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 December, 31, 2005

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROSPECTUS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-9790) OF BP p.l.c., THE PROSPECTUS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-65996), THE PROSPECTUS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-110203) OF BP p.l.c., THE PROSPECTUS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-3 (FILE NO. 333-83180) OF BP AUSTRALIA CAPITAL MARKETS LIMITED, BP CANADA FINANCE COMPANY, BP CAPITAL MARKETS p.l.c., BP CAPITAL MARKETS AMERICA INC. AND BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 33-21868) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-9020) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-9798) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-79399) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-34968) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-67206) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-74414) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-103924) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-102583) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-103923) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-119934) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-123482) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-123483) OF BP p.l.c., THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-131583) OF BP p.l.c. AND THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 (FILE NO. 333-131584) OF BP p.l.c., AND TO BE A PART THEREOF FROM THE DATE ON WHICH THIS REPORT IS FURNISHED, TO THE EXTENT NOT SUPERSEDED BY DOCUMENTS OR REPORTS SUBSEQUENTLY FILED OR FURNISHED.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 6-K FOR THE PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

1.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the period January-December 2005

3

 

 

 

2.

Consolidated Financial Statements including Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the period January-December 2005.

17

 

 

 

3.

US GAAP generally accepted accounting principles
   Profit for the three months ended 31 March 2005 and BP
shareholders’ equity at 31 March 2005 as adjusted to accord
with US GAAP
   Profit for the three months and six months ended 30 June 2005
and BP shareholders’ equity at 30 June 2005 as adjusted to
accord with US GAAP
   Profit for the three months and nine months ended 30 September
2005 and BP shareholders’ equity at 30 September 2005.

86

 

 

 

4.

Environmental, Operating and Other Information

93

 

 

 

5.

Signatures

99

 

 

 

6.

Exhibit 1: Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

100

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

GROUP RESULTS JANUARY – DECEMBER 2005

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005  

 

2004  

 

2005  

 

2004  

 

($ million)

Sales and other operating revenues from
  continuing operations

 

64,708 

 

 

53,343 

 

 

249,465 

 

 

199,876 

Profit from continuing operations

3,336 

 

3,850 

 

22,448 

 

17,884 

Profit for the period

3,778 

 

3,069 

 

22,632 

 

17,262 

Profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders

3,685 

 

3,010 

 

22,341 

 

17,075 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders per
ordinary share  cents

17.90 

 

14.00 

 

105.74 

 

78.24 

Dividends payable per ordinary share  cents

9.375 

 

8.50 

 

35.725 

 

29.45 

 

For all periods up to and including the year ended December 31, 2004, BP prepared its financial statements in accordance with UK generally accepted accounting practice (UK GAAP). BP, together with all other European Union (EU) companies listed on an EU stock exchange, was required to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU with effect from January 1, 2005. The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2005 are BP’s first consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS. In preparing these financial statements, the Group has complied with all IFRSs applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005. In addition, BP has also decided to adopt early IFRS 6 ‘Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources’, the amendment to IAS 19 ‘Amendment to International Accounting Standard IAS 19 Employee Benefits: Actuarial Gains and Losses, Group Plans and Disclosures’, the amendment to IAS 39 ‘Amendment to International Accounting Standard IAS 39 Financial Instruments’, Recognition and Measurement: Cash Flow Hedge Accounting of Forecast Intragroup Transactions’ and IFRIC 4 ‘Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease’. The EU has adopted all standards and interpretations adopted by BP for its 2005 reporting.

 

The financial information for 2004 has been restated to reflect the following, all with effect from January 1, 2005: (a) the adoption by the group of IFRSs (see Note 3); (b) the change in accounting policy for sales and purchases (see Note 6); (c) the transfer of the Mardi Gras pipeline system from Exploration and Production to Refining and Marketing; (d) the transfer of the aromatics and acetyls operations and the petrochemicals assets that are integrated with our Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany from the former Petrochemicals segment to Refining and Marketing; (e) the transfer of the olefins and derivatives operations from the former Petrochemicals segment to the Olefins and Derivatives business (the legacy historical results of other petrochemicals assets that had been divested during 2004 and 2003 are included within Other businesses and corporate); (f) the transfer of the Grangemouth and Lavera refineries from Refining and Marketing to the Olefins and Derivatives business; and (g) the transfer of the Hobbs fractionator from Gas, Power and Renewables to the Olefins and Derivatives business. The Olefins and Derivatives business is reported within Other businesses and corporate. This reorganisation was a precursor to seeking to divest the Olefins and Derivatives business. As indicated in Note 5, we divested Innovene on December 16, 2005. Innovene represented the majority of the Olefins and Derivatives business. Innovene operations have been treated as discontinued operations in accordance with IFRS 5 ‘Non-current Assets Held for Sale and Discontinued Operations’. Note 5 provides further detail. Under US GAAP, Innovene operations would not be classified as discontinued operations due to BP’s continuing customer / supplier arrangements with Innovene.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

In the circumstances of discontinued operations, IFRSs require that the profits earned by the discontinued operations, in this case the Innovene operations, on sales to the continuing operations be eliminated on consolidation from the discontinued operations, and attributed to the continuing operations and vice versa. This adjustment has two offsetting elements: the net margin on crude refined by Innovene as substantially all crude for their refineries is supplied by BP and most of the refined products manufactured are taken by BP; and the margin on sales of feedstock from BP’s US refineries to Innovene manufacturing plants. The profits attributable to individual segments are not affected by this adjustment. Neither does this representation indicate the profits earned by continuing or Innovene operations, as if they were stand-alone entities, for past periods or likely to be earned in future periods.

 

The results for the three months ended December 31, 2005 includes significant impacts from the continued shutdown of our Texas City Refinery during its refurbishment, and significant effects from the application of fair value accounting.

 

The fourth quarter 2005 trading environment was generally stronger than a year ago with higher oil and gas realizations and higher refining and retail marketing margins, but with lower olefins margins. For the year, the trading environment reflected higher oil and gas realizations and higher refining and olefins margins but lower retail marketing margins. For the three months ended December 31, 2005 the Brent oil price increased $13.02 per barrel, the Henry Hub gas price was up $5.93 per mmbtu and the refining Global Indicator Margin increased $1.91 per barrel compared with a year ago. For the year, the Brent oil price was $16.21 per barrel higher, the Henry Hub gas price was $2.52 per mmbtu higher and the refining Global Indicator Margin was up $2.29 per barrel compared with a year ago.

 

Sales and other operating revenues of continuing operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 were $65 billion and $249 billion respectively, compared with $53 billion and $200 billion for the equivalent periods in 2004. The increase in sales and other operating revenues for the fourth quarter reflects increases of around $17 billion from higher prices partially offset by a decrease of around $1 billion from lower sales volumes and $1 billion due to lower oil and gas production volumes of subsidiaries. The increase in sales and other operating revenues for the year reflects increases of around $75 billion from higher sales prices and $1 billion from foreign exchange movements, partly offset by a net decrease of approximately $18 billion from lower sales volumes and a decrease of around $1 billion due to lower oil and gas production volumes of subsidiaries.

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $3,685 million, after inventory holding losses of $747 million. Profit for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $3,010 million, after inventory holding losses of $494 million. Inventory holding gains or losses represent the difference between the cost of sales calculated using the average cost of supplies incurred during the period and the cost of sales calculated using the first-in first-out method. Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $22,341 million, including inventory holding gains of $3,027 million. Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $17,075 million, including inventory holding gains of $1,643 million.

 

The profit attributable to BP shareholders for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 includes profits from Innovene operations of $442 million and $184 million, respectively. The profit for the three months includes a gain on re-measurement to fair value of Innovene operations of $133 million and for the year includes a loss on re-measurement to fair value of $591 million. The profit attributable to BP shareholders for the three months and year ended December 31, 2004 includes losses from Innovene operations of $781 million and $622 million, respectively. Note 5 provides further financial information for Innovene.

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2005:

 

includes net gains on disposal of $97 million and is after net fair value losses of $801 million on embedded derivatives relating to North Sea gas contracts (these embedded derivatives are fair valued at each period end with the resulting gains or losses taken to the income statement), and a net impairment charge of $35 million in Exploration and Production;

 

includes a net gain on disposal of $102 million and is after a charge for impairment of $52 million in Refining and Marketing;

 

is after net fair value losses on embedded derivatives of $546 million and a net loss on disposal of $26 million in the Gas, Power and Renewables segment; and

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

is after a charge of $57 million relating to the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business, a charge of $4 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions and net fair value losses on embedded derivatives of $3 million in Other businesses and corporate.

