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BP UK
BP is the UK’s largest producer of oil and Europe’s second largest producer of natural gas.[1] As of 2011 the company employs more than 15,000 people in the UK and Ireland, or about 20% of its total workforce.[2][3] Its North Sea operations are headquartered in Aberdeen, Scotland, where it employs around 3,000 people.[4]
BP operates more than 40 offshore oil and gas fields, four onshore terminals and a pipeline network that transports around 50 percent of the oil and gas produced in the UK, according to the company.[5][6] As of 2011, BP had produced 5 billion barrels of oil and gas equivalent in the North Sea[7] and its current level of production is about 200,000 barrels per day,[8][9] BP has invested more than £35 billion in the North Sea since the 1960s, and in 2012 announced its plans to invest another £10 billion over the next five years, with six major projects in the UK and Norway under development.[10][4]
Offshore oil fields under development by BP include the Clair oilfield, west of the Shetland Isles, which has been appraised as the largest hydrocarbon resource in the UK.[8] In 2011, the UK government approved the development of an extension to the field, the Clair Ridge, for which BP will be the lead operator.[8] As of 2012, the company announced that it was focusing its investment in the UK North Sea into four development projects including the Clair Field, Devenick gas field, the Schiehallion and Loyal oilfields and the Kinnoull oilfield.[7][11]
In Saltend near Hull, BP operates a petrochemicals plant that produces acetic acid and acetic anhydride used in the production of pharmaceuticals, textiles and other chemical products.[12][9] At the same location, the company operates a biofuel technology demonstration plant in partnership with DuPont, which uses feedstocks such as wheat to produce biobutanol.[13] The company is also preparing to start production at a bioethanol plant in Hull, developed with Associated British Foods and DuPont.[14][15]
Retail sites operated by BP in the UK include over 1100 service stations.[16] Its flagship retail brand is BP Connect, a chain of service stations combined with a convenience store and a café called the "Wild Bean Cafe".[17][18] More than 120 BP Connect sites in the UK are run in partnership with Marks & Spencer and include an onsite M&S Simply Food shop.[19]
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- ^ "UK: Welcome". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ a b Ian Forsyth (28 July 2010). "BP will retain significant presence in North Sea, says operations chief". Aberdeen Press and Journal. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ Richard Wachman (13 October 2011). "BP to expand North Sea oil fields". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "On the up for BP's North Sea business". BP Magazine. BP. 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b "U.K. Nod for BP Clair Ridge". Zacks Investment Research. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Tom Bawden (14 October 2011). "BP to pump £4.5bn into North Sea projects". The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b "BP activities in the UK". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Brian Swint (13 October 2011). "BP, Shell, Conoco Get Approval For Clair Ridge In North Sea". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ Michael Kavanagh (27 March 2012). "BP to sell $400m N Sea assets to Perenco". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Florence Tan (30 September 2009). "EPCA '07: BP to debottleneck Hull acetic acid unit". ICIS.com. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Advanced biofuels". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Rudy Ruitenberg (10 April 2012). "Vivergo Ethanol Plant in U.K. Gets Wheat, Frontier Says". Businessweek. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Paul Spackman (15 June 2012). "Cereals 2012: Bioethanol plant on track for summer start". Farmers Weekly. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "BP Service Stations: About the BP network". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ "Store Level: BP Connect". Talking Retail. 24 February 2005. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Rod Addy (3 July 2004). "Connect stores outstrip BP forecasts". The Grocer. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "M&S Simply Food at BP Connect". bp.com. BP. Retrieved 10 July 2012.