BP (BP)

BP

BP is of one of the world's largest energy companies,
providing its customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, retail
services and petrochemicals products for everyday items. It is the largest oil and gas
producer in the U.S. and one of the largest refiners. BP also has a global network of
around 22,000 service stations.

BP is a leading player in the global
biofuels market. In the US, BP blended and distributed more than
1 billion US gallons of ethanol in 2008. Since 2006, BP
has announced investments of more than $1.5
billion in biofuels research, development and operations, and has announced investments in
production facilities in Europe, Brazil and the US. This includes partnerships with other
companies to develop the technologies, feedstocks and processes required to produce
advanced biofuels,and $500 million over 10 years
in the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI), at which biotechnologists are investigating
applications of biotechnology to energy.

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