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the three months ended December 31, 2004:

 

includes net gains on disposal of $32 million and is after an impairment charge of $268 million in respect of fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and US onshore in Exploration and Production;

 

is after net losses on disposal of $138 million, a charge of $195 million for impairment of the Petrochemical facilities at Hull, UK and restructuring, integration and rationalization costs of $32 million in Refining and Marketing;

 

includes a net gain on disposal of $40 million in the Gas, Power and Renewables segment; and

 

includes a credit of $66 million primarily resulting from the reversal of vacant space provisions in the UK and the US, and is after a charge of $83 million in respect of the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business in Other businesses and corporate.

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2005:

 

includes net gains of $1,159 million on the sales of assets, primarily from our interest in the Ormen Lange field, and is after net fair value losses of $1,688 million on embedded derivatives, an impairment charge of $226 million in respect of fields in the Gulf of Mexico and a charge for impairment of $40 million relating to fields in the UK North Sea in Exploration and Production;

 

includes net gains of $177 million on the sale of refining, pipelines, retail and marketing assets, and is after a charge of $700 million in respect of fatality and personal injury compensation claims associated with the incident at the Texas City refinery on March 23, 2005, a charge of $140 million relating to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions, an impairment charge of $93 million and a charge of $33 million for the impairment of an equity-accounted entity in Refining and Marketing;

 

includes net gains of $55 million primarily on the disposal of BP’s interest in Interconnector and the disposal of an NGL plant in the US, and is after net fair value losses of $346 million on embedded derivatives and a credit of $6 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions in the Gas, Power and Renewables segment; and

 

includes net gains on disposal of $38 million, and is after a net charge of $278 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions and the reversal of environmental provisions no longer required, a charge of $134 million relating to the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business and net fair value losses of $13 million on embedded derivatives in Other businesses and corporate.

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders for year ended December 31, 2004:

 

is after an impairment charge of $267 million in respect of fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and US onshore, an impairment charge of $108 million in respect of a gas processing plant in the USA and a field in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, an impairment charge of $60 million in respect of the partner operated Temsah platform in Egypt following a blow-out, a net loss on disposal of $65 million, a charge of $35 million in respect of Alaskan tankers that are no longer required and, in addition, following the lapse of the sale agreement for oil and gas properties in Venezuela, $31 million of the previously booked impairment was reversed in Exploration and Production;

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

is after net losses on disposal of $261 million, a charge of $206 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions, a charge of $195 million for the impairment of the Petrochemicals facilities at Hull, UK and a charge of $32 million for restructuring, integration and rationalization in Refining and Marketing;

includes a gain on disposals of $56 million in the Gas, Power and Renewables segment; and

 

includes net gains on disposal of $1,164 million primarily related to the sale of our interests in PetroChina and Sinopec and a credit of $66 million primarily resulting from the reversal of vacant space provisions in the UK and US, and is after a charge of $283 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions and a charge of $102 million relating to the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business in Other businesses and corporate.

 

Finance cost for continuing operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 was $172 million and $616 million respectively, compared with $143 million and $440 million in the same periods of 2004. The increase for the three months ended December 31, 2005 primarily reflects higher interest costs partially offset by an increase in capitalized interest. The increase for the year ended December 31, 2005 reflects higher interest costs and costs associated with the early redemption of finance leases, partially offset by an increase in capitalized interest.

 

Other finance expense for continuing operations for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 was $43 million and $145 million respectively, compared with $121 million and $340 million in the same periods of 2004. The decreases in both periods primarily reflect a reduction in net pension finance costs.

 

Net taxation for continuing operations, other than production taxes, charged for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 was $2,029 million and $9,473 million respectively, compared with $1,818 million and $7,082 million in the equivalent periods last year. The effective tax rate was 37.8% for the three months and 29.7% for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared with 32.1% and 28.4% for the equivalent periods of 2004.

 

In addition to the factors above, the increase in profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders for the fourth quarter reflects higher oil and gas realizations partially offset by the hurricane impact on volumes within the Exploration and Production segment, the shutdown, throughout the quarter, of our Texas City refinery, along with other storm-related supply disruptions to our US-based businesses, higher costs (including those related to repair of hurricane damage, the Thunder Horse stability incident and planned restructuring actions), adverse impacts from accounting effects, lower marketing margins and lower contributions from the gas trading and marketing business.

 

The primary additional factors contributing to the increase in profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2005 are higher liquids and gas realizations, higher refining margins, and higher contributions from the operating business within the Gas, Power and Renewables segment, partially offset by and lower retail marketing margins, higher costs (including the Thunder Horse incident, the Texas City refinery outage and planned restructuring actions) and significant volatility arising under IFRS fair value accounting.

 

Capital expenditure and acquisitions in the fourth quarter and year 2005 was $4.8 billion and $14.1 billion respectively. There were no significant acquisitions in the year 2005. Capital expenditure and acquisitions for the fourth quarter and year 2004 was $5.9 billion and $16.7 billion respectively. The year 2004 includes a $1,354 million payment relating to the contribution of TNK’s interest in Slavneft to TNK-BP and the fourth quarter and year 2004 includes a payment of $1,355 million for the acquisition of Solvay’s interest in BP Solvay Polyethylene Europe and BP Solvay Polyethylene North America. Disposal proceeds in the fourth quarter and year 2005 were $9.2 billion and $11.2 billion respectively. This includes net cash proceeds from the sale of Innovene in the fourth quarter of $8,304 million after selling costs, closing adjustments and liabilities assumed by INEOS. In the fourth quarter and year 2004 disposal proceeds were $0.9 billion and $5.0 billion respectively.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $4.2 billion compared with $5.2 billion for the equivalent period of 2004, reflecting higher net cash provided by operating activities of Innovene operations more than offset by a higher net credit for impairment and gain / loss on sale of businesses and fixed assets, higher earnings from jointly controlled entities and associates, a higher net operating charge for pensions and other post-retirement benefits, less contributions, and lower profit before taxation from continuing operations. Net cash provided by investing activities was $5.4 billion compared with net cash used in investing activities of $4.6 billion for the equivalent period of 2004, reflecting higher proceeds from the sale of businesses, primarily from the sale of Innovene (see Note 5), partially offset by lower capital expenditure and acquisitions.

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $26.7 billion compared with $23.4 billion for the equivalent period of 2004, reflecting higher profit before taxation from continuing operations, higher net cash provided by operating activities of Innovene and higher dividends received from jointly controlled entities and associates, partially offset by higher earnings from jointly controlled entities and associates, a higher net credit for impairment and gain / loss on sale of businesses and fixed assets, higher interest paid and a higher net operating charge for pensions and other post-retirement benefits, less contributions. Net cash used in investing activities was $1.7 billion compared with $11.3 billion for the equivalent period of 2004, reflecting higher disposal proceeds, primarily from the sale of Innovene, and lower spending on acquisitions.

 

Net debt at December 31, 2005 was $16.2 billion compared with $21.7 billion at December 31, 2004. The ratio of net debt to net debt plus equity was 17% at December 31, 2005 compared with 22% at December 31, 2004. This ratio shows the proportion of debt and equity used to finance our operations, and can also be used to measure borrowing capacity. In addition to reported debt, BP uses conventional off balance sheet sources of finance such as operating leases and joint venture and associate borrowings.

 

The Group has access to other sources of liquidity in the form of committed facilities and other funding through the capital markets. BP believes that, taking into account the substantial amounts of undrawn borrowing facilities available, the Group has sufficient working capital for foreseeable requirements.

 

In the normal course of business the Group has entered into certain long-term purchase commitments principally relating to take or pay contracts for the purchase of natural gas, crude oil and chemicals feedstocks and throughput arrangements for pipelines. The Group expects to fulfil its obligations under these arrangements with no adverse consequences to the Group’s results of operations or financial condition.

 

On February 7, BP announced a quarterly dividend of 9.375 cents per ordinary share, to be paid in March 2006. Holders of ordinary shares will receive 5.288 pence per share and holders of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) $0.5625 per ADS. The dividend is payable on March 13, 2006 to shareholders on the register on February 24, 2006. Participants in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan or the dividend reinvestment plan facility in the US Direct Access Plan will receive the dividend in the form of shares, also on March 13, 2006. The Company repurchased $332 million of its own shares during the quarter, at a cost of $3.7 billion. During the year ended December 31, 2005, 1,060 million shares were repurchased at a cost of $11.6 billion.

