BP PLC share price

Here at FxPro, we’re delighted to offer our clients the opportunity to invest in BP PLC, through our CFDs Product. This is a transnational oil and gas company.

According to the official open sources, the company’s history began in 1982. Headquarters is located in London, UK.

In 2010, an explosion at the Deepwater Horizon oil-producing platform leased the company, causing the largest oil spill in history. By mid-year, the company lost a significant part of its market capitalization (since the accident, it has decreased from $186 bln to $91 bln); the cost of the cleaning operation exceeded $760 mln. BP PLC is producing oil and gas in many parts of the world, both on land, offshore and in the open sea. About a third of the company's revenue comes from operations in the United States.

The company owns shares in 10 gas pipelines and five regasification terminals in the North Sea. In addition, the company owns a 47% stake in the Alaska gas pipeline, as well as several receiving terminals for liquefied natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico.

British Petroleum is engaged in alternative energy, in particular, the production of biofuels (ethanol from cane sugar) in Brazil. A technology to produce bio-isobutane from corn in Kansas was also developed jointly with DuPont.

Since 2013, BP PLC owns a 20% stake in Rosneft.

A joint venture LighthouseBP was established in partnership with Europe’s leading solar panel installation company, Lighthouse, in which BP’s share is 43%. Today this brand is listed on the LSE, NYSE, FWB and its name is firmly established in our life.

BP PLC stock price is subject to the observations of many traders in the world. At the beginning of 2019, BP PLC share price was 18,7 GBP.

Among the reasons to keep a close eye to the CFDs on BP PLC securities is the strong volatility that can be observed during the day-to-day trading sessions.

On this page, you can take a look at the BP PLC share price chart to make your own responsible decision to buy or to sell it on the FxPro trading platforms.

In order to trade shares successfully, be sure to follow corporate reports and actual data that are regularly published on the major news portals.

Also, keep a close eye to the Dividend calendar at the FxPro official website. According to it, сlients, holding “Buy” positions on the ex-div date will receive a dividend in the form of a cash adjustment (deposit). Clients, holding “Sell” positions on the ex-div date will be charged the dividend amount in the form of a cash adjustment (withdrawal).