The tactics of these rogue climate elements must not succeed
- ^ Cree aboriginal group to join London climate camp protest over tar sands
- ^ a b Baker Panel Report
- ^ Associated Press, "BP fined record $87 million for safety breaches", October 31, 2009.
- ^ The Baku Ceyhan Pipeline: BP's Time Bomb
- ^ BP pays out millions to Colombian farmers
- ^ Citizens concerned about project
- ^ Seabed supplies a cure for global warming crisis
- ^ Ten Worst Corporations of 2000
- ^ The 10 Worst Corporations of 2005
- ^ bp: Beyond Petroleum?
- ^ SaveTheArctic.com
- ^ GB patent application 1435945, "Oil Clean-Up Method", published 1976-05-12
- ^ "Global Climate Coalition". Sourcewatch. http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Global_Climate_Coalition.
- ^ How green is BP?
- ^ George Monbiot: Behind the spin, the oil giants are more dangerous than ever | Comment is free | The Guardian
- ^ Edinburgh Evening News
- ^ BP – nominated for green spin on the activities of the company
- ^ Energy Biosciences Institute - Main Home
- ^ Stop BP-Berkeley
- ^ About the station | The greencurve
- ^ 'Green' BP Station Still Pumps Gas : NPR
- ^ BP unveils green gas station : Business News : Redding Record Searchlight
- ^ "BP". The Center For Responsive Politics. http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.asp?ID=D000000091&Name=BP.
- ^ "BP". The Center for Responsive Politics. http://opensecrets.org/lobbyists/clientsum.asp?year=2007&txtname=BP.
- ^ BP stops paying political parties
- ^ VB.com Internet Hall of Fame - List of large corporations that own a Two Letter .com Domain
- ^ Scripps Institution
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