BP plc, also referred to by its former name,
British Petroleum, is one of the
world's seven "
supermajor"
oil and
gas companies. It is a
British multinational company, headquartered in
London,
England, whose performance in 2012 made it the world's sixth-largest oil and gas company, the sixth-largest energy company by
market capitalization and the
company with the world's fifth-largest revenue (turnover). It is a
vertically integrated company operating in all areas of the oil and gas industry, including
exploration and
production,
refining,
distribution and marketing,
petrochemicals,
power generation and
trading. It also has
renewable energy interests in
biofuels and
wind power.