 

Through non-US subsidiaries, BP conducts limited marketing, licensing and trading activities and technical studies in Iran and with Iranian counterparties including the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and affiliated entities and has a small representative office in Iran. BP believes that these activities are immaterial to the Group. In addition, BP has interests in, and is the operator for, two fields outside of Iran in which NIOC and an affiliated entity have interests. However, BP does not seek to obtain from the Government of Iran licenses or agreements for oil and gas projects in Iran and does not own or operate any refineries or chemicals plants in Iran.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

DETAILED REVIEW OF BUSINESSES

 

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues from
  continuing operations


- $m

 

14,769 

 

 

9,830 

 

 

47,210 

 

 

34,700 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and tax from
  continuing operations(a)


- $m

 

6,575 

 

 

4,747 

 

 

25,508 

 

 

18,087 

Results include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expense

- $m

208 

 

258 

 

684 

 

637 

Of which: Exploration expenditure written off

- $m

81 

 

151 

 

305 

 

274 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key Statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Average prices realized by BP

- $/bbl

53.92 

 

41.01 

 

50.27 

 

36.45 

- Production for subsidiaries

- mb/d

1,230 

 

1,283 

 

1,255 

 

1,293 

- Production for equity-accounted entities

- mb/d

1,170 

 

1,113 

 

1,134 

 

1,047 

Natural gas liquids

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Average prices realized by BP

- $/bbl

39.29 

 

31.20 

 

33.23 

 

26.75 

- Production for subsidiaries

- mb/d

159 

 

193 

 

168 

 

187 

- Production for equity-accounted entities

- mb/d

 

 

 

Total liquids(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Average prices realized by BP

- $/bbl

52.44 

 

39.88 

 

48.51 

 

35.39 

- Production for subsidiaries

- mb/d

1,389 

 

1,476 

 

1,423 

 

1,480 

- Production for equity-accounted entities

- mb/d

1,175 

 

1,117 

 

1,139 

 

1,051 

Natural gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Average prices realized by BP

- $/mcf

6.24 

 

4.28 

 

4.90 

 

3.86 

- Production for subsidiaries

- mmcf/d

7,490 

 

7,814 

 

7,512 

 

7,624 

- Production for equity-accounted entities

- mmcf/d

968 

 

900 

 

912 

 

879 

Total hydrocarbons(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Average prices realized by BP

- $/boe

44.56 

 

32.64 

 

38.86 

 

29.20 

- Production for subsidiaries

- mboe/d

2,680 

 

2,823 

 

2,718 

 

2,795 

- Production for equity-accounted entities

- mboe/d

1,342 

 

1,272 

 

1,296 

 

1,202 

Brent oil price

- $/bbl

56.87 

 

43.85 

 

54.48 

 

38.27 

West Texas Intermediate oil price

- $/bbl

60.01 

 

48.29 

 

56.58 

 

41.49 

Alaska North Slope US West Coast oil price

- $/bbl

57.89 

 

42.62 

 

53.55 

 

38.96 

Henry Hub gas price (d)

- $/mmbtu

13.00 

 

7.07 

 

8.65 

 

6.13 

UK Gas – National Balancing Point

- p/therm

65.30 

 

28.51 

 

40.71 

 

24.39 

 

_______________

 

(a)

Includes profit after interest and tax of equity-accounted entities.

 

(b)

Crude oil and natural gas liquids.

 

(c)

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

 

(d)

Henry Hub First of the Month Index.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION (continued)

 

Sales and other operating revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2005 were $15 billion, compared with $10 billion in the corresponding period in 2004, primarily reflecting an increase of around $6 billion related to higher liquids and gas realizations partly offset by a decrease of around $1 billion due to lower volumes of subsidiaries.

 

Sales and other operating revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 were $47 billion compared with $35 billion in the corresponding period of 2004, primarily reflecting an increase of around $13 billion related to higher liquids and gas realizations partly offset by a decrease of around $1 billion due to slightly lower volumes of subsidiaries.

 

Profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $6,575 million, including net gains on disposal of $97 million and inventory holding gains of $8 million, and is after net fair value losses of $801 million on embedded derivatives relating to North Sea gas contracts, (these embedded derivatives are fair valued at each period end with the resulting gains or losses taken to the income statement), a charge of $265 million on the cancellation of an intra-group gas supply contract (which is offset by a gain in our Gas, Power and Renewables segment) and an impairment charge of $35 million. Profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $4,747 million, including net gains on disposal of $32 million and is after inventory holding losses of $3 million and an impairment charge of $268 million in respect of fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and US onshore.

 

In addition to the factors above, the primary reasons for the increase in profit for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared with the three months ended December 31, 2004 are higher liquids and gas realizations contributing around $3,100 million, partially offset by a decrease of around $500 million due to the hurricane impact on volumes, costs of around $100 million related to the Thunder Horse stability incident and hurricane repairs and higher operating and revenue investment costs of around $300 million.

 

Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $25,508 million, including inventory holding gains of $17 million and gains of $1,159 million on the sales of assets, primarily from our interest in the Ormen Lange field, and is after net fair value losses of $1,688 million on embedded derivatives, an impairment charge of $226 million in respect of fields in the Gulf of Mexico, a charge for impairment of $40 million relating to fields in the UK North Sea and a charge of $265 million on the cancellation of an intra-group gas supply contract. Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $18,087 million, including inventory holding gains of $10 million, and is after an impairment charge of $267 million in respect of fields in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico and US onshore, an impairment charge of $108 million in respect of a gas processing plant in the USA and a field in the Gulf of Mexico Shelf, an impairment charge of $60 million in respect of the partner operated Temsah platform in Egypt following a blow-out, a net loss on disposal of $65 million and a charge of $35 million in respect of Alaskan tankers that are no longer required. In addition, following the lapse of the sale agreement for oil and gas properties in Venezuela, $31 million of the previously booked impairment was reversed.

 

In addition to the factors above, the primary reasons for the increase in profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005 compared with the year ended December 31, 2004 are higher liquids and gas realizations contributing around $10,100 million and around $400 million from higher volumes (in areas not affected by hurricanes), offset partly by a decrease of around $900 million due to the hurricane impact on volumes, costs associated with hurricane repairs and Thunder Horse of around $200 million, and higher operating and revenue investment costs of around $1,700 million.

 

Production for the fourth quarter of 2005 was 2,680 mboe/d for subsidiaries and 1,342 mboe/d for equity-accounted entities compared with 2,823 mboe/d and 1,272 mboe/d respectively, a year ago. For subsidiaries, the reduction primarily reflects the loss in production owing to hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico. For equity-accounted entities, this primarily reflects increased production from TNK-BP.

 

Total production for the year 2005 was 2,718 mboe/d for subsidiaries and 1,296 mboe/d for equity-accounted entities compared with 2,795 mboe/d and 1,202 mboe/d respectively, a year ago. For subsidiaries, increases in production in our New Profit Centres were more than offset by the effect of the hurricanes, higher planned maintenance shutdowns, anticipated decline and operational issues in our Existing Profit Centres. For equity-accounted entities, this primarily reflects growth from TNK-BP.

 

Actual production for subsidiaries and equity-accounted entities in 2005, after adjusting for the impact of severe weather and the impact of higher prices on production sharing contracts, was 2,849 mboe/d and 1,296 mboe/d compared with the range of between 2.85 and 2.9 mmboe/d for subsidiaries and between 1.25 and 1.3 mmboe/d for equity-accounted entities as previously indicated.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION (concluded)

 

We estimate the opportunity losses caused by the hurricanes in the fourth quarter and year 2005 to be in the region of $950 million for the fourth quarter and $1,600 million, for the full year.

 

Projects in our New Profit Centres are progressing well. During the quarter the West Azeri project in Azerbaijan achieved first production four months ahead of schedule, and good progress is being made on the completion of the BTC pipeline with the first lifting at Ceyhan in Turkey expected in the second quarter of 2006. In Trinidad, Atlantic LNG Train 4 started production in mid December with the Cannonball gas development expected to start production in the first quarter of 2006. Repairs and construction of the Thunder Horse platform in the Gulf of Mexico are proceeding offshore, and production is expected to start in the second half of 2006. BP has conducted a thorough investigation of the incident. We have concluded that it was not storm related, but was caused by design weakness in the ballast system, which can be corrected offshore. In Russia, TNK-BP disposed of non-core producing assets in the Saratov region, along with the Orsk refinery. In our Existing Profit Centres, production commenced from the Rhum and Farragon fields in the North Sea.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

REFINING AND MARKETING

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues from
  continuing operations


- $m

 

53,979 

 

 

46,104 

 

 

220,134 

 

 

176,350 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax from
  continuing operations(a)


- $m

 

(1,068)

 

 

811 

 

 

6,942 

 

 

6,544 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Key statistics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total refined product sales

- mb/d

5,281 

 

6,183 

 

5,888 

 

6,398 

Refinery throughputs

- mb/d

2,038 

 

2,551 

 

2,399 

 

2,607 

Refining availability(b)

- %

90.9 

 

96.5 

 

92.9 

 

95.4 

Global Indicator Refining Margin(c)

- $/bbl

7.60 

 

5.69 

 

8.60 

 

6.31 

 

(a)

Includes profit after interest and tax of equity-accounted entities.

