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British geologists discovered a large amount of oil at Masjed Soleyman in May 1908. This discovery occurred within the Khuzestan Province in the southwest of Persia and changed the history of the entire region.
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked about 4.9 million barrels of oil into marine waters on the 20th of April 2010. The incident cost BP more than $65 billion including fines and penalties exceeding $18.7 billion under Clean Water Act.
Tony Hayward was replaced by Bob Dudley as CEO serving from October 2010 to February 2020. Bernard Looney succeeded Bob Dudley as chief executive on the 5th of February 2020.
BP announced acquiring Archaea Energy Inc renewable natural gas producer for $4.1 billion in October 2022. The company completed the acquisition of Archaea Energy Inc for $3.3 billion in December 2022.
The British government acquired a controlling interest of 50.0025% in the company in 1914. Winston Churchill urged this move while serving as First Lord of the Admiralty.