0001654954-24-008717.txt : 20240709 0001654954-24-008717.hdr.sgml : 20240709 20240709065907 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001654954-24-008717 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20240709 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240709 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240709 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BP PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000313807 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PETROLEUM REFINING [2911] ORGANIZATION NAME: 01 Energy & Transportation IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: X0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-06262 FILM NUMBER: 241106310 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: SW1Y 4PD BUSINESS PHONE: 442074964000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 ZIP: SW1Y 4PD FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BP AMOCO PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990104 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BRITISH PETROLEUM CO PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970226 6-K 1 a5832v.htm 2Q24 BP PLC TRADING STATEMENT PART 1 OF 1 a5832v
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 6-K
 
 
Report of Foreign Issuer
 
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
for the period ended 09 July, 2024
 
 
BP p.l.c.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
 
 
1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, SW1Y 4PD, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
 
Form 20-F |X| Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
 
 
 
Yes No |X|
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Exhibit 1.1
2Q24 BP plc Trading Statement part 1 of 1 dated 09 July 2024
 
 
 
Exhibit 1.1
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 
London 9 July 2024
 
BP p.l.c. Trading Statement
 
 
Second quarter 2024 trading statement
 
The following Trading Statement provides a summary of BP p.l.c.'s (bp) current estimates and expectations for the second quarter of 2024, including data on the economic environment as well as group performance during the period.
 
The information presented is not comprehensive of all factors which may impact bp's group results for the second quarter 2024 and is not an estimate of those results. Also refer to bp's first quarter 2024 group results announcement on 7 May 2024 for guidance items which continue to apply unless explicitly stated. A summary of that guidance is also provided in the Appendix to this Trading Statement. All information provided is subject to the finalization of bp's financial reporting processes and actual results may vary.
 
bp's group results for the second quarter 2024 are expected to be published on 30 July 2024.
 
 
Updated 2Q24 guidancea
 
●
Upstream productionb in the second quarter is now expected to be broadly flat compared to the prior quarter, with production broadly flat in oil production & operations and slightly lower in gas & low carbon energy.
●
In the gas & low carbon energy segment, realizationsc, compared to the prior quarter, are expected to have an adverse impact of around $0.1 billion, including declines in non-Henry Hub natural gas marker prices. The gas marketing and trading result is expected to be average following a strong result in the first quarter.
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In the oil production & operations segment, realizationsc, compared to the prior quarter, are expected to have a favourable impact in the range of $0.1 - 0.3 billion, including the impact of price lags on bp's production in the Gulf of Mexico and the UAE.
●
In the customers and products segment, compared to the prior quarter, results are expected to be impacted by the following factors:
o
customers - stronger fuels margins and convenience performance, and seasonally higher volumes. 
o
products - significantly lower realized refining margins, expected to have an adverse impact in the range of $0.5 - 0.7 billion mainly relating to weaker middle distillate margins and narrower North American heavy crude oil differentials, and a higher level of turnaround activity, partially offset by the absence of the first quarter Whiting refinery outage of around $0.5 billion. The oil trading result is expected to be weak following a strong result in the first quarter.
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Other items: The second quarter results are expected to include post tax adverse adjusting items relating to asset impairments and associated onerous contract provisions in the range of $1.0 - 2.0 billion. This includes charges relating to the ongoing review of our Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany that was announced in March.
a                All impacts influence bp's underlying RC profit before interest and tax, unless stated otherwise.
 
b                Includes bp's share of production of equity-accounted entities.
 
c                Realizations are based on sales by consolidated subsidiaries only - this excludes equity-accounted entities.
 
 
Trading conditions
 
Brent averaged $84.97/bbl in the second quarter 2024 compared to $83.16/bbl in the first quarter 2024.
 
US gas Henry Hub first of month index averaged $1.89/mmBtu in the second quarter compared to $2.25/mmBtu in the first quarter 2024.
 
The bp refining marker margin averaged $20.6/bbl in the second quarter compared to $20.6/bbl in the first quarter 2024.
 
Further information on prices and bp's current rules of thumb can be found at the following link: bp.com Rules of Thumb
 
Cautionary Statement
 
In order to utilize the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the 'PSLRA') and the general doctrine of cautionary statements, bp is providing the following cautionary statement: The discussion in this announcement contains certain forecasts, projections and forward-looking statements - that is, statements related to future, not past events and circumstances - with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of bp and certain of the plans and objectives of bp with respect to these items. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will or may occur in the future and are outside the control of bp. Actual results or outcomes, may differ materially from those expressed in such statements, depending on a variety of factors, including (without limitation): price fluctuations in crude oil and natural gas; changes in demand for bp's products; currency fluctuations; drilling and production results; reserves estimates; sales volume and sales mix numbers; supply and demand imbalances including as a result of direct or indirect restrictions on production; regional pricing differentials and refining margins; seasonal impacts on product demand and operating expenses; resolution of trading and derivative positions for the quarter; the timing and level of maintenance and/or turnaround activity; the timing and volume of refinery additions and outages; the timing of bringing new fields onstream; natural disasters and adverse weather conditions; changes in public expectations and other changes to business conditions; wars and acts of terrorism; cyber-attacks or sabotage as well as those factors discussed under "Risk factors" in bp's Annual Report and Form 20-F 2023 as filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Furthermore, additional factors may exist that will be relevant to bp's group results for the second quarter of 2024 that are not currently known or fully understood. Neither bp nor any of its subsidiaries assumes any obligation to update, revise or supplement any forward-looking statement contained in this announcement to reflect future circumstances, events or information.
The contents of websites referred to in this announcement do not form part of this announcement.
 
