2Q09 part 2 of 2

RNS Number : 3639W

BP PLC

28 July 2009

 



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Group income statement

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter				First half
2008		2009		2009				2009		2008
						$ million
108,747		47,296		54,777		Sales and other operating revenues (Note 2)		102,073		196,492
						Earnings from jointly controlled entities -
1,752		220		357		after interest and tax		577		2,727
						Earnings from associates - after
251		285		714		interest and tax		999		476
153		203		191		Interest and other income		394		431
						Gains on sale of businesses and
79		81		522		fixed assets		603		1,004
110,982		48,085		56,561		Total revenues and other income		104,646		201,130
77,499		30,777		36,007		Purchases		66,784		139,888
7,408		6,107		5,997		Production and manufacturing expenses		12,104		14,207
2,299		461		673		Production and similar taxes (Note 3)		1,134		3,908
2,850		2,823		3,092		Depreciation, depletion and amortization		5,915		5,632
						Impairment and losses on sale of
23		137		216		businesses and fixed assets		353		63
118		119		347		Exploration expense		466		411
3,977		3,349		3,290		Distribution and administration expenses		6,639		7,873
						Fair value (gain) loss on embedded
2,081		(186)		(154)		derivatives		(340)		2,771
14,727		4,498		7,093		Profit before interest and taxation		11,591		26,377
381		318		274		Finance costs		592		787
						Net finance expense (income) relating to
(160)		50		47		pensions and other post-retirement benefits		97		(320)
14,506		4,130		6,772		Profit before taxation		10,902		25,910
5,036		1,533		2,343		Taxation		3,876		9,228
9,470		2,597		4,429		Profit for the period		7,026		16,682
						Attributable to
9,358		2,562		4,385		BP shareholders		6,947		16,452
112		35		44		Minority interest		79		230
9,470		2,597		4,429				7,026		16,682
						Earnings per share - cents (Note 4)
						Profit for the period attributable to
						BP shareholders
49.70		13.69		23.41		Basic		37.10		87.28
49.23		13.54		23.16		Diluted		36.72		86.48

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Group statement of comprehensive income

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter				First half
2008		2009		2009				2009		2008
						$ million
9,470		2,597		4,429		Profit for the period		7,026		16,682
255		(1,011)		2,393		Currency translation differences		1,382		1,033
						Available-for-sale investments marked to
322		74		207		market		281		131
						Available-for-sale investments - recycled to
-		2		-		the income statement		2		(5)
49		(211)		648		Cash flow hedges marked to market		437		123
						Cash flow hedges - recycled to the income
1		239		178		statement		417		(1)
						Cash flow hedges - recycled to the balance
(18)		71		42		sheet		113		(41)
(4)		(82)		439		Taxation		357		93
605		(918)		3,907		Other comprehensive income		2,989		1,333
10,075		1,679		8,336		Total comprehensive income		10,015		18,015
						Attributable to
9,964		1,668		8,260		BP shareholders		9,928		17,782
111		11		76		Minority interest		87		233
10,075		1,679		8,336				10,015		18,015

Group statement of changes in equity

		BP
		Shareholders’	Minority	Total
		equity	interest	equity
$ million
At 31 December 2008		91,303	806	92,109
Total comprehensive income		9,928	87	10,015
Dividends		(5,239)	(185)	(5,424)
Share-based payments (net of tax)		249	–	249
At 30 June 2009		96,241	708	96,949

 

		BP
		shareholders’	Minority	Total
		equity	interest	equity
$ million
At 31 December 2007		93,690	962	94,652
Total comprehensive income		17,782	233	18,015
Dividends		(5,099)	(122)	(5,221)
Repurchase of ordinary share capital		(1,796)	–	(1,796)
Share-based payments (net of tax)		315	–	315
At 30 June 2008		104,892	1,073	105,965

 

 

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Group balance sheet

				30 June		31 December
				2009		2008
$ million
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment				105,779		103,200
Goodwill				10,304		9,878
Intangible assets				10,951		10,260
Investments in jointly controlled entities				15,266		23,826
Investments in associates				12,929		4,000
Other investments				1,138		855
Fixed assets				156,367		152,019
Loans				1,212		995
Other receivables				990		710
Derivative financial instruments				4,423		5,054
Prepayments				1,303		1,338
Defined benefit pension plan surpluses				1,990		1,738
				166,285		161,854
Current assets
Loans				185		168
Inventories				18,650		16,821
Trade and other receivables				29,246		29,261
Derivative financial instruments				6,760		8,510
Prepayments				2,712		3,050
Current tax receivable				562		377
Cash and cash equivalents				8,959		8,197
				67,074		66,384
Total assets				233,359		228,238
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables				34,764		33,644
Derivative financial instruments				6,181		8,977
Accruals				5,815		6,743
Finance debt				12,018		15,740
Current tax payable				2,826		3,144
Provisions				1,403		1,545
				63,007		69,793
Non-current liabilities
Other payables				3,109		3,080
Derivative financial instruments				5,039		6,271
Accruals				713		784
Finance debt				24,222		17,464
Deferred tax liabilities				16,800		16,198
Provisions				12,999		12,108
Defined benefit pension plan and other
post-retirement benefit plan deficits				10,521		10,431
				73,403		66,336
Total liabilities				136,410		136,129
Net assets				96,949		92,109
Equity
BP shareholders' equity				96,241		91,303
Minority interest				708		806
				96,949		92,109

