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Exhibit
1.1
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1Q24
Part 1 of 1 dated 07 May 2024
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Exhibit 1.1
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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London 7 May 2024
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BP p.l.c. Group results
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First quarter 2024
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Resilient performance, committed distributions
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Financial summary
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First
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Fourth
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First
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quarter
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quarter
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quarter
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$ million
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2024
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2023
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2023
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Profit for the period attributable to bp shareholders
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2,263
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371
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8,218
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Inventory holding (gains) losses*, net of tax
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(657)
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1,155
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452
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Replacement cost (RC) profit*
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1,606
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1,526
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8,670
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Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting items*, net of
tax
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1,117
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1,465
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(3,707)
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Underlying RC profit*
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2,723
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2,991
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4,963
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Operating cash flow*
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5,009
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9,377
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7,622
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Capital expenditure*
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(4,278)
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(4,711)
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(3,625)
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Divestment and other proceeds(a)
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413
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300
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800
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Net issue (repurchase) of shares
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(1,750)
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(1,350)
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(2,448)
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Net debt*(b)
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24,015
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20,912
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21,232
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Adjusted
EBITDA*
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10,306
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10,568
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13,066
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Announced dividend per ordinary share (cents per
share)
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7.270
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7.270
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6.610
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Underlying RC profit per ordinary share* (cents)
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16.24
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17.77
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27.74
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Underlying RC profit per ADS* (dollars)
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0.97
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1.07
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1.66
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Highlights
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Resilient financial and operational performance: Adjusted EBITDA $10.3 billion; underlying
RC profit $2.7 billion; upstream* production
grew +2.1% vs 1Q23; start up of new Azeri Central East
(ACE) platform in Caspian Sea
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Growing shareholder distributions: 1Q24 $1.75 billion share buyback announced as
part of our $3.5 billion commitment for the first half of 2024;
Dividend per ordinary share of 7.270 cents
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Focus on delivering our six priorities: announcement to simplify organizational
structure; target to deliver at least $2 billion of cash cost*
savings by the end of 2026
We've delivered another resilient quarter financially and continued
to make progress on our strategy. Oil production was up and our ACE
platform in the Caspian is now producing. We are simplifying and
reducing complexity across bp and plan to deliver at least $2
billion of cash cost savings by the end of 2026 through high
grading our portfolio, digital transformation, supply chain
efficiencies and global capability hubs.
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Murray Auchincloss
Chief executive officer
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(a)
Divestment proceeds are disposal proceeds as per the condensed
group cash flow statement. There were no other proceeds for all
periods stated.
(b)
See Note 9 for more information.
RC profit, underlying RC profit, net debt, adjusted EBITDA,
underlying RC profit per ordinary share and underlying RC profit
per ADS are non-IFRS measures. Inventory holding (gains) losses and
adjusting items are non-IFRS adjustments.
* For items marked with an asterisk throughout this document,
definitions are provided in the Glossary on page 30.
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bp reported solid financial performance in the first quarter with
adjusted EBITDA* of $10.3 billion and underlying replacement cost
profit of $2.7 billion. Our financial frame is unchanged, and we
are delivering competitive shareholder distributions, announcing a
$1.75 billion share buyback for the first quarter as part of our
commitment of $3.5 billion for the first half of
2024.
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Kate Thomson Chief
financial officer
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Highlights
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1Q24 underlying replacement cost (RC) profit* $2.7
billion
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Underlying RC profit for the quarter was $2.7 billion,
compared with $3.0 billion for the previous quarter.
Compared with the fourth quarter 2023, the result reflects lower
oil and gas realizations, the impacts of the Whiting refinery
outage and significantly weaker fuels margin, partially offset by
significantly lower level of turnaround activity, a strong oil
trading result and higher realized refining margins. The underlying
effective tax rate (ETR)* in the quarter was 43%.
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Reported profit for the quarter was $2.3 billion, compared
with $0.4 billion for the fourth quarter 2023. The
reported result for the first quarter is adjusted for inventory
holding gains* of $0.7 billion (net of tax) and a
net adverse impact of adjusting items* of $1.1
billion (net of tax) to derive the underlying RC profit.
Adjusting items pre-tax include net impairment charges of $0.6
billion, largely as a result of regulatory and portfolio changes,
and adverse fair value accounting effects* of $0.2
billion.
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Segment results
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Gas & low carbon energy: The RC profit before interest and tax
for the first quarter 2024 was $1.0 billion, compared with
$2.2 billion for the previous quarter. After adjusting RC
profit before interest and tax for a net adverse impact of
adjusting items of $0.6 billion, the underlying RC profit
before interest and tax* for the first quarter was
$1.7 billion, compared with $1.8 billion in the fourth
quarter 2023. The first quarter underlying result reflects lower
realizations and foreign exchange losses on Egyptian pound
balances, partially offset by lower exploration write-offs. Gas
marketing and trading was strong following a strong result in the
fourth quarter.
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Oil production & operations: The RC profit before interest and
tax for the first quarter 2024 was $3.1 billion, compared with
$1.9 billion for the previous quarter. After adjusting RC
profit before interest and tax for a net adverse impact of
adjusting items of $0.1 billion, the underlying RC profit
before interest and tax for the first quarter was
$3.1 billion, compared with $3.5 billion in the fourth
quarter 2023. The first quarter underlying result reflects lower
realizations, partially offset by higher
production.
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Customers & products: The RC profit before interest and tax for
the first quarter 2024 was $1.0 billion, compared with a loss
of $0.6 billion for the previous quarter. After adjusting RC
profit before interest and tax for a net adverse impact of
adjusting items of $0.3 billion, the underlying RC profit
before interest and tax for the first quarter was
$1.3 billion, compared with $0.8 billion in the fourth
quarter 2023. The customers first quarter underlying result was
lower by $0.5 billion, reflecting significantly weaker fuels
margin, seasonally lower volumes, and the absence of one-off
positive effects that benefited the prior quarter, partly offset by
lower costs. The products first quarter underlying result was
higher by $1.0 billion, reflecting higher realized refining
margins, a significantly lower level of turnaround activity and
higher commercial optimization, partially offset by the impacts of
the Whiting refinery outage. The oil trading contribution was
strong following a weak result in the fourth quarter.
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Operating cash flow* $5.0 billion
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Operating cash flow in the quarter of $5.0
billion includes a working capital* build (after adjusting for
inventory holding gains, fair value accounting effects and other
adjusting items) of $2.4 billion, reflecting seasonal
inventory effects, timing of various payments and the price
environment. (see page 27).
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Delivering the next wave of efficiencies - at least $2 billion cash
cost* savings
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bp has a target to deliver at least $2 billion of cash cost savings
by the end of 2026 relative to 2023. The reduction is expected to
result from cost-saving measures across bp's business underpinned
by high-grading the portfolio, digital transformation, supply chain
efficiencies and global capability hubs. Some of these cost savings
may have associated restructuring charges.
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Further $1.75 billion share buyback announced for 1Q24; $3.5
billion for first half 2024 unchanged
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The $1.75 billion share buyback programme announced with
the fourth quarter results was completed on 3 May
2024.
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A resilient dividend is bp's first priority within its disciplined
financial frame, underpinned by a cash balance point* of around $40
per barrel Brent, $11 per barrel RMM and $3 per mmBtu Henry Hub
(all 2021 real). For the first quarter, bp has announced
a dividend per ordinary share of 7.270 cents.
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bp is committed to maintaining a strong investment grade credit
rating. Through the cycle, we are targeting to further improve our
credit metrics within an 'A' grade credit range.
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bp continues to invest with discipline and a returns focused
approach in our transition growth* engines and in our oil, gas and
refining businesses. For 2024 and 2025 we expect capital
expenditure of around $16 billion per annum.
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In setting the dividend per ordinary share and buyback each
quarter, the board will continue to take into account factors
including the cumulative level of and outlook for surplus cash
flow*, the cash balance point and maintaining a strong investment
grade credit rating.
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The commentary above contains forward-looking statements and should
be read in conjunction with the cautionary statement on page
36.
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Financial results
In addition to the highlights on page 2:
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Profit attributable to bp shareholders in the first
quarter was $2.3 billion, compared with a profit
of $8.2 billion in the same period
of 2023.
- After
adjusting profit attributable to bp shareholders for inventory
holding gains* and net impact of adjusting items*, underlying
replacement cost (RC) profit* for the first
quarter was $2.7 billion, compared
with $5.0 billion for the same period of 2023.
This reduction in underlying RC profit for the first
quarter mainly reflects lower realizations, lower industry
refining margins, a strong gas marketing and trading result
compared with an exceptional result in the first quarter in 2023
and the impacts of the Whiting refinery outage.
-
Adjusting items in the first quarter had a net adverse
pre-tax impact of $1.2 billion, compared with a net
favourable pre-tax impact of $3.9 billion in the
same period of 2023.
-
Adjusting items for the first
quarter of 2024 include an adverse impact of pre-tax
fair value accounting effects*, relative to management's internal
measure of performance, of $0.2 billion, compared with a
favourable pre-tax impact of $4.3 billion in the
same period of 2023. This difference is primarily due to
a small decline in the forward price of LNG over the quarter
compared to a large decline in this price during the first quarter
of 2023.
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The effective tax rate (ETR) on RC profit or loss* for
the first quarter was 54%, compared with 29%
for the same period in 2023. Excluding adjusting items, the
underlying ETR* for the first quarter was 43%,
compared with 39% for the same period a year ago. The higher
underlying ETR for the first quarter reflects foreign
exchange impacts which are not tax deductible. ETR on RC profit or
loss and underlying ETR are non-IFRS measures.
●
Operating cash flow* for the first
quarter was $5.0 billion, compared
with $7.6 billion for the same period in 2023,
reflecting the difference in the underlying RC profit for the
respective periods.
●
Capital expenditure* in the first
quarter was $4.3 billion, compared
with $3.6 billion in the same period
of 2023.
●
Total divestment and other proceeds for the first
quarter were $0.4 billion, compared
with $0.8 billion for the same period
in 2023. There were no other proceeds for both
periods.
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At the end of the first quarter, net debt* was $24.0
billion, compared with $20.9 billion at the end of
the fourth quarter 2023 and $21.2 billion at
the end of the first quarter 2023. The increase
in the net debt is mainly attributable to a working capital*
build.
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Analysis of RC profit (loss) before interest and tax and
reconciliation to profit (loss) for the period
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First
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Fourth
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First
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quarter
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quarter
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quarter
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$ million
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2024
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2023
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2023
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RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
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gas
& low carbon energy
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1,036
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2,169
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7,347
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oil
production & operations
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3,060
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1,879
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3,317
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customers
& products
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988
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(554)
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2,680
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other
businesses & corporate
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(300)
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(16)
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(90)
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Consolidation
adjustment - UPII*
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32
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95
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(22)
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RC profit before interest and tax
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4,816
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3,573
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13,232
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Finance
costs and net finance expense relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits
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(1,034)
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(977)
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(785)
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Taxation on a RC basis
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(2,030)
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(1,005)
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(3,573)
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Non-controlling interests
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(146)
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(65)
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(204)
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RC profit attributable to bp shareholders*
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1,606
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1,526
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8,670
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Inventory holding gains (losses)*
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851
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(1,497)
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(600)
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Taxation (charge) credit on inventory holding gains and
losses
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(194)
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342
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148
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Profit for the period attributable to bp shareholders
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2,263
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371
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8,218
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Analysis of underlying RC profit (loss) before interest and
tax
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First
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Fourth
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First
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quarter
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quarter
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quarter
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$ million
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2024
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2023
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2023
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Underlying RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
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gas
& low carbon energy
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1,658
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1,777
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3,456
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oil
production & operations
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3,125
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3,549
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3,319
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customers
& products
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1,289
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803
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2,759
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other
businesses & corporate
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(154)
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(97)
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(296)
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Consolidation
adjustment - UPII
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32
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95
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(22)
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Underlying RC profit before interest and tax
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5,950
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6,127
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9,216
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Finance
costs and net finance expense relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits
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(942)
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(891)
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(681)
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Taxation on an underlying RC basis
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(2,139)
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(2,180)
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(3,368)
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Non-controlling interests
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(146)
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(65)
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(204)
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Underlying RC profit attributable to bp shareholders*
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2,723
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2,991
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4,963
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Reconciliations of underlying RC profit attributable to bp
shareholders to the nearest equivalent IFRS measure are provided
on page 1 for the group and on pages 6-14 for
the segments.
Operating Metrics
Operating metrics
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First quarter 2024
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vs First quarter 2023
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Tier 1 and tier 2 process safety events*
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14
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+5
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Reported recordable injury frequency*
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0.218
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+8.9%
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upstream*
production(a) (mboe/d)
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2,378
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+2.1%
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upstream unit production
costs*(b) ($/boe)
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6.00
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+4.7%
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bp-operated upstream plant reliability*
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94.9%
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-0.6
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bp-operated refining
availability*(a)
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90.4%
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-5.7
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(a)
See Operational updates on pages 6, 9 and 11.
