...is now known as British Petroleum (BP) was founded in 1909 and is one of the world’s leading international gas and oil companies. The multinational British company’s headquarters is located in London, United Kingdom and is one of the five largest oil companies in the world. The pioneer of the Middle Eastern oil industry, BP discovered oil in Iran before World War I and eventually became involved in all aspects of the oil industry, from exploration to marketing. Offering an array of services that expand from providing fuel for transportation to providing energy for heat and light, BP has become one of the leaders in energy sourcing across the globe. (Company History Index, n.d.) BP is also known for petrochemical products for everyday items and retail services. BP is one of the leaders of the energy industry. The company has high standards and uses the most modern technology in order to deliver long-term value and to meet energy needs. As a global company all activities and interest are held or operated through subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures which are governed by the laws of many jurisdictions. Around the world there are 16,400 BP service stations. (Company History Index, n.d.) Specify the nature, structure and type of products or services of Apple, and Identify two (2) key factors in the organization’s external environment that can affect its success. Provide explanation to support the rationale. British Petroleum (BP) is one of the world’s leading international...
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...Image creation-BP is in the mature stage of its life cycle, has been involved in multiple mishaps over the years. They have lost focus of their duty to the environment, the public, and its shareholders. 1) SWOT analysis Strengths-they have alot of money that can be reinvested in enhancing/repairing their image and focusing on the environment, their connections (with the British government and Navy), alternative energy (wind, solar, biofuels), infrastructure, carbon footprint toolkit, they were the first energy company to acknowledge global warming/environmental awareness Weaknesses-image, oil spills, poor ethics (price gouging,wire/mail fraud, etc.) Opportunities-technological opportunities (alternative energies, improved drilling capabilities, jumping onto the environmentally sustainable movement-and is also a threat to their original business model) Threats-politics (policies/regulations), economics (supply and demand fluctuation, improved commodities markets), competition, natural disasters 2) Problem Analysis (this should be clear and to the point-a few sentences is all that is necessary): Their image is tarnished, so they are concentrating on rebuilding this. They started this process by changing their name from British Petroleum to simply BP (Beyond Petroleum-suggesting that they will focus their efforts on multiple energy sources). Why is their image tarnished? What led to this occurring? What measures have they taken to address this issue? 3)...
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...As we all know, the BP spill of 2010 was both catastrophic and costly. In April 2010, BP’s Transocean drilling rig Deep water Horizon sank in the Gulf of Mexico killing over 10 people and spewing more than 200 million gallons of oil into our ocean water. This historic and devastating spill is now labeled as worst in U.S. history due to its crippling economic factors throughout Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. It has taken us a year to restore our relationships and our strong presence in the energy sector so we must have a plan in place to get us back on track. In the presentation I will be discussing BP’s planning function of management as it relates to the organization’s goals and strategies. I will then discuss the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning at BP. Last, I will analyze the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning at BP. Global demand for energy is expected to increase by 50% between now and 2030. Eighty-five percent of the energy to meet this demand is expected to come from fossil fuels (BP.com, 2012). In order for BP to recover and tap into this 50% increase, we must first plan and analyze our current situation. In this unique industry, anticipating the future has become even more important than before. We must first create a plan that will not only guide the recovery process...
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...BP (British Petroleum) is 1 of the biggest energy companies in the world, there are almost 100000 employees in this company. BP offers to its consumers petrochemical products for daily use items, energy for light and heat, fuel for transports with retail services. From 1966 Lord Browne was the CEO of the company for many years. He focused on two areas : one is green energy and second is knowledge management. In my research I focused on BP when Lord Bowne was CEO. BP was first adopter of Knowledge Management, a scheme that collects all data gathered across an organization. Using this structure engineers and managers at every level have admission to, and may learn from, experiences of each other. Knowledge Management (KM) is the method in which a corporate like BP can take the knowledge of its experts and employees across the world and carry it all together to form a competitive advantage and best practice. BP began using of KM principles in the mid-1990s when Lord Browne was CEO (under his leadership) and has sustained until now with the implementation and development of KM Guidelines for Production and Exploration. "The simple minimum for Knowledge Management is to make KM strategy a actuality: to confirm that people are out there relating the best knowledge which BP has, in a constant manner all over the world," says Houston- BP consultant Wendy C Valot. "Knowledge Management holds all disciplines connected to E&P, from engineering to drilling to task management...