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Condensed group cash flow statement

Second		First	Second
quarter		quarter	quarter		First half
2008		2009	2009		2009	2008
				$ million
				Operating activities
14,506		4,130	6,772	Profit before taxation	10,902	25,910
				Adjustments to reconcile profit before taxation
				to net cash provided by operating activities
				Depreciation, depletion and amortization
2,894	2,849		3,315	and exploration expenditure written off	6,164	5,860
				Impairment and (gain) loss on sale of
(56)	56		(306)	businesses and fixed assets	(250)	(941)
				Earnings from equity-accounted entities,
(1,491)	(252)		(250)	less dividends received	(502)	(1,304)
				Net charge for interest and other finance
(183)		89	38	expense, less net interest paid	127	(301)
173	86		101	Share-based payments	187	238
				Net operating charge for pensions and other
				post-retirement benefits, less contributions
46	26		(46)	and benefit payments for unfunded plans	(20)	163
(40)	281		(49)	Net charge for provisions, less payments	232	(205)
				Movements in inventories and other current
(5,710)	32		(1,093)	and non-current assets and liabilities(a)	(1,061)	(6,427)
(3,421)		(1,725)	(1,725)	Income taxes paid	(3,450)	(5,381)
6,718		5,572	6,757	Net cash provided by operating activities	12,329	17,612
				Investing activities
(4,713)		(4,817)	(5,211)	Capital expenditure	(10,028)	(9,148)
(209)	–		(8)	Acquisitions, net of cash acquired	(8)	(209)
(247)	(103)		(110)	Investment in jointly controlled entities	(213)	(613)
(3)	(47)		(40)	Investment in associates	(87)	(7)
59	311		360	Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets	671	335
				Proceeds from disposal of businesses,
–	–		337	net of cash disposed	337	–
212	117		96	Proceeds from loan repayments	213	334
–		47	–	Other	47	–
				Net cash (used in) provided by investing
(4,901)		(4,492)	(4,576)	activities	(9,068)	(9,308)
				Financing activities
(928)		35	27	Net issue (repurchase) of shares	62	(1,817)
655	4,619		4,441	Proceeds from long-term financing	9,060	2,832
(1,654)	(2,580)		(1,597)	Repayments of long-term financing	(4,177)	(2,191)
1,516	(182)		(1,860)	Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt	(2,042)	(1,908)
(2,545)	(2,619)		(2,620)	Dividends paid – BP shareholders	(5,239)	(5,099)
(86)		(111)	(74)	– Minority interest	(185)	(122)
				Net cash (used in) provided by financing
(3,042)		(838)	(1,683)	activities	(2,521)	(8,305)
				Currency translation differences relating to
(2)		(79)	101	cash and cash equivalents	22	32
				Increase (decrease) in cash and cash
(1,227)		163	599	equivalents	762	31
				Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
4,820		8,197	8,360	of period	8,197	3,562
3,593		8,360	8,959	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	8,959	3,593
(a)  Includes
(3,952)		(254)	(1,874)	Inventory holding (gains) losses	(2,128)	(5,278)
2,081		(186)	(154)	Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives	(340)	2,771

Inventory holding gains and losses and fair value gains and losses on embedded derivatives are also included within profit before taxation

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Capital expenditure and acquisitions

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter						First half
2008		2009		2009						2009		2008
						$ million
						By business
						Exploration and Production
1,801		1,670		1,422		US				3,092		3,016
2,148		2,035		2,144		Non-US(a)				4,179		6,935
3,949		3,705		3,566						7,271		9,951
						Refining and Marketing
662		567		562		US(a)				1,129		2,959
582		226		276		Non-US				502		953
1,244		793		838						1,631		3,912
						Other businesses and corporate
463		56		364		US(b)				420		730
146		41		50		Non-US				91		254
609		97		414						511		984
5,802		4,595		4,818						9,413		14,847
						By geographical area
2,926		2,293		2,348		US(a)(b)				4,641		6,705
2,876		2,302		2,470		Non-US(a)				4,772		8,142
5,802		4,595		4,818						9,413		14,847
						Included above:
324		-		-		Acquisitions and asset exchanges(a)				-		2,288

(a)	First half 2008 included capital expenditure of $2,848 million in Exploration and Production and an asset exchange of $1,904 million in Refining and Marketing relating to the formation of an integrated North American oil sands business.
(b)	Second quarter 2009 includes $297 million of capital expenditure on wind turbines for post-2009 wind projects.