Because of rounding, upstream production may not agree exactly with
the sum of gas & low carbon energy and oil production &
operations.
(b)
Mainly reflecting portfolio mix.
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Outlook & Guidance
2Q 2024 guidance
● Looking
ahead, bp expects second quarter 2024 reported upstream* production
to be slightly lower compared with first-quarter 2024.
● In
its customers business, bp expects seasonally higher volumes and
fuels margin to remain sensitive to movements in the cost of
supply.
● In
products, bp expects realized margins to be impacted by narrower
North American heavy crude oil differentials, and to remain
sensitive to relative movements in product cracks. In addition, bp
expects the absence of the first quarter plant-wide power outage at
the Whiting refinery to be partly offset by a higher level of
turnaround activity.
2024 guidance
In
addition to the guidance on page 2:
● bp
continues to expect both reported and underlying upstream
production* to be slightly higher compared with 2023. Within this,
bp continues to expect underlying production from oil production
& operations to be higher and production from gas & low
carbon energy to be lower.
● In
its customers business, bp continues to expect growth from
convenience, including a full year contribution from TravelCenters
of America; a stronger contribution from Castrol underpinned by
volume growth in focus markets; and continued margin growth from bp
pulse driven by higher energy sold. In addition, bp continues to
expect fuels margin to remain sensitive to the cost of
supply.
● In
products, bp continues to expect a lower level of industry refining
margins, with realized margins impacted by narrower North American
heavy crude oil differentials. bp continues to expect refinery
turnaround activity to have a similar impact on both throughput and
financial performance compared to 2023, with phasing of activity in
2024 heavily weighted towards the second half.
● bp
continues to expect the other businesses & corporate underlying
annual charge to be around $1.0 billion for 2024. The charge may
vary from quarter to quarter.
●
bp continues to expect the depreciation, depletion and amortization
to be slightly higher than 2023.
●
bp continues to expect the underlying ETR* for 2024 to be around
40% but it is sensitive to the impact that volatility in the
current price environment may have on the geographical mix of the
group's profits and losses.
●
bp continues to expect capital expenditure* for 2024 to be around
$16 billion, but now expects the phasing to be split broadly evenly
between the first half and the second half.
●
bp continues to expect divestment and other proceeds of $2-3
billion in 2024, weighted towards the second half. Having realized
$18.2 billion of divestment and other proceeds since the second
quarter of 2020, bp continues to expect to reach $25 billion of
divestment and other proceeds between the second half of 2020 and
2025.
● bp
continues to expect Gulf of Mexico oil spill payments for the year
to be around $1.2 billion pre-tax including $1.1 billion pre-tax
paid during the second quarter.
The commentary above contains forward-looking statements and should
be read in conjunction with the cautionary statement on page
36.
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gas & low carbon energy*
Financial results
● The
replacement cost (RC) profit before interest and tax for
the first quarter was $1,036 million, compared
with $7,347 million for the same period in 2023.
The first quarter is adjusted by an adverse impact of net
adjusting items* of $622 million, compared with a favourable
impact of net adjusting items of $3,891 million for the
same period in 2023. Adjusting items include impacts of fair
value accounting effects*, relative to management's internal
measure of performance, which are a favourable impact of $113
million for the first quarter in 2024 and
a favourable impact of $3,934 million for the same period
in 2023. Under IFRS, reported earnings include the
mark-to-market value of the hedges used to risk-manage LNG
contracts, but not of the LNG contracts themselves. The underlying
result includes the mark-to-market value of the hedges but also
recognizes changes in value of the LNG contracts being risk
managed.
●
After adjusting RC profit before interest and tax for
adjusting items, the underlying RC profit before interest
and tax* for the first quarter was $1,658 million,
compared with $3,456 million for the same period
in 2023.
●
The underlying RC profit for the first quarter, compared with
the same period in 2023, reflects lower realizations, foreign
exchange losses on Egyptian pound balances, higher exploration
write-offs, and a strong gas marketing and trading result compared
with an exceptional result in the first quarter in
2023.
Operational update
●
Reported production for the quarter was 914mboe/d, 5.7% lower than
the same period in 2023. Underlying production* was 3.5%
lower, mainly due to base decline partially offset by major
projects* which started up in 2023. Reported production includes
the effect of the disposal of the Algeria business in
2023.
●
Renewables pipeline* at the end of the quarter was 58.5GW (bp
net), including 20.4GW bp net share of Lightsource bp's (LSbp's)
pipeline. The renewables pipeline increased by 0.2GW net during the
quarter. In addition, there is over 9.5GW (bp net) of early
stage opportunities in LSbp's hopper.
Strategic progress
gas
●
On 14 February, ADNOC and bp announced that they have agreed to
form a new joint venture (JV) in Egypt. The JV (51% bp and 49%
ADNOC) will combine the pair's deep technical capabilities and
proven track records as it aims to grow a highly competitive gas
portfolio. As part of the agreement, bp will contribute its
interests in three development concessions, as well as exploration
agreements, in Egypt to the new JV. ADNOC will make a
proportionate cash contribution which can be used for future growth
opportunities. Subject to regulatory approvals and clearances, the
formation of the JV is expected to complete during the second half
of 2024.
●
On 15 February, the floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) vessel
that is a core component of the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG
project arrived at its destination on the Mauritania and Senegal
maritime border. GTA Phase 1 is operated by bp (56%) with
partners Kosmos Energy,
Société Mauritanienne des Hydrocarbures
and Société des Pétroles du
Sénégal.
● In
April bp and the Korea Gas Corporation signed an agreement for bp
to supply up to 9.8 million tonnes of LNG over an 11 year period
starting in 2026 from bp's global LNG portfolio.
low carbon energy
● Following
the announcement in January that bp and Equinor had signed an
agreement under which they would restructure their investments in
their US offshore wind projects, on 4 April, bp announced it has
received all the necessary regulatory approvals and it is now
100% owner of the Beacon US offshore wind projects and Equinor the
Empire projects.
●
On March 15, our UK joint ventures Net Zero Teesside Power (bp 75%,
Equinor 25%) and the Northern Endurance Partnership (bp 45%,
Equinor 45%, Total Energies 10%) announced the selection of
contractors for engineering, procurement, and construction
contracts with a combined value of around $5 billion. The final
award of contracts is subject to the receipt of relevant regulatory
clearances and positive Final Investment Decisions (FID) by
the projects and the UK government.
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gas & low carbon energy (continued)
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First
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Fourth
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First
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quarter
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quarter
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quarter
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$ million
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2024
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2023
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2023
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Profit before interest and tax
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1,036
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2,169
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7,348
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Inventory holding (gains) losses*
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-
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-
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(1)
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RC profit before interest and tax
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1,036
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2,169
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7,347
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Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting items
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622
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(392)
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(3,891)
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Underlying RC profit before interest and tax
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1,658
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1,777
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3,456
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Taxation on an underlying RC basis
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(518)
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(746)
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(961)
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Underlying RC profit before interest
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1,140
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1,031
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2,495
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|
|
First
|
Fourth
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First
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quarter
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quarter
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quarter
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$ million
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2024
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2023
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2023
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
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1,293
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1,290
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1,440
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Exploration write-offs
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Exploration write-offs
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203
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349
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(1)
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Adjusted EBITDA*
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Total adjusted EBITDA
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3,154
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3,416
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4,895
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Capital expenditure*
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|
|
gas
|
|
639
|
848
|
647
|
low carbon energy
|
|
659
|
478
|
366
|
Total capital expenditure
|
|
1,298
|
1,326
|
1,013
|
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Production (net
of royalties)(a)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids* (mb/d)
|
|
102
|
99
|
114
|
Natural gas (mmcf/d)
|
|
4,708
|
4,637
|
4,962
|
Total hydrocarbons* (mboe/d)
|
|
914
|
899
|
969
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average realizations*(b)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids ($/bbl)
|
|
76.92
|
78.87
|
79.44
|
Natural gas ($/mcf)
|
|
5.45
|
6.18
|
7.41
|
Total hydrocarbons* ($/boe)
|
|
36.64
|
40.17
|
46.95
|
(a)
Includes bp's share of production of equity-accounted entities in
the gas & low carbon energy segment.
(b)
Realizations are based on sales by consolidated subsidiaries only -
this excludes equity-accounted entities.
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gas & low carbon energy (continued)
|
|
31 March
|
31 December
|
31 March
|
low carbon energy(c)
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
Renewables (bp net, GW)
|
|
|
|
|
Installed renewables capacity*
|
|
2.7
|
2.7
|
2.2
|
|
|
|
|
|
Developed renewables to FID*
|
|
6.2
|
6.2
|
5.9
|
Renewables pipeline
|
|
58.5
|
58.3
|
38.8
|
of which by geographical area:
|
|
|
|
|
Renewables
pipeline - Americas
|
|
18.1
|
18.8
|
17.5
|
Renewables
pipeline - Asia Pacific
|
|
21.3
|
21.3
|
12.2
|
Renewables
pipeline - Europe
|
|
15.7
|
14.6
|
8.9
|
Renewables
pipeline - Other
|
|
3.5
|
3.5
|
0.1
|
of which by technology:
|
|
|
|
|
Renewables
pipeline - offshore wind
|
|
9.6
|
9.3
|
5.3
|
Renewables
pipeline - onshore wind
|
|
12.7
|
12.7
|
6.3
|
Renewables
pipeline - solar
|
|
36.2
|
36.3
|
27.2
|
Total Developed renewables to FID and Renewables
pipeline
|
|
64.7
|
64.5
|
44.7
|
(c)
Because of rounding, some totals may not agree exactly with the sum
of their component parts.
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oil production & operations
Financial results
●
The replacement cost (RC) profit before interest and tax
for the first quarter was $3,060 million, compared
with $3,317 million for the same period in 2023.
The first quarter is adjusted by an adverse impact of net
adjusting items* of $65 million, compared with an adverse
impact of net adjusting items of $2 million for the same
period in 2023.
●
After adjusting RC profit before interest and tax for
adjusting items, the underlying RC profit before interest
and tax* for the first quarter was $3,125 million,
compared with $3,319 million for the same period
in 2023.
●
The underlying RC profit for the first quarter, compared with
the same period in 2023, primarily reflects lower realizations
and increased depreciation charges partly offset by increased
volume.
Operational update
●
Reported production for the quarter was 1,463mboe/d, 7.6% higher
than the first quarter of 2023. Underlying
production* for the quarter was 7.4% higher compared with
the first quarter of 2023 reflecting bpx energy
performance and major projects* partly offset by base
performance.
Strategic Progress
●
On 16 April, bp, as operator of the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG)
project, announced the start-up of oil production from the new
Azeri Central East (ACE) platform as part of the ACG field
development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea, which is
the first remotely operated offshore platform in the Caspian (bp
share 30.37%).
●
In April bpx energy successfully brought online 'Checkmate', its
third central processing facility in the Permian Basin. It is a
low-emission, electrified facility that will enable further
production growth for bpx energy in the basin (bp 100%
operator).
● Final
investment decision taken on the Atlantis Drill Center Expansion
which will be a two well tie back to the Atlantis facility in the
Gulf of Mexico (bp share 56%).
●
bp has been awarded a licence for two blocks in the central North
Sea, consolidating our position around our Eastern Trough Area
Project (ETAP) central processing facility. The award aligns with
our strategic focus on oil and gas opportunities that can be
developed through established production facilities.
● Aker
BP was awarded interest in 27 licences (of which it will
operate 17) in the North Sea and Norwegian Sea (bp interest in Aker
BP 15.9%).
●
In May Azule Energy announced it had agreed to acquire a 42.5%
interest in exploration block 2914A (PEL85), Orange Basin, offshore
Namibia. Completion of the deal is subject to customary third-party
approvals from the Namibian authorities and JV parties. Azule
Energy is a 50:50 joint venture between bp and Eni, based in
Angola.
