BP is also BO (Big Oil). It is the world's third-largest integrated oil concern, behind Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. BP explores for oil and gas in 29 countries and has proved reserves of 18.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent. BP is the largest oil and gas producer in the US and also a top refiner, processing more than 3.8 million barrels of crude oil per day. BP markets its products in more than 100 countries and operates more than 24,000 gas stations worldwide. To further project its image as an environmentally sensitive enterprise, BP has created an Alternative Energy unit with an initial investment of $1.8 billion to develop green energy sources.

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• Energy & Utilities
  • Oil & Gas Refining, Marketing & Distribution
  • Alternative Energy Sources

• Chemicals
  • Basic and Intermediate Chemical & Petrochemical Manufacturing

• Retail

Subsidiaries/affiliates of BP p.l.c. (London: BP)

• Air BP
• Apex-BP Solar sa
• ARCO Aluminum, Inc.
  • Logan Aluminum, Inc.
• BP Brasil Ltda
• BP (China) Holdings Limited

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