Exchange rates

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter				First half
2008		2009		2009				2009		2008
1.97		1.43		1.55		US dollar/sterling average rate for the period		1.49		1.97
1.99		1.42		1.65		US dollar/sterling period-end rate		1.65		1.99
1.56		1.30		1.36		US dollar/euro average rate for the period		1.33		1.53
1.58		1.32		1.41		US dollar/euro period-end rate		1.41		1.58

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Analysis of replacement cost profit before interest and tax and reconciliation to profit before taxation(a)

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter				First half
2008		2009		2009				2009		2008
						$ million
						By business
						Exploration and Production
3,601		1,143		1,161		US		2,304		6,686
7,170		3,177		3,885		Non-US		7,062		14,157
10,771		4,320		5,046				9,366		20,843
						Refining and Marketing
(401)		308		(326)		US		(18)		(247)
940		782		1,006		Non-US		1,788		2,035
539		1,090		680				1,770		1,788
						Other businesses and corporate
(185)		(279)		(129)		US		(408)		(337)
(129)		(482)		(454)		Non-US		(936)		(190)
(314)		(761)		(583)				(1,344)		(527)
10,996		4,649		5,143				9,792		22,104
(221)		(405)		76		Consolidation adjustment		(329)		(1,005)
						Replacement cost profit before interest
10,775		4,244		5,219		and tax(b)		9,463		21,099
						Inventory holding gains (losses)(c)
48		(34)		16		Exploration and Production		(18)		30
3,891		327		1,856		Refining and Marketing		2,183		5,215
13		(39)		2		Other businesses and corporate		(37)		33
14,727		4,498		7,093		Profit before interest and tax		11,591		26,377
381		318		274		Finance costs		592		787
						Net finance expense (income) relating to
(160)		50		47		pensions and other post-retirement benefits		97		(320)
14,506		4,130		6,772		Profit before taxation		10,902		25,910
						Replacement cost profit before interest
						and tax
						By geographical area
3,267		854		730		US		1,584		5,888
7,508		3,390		4,489		Non-US		7,879		15,211
10,775		4,244		5,219				9,463		21,099

(a)	IFRS requires that the measure of profit or loss disclosed for each operating segment is the measure that is provided regularly to the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of performance assessment and resource allocation. For BP, this measure of profit or loss is replacement cost profit before interest and tax. In addition, a reconciliation is required between the total of the operating segments' measures of profit or loss and the group profit or loss before taxation.
(b)	Replacement cost profit reflects the replacement cost of supplies. The replacement cost profit for the period is arrived at by excluding from profit inventory holding gains and losses and their associated tax effect. Replacement cost profit for the group is not a recognized GAAP measure.
(c)	Inventory holding gains and losses represent the difference between the cost of sales calculated using the average cost to BP of supplies incurred during the period and the cost of sales calculated on the first-in first-out (FIFO) method including 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, the cost of inventory charged to the income statement is based on the historic cost of acquisition or manufacture rather than the current replacement cost. In volatile energy markets, this can have a significant distorting effect on reported income. The amounts disclosed represent the difference between the charge to the income statement on a FIFO basis (and any related movements in net realizable value provisions) and the charge that would arise using average cost of supplies incurred during the period. For this purpose, average cost of supplies incurred during the period is calculated by dividing the total cost of inventory purchased in the period by the number of barrels acquired. 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. Management believes this information 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 principally to changes in oil prices as well as changes to underlying inventory levels. In order for investors to understand the operating performance of the group excluding the impact of oil 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 information.

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Non-operating items(a) 

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter			First half
2008	2009	2009			2009	2008
			$ million
			Exploration and Production
111	73	359	Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets		432	132
(5)	–	–	Environmental and other provisions		–	(5)
			Restructuring, integration and
–	(1)	(6)	rationalization costs		(7)	(44)
			Fair value gain (loss) on embedded
(2,082)	243	154	derivatives		397	(2,766)
–	(4)	–	Other		(4)	331
(1,976)	311	507			818	(2,352)
			Refining and Marketing
(13)	(21)	(52)	Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets		(73)	801
–	–	–	Environmental and other provisions		–	–
			Restructuring, integration and
(86)	(263)	(114)	rationalization costs		(377)	(291)
			Fair value gain (loss) on embedded
–	(57)	–	derivatives		(57)	–
–	(9)	–	Other		(9)	–
(99)	(350)	(166)			(516)	510
			Other businesses and corporate
(42)	(108)	(1)	Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets		(109)	8
–	(75)	–	Environmental and other provisions		(75)	–
			Restructuring, integration and
(75)	(71)	(37)	rationalization costs		(108)	(133)
			Fair value gain (loss) on embedded
1	–	–	derivatives		–	(5)
(7)	(67)	(1)	Other		(68)	(74)
(123)	(321)	(39)			(360)	(204)
(2,198)	(360)	302	Total before taxation		(58)	(2,046)
770	135	(106)	Taxation credit (charge)(b)		29	714
(1,428)	(225)	196	Total after taxation for period		(29)	(1,332)