 

(b)

Refining availability in the period is the weighted average percentage that refinery units are available for processing, after accounting for downtime such as planned maintenance.

 

(c)

The Global Indicator Refining Margin (GIM) is the average of six regional indicator margins weighted for BP’s crude refining capacity in each region. Each regional indicator margin is based on a single representative crude with product yields characteristic of the typical level of upgrading complexity. The regional indicator margin may not be representative of the margins achieved by BP in any period because of BP’s particular refinery configurations and crude and product slate. The GIM data shown above excludes the Grangemouth and Lavéra refineries.

 

Sales and other operating revenues for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 were $54 billion and $220 billion respectively, compared with $46 billion and $176 billion for the same periods in the prior year. The increase in sales and other operating revenues in the fourth quarter of 2005 compared with 2004 was due principally to higher prices contributing approximately $11 billion partly offset by lower sales volumes of around $2 billion and a decrease of $1 billion due to foreign exchange movements. The increase in sales and other operating revenues in the year 2005 compared with the year 2004 was principally due to higher prices contributing approximately $62 billion and foreign exchange movements contributing approximately $1 billion, partly offset by lower sales volumes of around $19 billion.

 

The loss before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $1,068 million, including a net gain on disposal of $102 million primarily from retail divestments, and is after inventory holding losses of $908 million and a charge for impairment of $52 million. Profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $811 million, after inventory holding losses of $526 million, net losses on disposal of $138 million related principally to plant closures and exit from businesses, a charge of $195 million for impairment of the Petrochemicals facilities at Hull, UK (with the separation of Olefins and Derivatives at the end of 2004, certain agreements and assets were restructured to reflect the arm’s-length relationship that would exist in the future), and restructuring, integration and rationalization costs of $32 million.

 

The primary additional reasons for the decrease in profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared with the three months ended December 31, 2004 are a reduction of around $870 million due to the shutdown, throughout the quarter, of the Texas City refinery, along with other storm-related supply disruptions to a number of our US-based businesses, an adverse impact of around $500 million due to fair value accounting related to derivatives (see paragraph below), a reduction of around $430 million due to rationalization and efficiency programme charges, mainly across our marketing activities in Europe, and lower marketing margins which reduced profit by around $70 million. This was partially offset by higher refining margins contributing around $200 million.

 

Where derivative instruments are used to manage certain economic exposures that cannot themselves be fair valued or accounted for as hedges, timing differences in relation to the recognition of gains and losses occur. Gains and losses on derivative commodity contracts are recognized immediately through the income statement whilst gains and losses on the related physical transaction are recognized when the commodity is sold. These economic exposures primarily relate to inventories held in excess of normal operating requirements that are not designated as held for trading and fair valued, and forecast transactions to replenish inventory.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

REFINING AND MARKETING (concluded)

 

Additionally, IFRS requires that inventory designated as held for trading is fair valued using period end spot prices whilst the related derivative instruments are valued using 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 quarterly timing differences.

 

Supply disruptions in the USA and market uncertainty continued into the fourth quarter of 2005. The average refining Global Indicator Margin (GIM) fell sharply from the record levels of the third quarter but was higher than those of the equivalent quarter last year. Retail marketing margins recovered strongly from the third quarter and were above those of the equivalent quarter last year, although marketing margins in our other businesses were lower. The fourth quarter result also reflects the impact of lower refining availability compared to the equivalent quarter of 2004.

 

Refining throughputs for the quarter were 2,038 mb/d, lower than in the fourth quarter of 2004 due principally to the complete shut down of the Texas City refinery late in the third quarter. Marketing volumes were 3,833 mb/d in the fourth quarter, lower than those in the same quarter last year due to primarily to hurricane related supply disruptions in the USA.

 

Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $6,942 million, including inventory holding gains of $2,537 million and net gains of $177 million principally on the divestment of a number of regional retail networks in the US, and is after a charge of $700 million in respect of fatality and personal injury compensation claims associated with the incident at the Texas City refinery on March 23, 2005, a charge of $140 million relating to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions, an impairment charge of $93 million and a charge of $33 million for the impairment of an equity-accounted entity. Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $6,544 million, including inventory holding gains of $1,304 million, and is after net losses on disposal of $261 million (principally related to plant closures and exit from businesses, the disposal of our interest in the Singapore Refining Company Private Limited , the closure of the lubricants operation of the Coryton Refinery in the UK and the disposal of our European Speciality Intermediates Businesses), a charge of $206 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions, a charge of $195 million for the impairment of the Petrochemicals facilities at Hull, UK and a charge of $32 million for restructuring, integration and rationalization.

 

The primary additional reasons for the increase in profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared with the year ended December 31, 2004 were improved refining margins contributing approximately $2,000 million, offset by lower retail marketing margins reducing profits by approximately $720 million, a reduction of around $870 million due to the shutdown of the Texas City refinery, along with other storm related supply disruptions to a number of our US based businesses, an adverse impact of around $400 million due to fair value accounting for derivatives (described on page 11) and a reduction of around $430 million due to rationalization and efficiency programme charges, mainly across our marketing activities in Europe.

 

The full year average GIM was higher than that for the full year 2004, and consistent with the increase in BP’s actual realized refining margin. Retail marketing margins, despite the recovery in the fourth quarter, were significantly lower than those for the full year 2004, although partly offset by increases in our other marketing businesses. Our purchased energy costs and operating and investment costs were higher year-on-year due to refinery repair, manufacturing integrity costs and the initial charges for the rationalization and efficiency programmes mentioned above.

 

The total opportunity loss in respect of the Texas City refinery shutdown and storms, at prevailing margins, is estimated at around $1,800 million for the year.

 

During December 2005, BP Products North America Inc. issued its final incident investigation report on the March 23, 2005 Texas City Refinery explosion and fire. The company accepts the findings and has begun a programme to implement the recommendations of the investigation team and a modernization programme.

 

Progress is underway at the refinery in respect of the corrective actions required by a settlement agreement with the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in September.  Cooperation is maintained with the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CBS), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on issues regarding the Texas City incident and related concerns.

 

BP continues to facilitate the efforts of the independent panel, led by former US Secretary of State James A Baker III, formed to assess safety management and safety culture at the company's five US refineries and make recommendations for improvement.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

GAS, POWER AND RENEWABLES

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues from
  continuing operations


- $m


7,987 

 


7,760 

 


28,561 

 


26,110 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and tax from
  continuing operations(a)


- $m

 

114 

 

 

523 

 

 

1,104 

 

 

954 

 

_______________

 

(a)

Includes profit after interest and tax of equity-accounted entities.

 

Sales and other operating revenues for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005 were $8 billion and $29 billion respectively, compared with $8 billion and $26 billion for the same periods in 2004. For the quarter this reflects offsetting movements of around $0.5 billion in respect of lower volumes and higher prices. The increase for the year reflects increases of around $2 billion due to higher prices and around $1 billion due to higher volumes.

 

Profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $114 million including $265 million compensation received on the cancellation of an intra-group gas supply contract (which is offset by a loss in our Exploration and Production segment) and is after inventory holding losses of $3 million, net fair value losses on embedded derivatives of $546 million and a net loss of $26 million on disposal of a power plant in the UK. Profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $523 million, including inventory holding gains of $28 million and a net gain on disposal of $40 million.

 

The additional factors reflected in profit before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 compared with the equivalent period in 2004 are lower contributions from the gas trading and marketing business of around $200 million, offset by a positive impact of around $200 million relating to IFRS fair value accounting requirements, notably in respect of economic hedges that cannot be accounted for as hedges under IFRS and the valuation of inventory designated as held for trading (see page 11).

 

Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $1,104 million, including inventory holding gains of $95 million, compensation of $265 million received on the cancellation of an intra-group gas supply contract and net gains of $55 million primarily on the disposal of BP’s interest in Interconnector, a power plant in the UK and an NGL plant in the US, and is after net fair value losses of $346 million on embedded derivatives and a credit of $6 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions. Profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $954 million, including inventory holding gains of $39 million and a net gain on disposal of $56 million.

 

The additional factors contributing to the increase in profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005, compared with the equivalent period in 2004 are higher contributions from the operating businesses of around $170 million.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS - continued

 

OTHER BUSINESSES AND CORPORATE

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues from
  continuing operations


- $m


161 

 


156 

 


668 

 


546 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax from
  continuing operations(a) (b)


- $m

 

(403)

 

 

(237)

 

 

(1,191)

 

 

164 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

Includes profit after interest and tax of equity-accounted entities.

(b)

Includes the portion of Olefins and Derivatives not included in the sale of Innovene to INEOS. This includes the equity-accounted investments in China and Malaysia that were part of Olefins and Derivatives.