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Profit before interest and tax
|
|
3,059
|
1,879
|
3,318
|
Inventory holding (gains) losses*
|
|
1
|
-
|
(1)
|
RC profit before interest and tax
|
|
3,060
|
1,879
|
3,317
|
Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting items
|
|
65
|
1,670
|
2
|
Underlying RC profit before interest and tax
|
|
3,125
|
3,549
|
3,319
|
Taxation on an underlying RC basis
|
|
(1,509)
|
(1,433)
|
(1,766)
|
Underlying RC profit before interest
|
|
1,616
|
2,116
|
1,553
|
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oil production & operations (continued)
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
1,657
|
1,563
|
1,327
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration write-offs
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration write-offs
|
|
3
|
32
|
51
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA*
|
|
|
|
|
Total adjusted EBITDA
|
|
4,785
|
5,144
|
4,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure*
|
|
|
|
|
Total capital expenditure
|
|
1,776
|
1,636
|
1,520
|
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Production (net
of royalties)(a)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids* (mb/d)
|
|
1,056
|
1,024
|
1,005
|
Natural gas (mmcf/d)
|
|
2,364
|
2,305
|
2,060
|
Total hydrocarbons* (mboe/d)
|
|
1,463
|
1,421
|
1,360
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average realizations*(b)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids ($/bbl)
|
|
70.53
|
76.22
|
71.63
|
Natural gas ($/mcf)
|
|
2.66
|
3.65
|
6.57
|
Total hydrocarbons* ($/boe)
|
|
54.11
|
59.69
|
62.36
|
(a)
Includes bp's share of production of equity-accounted entities in
the oil production & operations segment.
(b)
Realizations are based on sales by consolidated subsidiaries only -
this excludes equity-accounted entities.
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customers & products
Financial results
●
The replacement cost (RC) profit before interest and tax for the
first quarter was
$988 million, compared with a profit of $2,680 million for the same
period in 2023. The first quarter is adjusted by an adverse impact
of net adjusting items* of $301 million, compared with an adverse
impact of net adjusting items of $79 million for the same period in
2023. Adjusting items include impacts of fair value accounting
effects*, relative to management's internal measure of performance,
which are an adverse impact of $144 million for the quarter in
2024, compared with a favourable impact of $77 million for the same
period in 2023.
●
After adjusting RC profit before interest and tax for adjusting
items, the underlying RC profit before interest and tax* for the
first quarter was $1,289 million, compared with $2,759 million for
the same period in 2023.
●
The customers & products result for the first quarter was
significantly lower than the same period in 2023, primarily
reflecting a lower refining result.
● customers -
the convenience and mobility result, excluding Castrol, for the
first quarter was lower than the same period in 2023. The first
quarter result benefited from higher retail fuels margin and
continued strong growth in convenience, more than offset by a
weaker performance in midstream and biofuels. The contribution of
TravelCenters of America was impacted by the ongoing US freight
recession.
Castrol
result for the first quarter was higher compared with the same
period in 2023, primarily due to higher margins partly offset by
adverse foreign exchange impacts.
● products -
the products result for the first quarter was significantly lower
compared with the same period in 2023. In refining, the result for
the first quarter reflected lower industry refining margins, with
realized margins impacted by narrower North American heavy crude
oil differentials. In addition, the first quarter was significantly
impacted by the plant-wide power outage at the Whiting refinery.
The oil trading contribution for the first quarter was strong,
consistent with the result in the same period last
year.
Operational update
● bp-operated
refining availability* for the first quarter was 90.4%, lower
compared with 96.1% for the same period in 2023, mainly due to the
plant-wide power outage at the Whiting
refinery.
Strategic progress
●
In March, bp announced plans to transform the Gelsenkirchen
refinery site by the end of the decade. The plans include
simplification of the site to improve competitiveness, including a
controlled reduction in total production capacity from 2025 and
increased production of lower-emission fuels using
co-processing.
●
In April, bp's Archaea Energy announced it had brought online in
March its largest Archaea Modular Design (AMD) renewable natural
gas (RNG) plant in Kansas City, Missouri. The plant can convert
9,600 standard cubic feet of landfill gas per minute into
lower-carbon RNG. In addition, on 4 April, Archaea Energy completed
the purchase of Sunshine Gas Producers and now fully owns and
operates the current landfill-gas-to-electric facility in
California, with plans to develop an RNG plant.
●
In April, bp launched its new hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO)
bioenergy brand, commencing with roll out at sites across the UK
and the Netherlands. Marketed as "bp bioenergy HVO", it joins bp
pulse as customers & products' second transition growth engine
brand.
●
In March, bp acquired the freehold of one of the largest truck
stops in Europe, Ashford International Truckstop in Kent. The
acquisition presents bp with the opportunity to help meet the
comprehensive needs of UK and European HGV operators transitioning
to EVs. In addition, in April, bp opened its first bp pulse branded
Gigahub in Houston, Texas, with 24 ultra-fast charge points,
building momentum in our US charging business
offering.
●
In February, bp New Zealand was announced as a foundation partner
for Woolworths' loyalty programme, "Everyday Rewards". The loyalty
scheme enables current customers and over one million new customers
to collect points and obtain instant rewards at bp retail
sites.
Top of page 12
customers & products (continued)
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
1,840
|
(2,051)
|
2,078
|
Inventory holding (gains) losses*
|
|
(852)
|
1,497
|
602
|
RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
988
|
(554)
|
2,680
|
Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting items
|
|
301
|
1,357
|
79
|
Underlying RC profit before interest and tax
|
|
1,289
|
803
|
2,759
|
Of which:(a)
|
|
|
|
|
customers
- convenience & mobility
|
|
370
|
882
|
391
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
184
|
213
|
161
|
products
- refining & trading
|
|
919
|
(79)
|
2,368
|
Taxation on an underlying RC basis
|
|
(333)
|
(239)
|
(777)
|
Underlying RC profit before interest
|
|
956
|
564
|
1,982
|
(a)
A reconciliation to RC profit before interest and tax by business
is provided on page 28.
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Adjusted EBITDA*(b)
|
|
|
|
|
customers - convenience & mobility
|
|
854
|
1,348
|
732
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
226
|
256
|
200
|
products - refining & trading
|
|
1,379
|
397
|
2,824
|
|
|
2,233
|
1,745
|
3,556
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
|
|
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
944
|
942
|
797
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditure*
|
|
|
|
|
customers - convenience & mobility
|
|
566
|
790
|
458
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
43
|
90
|
68
|
products - refining & trading
|
|
554
|
813
|
532
|
Total capital expenditure
|
|
1,120
|
1,603
|
990
|
(b)
A reconciliation to RC profit before interest and tax by business
is provided on page 28.
Retail(c)
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
bp retail sites* - total (#)
|
|
21,150
|
21,100
|
20,700
|
Strategic
convenience sites*
|
|
2,900
|
2,850
|
2,450
|
(c)
Reported to the nearest 50.
Marketing sales of refined products (mb/d)
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
US
|
|
1,080
|
1,205
|
1,078
|
Europe
|
|
940
|
1,037
|
973
|
Rest of World
|
|
469
|
465
|
462
|
|
|
2,489
|
2,707
|
2,513
|
Trading/supply sales of refined products
|
|
352
|
355
|
333
|
Total sales volume of refined products
|
|
2,841
|
3,062
|
2,846
|
Top of page 13
customers & products (continued)
Refining marker margin*
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
bp average refining marker margin (RMM) ($/bbl)
|
|
20.6
|
18.5
|
28.1
|
Refinery throughputs (mb/d)
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
US
|
|
525
|
634
|
686
|
Europe
|
|
830
|
678
|
832
|
Total refinery throughputs
|
|
1,355
|
1,312
|
1,518
|
bp-operated refining availability* (%)
|
|
90.4
|
96.1
|
96.1
|
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other businesses & corporate
Other businesses & corporate comprises innovation &
engineering, bp ventures, launchpad, regions, corporates &
solutions, our corporate activities & functions and any
residual costs of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
Financial results
● The
replacement cost (RC) loss before interest and tax for the first
quarter was $300 million, compared with a loss of $90 million for
the same period in 2023. The first quarter is adjusted by an
adverse impact of net adjusting items* of $146 million, compared
with a favourable impact of net adjusting items of $206 million for
the same period in 2023. Adjusting items include impacts of fair
value accounting effects* which are an adverse impact of $193
million for the quarter in 2024, and a favourable impact of $245
million for the same period in 2023.
●
After adjusting RC loss before interest and tax for adjusting
items, the underlying RC loss before interest and tax* for the
first quarter was $154 million, compared with a loss of $296
million for the same period in 2023.
Strategic progress
● In
March, bp launchpad divested all of its 100% shareholding in
Insight Analytics Solutions Holdings Limited ("Onyx") to Macquarie
Capital.
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
(300)
|
(16)
|
(90)
|
Inventory holding (gains) losses*
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
(300)
|
(16)
|
(90)
|
Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting
items(a)
|
|
146
|
(81)
|
(206)
|
Underlying RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
(154)
|
(97)
|
(296)
|
Taxation on an underlying RC basis
|
|
99
|
121
|
29
|
Underlying RC profit (loss) before interest
|
|
(55)
|
24
|
(267)
|
(a) Includes
fair value accounting effects relating to hybrid bonds. See page 31
for more information.
Top of page 15
Financial statements
Group income statement
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and other operating revenues (Note 5)
|
|
48,880
|
52,141
|
56,182
|
Earnings from joint ventures - after interest and
tax
|
|
178
|
(290)
|
195
|
Earnings from associates - after interest and
tax
|
|
298
|
156
|
173
|
Interest and other income
|
|
381
|
599
|
248
|
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets
|
|
224
|
(20)
|
153
|
Total revenues and other income
|
|
49,961
|
52,586
|
56,951
|
Purchases
|
|
27,647
|
31,062
|
29,122
|
Production and manufacturing expenses
|
|
6,847
|
5,751
|
6,982
|
Production and similar taxes
|
|
444
|
445
|
474
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization (Note 6)
|
|
4,150
|
4,060
|
3,800
|
Net impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed assets
(Note 3)
|
|
737
|
3,958
|
88
|
Exploration expense
|
|
247
|
501
|
106
|
Distribution and administration expenses
|
|
4,222
|
4,733
|
3,747
|
Profit (loss) before interest and taxation
|
|
5,667
|
2,076
|
12,632
|
Finance costs
|
|
1,075
|
1,038
|
843
|
Net
finance (income) expense relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits
|
|
(41)
|
(61)
|
(58)
|
Profit (loss) before taxation
|
|
4,633
|
1,099
|
11,847
|
Taxation
|
|
2,224
|
663
|
3,425
|
Profit (loss) for the period
|
|
2,409
|
436
|
8,422
|
Attributable to
|
|
|
|
|
bp
shareholders
|
|
2,263
|
371
|
8,218
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
146
|
65
|
204
|
|
|
2,409
|
436
|
8,422
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share (Note 7)
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) for the period attributable to bp
shareholders
|
|
|
|
|
Per
ordinary share (cents)
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
13.57
|
2.20
|
45.93
|
Diluted
|
|
13.25
|
2.15
|
45.06
|
Per
ADS (dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
0.81
|
0.13
|
2.76
|
Diluted
|
|
0.80
|
0.13
|
2.70
|
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Condensed group statement of comprehensive income
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) for the period
|
|
2,409
|
436
|
8,422
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
|
|
|
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or
loss
|
|
|
|
|
Currency
translation differences
|
|
(448)
|
711
|
453
|
Cash
flow hedges and costs of hedging
|
|
(115)
|
125
|
546
|
Share
of items relating to equity-accounted entities, net of
tax
|
|
(8)
|
13
|
(203)
|
Income
tax relating to items that may be reclassified
|
|
(4)
|
64
|
(76)
|
|
|
(575)
|
913
|
720
|
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss
|
|
|
|
|
Remeasurements
of the net pension and other post-retirement benefit liability or
asset
|
|
(66)
|
(1,209)
|
(87)
|
Remeasurements
of equity investments
|
|
(13)
|
51
|
-
|
Cash
flow hedges that will subsequently be transferred to the balance
sheet
|
|
(3)
|
16
|
-
|
Income tax relating to items that will not be
reclassified(a)
|
|
674
|
357
|
23
|
|
|
592
|
(785)
|
(64)
|
Other comprehensive income
|
|
17
|
128
|
656
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
2,426
|
564
|
9,078
|
Attributable to
|
|
|
|
|
bp
shareholders
|
|
2,303
|
461
|
8,861
|
Non-controlling
interests
|
|
123
|
103
|
217
|
|
|
2,426
|
564
|
9,078
|
(a)
First quarter 2024 includes a $658-million credit in
respect of the reduction in the deferred tax liability on defined
benefit pension plan surpluses following the reduction in the rate
of the authorized surplus payments tax charge in the UK from 35% to
25%.