(a)	An analysis of non-operating items by region is shown on pages 5, 7 and 8.
(b)	Tax is calculated using the quarter's effective tax rate on replacement cost profit.

Non-operating items are charges and credits arising in consolidated entities that BP discloses separately because it considers such disclosures to be meaningful and relevant to investors. These disclosures are provided in order to enable investors better to understand and evaluate the group's financial performance.

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Non-GAAP information on fair value accounting effects

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter						First half
2008		2009		2009						2009		2008
						$ million
						Favourable (unfavourable) impact
						relative to management's measure
						of performance
(373)		158		135		Exploration and Production				293		(632)
(161)		(109)		(126)		Refining and Marketing				(235)		(60)
(534)		49		9						58		(692)
187		(18)		(3)		Taxation credit (charge)(a)				(21)		245
(347)		31		6						37		(447)

(a)	Tax is calculated using the quarter's effective tax rate on replacement cost profit.

BP uses derivative instruments to manage the economic exposure relating to inventories above normal operating requirements of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products as well as certain contracts to supply physical volumes at future dates. Under IFRS, these inventories and contracts are recorded at historic cost and on an accruals basis respectively. The related derivative instruments, however, are required to be recorded at fair value with gains and losses recognized in income 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 and contracts 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.

IFRS requires that inventory held for trading be 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 storage capacity that, under IFRS, are recorded on an accruals basis. These contracts are risk-managed using a variety of derivative instruments which 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, under which the inventory and the supply and capacity contracts in question are valued based on fair value using relevant forward prices prevailing at the end of the period. 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. The impacts of fair value accounting effects, relative to management's internal measure of performance, are shown in the table above. A reconciliation to GAAP information is set out below.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP information

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter				First half
2008		2009		2009				2009		2008
						$ million
						Exploration and Production
						Replacement cost profit before interest and tax
11,144		4,162		4,911		adjusted for fair value accounting effects		9,073		21,475
(373)		158		135		Impact of fair value accounting effects		293		(632)
						Replacement cost profit before interest and
10,771		4,320		5,046		tax		9,366		20,843
						Refining and Marketing
						Replacement cost profit before interest and tax
700		1,199		806		adjusted for fair value accounting effects		2,005		1,848
(161)		(109)		(126)		Impact of fair value accounting effects		(235)		(60)
						Replacement cost profit before interest and
539		1,090		680		tax		1,770		1,788

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Realizations and marker prices

Second		First		Second
quarter		quarter		quarter						First half
2008		2009		2009						2009		2008
						Average realizations(a)
						Liquids ($/bbl)(b)
101.88		39.47		47.45		US				43.54		95.23
127.83		47.59		60.69		Europe				54.00		111.44
111.23		40.89		55.22		Rest of World				48.10		101.58
109.95		41.26		52.33		BP Average				46.84		100.66
						Natural gas ($/mcf)
8.76		3.38		2.47		US				2.92		7.74
8.37		5.56		4.86		Europe				5.25		8.16
5.26		3.41		2.77		Rest of World				3.08		5.11
6.63		3.63		2.86		BP Average				3.25		6.25
						Total hydrocarbons ($/boe)
82.09		31.83		34.90		US				33.38		74.88
99.10		41.36		49.11		Europe				45.00		86.12
63.67		28.35		31.81		Rest of World				30.10		59.30
75.39		31.40		35.02		BP Average				33.22		68.85
						Average oil marker prices ($/bbl)
121.18		44.46		59.13		Brent				51.68		109.05
123.81		43.20		59.71		West Texas Intermediate				51.59		111.14
123.61		45.40		59.10		Alaska North Slope				52.36		110.40
116.82		43.83		57.51		Mars				50.78		104.17
117.47		43.65		58.46		Urals (NWE- cif)				50.94		105.50
63.15		19.52		32.63		Russian domestic oil(c)				26.46		55.01
						Average natural gas marker prices
10.94		4.91		3.51		Henry Hub gas price ($/mmbtu)(d)				4.21		9.49
						UK Gas - National Balancing
60.72		46.80		27.51		point (p/therm)				37.31		56.86

(a)	Based on sales of consolidated subsidiaries only - this excludes equity-accounted entities.
(b)	Crude oil and natural gas liquids.
(c)	First quarter 2009 revised by Argus from previously disclosed figure of $19.54/bbl.
(d)	Henry Hub First of Month Index.