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...Assignment Page 1 Planning Paper As assuming the role as a executive for a major company such as BP you can often expect to prepare presentations and present them for the board of directors. When you are in the meetings it’s generally about updates and informing the board members of the organization’s direction and potential changes that may be implemented. The first thing that has to happen is that the two structures of differentiation and integration will have to come together in efforts to help with the planning phase of this project. The goals of BP Oil Company are to become the world’s number one supplier of oil and to be the wealthiest organization in the oil industry. However there are a few other competitors that the company has to stay in competition with, such as Amoco Oil Company, and Wa-Wa, Exxon Mobile Gas Company as well as Sunoco, Gulf Gas and a few other local gas stations. Each state in the Unites States happens to have their own local gas stations some are the small “mom and pop” type of business within a rural town or area. And in the urban and suburban localities there are a lot of franchises of BP oil called Valero and a different mixture of the other competitors as well. Alongside of those franchises BP is the companies name and the goal is to start a better form of marketing and maintaining the company’s image as well. Some of the franchise has seemed to have...
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...the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email ftsales.support@ft.com to buy additional rights. http://blogs.ft.com/energy-source/2010/03/02/bps-strategy-presentation-growth-cost-cuts-biofuels-ma-and-more/#ixzz3AHpONpiH Overall, the theme from Tony Hayward, the CEO, is that BP has great assets, in part thanks to the deals of the past decade, such as the takeovers of Amoco and Arco and the creation of TNK-BP, but is still not managing them as well as it could. Having lagged well behind the pack of oil majors when Hayward took over, as measured by return on capital, BP is now about average, but it would like to get closer to the leader, Exxon. That is the context for all the plans B The key points of that plan are: 1. $3bn to be saved through cost-cutting and efficiency improvements over the next 2-3 years. 2. Roughly $2bn from refining, putting the emphasis on efficient operations rather than just getting the refineries running, which has been the priority. A further $1bn from better project management, resulting from the creation of a new global development unit to manage big projects, which have a tradition of over-shooting their budgets at BP, as they do at many other companies. - As a small part of that, BP is pulling out of its marketing business in Namibia, Malawi and some other southern African countries. - Production growth expected to average 1-2 per cent per year during 2008-15, and hopefully for...
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...MODULE TITLE : Strategic Management CODE : BB309 PRE-REQUISITE : BB112 Fundamental of Management CREDIT HOURS : 3 LECTURER : Remie Johan (remie@ucsiuniversity.edu.my) ASSIGNMENT: CASE STUDY (30%) – British Petroleum Introduction: Students (based on groups) will be given a case prior to the allocated tutorials presentation session. Students are expected to answer all questions listed in the case. This assignment is aimed at providing students the necessary skills in understanding and applying the appropriate management concepts in solving real-life business scenarios. Instructions to students: 1. Work in groups of 5 people (max). Assignments that do not adhere to these group requirements will not be accepted. Students must submit their Group Name List / Assignment Cover Page (Appendix 1) latest by Week 3 (during tutorial). 2. Students must stick to the same tutorial class throughout the semester, as group/ individual activities will be conducted during each tutorial. Group marks will be given during tutorials. Written Report Format • Table of Content 1. Introduction 1. An introduction of the case and concept 2. Content 1. Answer to question # 1 2. Answer to question # 2 3. Answer to question # 3 (if any) 4. Answer to question # 4 (if any) 3. Summary / conclusion about the case | ...