 

Other businesses and corporate comprises Finance, the Group’s aluminium asset, interest income and costs relating to corporate activities. The Group’s interests in PetroChina and Sinopec were divested in early 2004.

 

The loss before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2005 was $403 million, and is after a charge of $57 million relating to the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business, a charge of $4 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions and net fair value losses on embedded derivatives of $3 million. The loss before interest and tax for the three months ended December 31, 2004 was $237 million, including inventory holding gains of $8 million and a credit of $66 million primarily resulting from the reversal of vacant space provisions in the UK and the US, and is after a charge of $85 million in respect of the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business.

 

The loss before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $1,191 million including a net gain on disposal of $38 million, and is after inventory holding losses of $5 million, a net charge of $278 million relating to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions and the reversal of environmental provisions no longer required, a charge of $134 million in respect of the separation of the Olefins and Derivatives business and net fair value losses of $13 million on embedded derivatives. The profit before interest and tax for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $164 million, including inventory holding gains of $8 million, net gains on disposals of $1,164 million primarily related to the sale of our interests in PetroChina and Sinopec and a credit of $66 million primarily resulting from the reversal of vacant space provisions in the UK and the US, and is after a charge of $283 million related to new, and revisions to existing, environmental and other provisions, and a charge of $102 million relating to the separation of the Olefins and the Derivatives business.

 

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – continued

 

OUTLOOK STATEMENT

 

World economic growth has continued at near trend rates, despite some weakness in the US in the fourth quarter. The near-tern global growth outlook appears solid, reinforced by an acceleration of activity in Europe.

 

Crude oil prices averaged $56.87 per barrel (Dated Brent) in the fourth quarter, a decline of nearly $5 per barrel from the third quarter average but more than $13 per barrel above the same period last year. Prices weakened in face of ample inventories and despite large production losses from hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Prices have been sustained around $60 in 2006. Oil prices are expected to remain strong but are dependent upon OPEC production levels and geopolitical concerns.

 

US natural gas prices averaged $13/mmbtu (Henry Hub first of month index) in the fourth quarter, up nearly $4.50 per mmbtu versus the third quarter. In recent weeks prices have weakened and have traded closer to parity with residual fuel oil following mild winter weather. US gas prices are expected to track oil prices.

 

UK gas prices (National Balancing Point) more than doubled in the fourth quarter to 65.3 pence per therm from 29.3 pence per therm in the third quarter in face of concerns about gas availability through the winter. Prompt prices have been volatile, having surged following the closure of the Rough storage facility due to an accident in February. Supplies are expected to remain adequate

 

Average global refining margins softened to $7.60/bbl in the fourth quarter. The disruptions caused by last autumn's hurricanes eased during the quarter as new sources of product supply were accessed. Global margins have softened during 2006 to date but are supported by a heavier than normal maintenance programme and preparations for the introduction of new product specification.

 

During the fourth quarter, retail margins benefited from falling product prices particularly in the first two months of the quarter. During December and so far in 2006, a rise in wholesale gasoline and crude prices is evident. Marketing margins are expected to remain volatile.

 

Following a comprehensive refurbishment, the steam system at the Texas City refinery was successfully recommissioned in December 2005. Initial production is expected to commence in the first quarter, with further units restarting in a phased programme, primarily in the second and third quarters.

 

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

In order to utilize the 'Safe Harbor' provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, BP is providing the following cautionary statement. The foregoing discussion, in particular, although not limited to, the statements under ‘Group Results’, ‘Exploration and Production’ and ‘Outlook’, with regard to BP’s capital expenditure costs, demand, growth and other trend projections, future performance margins, prices, production, including impact of hurricanes Katrina and Rita on fourth quarter and full year production and the expected timing for fields to come back on stream, the timing of new fields to start production, the first lifting of oil from the BTC pipeline, the start-up of production from the Cannonball gas development, and the timing of production from the Thunder Horse platform, the timings for resumed production from the Texas City refinery, working capital, fulfilment of contract obligations and timing for completion of transactions are all forward-looking in nature. Forward-looking statements are also identified by such phrases as ‘will’, ‘expects’, ‘is expected to’, ‘should’, ‘may’, ‘is likely to’, ‘intends’, ‘plans’, ‘appears’ and ‘believes’. 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 may differ materially from those expressed in such statements, depending on a variety of factors, including the specific factors identified in the discussions accompanying such forward-looking statements; future levels of industry product supply, demand and pricing; the timing of bringing new fields onstream; exchange rate fluctuations; operational problems; general economic conditions, including inflationary pressure, political stability and economic growth in relevant areas of the world; changes in laws and governmental regulations; development and use of new technology; successful partnering; the actions of competitors; the actions of competitors and third party suppliers of facilities and services; natural disasters and prolonged adverse weather conditions; changes in public expectations and other changes to business conditions; wars and acts of terrorism or sabotage; and other factors discussed elsewhere in this report. These and other factors may cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Additional information, including information on factors which may affect BP’s business, is contained in BP’s Annual Report and Annual Accounts for 2004 and the Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2004 filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS – concluded

 

DIVIDENDS PAYABLE

 

On February 7, 2006, BP p.l.c. announced a quarterly dividend of 9.375 cents per ordinary share of 25 cents (ordinary shares) to be paid in March, representing $0.5625 per American Depositary Share (ADS). The record date for qualifying US resident holders of American Depositary Shares as well as holders of ordinary shares was February 24, 2006, and payment will be made on March 13, 2006.

 

A dividend reinvestment facility is available for holders of ADSs through JPMorgan Chase Bank. Participants in the dividend reinvestment facility included in the US Direct Access Plan will receive the dividend in the form of shares on March 13, 2006.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues (Note 7)

64,708 

 

53,343 

 

249,465 

 

199,876 

Earnings from jointly controlled entities –

after interest and tax (Note 19)


835 

 


358 

 


3,083 

 


1,818 

Earnings from associates – after interest and 

tax (Note 19)


133 

 


130 

 


460 

 


462 

Interest and other revenues

229 

 

230 

 

613 

 

615 

Total revenues

65,905 

 

54,061 

 

253,621 

 

202,771 

Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets

210 

 

273 

 

1,538 

 

1,685 

Total revenues and other income

66,115 

 

54,334 

 

255,159 

 

204,456 

Purchases

45,541 

 

36,210 

 

172,699 

 

135,907 

Production and manufacturing expenses

6,118 

 

4,420 

 

21,092 

 

17,330 

Production and similar taxes (Note 8)

830 

 

647 

 

3,010 

 

2,149 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

2,351 

 

2,430 

 

8,771 

 

8,529 

Impairment and losses on sale of businesses

and fixed assets


124 

 


796 

 


468 

 


1,390 

Exploration expense (Note 8)

208 

 

258 

 

684 

 

637 

Distribution and administration expenses

4,013 

 

3,641 

 

13,706 

 

12,768 

Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives

1,350 

 

 

2,047 

 

Profit before interest and taxation

from continuing operations


5,580 

 


5,932 

 


32,682 

 


25,746 

Finance costs (Note 9)

172 

 

143 

 

616 

 

440 

Other finance expense (Note 10)

43 

 

121 

 

145 

 

340 

Profit before taxation from

continuing operations


5,365 

 


5,668 

 


31,921 

 


24,966 

Taxation (includes overseas taxation of

$9,082 million, 2004 $5,461 million)


2,029 

 


1,818 

 


9,473 

 


7,082 

Profit from continuing operations

3,336 

 

3,850 

 

22,448 

 

17,884 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations (Note 5)

442 

 

(781)

 

184 

 

(622)

Profit for the period (a)

3,778 

 

3,069 

 

22,632 

 

17,262 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

3,685 

 

3,010 

 

22,341 

 

17,075 

Minority interest

93 

 

59 

 

291 

 

187 

 

3,778 

 

3,069 

 

22,632 

 

17,262 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per ordinary share – cents (a)

(Note 15)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

17.90 

 

14.00 

 

105.74 

 

78.24 

Diluted

17.68 

 

13.75 

 

104.52 

 

76.87 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit from continuing operations attributable

to BP shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

15.82 

 

17.57 

 

104.87 

 

81.09 

Diluted

15.62 

 

17.26 

 

103.66 

 

79.66 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per American Depositary share –

cents (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit attributable to BP shareholders

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

107.40 

 

84.00 

 

634.44 

 

469.44 

Diluted

106.08 

 

82.50 

 

627.12 

 

461.22 

 

_______________

 

(a)

A summary of the material adjustments to profit for the period which would be required if generally accepted accounting principles in the United States had been applied instead of International Financial Reporting Standards is given in Note 17.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

 

 

December 31, 2005
(Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

($ million)

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

85,947 

 

 

 

93,092 

 

Goodwill

 

10,371 

 