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Notes

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 the periods presented. 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 2008 included in BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008.

BP prepares its consolidated financial statements included within its Annual Report and Accounts on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), IFRS as adopted by the European Union (EU) and in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act 1985. IFRS as adopted by the EU differs in certain respects from IFRS as issued by the IASB, however, 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 the Annual Report and Accounts for 2009, which do not differ significantly from those used in BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008.

BP has adopted a new accounting standard, IFRS 8 'Operating Segments', with effect from 1 January 2009. The standard defines operating segments as components of an entity about which separate financial information is available and is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. It also sets out the required disclosures for operating segments. On adoption, there was no change to BP's segments that are separately reported but the segmental financial information is now based on measures as used by the chief operating decision maker. In particular, the segment measure of profit is replacement cost profit before interest and tax - see page 15 for further information. There was no effect on the group's reported income or net assets.

In addition, BP has adopted amendments to IAS 1 'Presentation of Financial Statements', also with effect from 1 January 2009. This requires separate presentation of owner and non-owner changes in equity by introducing the statement of comprehensive income - see page 11. The statement of recognized income and expense is no longer presented. Certain minor changes in the presentation of the statement of changes in equity were also made to comply with the revised standard - see page 11. There was no effect on the group's reported profit for the period or net assets.

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Notes

2. Sales and other operating revenues

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter			First half
2008	2009	2009			2009	2008
			$ million
			By business
24,507	12,343	12,848	Exploration and Production		25,191	47,429
97,892	40,573	49,333	Refining and Marketing		89,906	174,504
1,200	584	603	Other businesses and corporate		1,187	2,308
123,599	53,500	62,784			116,284	224,241
			Less: sales between businesses
13,485	5,800	7,589	Exploration and Production		13,389	25,704
960	111	225	Refining and Marketing		336	1,229
407	293	193	Other businesses and corporate		486	816
14,852	6,204	8,007			14,211	27,749
			Third party sales and other operating revenues
11,022	6,543	5,259	Exploration and Production		11,802	21,725
96,932	40,462	49,108	Refining and Marketing		89,570	173,275
793	291	410	Other businesses and corporate		701	1,492
			Total third party sales and other
108,747	47,296	54,777	operating revenues		102,073	196,492
			By geographical area
39,035	17,580	20,677	US		38,257	70,728
81,917	33,586	39,371	Non-US		72,957	146,436
120,952	51,166	60,048			111,214	217,164
12,205	3,870	5,271	Less: sales between areas		9,141	20,672
108,747	47,296	54,777			102,073	196,492

3. Production and similar taxes

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter			First half
2008	2009	2009			2009	2008
			$ million
1,079	79	133	US		212	1,623
1,220	382	540	Non-US		922	2,285
2,299	461	673			1,134	3,908

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Notes

4. Earnings per share, shares in issue and shares repurchased

Basic earnings per ordinary share (EpS) amounts are calculated by dividing the profit for the period attributable to ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during 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.

Prior to 2009, EpS amounts for the discrete quarterly periods were determined as the difference between the relevant year-to-date period amounts. The change in method of determination of the discrete quarterly EpS amounts does not have a significant effect and the comparative EpS amounts for 2008 have not been restated.

For the diluted EpS calculation the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for number of shares that are potentially issuable in connection with employee share-based payment plans using the treasury stock method.

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter		First half
2008	2009	2009		2009	2008
			$ million
			Results for the period
			Profit for the period attributable
9,358	2,562	4,385	to BP shareholders	6,947	16,452
1	-	1	Less: preference dividend	1	1
			Profit attributable to BP ordinary
9,357	2,562	4,384	shareholders	6,946	16,451
			Inventory holding (gains) losses,
(2,612)	(175)	(1,245)	net of tax	(1,420)	(3,475)
			RC profit attributable to BP ordinary
6,745	2,387	3,139	shareholders	5,526	12,976
			Basic weighted average number of
18,823,515	18,720,354	18,726,093	shares outstanding (thousand)(a)	18,723,164	18,849,504
3,137,253	3,120,059	3,121,016	ADS equivalent (thousand)(a)	3,120,527	3,141,584
			Weighted average number of shares
			outstanding used to calculate diluted earnings per share
19,015,010	18,920,515	18,929,930	(thousand)(a)	18,917,380	19,022,000
3,169,168	3,153,419	3,154,988	ADS equivalent (thousand)(a)	3,152,897	3,170,333
			Shares in issue at period-end
18,790,443	18,724,785	18,728,163	(thousand)(a)	18,728,163	18,790,443
3,131,741	3,120,798	3,121,361	ADS equivalent (thousand)(a)	3,121,361	3,131,741
			Shares repurchased in the period
85,900	-	-	(thousand)	-	176,896

(a)	Excludes treasury shares and the shares held by the Employee Share Ownership Plans and includes certain shares that will be issuable in the future under employee share plans.