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Condensed group statement of changes in equity
|
|
bp shareholders'
|
Non-controlling interests
|
Total
|
$ million
|
|
equity
|
Hybrid bonds
|
Other interest
|
equity
|
At 1 January 2024
|
|
70,283
|
13,566
|
1,644
|
85,493
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
2,303
|
154
|
(31)
|
2,426
|
Dividends
|
|
(1,222)
|
-
|
(126)
|
(1,348)
|
Cash
flow hedges transferred to the balance sheet, net of
tax
|
|
(2)
|
-
|
-
|
(2)
|
Repurchase of ordinary share capital
|
|
(1,751)
|
-
|
-
|
(1,751)
|
Share-based payments, net of tax
|
|
154
|
-
|
-
|
154
|
Issue of perpetual hybrid bonds(a)
|
|
(4)
|
1,300
|
-
|
1,296
|
Redemption of perpetual hybrid bonds, net of tax(a)
|
|
9
|
(1,300)
|
-
|
(1,291)
|
Payments on perpetual hybrid bonds
|
|
-
|
(84)
|
-
|
(84)
|
Transactions
involving non-controlling interests, net of tax
|
|
-
|
-
|
47
|
47
|
At 31 March 2024
|
|
69,770
|
13,636
|
1,534
|
84,940
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
bp shareholders'
|
Non-controlling interests
|
Total
|
$ million
|
|
equity
|
Hybrid bonds
|
Other interest
|
equity
|
At 1 January 2023
|
|
67,553
|
13,390
|
2,047
|
82,990
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total comprehensive income
|
|
8,861
|
142
|
75
|
9,078
|
Dividends
|
|
(1,189)
|
-
|
(68)
|
(1,257)
|
Repurchase of ordinary share capital
|
|
(3,421)
|
-
|
-
|
(3,421)
|
Share-based payments, net of tax
|
|
(29)
|
-
|
-
|
(29)
|
Issue of perpetual hybrid bonds
|
|
-
|
45
|
-
|
45
|
Payments on perpetual hybrid bonds
|
|
-
|
(80)
|
-
|
(80)
|
Transactions
involving non-controlling interests, net of tax
|
|
-
|
-
|
(145)
|
(145)
|
At 31 March 2023
|
|
71,775
|
13,497
|
1,909
|
87,181
|
(a)
During the first quarter 2024 BP Capital Markets PLC issued $1.3
billion of US dollar perpetual subordinated hybrid bonds with a
coupon fixed for an initial period up to 2034 of 6.45% and
voluntarily bought back $1.3 billion of the non-call 2025 4.375% US
dollar hybrid bond issued in 2020. Taken together these
transactions had no significant impact on net debt or
gearing.
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Group balance sheet
|
|
31 March
|
31 December
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
Non-current assets
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment
|
|
102,744
|
104,719
|
Goodwill
|
|
12,378
|
12,472
|
Intangible assets
|
|
10,008
|
9,991
|
Investments in joint ventures
|
|
12,467
|
12,435
|
Investments in associates
|
|
7,932
|
7,814
|
Other investments
|
|
2,267
|
2,189
|
Fixed assets
|
|
147,796
|
149,620
|
Loans
|
|
2,113
|
1,942
|
Trade and other receivables
|
|
1,735
|
1,767
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
9,686
|
9,980
|
Prepayments
|
|
665
|
623
|
Deferred tax assets
|
|
4,227
|
4,268
|
Defined benefit pension plan surpluses
|
|
7,804
|
7,948
|
|
|
174,026
|
176,148
|
Current assets
|
|
|
|
Loans
|
|
219
|
240
|
Inventories
|
|
24,310
|
22,819
|
Trade and other receivables
|
|
29,908
|
31,123
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
10,150
|
12,583
|
Prepayments
|
|
2,247
|
2,520
|
Current tax receivable
|
|
766
|
837
|
Other investments
|
|
615
|
843
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
31,510
|
33,030
|
|
|
99,725
|
103,995
|
Assets classified as held for sale (Note 2)
|
|
1,684
|
151
|
|
|
101,409
|
104,146
|
Total assets
|
|
275,435
|
280,294
|
Current liabilities
|
|
|
|
Trade and other payables
|
|
58,621
|
61,155
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
4,772
|
5,250
|
Accruals
|
|
5,189
|
6,527
|
Lease liabilities
|
|
2,628
|
2,650
|
Finance debt
|
|
4,665
|
3,284
|
Current tax payable
|
|
2,804
|
2,732
|
Provisions
|
|
3,579
|
4,418
|
|
|
82,258
|
86,016
|
Liabilities directly associated with assets classified as held for
sale (Note 2)
|
|
30
|
62
|
|
|
82,288
|
86,078
|
Non-current liabilities
|
|
|
|
Other payables
|
|
9,914
|
10,076
|
Derivative financial instruments
|
|
11,140
|
10,402
|
Accruals
|
|
1,286
|
1,310
|
Lease liabilities
|
|
8,429
|
8,471
|
Finance debt
|
|
48,348
|
48,670
|
Deferred tax liabilities
|
|
8,980
|
9,617
|
Provisions
|
|
14,835
|
14,721
|
Defined benefit pension plan and other post-retirement benefit plan
deficits
|
|
5,275
|
5,456
|
|
|
108,207
|
108,723
|
Total liabilities
|
|
190,495
|
194,801
|
Net assets
|
|
84,940
|
85,493
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
bp shareholders' equity
|
|
69,770
|
70,283
|
Non-controlling interests
|
|
15,170
|
15,210
|
Total equity
|
|
84,940
|
85,493
|
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Condensed group cash flow statement
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) before taxation
|
|
4,633
|
1,099
|
11,847
|
Adjustments
to reconcile profit (loss) before taxation to net cash provided by
operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization and exploration expenditure written
off
|
|
4,356
|
4,441
|
3,850
|
Net
impairment and (gain) loss on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
|
|
513
|
3,978
|
(65)
|
Earnings
from equity-accounted entities, less dividends
received
|
|
(96)
|
803
|
1
|
Net
charge for interest and other finance expense, less net interest
paid
|
|
192
|
202
|
63
|
Share-based
payments
|
|
161
|
97
|
(22)
|
Net
operating charge for pensions and other post-retirement benefits,
less contributions and benefit payments for unfunded
plans
|
|
(32)
|
(63)
|
(43)
|
Net
charge for provisions, less payments
|
|
(683)
|
(819)
|
(1,099)
|
Movements
in inventories and other current and non-current assets and
liabilities
|
|
(2,131)
|
1,942
|
(3,755)
|
Income
taxes paid
|
|
(1,904)
|
(2,303)
|
(3,155)
|
Net cash provided by operating activities
|
|
5,009
|
9,377
|
7,622
|
Investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditure on property, plant and equipment, intangible and other
assets
|
|
(3,718)
|
(4,247)
|
(3,129)
|
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
|
|
(106)
|
(38)
|
52
|
Investment in joint ventures
|
|
(353)
|
(347)
|
(540)
|
Investment in associates
|
|
(101)
|
(79)
|
(8)
|
Total cash capital expenditure
|
|
(4,278)
|
(4,711)
|
(3,625)
|
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets
|
|
66
|
31
|
15
|
Proceeds from disposal of businesses, net of cash
disposed
|
|
347
|
269
|
785
|
Proceeds from loan repayments
|
|
16
|
16
|
6
|
Cash provided from investing activities
|
|
429
|
316
|
806
|
Net cash used in investing activities
|
|
(3,849)
|
(4,395)
|
(2,819)
|
Financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Net issue (repurchase) of shares (Note 7)
|
|
(1,750)
|
(1,350)
|
(2,448)
|
Lease liability payments
|
|
(694)
|
(722)
|
(555)
|
Proceeds from long-term financing
|
|
2,259
|
1,522
|
2,395
|
Repayments of long-term financing
|
|
(674)
|
(11)
|
(799)
|
Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt
|
|
16
|
87
|
(529)
|
Issue of perpetual hybrid bonds(a)
|
|
1,296
|
13
|
45
|
Redemption of perpetual hybrid bonds(a)
|
|
(1,288)
|
-
|
-
|
Payments relating to perpetual hybrid bonds
|
|
(256)
|
(264)
|
(236)
|
Payments
relating to transactions involving non-controlling interests (Other
interest)
|
|
-
|
(7)
|
(180)
|
Receipts
relating to transactions involving non-controlling interests (Other
interest)
|
|
16
|
10
|
7
|
Dividends paid - bp shareholders
|
|
(1,219)
|
(1,224)
|
(1,183)
|
-
non-controlling interests
|
|
(126)
|
(77)
|
(68)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
(2,420)
|
(2,023)
|
(3,551)
|
Currency translation differences relating to cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
(260)
|
145
|
(14)
|
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
(1,520)
|
3,104
|
1,238
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
|
|
33,030
|
29,926
|
29,195
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
|
|
31,510
|
33,030
|
30,433
|
(a) See Condensed
group statement of changes in equity - footnote
(a) for further
information.
Top of page 20
Notes
Note 1. Basis of preparation
The interim financial information included in this report has been
prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial
Reporting'.
The results for the interim periods are unaudited and, in the
opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for each period. All such adjustments
are of a normal recurring nature. This report should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related
notes for the year ended 31 December 2023 included
in bp
Annual Report and Form 20-F 2023.
bp prepares its consolidated financial statements included within
bp Annual Report and Form 20-F on the basis of International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board (IASB), IFRS as adopted by the UK, and
European Union (EU), and in accordance with the provisions of the
UK Companies Act 2006 as applicable to companies reporting under
international accounting standards. IFRS as adopted by the UK does
not differ from IFRS as adopted by the EU. IFRS as adopted by the
UK and EU differ in certain respects from IFRS as issued by the
IASB. The differences have no impact on the group's consolidated
financial statements for the periods presented. The financial
information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with
the accounting policies expected to be used in preparing bp Annual
Report and Form 20-F 2024 which are the same as those used in
preparing bp Annual Report and Form 20-F 2023.
There are no other new or amended standards or interpretations
adopted from 1 January 2024 onwards that have a significant impact
on the financial information.
Significant accounting judgements and estimates
bp's significant accounting judgements and estimates were disclosed
in bp
Annual Report and Form 20-F 2023. These have been subsequently considered at the
end of this quarter to determine if any changes were required to
those judgements and estimates. No significant changes were
identified.
Note 2. Non-current assets held for sale
The carrying amount of assets classified as held for sale at 31
March 2024 is $1,684 million, with associated
liabilities of $30 million. These relate to the
transactions described below.
On 14 February 2024, bp and ADNOC announced that they had agreed to
form a new joint venture (JV) in Egypt (51% bp and 49% ADNOC). As
part of the agreement, bp will contribute its interests in three
development concessions, as well as exploration agreements, in
Egypt to the new JV. ADNOC will make a proportionate cash
contribution. Subject to regulatory approvals and clearances, the
formation of the JV is expected to complete during the second half
of 2024. The carrying amount of assets classified as held for sale
at 31 March 2024 is $1,583 million, with associated
liabilities of $23 million.
On 16 November 2023, bp entered into an agreement to sell its
Türkiye ground fuels business to Petrol Ofisi. This includes
the group's interest in three joint venture terminals in
Türkiye. Completion of the sale is subject to regulatory
approvals. The carrying amount of assets classified as held for
sale at 31 March 2024 is $101 million, with associated liabilities
of $7 million. Cumulative foreign exchange losses within reserves
of approximately $900 million are expected to be recycled
to the group income statement at completion.
Note 3. Impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
Net impairment charges and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets for the first quarter were $737 million, compared with
net charges of $88 million for the same period in 2023 and
include net impairment charges for the first quarter of
$649 million, compared with net impairment reversals of
$41 million for the same period in 2023.