 

 

10,857 

 

Intangible assets

 

4,772 

 

 

 

4,205 

 

Investments in jointly controlled entities

 

13,556 

 

 

 

14,556 

 

Investments in associates

 

6,217 

 

 

 

5,486 

 

Other investments

 

967 

 

 

 

394 

 

Fixed assets

 

121,830 

 

 

 

128,590 

 

Loans

 

821 

 

 

 

811 

 

Other receivables

 

770 

 

 

 

429 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

3,652 

 

 

 

898 

 

Prepayments and accrued income

 

1,269 

 

 

 

354 

 

Defined benefit pension plan surplus

 

3,282 

 

 

 

2,105 

 

 

 

131,624 

 

 

 

133,187 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

 

132 

 

 

 

193 

 

Inventories

 

19,760 

 

 

 

15,645 

 

Trade and other receivables

 

40,902 

 

 

 

37,099 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

9,726 

 

 

 

5,317 

 

Prepayments and accrued income

 

1,598 

 

 

 

1,671 

 

Current tax receivable

 

212 

 

 

 

159 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,960 

 

 

 

1,359 

 

 

 

75,290 

 

 

 

61,443 

 

Total assets

 

206,914 

 

 

 

194,630 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

 

42,136 

 

 

 

38,540 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

9,083 

 

 

 

5,074 

 

Accruals and deferred income

 

5,970 

 

 

 

4,482 

 

Finance debt

 

8,932 

 

 

 

10,184 

 

Current tax payable

 

4,274 

 

 

 

4,131 

 

Provisions

 

1,102 

 

 

 

715 

 

 

 

71,497 

 

 

 

63,126 

 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other payables

 

1,935 

 

 

 

3,581 

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

3,696 

 

 

 

158 

 

Accruals and deferred income

 

3,164 

 

 

 

699 

 

Finance debt

 

10,230 

 

 

 

12,907 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

16,443 

 

 

 

16,701 

 

Provisions

 

9,954 

 

 

 

8,884 

 

Defined benefit pension plan and other
  postretirement benefit plan deficits

 


9,230 

 

 

 


10,339 

 

 

 

54,652 

 

 

 

53,269 

 

Total liabilities

 

126,149 

 

 

 

116,395 

 

Net assets

 

80,765 

 

 

 

78,235 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preference

 

21 

 

 

 

21 

 

Ordinary

 

5,164 

 

 

 

5,382 

 

Paid-in surplus

 

8,120 

 

 

 

6,366 

 

Merger reserve

 

27,190 

 

 

 

27,162 

 

Other reserves

 

16 

 

 

 

44 

 

Shares held by ESOP trusts

 

(140)

 

 

 

(82)

 

Available-for-sale investments

 

385 

 

 

 

 

Cash flow hedges

 

(234)

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation reserve

 

2,943 

 

 

 

5,616 

 

Treasury shares

 

(10,598)

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

47,109 

 

 

 

32,383 

 

BP shareholders’ equity (a)

 

79,976 

 

 

 

76,892 

 

Minority interest

 

789 

 

 

 

1,343 

 

Total equity

 

80,765 

 

 

 

78,235 

 

 

____________

 

(a)

A summary of the material adjustments to BP shareholders’ equity which would be required if generally accepted accounting principles in the United States had been applied instead of International Financial Reporting Standards is given in Note 17.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

5,365 

 

5,668 

 

31,921 

 

24,966 

Adjustments to reconcile profits before tax to net cash

provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expenditure written off

81 

 

151 

 

305 

 

274 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

2,351 

 

2,430 

 

8,771 

 

8,529 

Impairment and (gain) loss on sale of businesses and 

fixed assets


(86)

 


523 

 


(1,070)

 


(295)

Earnings from jointly controlled entities and associates

(968)

 

(488)

 

(3,543)

 

(2,280)

Dividends received from jointly controlled entities and

associates


844 

 


756 

 


2,833 

 


2,199 

Working capital and other movements

(4,171)

 

(3,098)

 

(13,466)

 

(9,346)

Net cash provided by operating activities
  of continuing operations


3,416 

 


5,942 

 


25,751 

 


24,047 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities of Innovene operations


823 

 


(785)

 


970 

 


(669)

Net cash provided by operating activities

4,239 

 

5,157 

 

26,721 

 

23,378 

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

(3,476)

 

(3,805)

 

(12,281)

 

(12,286)

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(60)

 

(1,489)

 

(60)

 

(1,503)

Investment in jointly controlled entities

(132)

 

(134)

 

(185)

 

(1,648)

Investment in associates

(252)

 

(190)

 

(619)

 

(942)

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

825 

 

894 

 

2,803 

 

4,236 

Proceeds from disposal of businesses

8,397 

 

 

8,397 

 

725 

Proceeds from loan repayments

32 

 

84 

 

123 

 

87 

Other

93 

 

 

93 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

5,427 

 

(4,640)

 

(1,729)

 

(11,331)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net repurchase of shares

(3,687)

 

(1,942)

 

(11,315)

 

(7,208)

Proceeds from long-term financing

685 

 

900 

 

2,475 

 

2,675 

Repayments of long-term financing

(1,197)

 

(921)

 

(4,820)

 

(2,204)

Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt

(2,423)

 

2,529 

 

(1,457)

 

(24)

Dividends paid     -       BP shareholders

(1,856)

 

(1,535)

 

(7,359)

 

(6,041)

-       Minority interest

(405)

 

(8)

 

(827)

 

(33)

Net cash used in financing activities

(8,883)

 

(977)

 

(23,303)

 

(12,835)

Currency translation differences relating to cash 
  and cash equivalents


(5)

 


78 

 


(88)

 


91 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

778 

 

(382)

 

1,601 

 

(697)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

2,182 

 

1,741 

 

1,359 

 

2,056 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

2,960 

 

1,359 

 

2,960 

 

1,359 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - concluded

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Working capital and other movements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest receivable

(228)

 

(129)

 

(479)

 

(284)

Interest received

208 

 

193 

 

401 

 

331 

Finance costs

172 

 

143 

 

616 

 

440 

Interest paid

(292)

 

(227)

 

(1,127)

 

(698)

Other finance expense

43 

 

121 

 

145 

 

340 

Share-based payments

56 

 

68 

 

278 

 

224 

Net operating charge for pensions and other 

postretirement benefits, less contributions


(398)

 


(54)

 


(435)

 


(84)

Net charge for provisions, less payments

(284)

 

(364)

 

600 

 

(110)

(Increase) decrease in inventories

(318)

 

127 

 

(6,638)

 

(3,182)

(Increase) decrease in other current and noncurrent assets

(386)

 

(4,160)

 

(16,427)

 

(10,225)

Increase (decrease) in other current and 

noncurrent liabilities


300 

 


3,580 

 


18,628 

 


10,290 

Income taxes paid

(3,044)

 

(2,396)

 

(9,028)

 

(6,388)

 

(4,171)

 

(3,098)

 

(13,466)

 

(9,346)

 

 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF RECOGNIZED INCOME AND EXPENSE

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Currency translation differences

(320)

 

2,424 

 

(2,502)

 

2,283 

Exchange gain on translation of foreign operations

transferred to gain or loss on sale of businesses and fixed

assets



(315)

 



 



(315)

 



(78)

Actuarial gain relating to pensions and other

postretirement benefits


975 

 


107 

 


975 

 


107 

Available-for-sale investments

236 

 

 

262 

 

Cash flow hedges

(5)

 

 

(176)

 

Unrealized gain on acquisition of further
  investment in equity-accounted investments


 


94 

 


 


94 

Taxation

(295)

 

(52)

 

(259)

 

(73)

Net income recognized directly in equity

276 

 

2,573 

 

(2,015)

 

2,333 

Profit for the period

3,778 

 

3,069 

 

22,632 

 

17,262 

Total recognized income and expense relating

to the period


4,054 

 


5,642 

 


20,617 

 


19,595 

Change in accounting policy – adoption of

IAS 32 and IAS 39 on January 1, 2005


 


 


(243)

 


Total recognized income and expense since

last annual accounts


4,054 

 


5,642 

 


20,374 

 


19,595 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

3,961 

 

5,583 

 

20,083 

 

19,408 

Minority interest

93 

 

59 

 

291 

 

187 

 

4,054 

 

5,642 

 

20,374 

 

19,595 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Note 1 - Significant accounting policies

 

Basis of preparation

 

This is the first year in which the Group has prepared its financial statements under IFRSs and the comparative financial information has been restated from UK generally accepted accounting practice (UK GAAP) to comply with IFRSs. The accounting policies that follow set out those policies that apply in preparing the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005. The consolidated financial statements are presented in US dollars and all values are rounded to the nearest million dollars ($ million), except where otherwise indicated.