Appendix: Guidance issued in 1Q24 Stock Exchange Announcementa
 
Guidance Area
 
Full Year 2024
 
2Q24 vs 1Q24
 
Reported and underlying* upstream production
 
Slightly higher than 2023, of which Oil production & operations higher and Gas & low carbon energy lower
 
●       expected to be slightly lower
 
Customers
 
Growth from convenience, including TravelCenters of America; stronger Castrol, bp pulse margin growth; fuels margins to remain sensitive to movements in cost of supply
 
●       expect seasonally higher volumes across most businesses
●       fuels margins to remain sensitive to movements in cost of supply
 
Products
 
Lower level of industry refining margins, with realized margins impacted by narrower North American heavy crude oil differentials; turnaround activity broadly in line with 2023 but heavily weighted towards the second half
 
●       impacted by narrower North American heavy crude differentials and sensitive to relative movement in product cracks
●       absence of the first quarter plant-wide power outage of the Whiting refinery to be partly offset by a higher level of turnaround activity
 
OB&C
 
Around $1.0bn charge; quarterly charges may vary
 
 
DD&A
 
Slightly higher than 2023
 
 
Underlying effective tax rate*b
 
Expected to be around 40%
 
 
Capital expenditure*
 
Around $16bn, split broadly evenly between the first and second half
 
 
Divestment and other proceeds
 
$2-3bn, weighted to the second half
 
 
Gulf of Mexico oil spill payments 
 
~$1.2bn pre-tax, of which $1.1bn 2Q
 
 
 
a           Refer to bp's first quarter 2024 group results announcement and bp.com for full text.
 
b           Underlying effective tax rate is sensitive to the impact that volatility in the current price environment may have on the geographical mix of the group's profits and losses.
 
*      See Glossary.
 
 
Contacts
 
 
London
Houston
 
 
 
Press Office
David Nicholas
Paul Takahashi
 
+44 (0) 7831 095541
 
 +1 713 903 9729
 
 
 
 
Investor Relations
Craig Marshall
Graham Collins
bp.com/investors
 
+44 (0) 203 401 5592
 
+1 832 753 5116
 
 
Glossary
 
 
Underlying production - 2024 underlying production, when compared with 2023, is production after adjusting for acquisitions and divestments, curtailments, and entitlement impacts in our production-sharing agreements/contracts and technical service contract*.
 
Underlying RC profit or loss before interest and tax for the operating segments or customers & products businesses is calculated as RC profit or loss including profit or loss attributable to non-controlling interests before interest and tax for the operating segments and excluding net adjusting items for the respective operating segment or business.
 
Underlying effective tax rate (ETR) is a non-IFRS measure. The underlying ETR is calculated by dividing taxation on an underlying replacement cost (RC) basis by underlying RC profit or loss before tax. Taxation on an underlying RC basis for the group is calculated as taxation as stated on the group income statement adjusted for taxation on inventory holding gains and losses and total taxation on adjusting items. Information on underlying RC profit or loss is provided below. Taxation on an underlying RC basis presented for the operating segments is calculated through an allocation of taxation on an underlying RC basis to each segment. bp believes it is helpful to disclose the underlying ETR because this measure may help investors to understand and evaluate, in the same manner as management, the underlying trends in bp's operational performance on a comparable basis, period on period. Taxation on an underlying RC basis and underlying ETR are non-IFRS measures. The nearest equivalent measure on an IFRS basis is the ETR on profit or loss for the period.
 
Capital expenditure is total cash capital expenditure as stated in the condensed group cash flow statement. Capital expenditure for the operating segments, gas & low carbon energy businesses and customers & products businesses is presented on the same basis.
 
Technical service contract (TSC) - Technical service contract is an arrangement through which an oil and gas company bears the risks and costs of exploration, development and production. In return, the oil and gas company receives entitlement to variable physical volumes of hydrocarbons, representing recovery of the costs incurred and a profit margin which reflects incremental production added to the oilfield.
 
 
BP p.l.c.'s LEI Code 213800LH1BZH3D16G760
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
BP p.l.c.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Dated: 09 July 2024
 
 
/s/ Ben J. S. Mathews
 
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Ben J. S. Mathews
 
Company Secretary