Top of page 21
Note 4. Analysis of replacement cost profit (loss) before interest
and tax and reconciliation to profit (loss) before
taxation
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
1,036
|
2,169
|
7,347
|
oil production & operations
|
|
3,060
|
1,879
|
3,317
|
customers & products
|
|
988
|
(554)
|
2,680
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
(300)
|
(16)
|
(90)
|
|
|
4,784
|
3,478
|
13,254
|
Consolidation adjustment - UPII*
|
|
32
|
95
|
(22)
|
RC profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
4,816
|
3,573
|
13,232
|
Inventory holding gains (losses)*
|
|
|
|
|
gas
& low carbon energy
|
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
oil
production & operations
|
|
(1)
|
-
|
1
|
customers
& products
|
|
852
|
(1,497)
|
(602)
|
Profit (loss) before interest and tax
|
|
5,667
|
2,076
|
12,632
|
Finance costs
|
|
1,075
|
1,038
|
843
|
Net
finance expense/(income) relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits
|
|
(41)
|
(61)
|
(58)
|
Profit (loss) before taxation
|
|
4,633
|
1,099
|
11,847
|
|
|
|
|
|
RC profit (loss) before interest and tax*
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
1,610
|
1,154
|
3,075
|
Non-US
|
|
3,206
|
2,419
|
10,157
|
|
|
4,816
|
3,573
|
13,232
|
Top of page 22
Note 5. Sales and other operating revenues
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
By segment
|
|
|
|
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
8,675
|
11,670
|
17,886
|
oil production & operations
|
|
6,432
|
6,749
|
6,153
|
customers & products
|
|
39,895
|
40,374
|
38,882
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
606
|
657
|
738
|
|
|
55,608
|
59,450
|
63,659
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: sales and other operating revenues between
segments
|
|
|
|
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
270
|
65
|
536
|
oil production & operations
|
|
5,913
|
6,464
|
6,261
|
customers & products
|
|
293
|
(105)
|
144
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
252
|
885
|
536
|
|
|
6,728
|
7,309
|
7,477
|
|
|
|
|
|
External sales and other operating revenues
|
|
|
|
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
8,405
|
11,605
|
17,350
|
oil production & operations
|
|
519
|
285
|
(108)
|
customers & products
|
|
39,602
|
40,479
|
38,738
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
354
|
(228)
|
202
|
Total sales and other operating revenues
|
|
48,880
|
52,141
|
56,182
|
|
|
|
|
|
By geographical area
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
19,858
|
20,920
|
19,160
|
Non-US
|
|
39,208
|
40,808
|
46,350
|
|
|
59,066
|
61,728
|
65,510
|
Less: sales and other operating revenues between areas
|
|
10,186
|
9,587
|
9,328
|
|
|
48,880
|
52,141
|
56,182
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues from contracts with customers
|
|
|
|
|
Sales and other operating revenues include the following in
relation to revenues from contracts with customers:
|
|
|
|
|
Crude oil
|
|
548
|
760
|
637
|
Oil products
|
|
29,840
|
32,124
|
30,141
|
Natural gas, LNG and NGLs
|
|
5,751
|
7,660
|
9,644
|
Non-oil products and other revenues from contracts with
customers
|
|
2,928
|
2,911
|
1,872
|
Revenue from contracts with customers
|
|
39,067
|
43,455
|
42,294
|
Other operating revenues(a)
|
|
9,813
|
8,686
|
13,888
|
Total sales and other operating revenues
|
|
48,880
|
52,141
|
56,182
|
(a)
Principally relates to commodity derivative transactions including
sales of bp own production in trading books.
Top of page 23
Note 6. Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization by
segment
|
|
|
|
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
1,293
|
1,290
|
1,440
|
oil production & operations
|
|
1,657
|
1,563
|
1,327
|
customers & products
|
|
944
|
942
|
797
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
256
|
265
|
236
|
|
|
4,150
|
4,060
|
3,800
|
Total depreciation, depletion and amortization by geographical
area
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
1,570
|
1,547
|
1,254
|
Non-US
|
|
2,580
|
2,513
|
2,546
|
|
|
4,150
|
4,060
|
3,800
|
Note 7. Earnings per share and shares in issue
Basic earnings per ordinary share (EpS) amounts are calculated by
dividing the profit (loss) for the period attributable to ordinary
shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares
outstanding during the period. Against the authority granted at
bp's 2023 annual general meeting, 292 million ordinary shares
repurchased for cancellation were settled during the first quarter
2024 for a total cost of $1,750 million. A further
115 million ordinary shares were repurchased between the end
of the reporting period and the date when the financial statements
are authorised for issue for a total cost of $747 million. This
amount has been accrued at 31 March 2024. The number of shares in
issue is reduced when shares are repurchased, but is not reduced in
respect of the period-end commitment to repurchase shares
subsequent to the end of the period.
The calculation of EpS is performed separately for each discrete
quarterly period, and for the year-to-date period. As a result, the
sum of the discrete quarterly EpS amounts in any particular
year-to-date period may not be equal to the EpS amount for the
year-to-date period.
For the diluted EpS calculation the weighted average number of
shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the number of
shares that are potentially issuable in connection with employee
share-based payment plans using the treasury stock
method.
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Results for the period
|
|
|
|
|
Profit (loss) for the period attributable to bp
shareholders
|
|
2,263
|
371
|
8,218
|
Less: preference dividend
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Less: (gain) loss on redemption of perpetual hybrid
bonds(a)
|
|
(10)
|
-
|
-
|
Profit (loss) attributable to bp ordinary shareholders
|
|
2,273
|
371
|
8,218
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of shares (thousand)(b)
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
weighted average number of shares outstanding
|
|
16,751,887
|
16,834,354
|
17,891,455
|
ADS equivalent(c)
|
|
2,791,981
|
2,805,725
|
2,981,909
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding used to calculate diluted
earnings per share
|
|
17,153,505
|
17,269,574
|
18,238,522
|
ADS equivalent(c)
|
|
2,858,917
|
2,878,262
|
3,039,753
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares in issue at period-end
|
|
16,687,850
|
16,824,651
|
17,703,285
|
ADS equivalent(c)
|
|
2,781,308
|
2,804,108
|
2,950,547
|
(a) See Condensed
group statement of changes in equity - footnote
(a) for further
information.
(b)
Excludes treasury shares and includes certain shares that will be
issued in the future under employee share-based payment
plans.
(c)
One ADS is equivalent to six ordinary shares.
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Note 8. Dividends
Dividends payable
bp today announced an interim dividend of 7.270 cents per
ordinary share which is expected to be paid on 28 June 2024 to
ordinary shareholders and American Depositary Share (ADS) holders
on the register on 17 May 2024. The ex-dividend date will be 16 May
2024. The corresponding amount in sterling is due to be announced
on 11 June 2024, calculated based on the average of the market
exchange rates over three dealing days between 5 June 2024 and 7
June 2024. Holders of ADSs are expected to receive $0.43620 per ADS
(less applicable fees). The board has decided not to offer a scrip
dividend alternative in respect of the first quarter 2024 dividend.
Ordinary shareholders and ADS holders (subject to certain
exceptions) will be able to participate in a dividend reinvestment
programme. Details of the first quarter dividend and timetable are
available at bp.com/dividends and
further details of the dividend reinvestment programmes are
available at bp.com/drip.
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Dividends paid per ordinary share
|
|
|
|
|
cents
|
|
7.270
|
7.270
|
6.610
|
pence
|
|
5.692
|
5.737
|
5.551
|
Dividends paid per ADS (cents)
|
|
43.62
|
43.62
|
39.66
|
Note 9. Net debt
Net debt*
|
|
31 March
|
31 December
|
31 March
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Finance debt(a)
|
|
53,013
|
51,954
|
48,595
|
Fair value (asset) liability of hedges related to finance
debt(b)
|
|
2,512
|
1,988
|
3,070
|
|
|
55,525
|
53,942
|
51,665
|
Less: cash and cash equivalents
|
|
31,510
|
33,030
|
30,433
|
Net debt(c)
|
|
24,015
|
20,912
|
21,232
|
Total equity
|
|
84,940
|
85,493
|
87,181
|
Gearing*
|
|
22.0%
|
19.7%
|
19.6%
|
(a)
The fair value of finance debt at 31 March
2024 was $49,263 million (31 December 2023
$48,795 million, 31 March 2023 $45,071 million).
(b)
Derivative financial instruments entered into for the purpose of
managing foreign currency exchange risk associated with net debt
with a fair value liability position
of $96 million at 31 March
2024 (fourth quarter 2023 liability
of $73 million and first
quarter 2023 liability of $97 million) are not
included in the calculation of net debt shown above as hedge
accounting is not applied for these instruments.
(c)
Net debt does not include accrued interest, which is reported
within other receivables and other payables on the balance sheet
and for which the associated cash flows are presented as operating
cash flows in the group cash flow statement.
Note 10. Statutory accounts
The financial information shown in this publication, which was
approved by the Board of Directors on 6 May 2024, is unaudited and
does not constitute statutory financial statements. Audited
financial information will be published in bp Annual Report and Form
20-F 2024. bp Annual Report and Form
20-F 2023 has been
filed with the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales. The
report of the auditor on those accounts was unqualified, did not
include a reference to any matters to which the auditor drew
attention by way of emphasis without qualifying the report and did
not contain a statement under section 498(2) or section 498(3) of
the UK Companies Act 2006.
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Additional information
Capital expenditure*
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Capital expenditure
|
|
|
|
|
Organic capital expenditure*
|
|
3,979
|
4,673
|
3,495
|
Inorganic capital expenditure*
|
|
299
|
38
|
130
|
|
|
4,278
|
4,711
|
3,625
|
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Capital expenditure by segment
|
|
|
|
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
1,298
|
1,326
|
1,013
|
oil production & operations
|
|
1,776
|
1,636
|
1,520
|
customers & products
|
|
1,120
|
1,603
|
990
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
84
|
146
|
102
|
|
|
4,278
|
4,711
|
3,625
|
Capital expenditure by geographical area
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
1,776
|
2,164
|
1,697
|
Non-US
|
|
2,502
|
2,547
|
1,928
|
|
|
4,278
|
4,711
|
3,625
|
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Adjusting items*
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
gas & low carbon energy
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets
|
|
2
|
3
|
15
|
Net impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
|
|
(536)
|
(937)
|
(2)
|
Environmental and other provisions
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Fair value accounting effects(a)(b)
|
|
113
|
1,887
|
3,934
|
Other(c)
|
|
(201)
|
(561)
|
(56)
|
|
|
(622)
|
392
|
3,891
|
oil production & operations
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets
|
|
184
|
(55)
|
137
|
Net impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
|
|
(120)
|
(1,635)
|
8
|
Environmental and other provisions
|
|
(77)
|
48
|
(49)
|
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Fair value accounting effects
|
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Other
|
|
(52)
|
(28)
|
(98)
|
|
|
(65)
|
(1,670)
|
(2)
|
customers & products
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets
|
|
5
|
23
|
1
|
Net impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
|
|
(96)
|
(1,396)
|
(83)
|
Environmental and other provisions
|
|
-
|
(86)
|
(10)
|
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs
|
|
1
|
-
|
(2)
|
Fair value accounting effects(b)
|
|
(144)
|
144
|
77
|
Other
|
|
(67)
|
(42)
|
(62)
|
|
|
(301)
|
(1,357)
|
(79)
|
other businesses & corporate
|
|
|
|
|
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets
|
|
32
|
1
|
-
|
Net impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed
assets
|
|
26
|
19
|
(6)
|
Environmental and other provisions(d)
|
|
(9)
|
(565)
|
(14)
|
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs
|
|
11
|
51
|
(10)
|
Fair value accounting effects(b)
|
|
(193)
|
579
|
245
|
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
|
|
(11)
|
(11)
|
(9)
|
Other
|
|
(2)
|
7
|
-
|
|
|
(146)
|
81
|
206
|
Total before interest and taxation
|
|
(1,134)
|
(2,554)
|
4,016
|
Finance costs(e)
|
|
(92)
|
(86)
|
(104)
|
Total before taxation
|
|
(1,226)
|
(2,640)
|
3,912
|
Taxation on adjusting items(f)
|
|
109
|
1,175
|
(205)
|
Total after taxation for period
|
|
(1,117)
|
(1,465)
|
3,707
|
(a)
Under IFRS bp marks-to-market the value of the hedges used to
risk-manage LNG contracts, but not the contracts themselves,
resulting in a mismatch in accounting treatment. The fair value
accounting effect includes the change in value of LNG contracts
that are being risk managed, and the underlying result reflects how
bp risk-manages its LNG contracts.
(b)
For further information, including the nature of fair value
accounting effects reported in each segment, see
pages 3, 6 and 31.
(c)
Fourth quarter 2023 includes $600 million of impairment charges
recognized through equity-accounted earnings relating to our US
offshore wind projects.
(d)
Fourth quarter 2023 includes charges related to the control,
abatement, clean-up or elimination of environmental pollution and
legal settlements.
(e)
Includes the unwinding of discounting effects relating to Gulf of
Mexico oil spill payables and the income statement impact of
temporary valuation differences associated with the group's
interest rate and foreign currency exchange risk management of
finance debt.
(f)
Includes certain foreign exchange effects on tax as adjusting
items. These amounts represent the impact of: (i) foreign exchange
on deferred tax balances arising from the conversion of local
currency tax base amounts into functional currency, and (ii)
taxable gains and losses from the retranslation of US
dollar-denominated intra-group loans to local
currency.
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Net debt including leases
Net debt including leases*
|
|
31 March
|
31 December
|
31 March
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Net debt
|
|
24,015
|
20,912
|
21,232
|
Lease liabilities
|
|
11,057
|
11,121
|
8,605
|
Net
partner (receivable) payable for leases entered into on behalf of
joint operations
|
|
(130)
|
(131)
|
19
|
Net debt including leases
|
|
34,942
|
31,902
|
29,856
|
Total
equity
|
|
84,940
|
85,493
|
87,181
|
Gearing including leases*
|
|
29.1%
|
27.2%
|
25.5%
|
Gulf of Mexico oil spill
|
|
31 March
|
31 December
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
Gulf of Mexico oil spill payables and provisions
|
|
(8,826)
|
(8,735)
|
Of
which - current
|
|
(1,138)
|
(1,133)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax asset
|
|
1,334
|
1,320
|
Payables and provisions presented in the table above reflect the
latest estimate for the remaining costs associated with the Gulf of
Mexico oil spill. Where amounts have been provided on an estimated
basis, the amounts ultimately payable may differ from the amounts
provided and the timing of payments is uncertain. Further
information relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, including
information on the nature and expected timing of payments relating
to provisions and other payables, is provided
in bp
Annual Report and Form 20-F 2023 - Financial statements - Notes 7, 22,
23, 29, and 33.