 

Basis of consolidation

 

The Group financial statements consolidate the financial statements of BP p.l.c. and the entities it controls (its subsidiaries) drawn up to December 31 each year. Control comprises the power to govern the financial and operating policies of the investee so as to obtain benefit from its activities and is achieved through direct and indirect ownership of voting rights; currently exercisable or convertible potential voting rights; or by way of contractual agreement. Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date of their acquisition, being the date on which the Group obtains control, and continue to be consolidated until the date that such control ceases. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting year as the parent company, using consistent accounting policies. All intercompany balances and transactions, including unrealized profits arising from intragroup transactions, have been eliminated in full. Unrealized losses are eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred. Minority interests represent the portion of profit or loss and net assets in subsidiaries that is not held by the Group and is presented separately within equity in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

Interests in joint ventures

 

A joint venture is a contractual arrangement whereby two or more parties (venturers) undertake an economic activity that is subject to joint control. Joint control exists only when the strategic financial and operating decisions relating to the activity require the unanimous consent of the venturers. A jointly controlled entity is a joint venture that involves the establishment of a company, partnership or other entity to engage in economic activity that the Group jointly controls with its fellow venturers.

 

The results, assets and liabilities of a jointly controlled entity are incorporated in these financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment in a jointly controlled entity is carried in the balance sheet at cost plus post-acquisition changes in the Group’s share of net assets of the jointly controlled entity, less distributions received and less any impairment in value of the investment. The Group income statement reflects the Group’s share of the results after tax of the jointly controlled entity. The Group statement of recognized income and expense reflects the Group’s share of any income and expense recognized by the jointly controlled entity outside profit and loss.

 

Financial statements of jointly controlled entities are prepared for the same reporting year as the Group. Where necessary, adjustments are made to those financial statements to bring the accounting policies used into line with those of the Group.

 

Unrealized gains on transactions between the Group and its jointly controlled entities are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the jointly controlled entities. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

 

The Group ceases to use the equity method of accounting on the date from which it no longer has joint control over, or significant influence in the joint venture, or when the interest becomes held for sale.

 

Certain of the Group’s activities, particularly in the Exploration and Production segment, are conducted through joint ventures where the venturers have a direct ownership interest in and jointly control the assets of the venture. The income, expenses, assets and liabilities of these jointly controlled assets are included in the consolidated financial statements in proportion to the Group’s interest.

 

Interests in associates

 

An associate is an entity over which the Group is in a position to exercise significant influence through participation in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee, but which is not a subsidiary or a jointly controlled entity.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Interests in associates - concluded

 

The results, assets and liabilities of an associate are incorporated in these financial statements using the equity method of accounting. Under the equity method, the investment in an associate is carried in the balance sheet at cost plus post-acquisition changes in the Group’s share of net assets of the associate, less distributions received and less any impairment in value of the investment. The group income statement reflects the Group’s share of the results after tax of the associate. The group statement of recognized income and expense reflects the Group’s share of any income and expense recognized by the associate outside profit and loss.

 

The financial statements of associates are prepared for the same reporting year as the Group. Where necessary, adjustments are made to those financial statements to bring the accounting policies used into line with those of the Group.

 

Unrealized gains on transactions between the Group and its associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group’s interest in the associates. Unrealized losses are also eliminated unless the transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the asset transferred.

 

The Group ceases to use the equity method of accounting on the date from which it no longer has significant influence in the associate or when the interest becomes held for sale.

 

Foreign currency translation

 

In individual companies, transactions in foreign currencies are initially recorded in the functional currency by applying the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into the functional currency at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Any resulting exchange differences are included in the income statement. Non monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the rates of exchange as at the dates of the initial transactions. Non monetary assets and liabilities measured at fair value in a foreign currency are translated into the functional currency using the rate of exchange at the date the fair value was determined.

 

In the consolidated financial statements, the assets and liabilities of non-US dollar functional currency subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, including related goodwill, are translated into US dollars at the rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. The results and cash flows of non-US dollar functional currency subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates are translated into US dollars using average rates of exchange. Exchange adjustments arising when the opening net assets and the profits for the year retained by non-US dollar functional currency subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates are translated into US dollars are taken to a separate component of equity and reported in the statement of recognized income and expense. Exchange gains and losses arising on long-term foreign currency borrowings used to finance the Group’s non-US dollar investments are also taken to equity. On disposal of a non-US dollar functional currency subsidiary, jointly controlled entity or associate, the deferred cumulative amount recognized in equity relating to that particular non-US dollar operation is recognized in the income statement.

 

Business combinations and goodwill

 

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The cost of an acquisition is measured as the cash paid and the fair value of other assets given, equity instruments issued and liabilities incurred or assumed at the date of exchange, plus costs directly attributable to the acquisition. The acquired identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities are measured at their fair values at the date of acquisition. Any excess of the cost of acquisition over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired is recognized as goodwill. Any deficiency of the cost of acquisition below the fair values of the identifiable net assets acquired (i.e. discount on acquisition) is credited to the income statement in the period of acquisition. Where the Group does not acquire 100% ownership of the acquired company, the interest of minority shareholders is stated at the minority’s proportion of the fair values of the assets and liabilities recognized. Subsequently, any losses applicable to the minority shareholders in excess of the minority interest are allocated against the interests of the parent.

 

Goodwill on acquisition is initially measured at cost being the excess of the cost of the business combination over the acquirer’s interest in the net fair value of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities. Following initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Goodwill is reviewed for impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may be impaired.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Business combinations and goodwill - concluded

 

As at the acquisition date, any goodwill acquired is allocated to each of the cash-generating units expected to benefit from the combination’s synergies. For this purpose, cash-generating units are set at one level below a business segment. Impairment is determined by assessing the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the goodwill relates. Where the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit is less than the carrying amount, an impairment loss is recognized.

 

Goodwill arising on business combinations prior to January 1, 2003 is stated at the previous UK GAAP carrying amount.

 

Goodwill may also arise upon investments in jointly controlled entities and associates, being the surplus of the cost of investment over the Group’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets. Such goodwill is recorded within investments in jointly controlled entities and associates, and any impairment of the goodwill is included within the income from jointly controlled entities and associates.

 

Noncurrent assets held for sale

 

Noncurrent assets and disposal Groups classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell.

 

Noncurrent assets and disposal groups are classified as held for sale if their carrying amounts will be recovered through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. This condition is regarded as met only when the sale is highly probable and the asset or disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition. Management must be committed to the sale, which should be expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year from the date of classification.

 

Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets once classified as held for sale are not depreciated.

 

Intangible assets

 

Intangible assets are stated at cost, less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses. Intangible assets include expenditure on the exploration for and evaluation of oil and natural gas resources, computer software, patents, licences, trademarks and product development costs.

 

Intangible assets acquired separately from a business are carried initially at cost. The initial cost is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset. An intangible asset acquired as part of a business combination is recognized separately from goodwill if the asset is separable or arises from contractual or other legal rights and its fair value can be measured reliably.

 

Product development costs are capitalized as intangible assets when a project has obtained internal sanction and the future recoverability of such costs can reasonably be regarded as assured.

 

Intangible assets with a finite life are amortized on a straight-line basis over their expected useful lives. For patents, licences and trademarks, expected useful life is the lower of the duration of the legal agreement and economic useful life, which can range from three to 15 years. Computer software costs have a useful life of three to five years.

 

The expected useful lives of the assets are reviewed on an annual basis and, if necessary, changes in useful lives are accounted for prospectively.

 

The carrying value of intangible assets is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. In addition, the carrying value of capitalized product development expenditure is reviewed for impairment annually before being brought into use.

 

Oil and natural gas exploration and development expenditure

 

Oil and natural gas exploration and development expenditure is accounted for using the successful efforts method of accounting.

 

Licence and property acquisition costs Exploration and property leasehold acquisition costs are capitalized within intangible fixed assets and amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period of exploration. Each property is reviewed on an annual basis to confirm that drilling activity is planned and it is not impaired. If no future activity is planned, the remaining balance of the licence and property acquisition costs is written off. Upon determination of economically recoverable reserves (‘proved reserves’ or ‘commercial reserves’), amortization ceases and the remaining costs are aggregated with exploration expenditure and held on a field-by-field basis as proved properties awaiting approval within intangible assets. When development is approved internally, the relevant expenditure is transferred to property, plant and equipment.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Intangible assets - concluded

 

Exploration expenditure Geological and geophysical exploration costs are charged against income as incurred. Costs directly associated with an exploration well are capitalized as an intangible asset until the drilling of the well is complete and the results have been evaluated. These costs include employee remuneration, materials and fuel used, rig costs, delay rentals and payments made to contractors. If hydrocarbons are not found, the exploration expenditure is written off as a dry hole. If hydrocarbons are found and, subject to further appraisal activity, which may include the drilling of further wells (exploration or exploratory-type stratigraphic test wells), are likely to be capable of commercial development, the costs continue to be carried as an asset. All such carried costs are subject to technical, commercial and management review at least once a year to confirm the continued intent to develop or otherwise extract value from the discovery. When this is no longer the case, the costs are written off. When proved reserves of oil and natural gas are determined and development is sanctioned, the relevant expenditure is transferred to property, plant and equipment.

