BP is a Publicly Owned company headquartered in the UK. Known legally as BP p.l.c. and formerly The British Petroleum Company p.l.c. and BP Amoco p.l.c., it operates as a British multinational oil and gas company. Founded in 1909, the company has approximately 63,800 employees and reported $180.4M in revenue as of 2020. It specializes in oil and gas, and is considered one of the oil and gas "supermajors" and among the world's largest companies by revenues and profits.
On April 4, 2026, two drones attacked the BP-operated North Rumaila oilfield in southern Iraq, injuring three Iraqi workers, according to security and energy sources. This incident occurred shortly after another drone targeted storage facilities west of Basra, utilized by foreign oil companies. Earlier on April 4, influential proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended a vote against the BP board. ISS advised shareholders to reject the board's attempt to revoke some previous climate reporting resolutions and its proposal to allow online-only shareholder meetings.
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