Working capital* reconciliation
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Movements in inventories and other current and
non-current assets and liabilities as per condensed group cash flow
statement(a)
|
|
(2,131)
|
1,942
|
(3,755)
|
Adjusted for inventory holding gains (losses)* (Note
4)
|
|
851
|
(1,497)
|
(600)
|
Adjusted for fair value accounting effects* relating to
subsidiaries
|
|
(274)
|
2,610
|
4,242
|
Other adjusting items(b)
|
|
(834)
|
(966)
|
(1,298)
|
Working capital release (build) after adjusting for net inventory
gains (losses), fair value accounting effects and other adjusting
items
|
|
(2,388)
|
2,089
|
(1,411)
|
(a)
The movement in working capital includes outflows relating to the
Gulf of Mexico oil spill on a pre-tax basis
of $7 million in the first quarter
2024 (fourth quarter 2023 nil, first quarter 2023 $12 million).
(b)
Other adjusting items relate to the non-cash movement of US
emissions obligations carried as a provision that will be settled
by allowances held as inventory.
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Adjusted earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and
amortization (adjusted EBITDA)*
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Profit for the period
|
|
2,409
|
436
|
8,422
|
Finance costs
|
|
1,075
|
1,038
|
843
|
Net finance (income) expense relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits
|
|
(41)
|
(61)
|
(58)
|
Taxation
|
|
2,224
|
663
|
3,425
|
Profit before interest and tax
|
|
5,667
|
2,076
|
12,632
|
Inventory holding (gains) losses*, before tax
|
|
(851)
|
1,497
|
600
|
RC profit before interest and tax
|
|
4,816
|
3,573
|
13,232
|
Net (favourable) adverse impact of adjusting items*, before
interest and tax
|
|
1,134
|
2,554
|
(4,016)
|
Underlying RC profit before interest and tax
|
|
5,950
|
6,127
|
9,216
|
Add back:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
4,150
|
4,060
|
3,800
|
Exploration expenditure written off
|
|
206
|
381
|
50
|
Adjusted EBITDA
|
|
10,306
|
10,568
|
13,066
|
Reconciliation of customers & products RC profit before
interest and tax to underlying RC profit before interest and tax*
to adjusted EBITDA* by business
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
$ million
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
RC profit before interest and tax for customers &
products
|
|
988
|
(554)
|
2,680
|
Less: Adjusting items* gains (charges)
|
|
(301)
|
(1,357)
|
(79)
|
Underlying RC profit before interest and tax for customers
& products
|
|
1,289
|
803
|
2,759
|
By business:
|
|
|
|
|
customers
- convenience & mobility
|
|
370
|
882
|
391
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
184
|
213
|
161
|
products
- refining & trading
|
|
919
|
(79)
|
2,368
|
|
|
|
|
|
Add back: Depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
944
|
942
|
797
|
By business:
|
|
|
|
|
customers
- convenience & mobility
|
|
484
|
466
|
341
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
42
|
43
|
39
|
products
- refining & trading
|
|
460
|
476
|
456
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA for customers & products
|
|
2,233
|
1,745
|
3,556
|
By business:
|
|
|
|
|
customers
- convenience & mobility
|
|
854
|
1,348
|
732
|
Castrol - included in customers
|
|
226
|
256
|
200
|
products
- refining & trading
|
|
1,379
|
397
|
2,824
|
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Realizations* and marker prices
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
Average realizations(a)
|
|
|
|
|
Liquids* ($/bbl)
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
62.20
|
67.66
|
62.66
|
Europe
|
|
85.00
|
81.02
|
79.26
|
Rest of World
|
|
79.83
|
87.27
|
82.55
|
bp average
|
|
71.24
|
76.50
|
72.58
|
Natural gas ($/mcf)
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
1.69
|
2.04
|
2.47
|
Europe
|
|
10.27
|
15.12
|
26.83
|
Rest of World
|
|
5.45
|
6.18
|
7.41
|
bp average
|
|
4.62
|
5.45
|
7.20
|
Total hydrocarbons* ($/boe)
|
|
|
|
|
US
|
|
41.50
|
45.68
|
45.00
|
Europe
|
|
76.65
|
83.21
|
107.07
|
Rest of World
|
|
46.61
|
50.74
|
54.63
|
bp average
|
|
46.42
|
50.90
|
54.96
|
Average oil marker prices ($/bbl)
|
|
|
|
|
Brent
|
|
83.16
|
84.34
|
81.17
|
West Texas Intermediate
|
|
77.01
|
78.60
|
75.97
|
Western Canadian Select
|
|
59.45
|
55.06
|
56.67
|
Alaska North Slope
|
|
81.33
|
84.23
|
79.02
|
Mars
|
|
76.90
|
78.35
|
74.24
|
Urals (NWE - cif)
|
|
68.34
|
72.48
|
46.19
|
Average natural gas marker prices
|
|
|
|
|
Henry Hub gas price(b) ($/mmBtu)
|
|
2.25
|
2.88
|
3.44
|
UK Gas - National Balancing Point (p/therm)
|
|
68.72
|
98.68
|
130.81
|
(a)
Based on sales of consolidated subsidiaries only - this
excludes equity-accounted entities.
(b)
Henry Hub First of Month Index.
Exchange rates
|
|
First
|
Fourth
|
First
|
|
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
quarter
|
|
|
2024
|
2023
|
2023
|
$/£ average rate for the period
|
|
1.27
|
1.24
|
1.21
|
$/£ period-end rate
|
|
1.26
|
1.28
|
1.24
|
|
|
|
|
|
$/€ average rate for the period
|
|
1.09
|
1.07
|
1.07
|
$/€ period-end rate
|
|
1.08
|
1.11
|
1.09
|
|
|
|
|
|
$/AUD average rate for the period
|
|
0.66
|
0.65
|
0.68
|
$/AUD period-end rate
|
|
0.65
|
0.69
|
0.67
|
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Legal proceedings
For a full discussion of the group's material legal proceedings,
see pages 242-243 of bp Annual Report and Form 20-F
2023.
Glossary
Non-IFRS measures are provided for investors because they are
closely tracked by management to evaluate bp's operating
performance and to make financial, strategic and operating
decisions. Non-IFRS measures are sometimes referred to as
alternative performance measures.
Adjusted EBITDA is
a non-IFRS measure presented for bp's operating segments and is
defined as replacement cost (RC) profit before interest and tax,
excluding net adjusting items* before interest and tax, and adding
back depreciation, depletion and amortization and exploration
write-offs (net of adjusting items). Adjusted EBITDA by business is
a further analysis of adjusted EBITDA for the customers &
products businesses. bp believes it is helpful to disclose adjusted
EBITDA by operating segment and by business because it reflects how
the segments measure underlying business delivery. The nearest
equivalent measure on an IFRS basis for the segment is RC profit or
loss before interest and tax, which is bp's measure of profit or
loss that is required to be disclosed for each operating segment
under IFRS. A
reconciliation to IFRS information is provided on page
28 for the customers & products
businesses.
Adjusted EBITDA for the group is defined as profit or loss for the
period, adjusting for finance costs and net finance (income) or
expense relating to pensions and other post-retirement benefits and
taxation, inventory holding gains or losses before tax, net
adjusting items before interest and tax, and adding back
depreciation, depletion and amortization (pre-tax) and exploration
expenditure written-off (net of adjusting items, pre-tax). The
nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis for the group is profit
or loss for the period. A
reconciliation to IFRS information is provided on page
28 for the group.
Adjusting items are
items that bp discloses separately because it considers such
disclosures to be meaningful and relevant to investors. They are
items that management considers to be important to period-on-period
analysis of the group's results and are disclosed in order to
enable investors to better understand and evaluate the group's
reported financial performance. Adjusting items include gains and
losses on the sale of businesses and fixed assets, impairments,
environmental and other provisions and charges, restructuring,
integration and rationalization costs, fair value accounting
effects and costs relating to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and
other items. Adjusting items within equity-accounted earnings are
reported net of incremental income tax reported by the
equity-accounted entity. Adjusting items are used as a reconciling
adjustment to derive underlying RC profit or loss and related
underlying measures which are non-IFRS measures. An analysis of
adjusting items by segment and type is shown on page
26.
Blue hydrogen -
Hydrogen made from natural gas in combination with carbon capture
and storage (CCS).
Capital expenditure is
total cash capital expenditure as stated in the condensed group
cash flow statement. Capital expenditure for the operating
segments, gas & low carbon energy businesses and customers
& products businesses is presented on the same
basis.
Cash balance point is defined
as the implied Brent oil price 2021 real to balance bp's sources
and uses of cash assuming an average bp refining marker margin
around $11/bbl and Henry Hub at $3/mmBtu in 2021 real
terms.
Cash costs is
a non-IFRS measure and a subset of production and manufacturing
expenses plus distribution and administration expenses and excludes
costs that are classified as adjusting items. They represent the
substantial majority of the remaining expenses in these line items
but exclude certain costs that are variable, primarily with volumes
(such as freight costs). Management believes that cash costs is a
performance measure that provides investors with useful information
regarding the company's financial performance because it considers
these expenses to be the principal operating and overhead expenses
that are most directly under their control although they also
include certain foreign exchange and commodity price
effects.
Consolidation adjustment - UPII is
unrealized profit in inventory arising on inter-segment
transactions.
Developed renewables to final investment decision
(FID) -
Total generating capacity for assets developed to FID by all
entities where bp has an equity share (proportionate to equity
share at the time of FID). If asset is subsequently sold bp will
continue to record capacity as developed to
FID.
Divestment proceeds are
disposal proceeds as per the condensed group cash flow
statement.
Effective tax rate (ETR) on replacement cost (RC) profit or
loss is
a non-IFRS measure. The ETR on RC profit or loss is calculated by
dividing taxation on a RC basis by RC profit or loss before tax.
Taxation on a RC basis for the group is calculated as taxation as
stated on the group income statement adjusted for taxation on
inventory holding gains and losses. Information on RC profit or
loss is provided below. bp believes it is helpful to disclose the
ETR on RC profit or loss because this measure excludes the impact
of price changes on the replacement of inventories and allows for
more meaningful comparisons between reporting periods. Taxation on
a RC basis and ETR on RC profit or loss are non-IFRS measures. The
nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis is the ETR on profit or
loss for the period.
Electric vehicle charge points / EV charge
points are
defined as the number of connectors on a charging device, operated
by either bp or a bp joint venture as adjusted to be reflective of
bp's accounting share of joint arrangements.
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Glossary (continued)
Fair value accounting effects are
non-IFRS adjustments to our IFRS profit (loss). They reflect the
difference between the way bp manages the economic exposure and
internally measures performance of certain activities and the way
those activities are measured under IFRS. Fair value accounting
effects are included within adjusting items. They relate to certain
of the group's commodity, interest rate and currency risk exposures
as detailed below. Other than as noted below, the fair value
accounting effects described are reported in both the gas & low
carbon energy and customer & products
segments.
bp uses derivative instruments to manage the economic exposure
relating to inventories above normal operating requirements of
crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products. Under IFRS, these
inventories are recorded at historical cost. The related derivative
instruments, however, are required to be recorded at fair value
with gains and losses recognized in the income statement. This is
because hedge accounting is either not permitted or not followed,
principally due to the impracticality of effectiveness-testing
requirements. Therefore, measurement differences in relation to
recognition of gains and losses occur. Gains and losses on these
inventories, other than net realizable value provisions, are not
recognized until the commodity is sold in a subsequent accounting
period. Gains and losses on the related derivative commodity
contracts are recognized in the income statement, from the time the
derivative commodity contract is entered into, on a fair value
basis using forward prices consistent with the contract
maturity.
bp enters into physical commodity contracts to meet certain
business requirements, such as the purchase of crude for a refinery
or the sale of bp's gas production. Under IFRS these physical
contracts are treated as derivatives and are required to be fair
valued when they are managed as part of a larger portfolio of
similar transactions. Gains and losses arising are recognized in
the income statement from the time the derivative commodity
contract is entered into.
