BP was founded by William Knox D 'Arcy in 1909. Formerly known as British Petroleum Company, it was renamed as British (China) Iraq (Lang) Oil Company in 1935, and its current name was renamed in 1954. 1973, BP China was established. BP is one of the largest petroleum and petrochemical companies in the world, which is formed by the integration and reorganization of former BP, Amoco, Arco and Castrol.

BP's sun flower logo is named after the ancient Greek sun god. 20 16 On July 20th, Fortune released the latest list of the world's top 500 enterprises, and BP ranked 10.

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In March 2005, BP signed a joint venture contract with Sinopec/Yangzi Petrochemical, and the two parties will build an acetic acid joint venture with an annual output of 500,000 tons in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province.

BP cooperates with Guangzhou Development Industry Holding Group Co., Ltd. to jointly operate the Guangzhou Nansha world-class fuel oil and chemical products storage and transit project. This project was selected by Shanghai Futures Exchange as one of the designated delivery oil depots for fuel oil futures.

BP is cooperating with PetroChina and Sinopec, two major oil companies in China, to acquire, rebuild and operate 500 gas stations in Guangdong and 500 gas stations in Zhejiang respectively.

BP is a leading importer and operator of liquefied petroleum gas in China. BP China LPG Company operates nine joint ventures in South China and East China, with a total investment of more than 250 million US dollars.

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