But you may not know that it owns a series of companies and brand names that fall under its unique portfolio. This article outlines a brief history of the company itself and looks at its top five companies. BP's history dates back to the early s. The company, headquartered in London, was founded by William D'Arcy in , a year after oil was discovered in the Middle East.
The company is probably best known for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , which was caused by an explosion in the Gulf of Mexico in It was the largest oil spill in U. Many investors favor BP's stock because of the dividend it pays.
In the second quarter, BP paid 0. Now let's take a look at the biggest companies that fall under BP's umbrella. Castrol is a U. The company was founded by Charles Wakefield in London in It makes sense for BP to sell its own lubricants at its gas stations.
By selling its own lubricants at its gas stations, BP makes even more money from its customers. Many Aral stations also have a car wash and retail store.
The retail stores provide convenience items and food through Aral's food store, Petit Bistro. There are 1, Petit Bistros, which offer snacks, meals, and beverages, including fresh, sustainably harvested coffee. These bistros are so prevalent and popular that Aral is Germany's third-largest fast-food retailer after McDonald's and Burger King. BP also took ownership of the ampm convenience store chain—whose first location opened in —through this purchase.
These stores are now found associated with both ARCO- and BP-branded gas stations and offer grab-n-go sandwiches and snacks among other items. Select stores even sell beer where legally available. Circle K includes sites branded Topaz. Monthly fuel price of diesel in the United Kingdom UK Number of petrol stations in the United Kingdom UK Brand market share of motor fuel sold in the United Kingdom UK As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
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You only have access to basic statistics. This statistic is not included in your account. Skip to main content Try our corporate solution for free! Single Accounts Corporate Solutions Universities. Premium statistics. Read more. The only other brands across the nation with more than 1, sites were Esso and Shell. Although BP owned the largest number of sites, 8 were closed between and In , Esso owned a total of 1, petrol stations.
Majority of fuel sold at supermarkets Although large oil and gas companies owned more petrol stations than any other brands, it was supermarkets that sold the largest volumes of fuel.
And angry people have picketed at BP stations. After all, BP owns only a handful of the 11, stations that bear its brand and is trying to sell the few still on its books. So those who wish to inflict the maximum amount of pain on the company are instead putting much of the hurt on the family businesses that actually own the stations.
Just how little does BP gain from its gas stations, besides whatever ancillary marketing benefit it gains from the signs? The gas in its pumps may not be extracted, refined or stored by the company and may just get a spritz of BP additives right before it ends up at the service station. And the gas that people buy when they fill up elsewhere? Fuel from independent gas stations, grocery chains and big-box wholesale clubs sometimes comes directly from refineries or wholesalers that BP owns outright.
Greenpeace has chosen not to call for a boycott. Trademarked Gulf becomes the first oil company in history to trademark its racing colours. Gulf reaches peak production, processing 1. Venezuela Adventure Gulf establishes a presence in the oil fields of Venezuela.
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