After several Mergers and Acquisitions with companies such as Castrol, ARCO and latterly Amaco, British Petroleum changed it's name to BP Amaco, by this time the majority of its shares were in European and US ownership, in 2000 it re branded to the current name BP with the new slogan "Beyond Petroleum"
''Beyond petrolium''
On June 10, 1995, Browne was made CEO of British Petroleum
Medical: Blood PressureCompany: Beyond Petroleum formerly known as British Petroleum, but changed in 2000 following the merger with Amoco (formerly Standard Oil of Indiana).
There is a myth that BP changed their name from "British Petroleum" to "Beyond Petroleum" in 2001. This is incorrect and is not supported by the Company details held by Company House.BP P.L.C is the correct name and is registered at Company House in this name. The Company number is 00102498. It confirms that the name in 1998 was the British Petroleum Company P.L.C changing to BP Amoco P.L.C in 2001 and changing again to the present name BP P.L.C .BP did not change their name to Beyond Petroleum. The tagline 'Beyond Petroleum' refers to the company's re-branding in 2001 to signify it's venture into alternative fuels, etc.Company House by Law must hold the correct name of the Company.To be more precise as to the above...BP re-branded to "beyond petroleum" so technically to say BP stands for "beyond petroleum" would be accurate per the companies own website.per their website..."our brand is summed up by the 2 words 'beyond petroleum'"However, the company did NOT change its name to "Beyond Petroleum".The company name is BP P.L.C.
After several mergers and acquisitions with companies such as Castrol, ARCO and latterly Amaco, British Petroleum changed it's name to BP Amaco, by this time the majority of its shares were in European and US ownership, in 2000 it re branded to the current name BP with the new slogan "Beyond Petroleum"
The BP company and brand was originally short for British Petroleum however BP has not been 'British Petroleum' for some considerable time, after several mergers and acquisitions with companies such as Castrol, ARCO and latterly Amaco it changed it's name to BP Amaco, by this time the majority of its shares were in European and US ownership, in 2000 it re branded to the current name BP with the new slogan "Beyond Petroleum"
BP - British Petroleum
British Petroleum
The BP company and brand was originally short for British Petroleum however BP has not been 'British Petroleum' for some considerable time, after several mergers and acquisitions with companies such as Castrol, ARCO and latterly Amaco it changed it's name to BP Amaco, by this time the majority of its shares were in European and US ownership, in 2000 it re branded to the current name BP with the new slogan "Beyond Petroleum"
In September 1991 Browne was elected to the board of directors of British Petroleum.
In August 1998 British Petroleum purchased Amoco for $57 billion, and British Petroleum renamed itself BP Amoco. On December 31, 1998, Browne's title became group CEO.
BP (British Petroleum) is ... British. It isn't French.