IFRS require that inventory held for trading is recorded at its
fair value using period-end spot prices, whereas any related
derivative commodity instruments are required to be recorded at
values based on forward prices consistent with the contract
maturity. Depending on market conditions, these forward prices can
be either higher or lower than spot prices, resulting in
measurement differences.
bp enters into contracts for pipelines and other transportation,
storage capacity, oil and gas processing, liquefied natural gas
(LNG) and certain gas and power contracts that, under IFRS, are
recorded on an accruals basis. These contracts are risk-managed
using a variety of derivative instruments that are fair valued
under IFRS. This results in measurement differences in relation to
recognition of gains and losses.
The way that bp manages the economic exposures described above, and
measures performance internally, differs from the way these
activities are measured under IFRS. bp calculates this difference
for consolidated entities by comparing the IFRS result with
management's internal measure of performance. We believe that
disclosing management's estimate of this difference provides useful
information for investors because it enables investors to see the
economic effect of these activities as a whole.
These include:
●
Under management's internal measure of performance the inventory,
transportation and capacity contracts in question are valued based
on fair value using relevant forward prices prevailing at the end
of the period.
●
Fair value accounting effects also include changes in the fair
value of the near-term portions of LNG contracts that fall within
bp's risk management framework. LNG contracts are not considered
derivatives, because there is insufficient market liquidity, and
they are therefore accrual accounted under IFRS. However, oil and
natural gas derivative financial instruments used to risk manage
the near-term portions of the LNG contracts are fair valued under
IFRS. The fair value accounting effect, which is reported in the
gas and low carbon energy segment, represents the change in value
of LNG contacts that are being risk managed and which is reflected
in the underlying result, but not in reported earnings. Management
believes that this gives a better representation of performance in
each period.
Furthermore, the fair values of derivative instruments used to risk
manage certain other oil, gas, power and other contracts, are
deferred to match with the underlying exposure. The commodity
contracts for business requirements are accounted for on an
accruals basis.
In addition, fair value accounting effects include changes in the
fair value of derivatives entered into by the group to manage
currency exposure and interest rate risks relating to hybrid bonds
to their respective first call periods. The hybrid bonds which
were issued on 17 June 2020 are classified as equity
instruments and were recorded in the balance sheet at that date at
their USD equivalent issued value. Under IFRS these equity
instruments are not remeasured from period to period, and do not
qualify for application of hedge accounting. The derivative
instruments relating to the hybrid bonds, however, are required to
be recorded at fair value with mark to market gains and losses
recognized in the income statement. Therefore, measurement
differences in relation to the recognition of gains and losses
occur. The fair value accounting effect, which is reported in the
other businesses & corporate segment, eliminates the fair value
gains and losses of these derivative financial instruments that are
recognized in the income statement. We believe that this gives
a better representation of performance, by more appropriately
reflecting the economic effect of these risk management activities,
in each period.
Gas & low carbon energy segment
comprises our gas and low carbon businesses. Our gas business
includes regions with upstream activities that predominantly
produce natural gas, integrated gas and power, and gas trading. Our
low carbon business includes solar, offshore and onshore wind,
hydrogen and CCS and power trading. Power trading includes trading
of both renewable and non-renewable power.
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Glossary (continued)
Gearing and net debt are
non-IFRS measures. Net debt is calculated as finance debt, as shown
in the balance sheet, plus the fair value of associated derivative
financial instruments that are used to hedge foreign currency
exchange and interest rate risks relating to finance debt, for
which hedge accounting is applied, less cash and cash equivalents.
Net debt does not include accrued interest, which is reported
within other receivables and other payables on the balance sheet
and for which the associated cash flows are presented as operating
cash flows in the group cash flow statement. Gearing is defined as
the ratio of net debt to the total of net debt plus total equity.
bp believes these measures provide useful information to investors.
Net debt enables investors to see the economic effect of finance
debt, related hedges and cash and cash equivalents in total.
Gearing enables investors to see how significant net debt is
relative to total equity. The derivatives are reported on the
balance sheet within the headings 'Derivative financial
instruments'. The nearest equivalent measures on an IFRS basis are
finance debt and finance debt ratio. A reconciliation of finance
debt to net debt is provided on page 24.
We are unable to present reconciliations of forward-looking
information for net debt or gearing to finance debt and total
equity, because without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to
forecast accurately certain adjusting items required to present a
meaningful comparable IFRS forward-looking financial measure. These
items include fair value asset (liability) of hedges related to
finance debt and cash and cash equivalents, that are difficult to
predict in advance in order to include in an IFRS
estimate.
Gearing including leases and net debt including
leases are
non-IFRS measures. Net debt including leases is calculated as net
debt plus lease liabilities, less the net amount of partner
receivables and payables relating to leases entered into on behalf
of joint operations. Gearing including leases is defined as the
ratio of net debt including leases to the total of net debt
including leases plus total equity. bp believes these measures
provide useful information to investors as they enable investors to
understand the impact of the group's lease portfolio on net debt
and gearing. The nearest equivalent measures on an IFRS basis are
finance debt and finance debt ratio. A reconciliation of finance
debt to net debt including leases is provided on page
27.
Green hydrogen -
Hydrogen produced by electrolysis of water using renewable
power.
Hydrocarbons -
Liquids and natural gas. Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent
at 5.8 billion cubic feet = 1 million barrels.
Hydrogen pipeline -
Hydrogen projects which have not been developed to final investment
decision (FID) but which have advanced to the concept development
stage.
Inorganic capital expenditure is
a subset of capital expenditure on a cash basis and a non-IFRS
measure. Inorganic capital expenditure comprises consideration in
business combinations and certain other significant investments
made by the group. It is reported on a cash basis. bp believes that
this measure provides useful information as it allows investors to
understand how bp's management invests funds in projects which
expand the group's activities through acquisition. The nearest
equivalent measure on an IFRS basis is capital expenditure on a
cash basis. Further information and a reconciliation to IFRS
information is provided on page 25.
Installed renewables capacity is
bp's share of capacity for operating assets owned by entities where
bp has an equity share.
Inventory holding gains and losses are
non-IFRS adjustments to our IFRS profit (loss) and
represent:
●
the difference between the cost of sales calculated using the
replacement cost of inventory and the cost of sales calculated on
the first-in first-out (FIFO) method after adjusting for any
changes in provisions where the net realizable value of the
inventory is lower than its cost. Under the FIFO method, which we
use for IFRS reporting of inventories other than for trading
inventories, the cost of inventory charged to the income statement
is based on its historical cost of purchase or manufacture, rather
than its replacement cost. In volatile energy markets, this can
have a significant distorting effect on reported income. The
amounts disclosed as inventory holding gains and losses represent
the difference between the charge to the income statement for
inventory on a FIFO basis (after adjusting for any related
movements in net realizable value provisions) and the charge that
would have arisen based on the replacement cost of inventory. For
this purpose, the replacement cost of inventory is calculated using
data from each operation's production and manufacturing system,
either on a monthly basis, or separately for each transaction where
the system allows this approach; and
●
an adjustment relating to certain trading inventories that are not
price risk managed which relate to a minimum inventory volume that
is required to be held to maintain underlying business activities.
This adjustment represents the movement in fair value of the
inventories due to prices, on a grade by grade basis, during the
period. This is calculated from each operation's inventory
management system on a monthly basis using the discrete monthly
movement in market prices for these inventories.
The amounts disclosed are not separately reflected in the financial
statements as a gain or loss. No adjustment is made in respect of
the cost of inventories held as part of a trading position and
certain other temporary inventory positions that are price
risk-managed. See Replacement cost (RC) profit or loss definition
below.
Liquids -
Liquids comprises crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids.
For the oil production & operations segment, it also includes
bitumen.
Low carbon activity -
An activity relating to low carbon including: renewable
electricity; bioenergy; electric vehicles and other future mobility
solutions; trading and marketing low carbon products; blue or green
hydrogen* and carbon capture, use and storage
(CCUS).
Note that, while there is some overlap of activities, these terms
do not mean the same as bp's strategic focus area of low carbon
energy or our low carbon energy sub-segment, reported within the
gas & low carbon energy segment.
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Glossary (continued)
Major projects have
a bp net investment of at least $250 million, or are considered to
be of strategic importance to bp or of a high degree of
complexity.
Operating cash flow is
net cash provided by (used in) operating activities as stated in
the condensed group cash flow statement.
Organic capital expenditure is
a non-IFRS measure. Organic capital expenditure comprises capital
expenditure on a cash basis less inorganic capital expenditure. bp
believes that this measure provides useful information as it allows
investors to understand how bp's management invests funds in
developing and maintaining the group's assets. The nearest
equivalent measure on an IFRS basis is capital expenditure on a
cash basis and a reconciliation to IFRS information is provided on
page 25.
We are unable to present reconciliations of forward-looking
information for organic capital expenditure to total cash capital
expenditure, because without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to
forecast accurately the adjusting item, inorganic capital
expenditure, that is difficult to predict in advance in order to
derive the nearest IFRS estimate.
Production-sharing agreement/contract (PSA/PSC) is
an arrangement through which an oil and gas company bears the risks
and costs of exploration, development and production. In return, if
exploration is successful, the oil company receives entitlement to
variable physical volumes of hydrocarbons, representing recovery of
the costs incurred and a stipulated share of the production
remaining after such cost recovery.
Realizations are
the result of dividing revenue generated from hydrocarbon sales,
excluding revenue generated from purchases made for resale and
royalty volumes, by revenue generating hydrocarbon production
volumes. Revenue generating hydrocarbon production reflects the bp
share of production as adjusted for any production which does not
generate revenue. Adjustments may include losses due to shrinkage,
amounts consumed during processing, and contractual or regulatory
host committed volumes such as royalties. For the gas & low
carbon energy and oil production & operations segments,
realizations include transfers between
businesses.
Refining availability represents
Solomon Associates' operational availability for bp-operated
refineries, which is defined as the percentage of the year that a
unit is available for processing after subtracting the annualized
time lost due to turnaround activity and all planned mechanical,
process and regulatory downtime.
The Refining marker margin
(RMM) is the average of
regional indicator margins weighted for bp's crude refining
capacity in each region. Each regional marker margin is based on
product yields and a marker crude oil deemed appropriate for the
region. The regional indicator margins may not be representative of
the margins achieved by bp in any period because of bp's particular
refinery configurations and crude and product
slate.
Renewables pipeline -
Renewable projects satisfying the following criteria until the
point they can be considered developed to final investment decision
(FID): Site based projects that have obtained land exclusivity
rights, or for power purchase agreement based projects an offer has
been made to the counterparty, or for auction projects
pre-qualification criteria has been met, or for acquisition
projects post a binding offer being accepted.
Replacement cost (RC) profit or loss / RC profit or loss
attributable to bp shareholders reflects
the replacement cost of inventories sold in the period and is
calculated as profit or loss attributable to bp shareholders,
adjusting for inventory holding gains and losses (net of tax). RC
profit or loss for the group is not a recognized IFRS measure. bp
believes this measure is useful to illustrate to investors the fact
that crude oil and product prices can vary significantly from
period to period and that the impact on our reported result under
IFRS can be significant. Inventory holding gains and losses vary
from period to period due to changes in prices as well as changes
in underlying inventory levels. In order for investors to
understand the operating performance of the group excluding the
impact of price changes on the replacement of inventories, and to
make comparisons of operating performance between reporting
periods, bp's management believes it is helpful to disclose this
measure. The nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis is profit
or loss attributable to bp shareholders. A reconciliation to IFRS
information is provided on page
1. RC profit or loss before interest and tax is bp's measure
of profit or loss that is required to be disclosed for each
operating segment under IFRS.
Reported recordable injury frequency measures
the number of reported work-related employee and contractor
incidents that result in a fatality or injury per 200,000 hours
worked. This represents reported incidents occurring within bp's
operational HSSE reporting boundary. That boundary includes bp's
own operated facilities and certain other locations or situations.
Reported incidents are investigated throughout the year and as a
result there may be changes in previously reported incidents.
Therefore comparative movements are calculated against internal
data reflecting the final outcomes of such investigations, rather
than the previously reported comparative period, as this represents
a more up to date reflection of the safety
environment.
Retail sites include
sites operated by dealers, jobbers, franchisees or brand licensees
or joint venture (JV) partners, under the bp brand. These may move
to and from the bp brand as their fuel supply agreement or brand
licence agreement expires and are renegotiated in the normal course
of business. Retail sites are primarily
branded bp,
ARCO, Amoco, Aral, Thorntons and
TravelCenters of America and also includes sites in India through
our Jio-bp JV.
Solomon availability -
See Refining availability definition.
Strategic convenience sites are
retail sites, within the bp portfolio, which sell bp-supplied
vehicle energy (e.g. bp, Aral,
Arco, Amoco, Thorntons,
bp pulse, TA and PETRO) and either carry one of the
strategic convenience brands (e.g. M&S, Rewe to Go) or a
differentiated bp-controlled convenience offer. To be considered a
strategic convenience site, the convenience offer should have a
demonstrable level of differentiation in the market in which it
operates. Strategic convenience site count includes sites under a
pilot phase.