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Notes

5. Analysis of changes in net debt

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter		First half
2008	2009	2009		2009		2008
			$ million
			Opening balance
29,871	33,204	34,698	Finance debt	33,204		31,045
4,820	8,197	8,360	Less: Cash and cash equivalents	8,197		3,562
			Less: FV asset (liability) of hedges related
1,234	(34)	(323)	to finance debt	(34)		666
23,817	25,041	26,661	Opening net debt	25,041		26,817
			Closing balance
30,189	34,698	36,240	Finance debt	36,240		30,189
3,593	8,360	8,959	Less: Cash and cash equivalents	8,959		3,593
			Less: FV asset (liability) of hedges related
900	(323)	179	to finance debt	179		900
25,696	26,661	27,102	Closing net debt	27,102		25,696
(1,879)	(1,620)	(441)	Decrease (increase) in net debt	(2,061)		1,121
			Movement in cash and cash equivalents
(1,225)	242	498	(excluding exchange adjustments)	740		(1)
			Net cash outflow (inflow) from financing
(517)	(1,857)	(984)	(excluding share capital)	(2,841)		1,267
(114)	7	15	Other movements	22		(121)
			Movement in net debt before exchange
(1,856)	(1,608)	(471)	effects	(2,079)		1,145
(23)	(12)	30	Exchange adjustments	18		(24)
(1,879)	(1,620)	(441)	Decrease (increase) in net debt	(2,061)		1,121

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Notes

6. TNK-BP operational and financial information

Second	First	Second
quarter	quarter	quarter			First half
2008	2009	2009			2009	2008
			Production (Net of royalties) (BP share)
825	822	837	Crude oil (mb/d)		830	821
546	642	555	Natural gas (mmcf/d)		599	529
919	933	933	Total hydrocarbons (mboe/d)(a)		933	913
			$ million
			Income statement (BP share)
2,026	419	873	Profit before interest and tax		1,292	3,235
(56)	(68)	(54)	Finance costs		(122)	(132)
(524)	(185)	(242)	Taxation		(427)	(855)
(95)	(32)	(31)	Minority interest		(63)	(153)
1,351	134	546	Net income		680	2,095
			Cash flow
-	-	468	Dividends received		468	1,200

Balance sheet		30 June	31 December
		2009	2008
Investments in jointly controlled entities		-	8,939
Investments in associates		9,104	-

(a)	Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent at 5.8 billion cubic feet = 1 million barrels.

7. Inventory valuation

Due to falling oil prices a provision of $1,412 million was held at 31 December 2008 to write inventories down to their net realizable value. The net movement in the provision during the second quarter of 2009 was an increase of $92 million (first quarter of 2009 was a decrease of $1,163 million).

8. Third-quarter results

BP's third-quarter results will be announced on 27 October 2009.

9. Statutory accounts

The financial information shown in this publication, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 27 July 2009, is unaudited and does not constitute statutory financial statements. Statutory accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2008 for BP have been filed with the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales; the report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 237(2) or section 237(3) of the Companies Act 1985. 

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Principal risks and uncertainties

 

The principal risks and uncertainties for the remaining six months of the financial year remain as set out in BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008. These are reproduced below.

We urge you to consider carefully the risks described below. If any of these risks occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer and the trading price and liquidity of our securities could decline, in which case you could lose all or part of your investment.

In the current global financial crisis and uncertain economic environment, certain risks may gain more prominence either individually or when taken together. Oil and gas prices and margins are likely to remain lower than in recent times due to reduced demand; the impact of this situation will also depend on the degree to which producers reduce production. At the same time, governments will be facing greater pressure on public finances leading to the risk of increased taxation. These factors may also lead to intensified competition for market share and available margin, with consequential potential adverse effects on volumes. The financial and economic situation may have a negative impact on third parties with whom we do, or may do, business. Any of these factors may affect our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity.

If there is an extended period of constraint in the capital markets, with debt markets in particular experiencing lack of liquidity, at a time when cash flows from our business operations may be under pressure, this may impact our ability to maintain our long-term investment programme with a consequent effect on our growth rate, and may impact shareholder returns, including dividends and share buybacks, or share price. Decreases in the funded levels of our pension plans may also increase our pension funding requirements.

Our system of risk management provides the response to risks of group significance through the establishment of standards and other controls. Inability to identify, assess and respond to risks through this and other controls could lead to an inability to capture opportunities, threats materializing, inefficiency and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

The risks are categorized against the following areas: strategic; compliance and control; and operational.