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...BUSINESS RESEARCH PROJECT BRP BP Business Research Report Content I. Corporate Profile …………………………..…1 II. Management…………………………………..2 III. Financial Statement Analysis……….……3 IV. Marking Strategy ……………………………..8 V. Cross-cultural Issues………………………..10 VI. International Business……………………11 VII. Human Resources Issues………………..12 VIII. Gulf of Mexico Oil spill…………………..16 IX. Conclusion……………………………………..18 X. Appendix ..………………………………………..20 1 BP Business Research Report I. Corporate profile BP, a public limited company in the industry of oil, natural gas and alternative fuels, runs its business in the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. The products are mainly BP petroleum and derived products serving an area worldwide. BP was founded in 1909 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company and renamed as British Petroleum Company in 1954. A merger of British Petroleum and Amoco in 1998 modeled the greatest petroleum company all over the world---BP. Headquartered in London, UK, BP launched its new green, white and yellow logo in 2000 which is designed to show the company's commitment to the environment and solar power. Bob Dudley performs BP’s CEO since Oct. 2010 and Carl -Henric Svanberg is chairman of the group. BP’s vision “A force for good” underlines all its activities worldwide. All BP’s 79,700 employees live under its corporate culture Slogan—Different people, common goals. BP ranked 4th in Fortune Global 500 in...
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...British Petroleum (BP) is a worldwide oil as well as gas establishment whose roots can be traced in British. The company’s headquarters are based in London, United Kingdom. The company has been ranked as the third biggest energy establishment as well as fourth biggest establishment in the world measured by 2011 profits. The company functions in all sectors of the oil as well as gas business ranging from examination in addition to manufacture, purifying, supply in addition to advertising, petrochemicals, power generation as well as exchange. The corporation has as well diversified its core operations to integrate renewable energy actions that bio fuels in addition to wind power. Operating over 80 nation states it’s biggest union remains BP US in where it remains the 2nd biggest manufacturer oil as well as gas in the US. The company be situated both registered with London’s Stock Trade primarily with minor list with New York Stock Exchange. In British Petroleum planning is critical and it helps the company to forecast the future as well as chalk out actions to be taken. Planning can be viewed as a preparatory step that determines when, how as well as who is going to perform a specific job Internal and external factors in management of British Petroleum Company The British Company has several internal factors that can be corrected within these categories that can drive the company to its success; on the other hand they also come with external factors that are further than the company’s...
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...BP OIL SPILL Under the Deepwater Horizon, an offshore drilling ring of British Petroleum (BP) caused an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred on April 20th 2010, where equipment failed and caused the explosion sinking the ring, and causing the death of 11 workers and more than 17 workers injured. The British based energy company also faced other problems at the site of the oil spill. More than 40 million gallons (estimated data) of oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a very serious threat for the wildlife as it causes water pollution. The oil spill effected many coastal areas in the US, like the Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. The oil spill disaster strongly damaged wildlife cycle in the Gulf of Mexico, and many species were thrown into extinction. Similarly, thousands of businesses were thrown into extinction. Many people has questioned the ethical decisions and core value system that BP used to cut corners with the accident; namely, the race to maximize profits at all costs. We are all aware that one of the main causes that let to the disaster were the result of bad decisions, in which a less expensive option (whether to run a test or use a particular kind casing pipe, for example) would save lives. There has been “zero dollars spent on research concerning how to handle oil spills for off-shore drilling by BP despite the company's NET profits - above and beyond all salaries, bonuses, or overhead costs- of...
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...This paper describes the situation at the United States (US) based company, Global Communications (GC) in the telecommunication industry. Different challenges and opportunities at GC are discussed. The paper continues by discussing the different stakeholders' perspective/ethical dilemmas and continues by framing a problem statement for the Global Communications situation. An expected end state situation is then described for GC scenario. The paper continues by analyzing different alternative solutions to the Global Communications situation , the risk for each solution is described and an optimal solution from a numbers of alternative solutions is selected. An implementation plan for the selection solution for the Global Communications situation is described and a metrics to monitor the plan is presented. This paper concludes by reviewing the selected solution to the situation and discussing the expected result. Issue and Opportunity Identification As a result of competition from cable companies, the United States based company, Global Communication (GC) is losing market share and profitability in the telecommunications market. The traded stock value has dropped from $28 to $11 in a two year period and stockholders are receiving diminishing returns (University of Phoenix, 2006). The stockholders have lost confidence in the management. Management is under pressure to renew stockholders confidence by increasing returns on the stock and the traded stock value. Senior management...
