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BP PLC (BP)

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www.bp.com

Industry: Energy and Utilities

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The Company provides fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services, and petrochemicals products. The Company operates in two segments, Exploration and Production, and Refining and Marketing.

Portfolio Articles

Guilty Pleas and Fat Fees from BP
Oil giant puts price-fixing, environmental probes behind it.

Oct 25 2007
Guilty Pleas and Fat Fees From BP
Oil giant puts price-fixing, environmental probes behind it.

Oct 25 2007
Blackmail, Sex & Corporate Secrets
When a London tabloid threatened to out Lord Browne, the BP C.E.O. was forced to step down. Now, as the global oil giant struggles with a change in management and a crush of wrongful-death lawsuits, shareholders are learning that his company may also have been leading a double life.
Aug 13 2007

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News Feeds

Lukoil: BP-TNK deal good for foreign investors AP
Sep 05 2008
Venezuela to takeover fuel distribution AP
Sep 04 2008
Investors reach compromise at TNK-BP AP
Sep 04 2008
BP America buys 25 percent Chesapeake stake AP
Sep 02 2008
Ahead of the Bell: Chesapeake Energy shares dip AP
Sep 02 2008
Palin, drilling advocate, spars with oil companies Reuters
Aug 29 2008
BP subsidiary proposes wind farm in Michigan AP
Aug 27 2008
BP exec says Alaskan pipeline fixes on target AP
Aug 25 2008
4 suits from BP plant blast settled AP
Aug 22 2008
BP Texas City cases now down to one: court Reuters
Aug 22 2008

Press Releases

Titan Oil and Gas Signs Green Project Acquisition Agreement Following Release of Business Plan Sep-05-2008, 08:30AM EDT
FedEx Freight and BP Solar Complete Second Solar Power Installation Sep-04-2008, 11:17AM EDT
From Russia, Not With Love Sep-04-2008, 09:00AM EDT
Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: Total S.A., Royal Dutch Shell, BP Plc, Syngenta and Monsanto Sep-04-2008, 06:00AM EDT
Chesapeake Energy Corporation and BP America Announce Fayetteville Shale Joint Venture Sep-02-2008, 06:00AM EDT

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News

Corporate report: Mercedes-Benz sales fall 12 percent (Sarasota Herald Tribune)

Sep 06 2008
Investors reach TNK-BP deal (Nashua Telegraph)

Sep 05 2008
BP's Russian Tightrope (Forbes)

Sep 04 2008
BP settles TNK dispute with Russians (Marketplace from American Public Media)

Sep 04 2008
Deal signed to end TNK-BP oil company feud (Agence France-Presse)

Sep 04 2008
BP and Alfa Access-Renova agree to resolve dispute over TNK-BP - Quick Facts (RTTNews)

Sep 04 2008
Report: Investors near compromise at TNK-BP (Miami Herald)

Sep 04 2008
Reports: Investors near compromise at TNK-BP (International Herald Tribune)

Sep 04 2008
BP, Russian Billionaires Are Said to Be Close to Resolving TNK-BP Dispute (Bloomberg)

Sep 04 2008
BP Is Poised to Settle Russian TNK-BP Dispute, Sign Agreement, FT Reports (Bloomberg)

Sep 04 2008

Blogs

BP ACCEPTS THE INEVITABLE — RUSSIAN DEAL IS DEFEAT FOR ENGLISH POLITICS, WIN FOR THE MARKET (Dances With Bears)

Sep 05 2008
Before the bell: Futures lower; WMT, BA, BP, TOL, MSFT, UL ... (Blogging Stocks)

Sep 04 2008
Analyst calls: BP, HD, SOLR, UTX, X, VOD . . . (Blogging Stocks)

Sep 03 2008
Chesapeake Energy Corporation and BP America Announce Fayetteville Shale Joint Venture (Mining Top News)

Sep 02 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 96,200

Revenue per Employee: $2,747,000

Top Executives

Vivienne Cox, Divisional Executive VP

Dr. Byron Grote, CFO/Director

Board of Directors

D. J. Flint, CBE, Director

Dr. Byron Grote, CFO/Director

Erroll B. Davis, Jr., Director

Dr.Walter E. Massey, Director

Sir Ian Prosser, Deputy Chairman/Director

Anthony Burgmans, Director

John A. Manzoni, Divisional CEO/Director

George David, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	05/2008	02/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Sales	68.62 Bil.	64.1 Bil.	58.35 Bil.	56.41 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	17.51 Bil.	14.23 Bil.	12.06 Bil.	14.63 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	13.62 Bil.	9.56 Bil.	7.92 Bil.	11.07 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	12.6 Bil.	7.4 Bil.	7.54 Bil.	10.98 Bil.
Total Net Income	7.62 Bil.	4.4 Bil.	4.41 Bil.	7.38 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	2.42	0.23	1.39	2.3
Diluted EPS, Total	2.4	0.23	1.38	2.29

BALANCE STATEMENT	05/2008	02/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Cash and Equivalents	4.82 Bil.	3.56 Bil.	2.41 Bil.	2.64 Bil.
Total Assets	88.52 Bil.	78.92 Bil.	74.85 Bil.	74.2 Bil.
Total Liabilities	82.94 Bil.	77.07 Bil.	73.8 Bil.	73.07 Bil.
Total Capitalization	114.69 Bil.	109.34 Bil.	103 Bil.	100.74 Bil.

Cash Flow	05/2008	02/2008	10/2007	07/2007
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	10.89 Bil.	24.71 Bil.	20.42 Bil.	14.06 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-4.41 Bil.	-14.84 Bil.	-9.46 Bil.	-5.2 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-5.26 Bil.	-9.04 Bil.	-11.22 Bil.	-8.85 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	1.26 Bil.	972 Mil.	-180 Mil.	53 Mil.

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	227.44 Bil.	211.52 Bil.	184.62 Bil.	236.13 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	52.92 Bil.	50.76 Bil.	52.16 Bil.	46.78 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	37.54 Bil.	36.32 Bil.	37.77 Bil.	31.15 Bil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	32.72 Bil.	35.86 Bil.	32.18 Bil.	24.88 Bil.
Total Net Income	20.84 Bil.	22.32 Bil.	22.03 Bil.	15.73 Bil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.09	6.68	10.76	4.32
Diluted EPS, Total	1.08	6.63	10.64	4.25

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	3.56 Bil.	2.59 Bil.	2.96 Bil.	1.16 Bil.
Total Assets	78.92 Bil.	74.26 Bil.	75.29 Bil.	63.88 Bil.
Total Liabilities	77.07 Bil.	75.3 Bil.	72 Bil.	64.52 Bil.
Total Capitalization	109.34 Bil.	94.96 Bil.	89.89 Bil.	89.56 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	24.71 Bil.	28.17 Bil.	25.75 Bil.	24.03 Bil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	-14.84 Bil.	-9.52 Bil.	-1.73 Bil.	-11.95 Bil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	-9.04 Bil.	-19.07 Bil.	-23.3 Bil.	-12.95 Bil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	972 Mil.	-370 Mil.	1.6 Bil.	-871 Mil.

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