Strategic risks

Access and renewal

Successful execution of our group plan depends critically on implementing activities to renew and reposition our portfolio. The challenges to renewal of our upstream portfolio are growing due to increasing competition for access to opportunities globally. Lack of material positions in new markets and/or inability to complete disposals could result in an inability to grow or even maintain our production.

Prices and markets

Oil, gas and product prices are subject to international supply and demand. Political developments and the outcome of meetings of OPEC can particularly affect world supply and oil prices. Previous oil price increases have resulted in increased fiscal take, cost inflation and more onerous terms for access to resources. As a result, increased oil prices may not improve margin performance. In addition to the adverse effect on revenues, margins and profitability from any fall in oil and natural gas prices, a prolonged period of low prices or other indicators would lead to further reviews for impairment of the group's oil and natural gas properties. Such reviews would reflect management's view of long-term oil and natural gas prices and could result in a charge for impairment that could have a significant effect on the group's results of operations in the period in which it occurs. Rapid material and/or sustained change in oil, gas and product prices can impact the validity of the assumptions on which strategic decisions are based and, as a result, the ensuing actions derived from those decisions may no longer be appropriate. A prolonged period of low oil prices may impact our ability to maintain our long-term investment programme with a consequent effect on our growth rate and may impact shareholder returns, including dividends and share buybacks, or share price.

Periods of global recession could impact the demand for our products, the prices at which they can be sold and affect the viability of the markets in which we operate.

Refining profitability can be volatile, with both periodic oversupply and supply tightness in various regional markets. Sectors of the chemicals industry are also subject to fluctuations in supply and demand within the petrochemicals market, with a consequent effect on prices and profitability.

Climate change and carbon pricing

Compliance with changes in laws, regulations and obligations relating to climate change could result in substantial capital expenditure, reduced profitability from changes in operating costs, and revenue generation and strategic growth opportunities being impacted.

Socio-political

We have operations in countries where political, economic and social transition is taking place. Some countries have experienced political instability, changes to the regulatory environment, expropriation or nationalization of property, civil strife, strikes, acts of war and insurrections. Any of these conditions occurring could disrupt or terminate our operations, causing our development activities to be curtailed or terminated in these areas or our production to decline and could cause us to incur additional costs. In particular, our investments in Russia could be adversely affected by heightened political and economic environment risks.

We set ourselves high standards of corporate citizenship and aspire to contribute to a better quality of life through the products and services we provide. If it is perceived that we are not respecting or advancing the economic and social progress of the communities in which we operate, our reputation and shareholder value could be damaged.

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Principal risks and uncertainties (continued)

 

 

Competition

The oil, gas and petrochemicals industries are highly competitive. There is strong competition, both within the oil and gas industry and with other industries, in supplying the fuel needs of commerce, industry and the home. Competition puts pressure on product prices, affects oil products marketing and requires continuous management focus on reducing unit costs and improving efficiency. The implementation of group strategy requires continued technological advances and innovation including advances in exploration, production, refining, petrochemicals manufacturing technology and advances in technology related to energy usage. Our performance could be impeded if competitors developed or acquired intellectual property rights to technology that we required or if our innovation lagged the industry.

Investment efficiency

Our organic growth is dependent on creating a portfolio of quality options and investing in the best options. Ineffective investment selection could lead to loss of value and higher capital expenditure.

Reserves replacement

Successful execution of our group strategy depends critically on sustaining long-term reserves replacement. If upstream resources are not progressed to proved reserves in a timely and efficient manner, we will be unable to sustain long-term replacement of reserves. 

Liquidity, financial capacity and financial exposure

The group has established a financial framework to ensure that it is able to maintain an appropriate level of liquidity and financial capacity and to constrain the level of assessed capital at risk for the purposes of positions taken in financial instruments. Failure to operate within our financial framework could lead to the group becoming financially distressed leading to a loss of shareholder value. Commercial credit risk is measured and controlled to determine the group's total credit risk. Inability to determine adequately our credit exposure could lead to financial loss. A credit crisis affecting banks and other sectors of the economy could impact the ability of counterparties to meet their financial obligations to the group. It could also affect our ability to raise capital to fund growth.

Crude oil prices are generally set in US dollars, while sales of refined products may be in a variety of currencies. Fluctuations in exchange rates can therefore give rise to foreign exchange exposures, with a consequent impact on underlying costs and revenues.

For more information on financial instruments and financial risk factors see BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008 - Note 28 on page 142 and Note 34 on page 150.