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...BP From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This is the latest accepted revision, accepted on 2 October 2010.Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the energy corporation. For other uses, see BP (disambiguation). For information on the oil spill from the Deepwater Horizon rig, see Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP p.l.c. Type Public limited company (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP) Industry Oil and natural gas, alternative fuels Founded 1909 (as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company) 1954 (as the British Petroleum Company) 1998 (merger of British Petroleum and Amoco) Headquarters London, United Kingdom Area served Worldwide Key people Carl-Henric Svanberg (Chairman) Tony Hayward (CEO) Bob Dudley (Director, CEO (appointed)) Byron Grote (CFO)[1] Products BP petroleum and derived products BP service stations Air BP Aviation Fuels Castrol motor oil ARCO gas stations am/pm convenience stores Aral service stations solar panels Revenue US $246.1 billion (2009)[2] Operating income US $26.43 billion (2009)[2] Net income US $16.58 billion (2009)[2] Total assets US $236.0 billion (2009) Total equity US $101.6 billion (2009) Employees 80,300 (Dec 2009)[3] Website BP.com A 1922 BP advertisement.BP p.l.c.[4][5] (LSE: BP, NYSE: BP) is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third largest energy company and the fourth largest company in the world measured by revenues and is one of the six oil and gas "supermajors".[6][7] ...
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...William J. McLeod Dr. Etido Akpan BUS 508: Contemporary Business 10 February 2012 British Petroleum (BP) is one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies, providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. In its global business, the company has several family brands: BP, ARAL, ARCO, Castrol, am/pm and Wild Bean Café. BP's global business is divided into three distinctive organizations to deliver energy products (Upstream, Refinance and Marketing, and BP Alternative Energy). Global Business: Created in September 2010, Upstream consists of three distinct Divisions – Exploration, Developments and Production. Within the Developments Division there are two Technical Functions the Global Wells Organization and the Global Projects Organization. Within the Production Division there are also two Technical Functions Operations and Subsurface. A Strategy and Integration organization led by a fourth Executive Vice President, (including HR, Finance, IT and Technology) and ensures integration across the Divisions and Functions. The downstream business segment converts crude oil into useful products such as fuels, lubricants and petrochemicals. It also stores and distributes these products to where they are needed, and markets them to customers in more than 70 countries. BP’s Refining and Marketing operations are carried out...
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...Business Summary | | BP is also BO (Big Oil). It is the world's third-largest integrated oil concern, behind Exxon Mobil and Royal Dutch Shell. BP explores for oil and gas in 30 countries and has proved reserves of 18.3 billion barrels of oil equivalent. BP is the largest oil and gas producer in the US and a top refiner, with stakes in 16 refineries, processing 4 million barrels of crude oil per day. BP markets its products in more than 80 countries and operates 22,400 gas stations worldwide. The company's reputation took a major hit in 2010 when one of its deepwater rigs, working less than 50 miles south of Louisiana, exploded and killed 11 workers. Millions of gallons of crude gushed into the Gulf of Mexico for months. Following the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, BP stock lost more than half its value, until recovering a bit in July. The company's dividend has been suspended and the CEO replaced. The company is creating a $20 billion fund over the next three-and-a-half years to cover claims from the Deepwater Horizon catastrophe,and to pay for that and other costs, BP announced it would be selling $30 billion in assets over the next 18 months. The company also took a $32 billion pretax charge against second-quarter earnings to cover potential liabilities.BP p.l.c.was founded in 1889, has headquarters in London, the United Kingdom. The company provides fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail services, and petrochemicals products, operates through two...
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...and ecological impact * Fisheries * Tourism * Individual impacts on states * Louisiana * Florida * Alabama * Unaccounted Oil * Commercial Law Suits * Damages paid * Long term effects * Reference Company Background * Name – British Petroleum * Founded- 1909 as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company 1954 as the British Petroleum Company 1998 merger of British Petroleum and Amoco * Industry – Oil Natural Gas Alternative Fuels Low carbon Energy Alternative Energy * Headquarters – St. James’s , City of Westminster , London (U.K) * Core BP brands * British Petroleum * Castrol...
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