The international magazine of the BP group. The BP Magazine, Issue Two, 2008 is published for external readers around the world, as well as past and present BP employees.

BP plc (LSE:BP, NYSE: BP, TYO: 5051, TSX: BP.U), formerly known as British Petroleum, is the world's third largest global energy companies and is a British energy company / multinational oil company ("oil major") with headquarters in London, England, UK. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies).

BP retail brands

BP Connect

BP Connect is BP's flagship retail brand name with BP Connect Service stations being operated around the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and other parts of the world. BP Connect sites feature the Wild Bean Cafe which offers cafe style coffee made by the staff and a selection of hot food as well as freshly baked muffins and sandwiches. The food offered in Wild Bean Cafe varies from each site. BP Connect sites usually offer table and chair seating and often an Internet kiosk. In the US, the BP Connect concept is gradually being transitioned to the ampm brand and concept.

BP Express

BP Express was the flagship BP brand prior to the introduction of BP Connect in 2000. There are still some BP Express sites operating around the world but most have been either upgraded to Connect or changed to an alternative brand. BP Express offers a bakery service but doesn't have the selection of food offered in the Wild Bean Cafe and usually coffee is only available through a self service machine.

BP Shop

BP Shop is commonly used on smaller sites mainly independently owned sites. Products vary in each BP Shop but usually a selection of convenience store style food and automotive products.

BP 2go

BP 2go is a franchise brand used for independently operated sites in New Zealand and is currently being rolled out throughout Australia (Although not all BP 2go stores are franchises in Australia). BP 2go sites mainly operate in towns and outer suburbs in New Zealand. BP 2go offers similar bakery food to BP Connect but in a pre-packaged form. Some BP Express sites around New Zealand and Australia that were considered too small to be upgraded to BP Connect were given the option to change to BP 2go others were downgraded to BP Shop. Staff at BP 2go sites wear a different style of uniform to the rest of the BP branded sites.

Air BP

Air BP is the aviation gas arm of BP

BP p.l.c. (BP) is a holding company. The Company three business segments: Exploration and Production, Refining and Marketing and Gas, Power and Renewables. Exploration and Production’s activities include oil and natural gas exploration, development and production (upstream activities), together with related pipeline, transportation and processing activities (midstream activities).

The activities of Refining and Marketing include the supply and trading, refining, marketing and transportation of crude oil, petroleum and chemicals products. Gas, Power and Renewables activities included marketing and trading of gas and power, marketing of liquefied natural gas (LNG), natural gas liquids (NGLs) and low-carbon power generation through its Alternative Energy business.

During the year ended December 31, 2007, BP acquired Chevron’s Netherlands manufacturing company, Texaco Raffiniderij Pernis B.V. In April 2008, BP registered in Russia its subsidiary BP Exploration Services. (Googld Finance)

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Features:

4 In reserve
How BP is successfully replacing more hydrocarbons than it produces.
By Lisa Davison
Illustration by Magic Torch

8 People power
BP Colombia’s journey to become a true local energy company. By Paula Kolmar
Photography by Marc Morrison

16 Operational excellence
The hard work behind the refining team’s safe, reliable operations. By Helen Campbell
Photography by Aaron Tait & Bob Masters

24 Sweet success
The Brazilian biofuels deal that’s leading the pack. By Lisa Davison
Photography by Corbis & Getty Images

30 Forward focus
The new discoveries helping to deliver a new era in Egypt. By Adam Smith
Photography by Harriet Logan

40 Health matters
Why it pays for business to support its employees’ health. By Robin Knight

44 Royal approval
The scientific research benefiting from BP support. By Derek Smith
Photography by Stuart Conway

50 Historic leader
The exhibition offering a glimpse into the life of a Roman emperor. By Hester Thomas

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Cover Story: A clear vision

The BP Magazine reports from the organisation’s refineries around the world, where a proactive approach to process safety and reliability is delivering impressive results.

The term ‘silent running’ is often used to indicate a quiet, methodical, trouble-free operation, with no problems, no surprises, and high productivity. Most of BP’s global refineries are performing at world-class levels, but things inside are anything but silent. To quote one refinery manager – who likens a high-performing refinery to a swan, graceful and elegant above the surface – “we’re all paddling away like mad underneath!”

Refineries are the bedrock of the transport fuels industry. The world produced 81.7 million barrels of crude oil a day in 2006, but without refineries, it would be of no use to anyone because there is no ready use for raw crude.

Refineries separate crude into gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and fuel oil – the products we use to power our cars, lorries, ships and holiday jets. They improve fuel quality, allow us to manage their impact on the environment and convert the different molecules to match product yields to market demand.

One refinery manager likens them to the emergency services; we take them for granted until they are suddenly not available. But, as environmental legislation means ever-tighter product specifications, the refineries’ jobs are getting harder.

BP outright owns nine refineries around the world, and has stakes in a further six refining joint ventures. Its refineries collectively processed 2.1 million barrels of oil per day in 2007, and provide the basis for BP’s regional fuels value chains. ...

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