Compliance and control risks

Regulatory

The oil industry is subject to regulation and intervention by governments throughout the world in such matters as the award of exploration and production interests, the imposition of specific drilling obligations, environmental and health and safety protection controls, controls over the development and decommissioning of a field (including restrictions on production) and, possibly, nationalization, expropriation, cancellation or non-renewal of contract rights. We buy, sell and trade oil and gas products in certain regulated commodity markets. The oil industry is also subject to the payment of royalties and taxation, which tend to be high compared with those payable in respect of other commercial activities, and operates in certain tax jurisdictions that have a degree of uncertainty relating to the interpretation of, and changes to, tax law. As a result of new laws and regulations or other factors, we could be required to curtail or cease certain operations, or we could incur additional costs.

For more information on environmental regulation, see BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008 - Environment on page 43.

Ethical misconduct and non-compliance

Our code of conduct, which applies to all employees, defines our commitment to integrity, compliance with all applicable legal requirements, high ethical standards and the behaviours and actions we expect of our businesses and people wherever we operate. Incidents of ethical misconduct or non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations could be damaging to our reputation and shareholder value. Multiple events of non-compliance could call into question the integrity of our operations.

For certain legal proceedings involving the group, see BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008 - Legal proceedings on page 92.

Liabilities and provisions

Changes in the external environment, such as new laws and regulations, market volatility or other factors, could affect the adequacy of our provisions for pensions, tax, environmental and legal liabilities.

Reporting

External reporting of financial and non-financial data is reliant on the integrity of systems and people. Failure to report data accurately and in compliance with external standards could result in regulatory action, legal liability and damage to our reputation.

Operational risks

Process safety

Inherent in our operations are hazards that require continuous oversight and control. There are risks of technical integrity failure and loss of containment of hydrocarbons and other hazardous material at operating sites or pipelines. Failure to manage these risks could result in injury or loss of life, environmental damage, or loss of production and could result in regulatory action, legal liability and damage to our reputation.

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Principal risks and uncertainties (continued)

 

 

Personal safety

Inability to provide safe environments for our workforce and the public could lead to injuries or loss of life and could result in regulatory action, legal liability and damage to our reputation.

Environmental

If we do not apply our resources to overcome the perceived trade-off between global access to energy and the protection or improvement of the natural environment, we could fail to live up to our aspirations of no or minimal damage to the environment and contributing to human progress.

Security

Security threats require continuous oversight and control. Acts of terrorism against our plants and offices, pipelines, transportation or computer systems could severely disrupt business and operations and could cause harm to people.

Product quality

Supplying customers with on-specification products is critical to maintaining our licence to operate and our reputation in the marketplace. Failure to meet product quality standards throughout the value chain could lead to harm to people and the environment and loss of customers.

Drilling and production

Exploration and production require high levels of investment and are subject to natural hazards and other uncertainties, including those relating to the physical characteristics of an oil or natural gas field. The cost of drilling, completing or operating wells is often uncertain. We may be required to curtail, delay or cancel drilling operations because of a variety of factors, including unexpected drilling conditions, pressure or irregularities in geological formations, equipment failures or accidents, adverse weather conditions and compliance with governmental requirements.

Transportation

All modes of transportation of hydrocarbons contain inherent risks. A loss of containment of hydrocarbons and other hazardous material could occur during transportation by road, rail, sea or pipeline. This is a significant risk due to the potential impact of a release on the environment and people and given the high volumes involved.

Major project delivery

Successful execution of our group plan (see BP Annual Report and Accounts 2008, page 15) depends critically on implementing the activities to deliver the major projects over the plan period. Poor delivery of any major project that underpins production growth and/or a major programme designed to enhance shareholder value could adversely affect our financial performance.

Digital infrastructure

The reliability and security of our digital infrastructure are critical to maintaining our business applications availability. A breach of our digital security could cause serious damage to business operations and, in some circumstances, could result in injury to people, damage to assets, harm to the environment and breaches of regulations.

Business continuity and disaster recovery

Contingency plans are required to continue or recover operations following a disruption or incident. Inability to restore or replace critical capacity to an agreed level within an agreed timeframe would prolong the impact of any disruption and could severely affect business and operations.

Crisis management

Crisis management plans and capability are essential to deal with emergencies at every level of our operations. If we do not respond or are perceived not to respond in an appropriate manner to either an external or internal crisis, our business and operations could be severely disrupted.

People and capability

Employee training, development and successful recruitment of new staff, in particular petroleum engineers and scientists, are key to implementing our plans. Inability to develop the human capacity and capability across the organization could jeopardize performance delivery.

Treasury and trading activities

In the normal course of business, we are subject to operational risk around our treasury and trading activities. Control of these activities is highly dependent on our ability to process, manage and monitor a large number of complex transactions across many markets and currencies. Shortcomings or failures in our systems, risk management methodology, internal control processes or people could lead to disruption of our business, financial loss, regulatory intervention or damage to our reputation.

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