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Glossary (continued)
Surplus cash flow does
not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary
expenditures. It is a non-IFRS financial measure that should be
considered in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to,
net cash provided by operating activities, reported in accordance
with IFRS. bp believes it is helpful to disclose the surplus cash
flow because this measure forms part of bp's financial
frame.
Surplus cash flow refers to the net surplus of sources of cash over
uses of cash, after reaching the $35 billion net debt target.
Sources of cash include net cash provided by operating activities,
cash provided from investing activities and cash receipts relating
to transactions involving non-controlling interests. Uses of cash
include lease liability payments, payments on perpetual hybrid
bond, dividends paid, cash capital expenditure, the cash cost of
share buybacks to offset the dilution from vesting of awards under
employee share schemes, cash payments relating to transactions
involving non-controlling interests and currency translation
differences relating to cash and cash equivalents as presented on
the condensed group cash flow statement.
Technical service contract (TSC) -
Technical service contract is an arrangement through which an oil
and gas company bears the risks and costs of exploration,
development and production. In return, the oil and gas company
receives entitlement to variable physical volumes of hydrocarbons,
representing recovery of the costs incurred and a profit margin
which reflects incremental production added to the
oilfield.
Tier 1 and tier 2 process safety events -
Tier 1 events are losses of primary containment from a process of
greatest consequence - causing harm to a member of the workforce,
damage to equipment from a fire or explosion, a community impact or
exceeding defined quantities. Tier 2 events are those of lesser
consequence. These represent reported incidents occurring within
bp's operational HSSE reporting boundary. That boundary includes
bp's own operated facilities and certain other locations or
situations. Reported process safety events are investigated
throughout the year and as a result there may be changes in
previously reported events. Therefore comparative movements are
calculated against internal data reflecting the final outcomes of
such investigations, rather than the previously reported
comparative period, as this represents a more up to date reflection
of the safety environment.
Transition growth -
Activities, represented by a set of transition growth engines, that
transition bp toward its objective to be an integrated energy
company, and that comprise our low carbon activity* alongside other
businesses that support transition, such as our power trading and
marketing business and convenience.
Underlying effective tax rate (ETR) is
a non-IFRS measure. The underlying ETR is calculated by dividing
taxation on an underlying replacement cost (RC) basis by underlying
RC profit or loss before tax. Taxation on an underlying RC basis
for the group is calculated as taxation as stated on the group
income statement adjusted for taxation on inventory holding gains
and losses and total taxation on adjusting items. Information on
underlying RC profit or loss is provided below. Taxation on an
underlying RC basis presented for the operating segments is
calculated through an allocation of taxation on an underlying RC
basis to each segment. bp believes it is helpful to disclose the
underlying ETR because this measure may help investors to
understand and evaluate, in the same manner as management, the
underlying trends in bp's operational performance on a comparable
basis, period on period. Taxation on an underlying RC basis and
underlying ETR are non-IFRS measures. The nearest equivalent
measure on an IFRS basis is the ETR on profit or loss for the
period.
We are unable to present reconciliations of forward-looking
information for underlying ETR to ETR on profit or loss for the
period, because without unreasonable efforts, we are unable to
forecast accurately certain adjusting items required to present a
meaningful comparable IFRS forward-looking financial measure. These
items include the taxation on inventory holding gains and losses
and adjusting items, that are difficult to predict in advance in
order to include in an IFRS estimate.
Underlying production -
2024 underlying production, when compared with 2023, is production
after adjusting for acquisitions and divestments, curtailments, and
entitlement impacts in our production-sharing agreements/contracts
and technical service contract*.
Underlying RC profit or loss / underlying RC profit or loss
attributable to bp shareholders is
a non-IFRS measure and is RC profit or loss* (as defined
on page 33) after excluding net adjusting items and related
taxation. See page 26 for additional information on the
adjusting items that are used to arrive at underlying RC profit or
loss in order to enable a full understanding of the items and their
financial impact.
Underlying RC profit or loss before interest and
tax for
the operating segments or customers & products businesses is
calculated as RC profit or loss (as defined above) including profit
or loss attributable to non-controlling interests before interest
and tax for the operating segments and excluding net adjusting
items for the respective operating segment or
business.
bp believes that underlying RC profit or loss is a useful measure
for investors because it is a measure closely tracked by management
to evaluate bp's operating performance and to make financial,
strategic and operating decisions and because it may help investors
to understand and evaluate, in the same manner as management, the
underlying trends in bp's operational performance on a comparable
basis, period on period, by adjusting for the effects of these
adjusting items. The nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis
for the group is profit or loss attributable to bp shareholders.
The nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis for segments and
businesses is RC profit or loss before interest and
taxation. A
reconciliation to IFRS information is provided on page
1 for the group and pages 6-14 for the
segments.
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Glossary (continued)
Underlying RC profit or loss per share / underlying RC profit or
loss per ADS is
a non-IFRS measure. Earnings per share is defined in Note 7.
Underlying RC profit or loss per ordinary share is calculated using
the same denominator as earnings per share as defined in the
consolidated financial statements. The numerator used is underlying
RC profit or loss attributable to bp shareholders, rather than
profit or loss attributable to bp ordinary shareholders. Underlying
RC profit or loss per ADS is calculated as outlined above for
underlying RC profit or loss per share except the denominator is
adjusted to reflect one ADS equivalent to six ordinary shares. bp
believes it is helpful to disclose the underlying RC profit or loss
per ordinary share and per ADS because these measures may help
investors to understand and evaluate, in the same manner as
management, the underlying trends in bp's operational performance
on a comparable basis, period on period. The nearest equivalent
measure on an IFRS basis is basic earnings per share based on
profit or loss for the period attributable to bp ordinary
shareholders.
upstream includes
oil and natural gas field development and production within the gas
& low carbon energy and oil production & operations
segments.
upstream/hydrocarbon plant reliability (bp-operated)
is calculated taking 100% less the ratio of total unplanned plant
deferrals divided by installed production capacity, excluding
non-operated assets and bpx energy. Unplanned plant deferrals are
associated with the topside plant and where applicable the subsea
equipment (excluding wells and reservoir). Unplanned plant
deferrals include breakdowns, which does not include Gulf of Mexico
weather related downtime.
upstream unit production costs are
calculated as production cost divided by units of production.
Production cost does not include ad valorem and severance taxes.
Units of production are barrels for liquids and thousands of cubic
feet for gas. Amounts disclosed are for bp subsidiaries only and do
not include bp's share of equity-accounted
entities.
Working capital is
movements in inventories and other current and non-current assets
and liabilities as reported in the condensed group cash flow
statement.
Change in working capital adjusted for inventory holding
gains/losses, fair value accounting effects relating to
subsidiaries and other adjusting items is a non-IFRS measure. It is
calculated by adjusting for inventory holding gains/losses reported
in the period; fair value accounting effects relating to
subsidiaries reported within adjusting items for the period; and
other adjusting items relating to the non-cash movement of US
emissions obligations carried as a provision that will be settled
by allowances held as inventory. This represents what would have
been reported as movements in inventories and other current and
non-current assets and liabilities, if the starting point in
determining net cash provided by operating activities had been
underlying replacement cost profit rather than profit for the
period. The nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis for this is
movements in inventories and other current and non-current assets
and liabilities.
bp utilizes various arrangements in order to manage its working
capital including discounting of receivables and, in the supply and
trading business, the active management of supplier payment terms,
inventory and collateral.
Trade marks
Trade marks of the bp group appear throughout this announcement.
They include:
bp, Amoco, Aral, bp pulse, Castrol, PETRO, TA, Thorntons and Gigahub
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Cautionary statement
In order to utilize the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United
States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the
'PSLRA') and the general doctrine of cautionary statements, bp is
providing the following cautionary statement:
The discussion in this results announcement contains certain
forecasts, projections and forward-looking statements - that is,
statements related to future, not past events and circumstances -
with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and
businesses of bp and certain of the plans and objectives of bp with
respect to these items. These statements may generally, but not
always, be identified by the use of words such as 'will',
'expects', 'is expected to', 'aims', 'should', 'may', 'objective',
'is likely to', 'intends', 'believes', 'anticipates', 'plans', 'we
see' or similar expressions.
In particular, the following, among other statements, are all
forward looking in nature: plans, expectations and assumptions
regarding oil and gas demand, supply, prices or volatility;
expectations regarding reserves; expectations regarding production
and volumes; expectations regarding bp's customers & products
business; expectations regarding margins, including sensitivity of
fuels margin to costs of supply; expectations regarding the
simplification of bp's organizational structure and related cash
cost savings; expectations regarding underlying effective tax rate;
expectations regarding turnaround and maintenance activity;
expectations regarding financial performance, results of operations
and cash flows; expectations regarding future project start-ups;
expectations regarding bp's customers & products businesses,
including TravelCenters of America, Castrol and bp pulse; bp's
plans regarding transforming to an IEC; price assumptions used in
accounting estimates; bp's plans and expectations regarding the
amount and timing of share buybacks and dividends; plans and
expectations regarding bp's credit rating, including in respect of
maintaining a strong investment grade credit rating and targeting
further improvements in credit metrics; plans and expectations
regarding the allocation of surplus cash flow to share buybacks and
strengthening the balance sheet; plans and expectations regarding
LNG sales; plans and expectations the sale of its investments,
including those relating to the sale of its Türkiye ground
fuels business; plans and expectations regarding investments,
collaborations and partnerships in electric vehicle (EV) charging
infrastructure; plans and expectations related to bp's transition
growth engines, including expected capital expenditures; plans and
expectations regarding the amount or timing of payments related to
divestment and other proceeds, and the timing, quantum and nature
of certain acquisitions and divestments; expectations regarding the
timing and amount of future payments relating to the Gulf of Mexico
oil spill; plans and expectations regarding bp's guidance for 2024
and the second quarter of 2024, including expected growth, margins,
other businesses & corporate underlying annual charge,
depreciation, depletion and amortization; plans and expectations
regarding capital expenditure for 2024 and 2025; expectations
regarding greenhouse gas emissions; and plans and expectations
regarding bp-operated projects and ventures, including plans for
the Gelsenkirchen refinery site, and its projects, joint ventures,
partnerships and agreements with commercial entities and other
third party partners.
By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that will or may occur in the future and are outside
the control of bp.
Actual results or outcomes, may differ materially from those
expressed in such statements, depending on a variety of factors,
including: the extent and duration of the impact of current market
conditions including the volatility of oil prices, the effects of
bp's plan to exit its shareholding in Rosneft and other investments
in Russia, overall global economic and business conditions
impacting bp's business and demand for bp's products as well as the
specific factors identified in the discussions accompanying such
forward-looking statements; changes in consumer preferences and
societal expectations; the pace of development and adoption of
alternative energy solutions; developments in policy, law,
regulation, technology and markets, including societal and investor
sentiment related to the issue of climate change; the receipt of
relevant third party and/or regulatory approvals; the timing and
level of maintenance and/or turnaround activity; the timing and
volume of refinery additions and outages; the timing of bringing
new fields onstream; the timing, quantum and nature of certain
acquisitions and divestments; future levels of industry product
supply, demand and pricing, including supply growth in North
America and continued base oil and additive supply shortages; OPEC+
quota restrictions; PSA and TSC effects; operational and safety
problems; potential lapses in product quality; economic and
financial market conditions generally or in various countries and
regions; political stability and economic growth in relevant areas
of the world; changes in laws and governmental regulations and
policies, including related to climate change; changes in social
attitudes and customer preferences; regulatory or legal actions
including the types of enforcement action pursued and the nature of
remedies sought or imposed; the actions of prosecutors, regulatory
authorities and courts; delays in the processes for resolving
claims; amounts ultimately payable and timing of payments relating
to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill; exchange rate fluctuations;
development and use of new technology; recruitment and retention of
a skilled workforce; the success or otherwise of partnering; the
actions of competitors, trading partners, contractors,
subcontractors, creditors, rating agencies and others; bp's access
to future credit resources; business disruption and crisis
management; the impact on bp's reputation of ethical misconduct and
non-compliance with regulatory obligations; trading losses; major
uninsured losses; the possibility that international sanctions or
other steps taken by governmental authorities or any other relevant
persons may impact bp's ability to sell its interests in Rosneft,
or the price for which bp could sell such interests; the actions of
contractors; natural disasters and adverse weather conditions;
changes in public expectations and other changes to business
conditions; wars and acts of terrorism; cyber-attacks or sabotage;
and those factors discussed under "Risk factors" in bp's Annual
Report and Form 20-F for fiscal year 2023 as filed with the US
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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