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We are an integrated energy company, one of only a few that can deliver energy at global scale through a decades-long energy transition. We are in action to grow shareholder value, strengthen bp and build our resilience to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow.

The information in the map above and table below is from two bp reports: the Annual Report 2024 and the Tax Report 2023 and was correct at the time of each report’s publication. Additional information about our organization is from bp.com/whoweare. For the most up-to-date position in relation to bp’s businesses and operations, please refer to bp’s regulatory announcements, press releases and most recent results publications.




Key facts



Established 1908

100,500 employees

61 countries




Community



$76m invested in local communities

$146.6bn payments to suppliers for goods and services

$10.6bn taxes to government




What we do



21,200 retail sites and >39,000 EV charge points

2.4mmboe/d upstream production

4.0GW installed renewables capacity

To find out more, visit our investors and sustainability sections.
Who we are

Our beliefs

'Who we are’ defines what we stand for at bp, building on our best qualities and those things that are most important to us. It comprises three simple beliefs that can inspire each of us at bp to be our best every day.

 

Our beliefs

  • Live our purpose.
  • Play to win.
  • Care for others.

Safety comes first

Nothing is more important than safe and reliable operations. Safety is at the core of our purpose and the foundation of everything we do.

 

Safety at bp is underpinned by our Operating Management System (OMS). Our OMS is how we work: the systematic framework designed to sustainably deliver safe, reliable and compliant operations.

 

Our Safety Leadership Principles are designed to guide behaviour and ways of working across bp to drive a robust, consistent safety culture.

Our organization

Our organization

To deliver our strategy and grow long-term shareholder value, we are organized into three business groups:

To facilitate collaboration and unlock value, the three business groups are supported by:

 

 

as well as three business functions (finance; legal; and people, culture & communications).

Sustainability
Sustainability frame

Sustainability

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. Our sustainability frame underpins delivery of our strategy, and our refreshed sustainability aims are focused on those are as we believe our most relevant to bp’s long-term success : net zero operations, net zero sales, people, biodiversity and water.

Our reports

Find out more about bp and about the energy industry in our comprehensive business reports and expert forecasts