 

Development expenditure Expenditure on the construction, installation or completion of infrastructure facilities such as platforms, pipelines and the drilling of development wells, including unsuccessful development or delineation wells, is capitalized within property, plant and equipment.

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses.

 

The initial cost of an asset comprises its purchase price or construction cost, any costs directly attributable to bringing the asset into operation, the initial estimate of any decommissioning obligation, if any, and, for qualifying assets, borrowing costs. The purchase price or construction cost is the aggregate amount paid and the fair value of any other consideration given to acquire the asset. The capitalized value of a finance lease is also included within property, plant and equipment.

 

Exchanges of assets are measured at the fair value of the asset given up unless the exchange transaction lacks commercial substance or the fair value of neither the asset received nor the asset given up is reliably measurable.

 

Expenditure on major maintenance refits or repairs comprises the cost of replacement assets or parts of assets, inspection costs and overhaul costs. Where an asset or part of an asset that was separately depreciated and is now written off is replaced and it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group, the expenditure is capitalized. Inspection costs associated with major maintenance programmes are capitalized and amortized over the period to the next inspection. Overhaul costs for major maintenance programmes are expensed as incurred. All other maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Oil and natural gas properties are depreciated using a unit-of-production method. The cost of producing wells is amortized over proved developed reserves. Licence acquisition, decommissioning and field development costs are amortized over total proved reserves. The unit-of-production rate for the amortization of field development costs takes into account expenditures incurred to date, together with sanctioned future development expenditure.

 

Other property, plant and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over its expected useful life.

 

The useful lives of the Group’s other property, plant and equipment are as follows:

 

Land improvements

15 to 25 years

 

Buildings

20 to 40 years

 

Refineries

20 to 30 years

 

Petrochemicals plants

20 years

 

Pipelines

Unit-of-throughput

 

10 to 50 years

 

Service stations

15 years

 

Office equipment

3 to 7 years

 

Fixtures and fittings

5 to 15 years

 

 

The expected useful lives of property, plant and equipment are reviewed on an annual basis and, if necessary, changes in useful lives are accounted for prospectively.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Property, plant and equipment - concluded

 

The carrying value of property, plant and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable.

 

An item of property, plant and equipment is derecognized upon disposal or when no future economic benefits are expected to arise from the continued use of the asset. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the item) is included in the income statement in the period the item is derecognized.

 

Impairment of intangible assets and property, plant and equipment

 

The Group assesses assets or groups of assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. Individual assets are grouped for impairment assessment purposes at the lowest level at which there are identifiable cash flows that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets. If any such indication of impairment exists or when annual impairment testing for an asset group is required, the group makes an estimate of its recoverable amount. An asset group’s recoverable amount is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. Where the carrying amount of an asset group exceeds its recoverable amount, the asset group is considered impaired and is written down to its recoverable amount. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are adjusted for the risks specific to the asset group and are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money.

 

An assessment is made at each reporting date as to whether there is any indication that previously recognized impairment losses may no longer exist or may have decreased. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount is estimated. A previously recognized impairment loss is reversed only if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the asset’s recoverable amount since the last impairment loss was recognized. If that is the case, the carrying amount of the asset is increased to its recoverable amount. That increased amount cannot exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognized for the asset in prior years. Such reversal is recognized in profit or loss. After such a reversal, the depreciation charge is adjusted in future periods to allocate the asset’s revised carrying amount, less any residual value, on a systematic basis over its remaining useful life.

 

Financial assets

 

Financial assets are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss; loans and receivables; held-to-maturity investments; or as available-for-sale financial assets, as appropriate. Financial assets include cash and cash equivalents; trade receivables; other receivables; loans; other investments; and derivative financial instruments. The Group determines the classification of its financial assets at initial recognition. When financial assets are recognized initially, they are measured at fair value, normally being the transaction price plus, in the case of financial assets not at fair value through profit or loss, directly attributable transaction costs. As explained in Note 3, the Group has not restated comparative amounts, on first applying IAS 32 ’Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation’ and IAS 39 ’Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’, as permitted in IFRS 1 ’First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards’.

 

All regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognized on the trade date, being the date that the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset. Regular way transactions require delivery of assets within the timeframe generally established by regulation or convention in the marketplace. The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on their classification, as follows:

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss Financial assets classified as held for trading and other assets designated as such on inception are included in this category. Financial assets are classified as held for trading if they are acquired for sale in the short term. Derivatives are also classified as held for trading unless they are designated as hedging instruments. Assets are carried on the balance sheet at fair value with gains or losses recognized in the income statement.

 

Loans and receivables Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, do not qualify as trading assets and have not been designated as either fair value through profit and loss or available-for-sale. Such assets are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method if the time value of money is significant. Gains and losses are recognized in income when the loans and receivables are derecognized or impaired, as well as through the amortization process.

 

 

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Financial assets - concluded

 

Held-to-maturity investments Non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity are classified as held-to-maturity when the Group has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity. Held-to-maturity investments are carried at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Gains and losses are recognized in income when the investments are derecognized or impaired, as well as through the amortization process. Investments intended to be held for an undefined period are not included in this classification.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets Available-for-sale financial assets are those non-derivative financial assets that are designated as such or are not classified in any of the three preceding categories. After initial recognition, available-for-sale financial assets are measured at fair value, with gains or losses being recognized as a separate component of equity until the investment is derecognized or until the investment is determined to be impaired, at which time the cumulative gain or loss previously reported in equity is included in the income statement.

 

Fair values The fair value of quoted investments is determined by reference to bid prices at the close of business on the balance sheet date. Where there is no active market, fair value is determined using valuation techniques. These include using recent arm’s-length market transactions; reference to the current market value of another instrument which is substantially the same; discounted cash flow analysis; and pricing models. Otherwise assets are carried at cost.

 

Impairment of financial assets

 

The Group assesses at each balance sheet date whether a financial asset or group of financial assets is impaired.

 

Assets carried at amortized cost If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on loans and receivables carried at amortized cost has been incurred, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate. The carrying amount of the asset is reduced, with the amount of the loss recognized in administration costs.

 

If, in a subsequent period, the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized, the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed. Any subsequent reversal of an impairment loss is recognized in the income statement, to the extent that the carrying value of the asset does not exceed its amortized cost at the reversal date.

 

Assets carried at cost If there is objective evidence that an impairment loss on an unquoted equity instrument that is not carried at fair value because its fair value cannot be reliably measured, or on a derivative asset that is linked to and must be settled by delivery of such an unquoted equity instrument, has been incurred, the amount of the loss is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the current market rate of return for a similar financial asset.

 

Available-for-sale financial assets If an available-for-sale asset is impaired, an amount comprising the difference between its cost (net of any principal payment and amortization) and its fair value is transferred from equity to the income statement.

 

Reversals of impairment losses on debt instruments are taken through the income statement if the increase in fair value of the instrument can be objectively related to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized in profit or loss. Reversals in respect of equity instruments classified as available-for-sale are not recognized in the income statement.

 

Inventories

 

Inventories, other than inventory held for trading purposes, are stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost is determined by the first-in first-out method and comprises direct purchase costs, cost of production, transportation and manufacturing expenses.

 

Inventories held for trading purposes are stated at fair value less costs to sell and any changes in net realizable value are recognized in the income statement.

 

Supplies are valued at cost to the Group mainly using the average method or net realizable value, whichever is the lower.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Trade and other receivables

 

Trade and other receivables are carried at the original invoice amount, less allowances made for doubtful receivables. Where the time value of money is material, receivables are carried at amortized cost. Provision is made when there is objective evidence that the Group will be unable to recover balances in full. Balances are written off when the probability of recovery is assessed as being remote.

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash in hand; current balances with banks and similar institutions; and short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash, are subject to insignificant risk of changes in value and have a maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

 

For the purpose of the Group cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and cash equivalents as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts.

 

Trade and other payables

 

Trade and other payables are carried at payment or settlement amounts. Where the time value of money is material, payables are carried at amortized cost.

 

Interest bearing loans and borrowings

 

All loans and borrowings are initially recognized at cost, being the fair value of the proceeds received net of issue costs associated with the borrowing.

 

After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. Amortized cost is calculated by taking into account any issue costs, and any discount or premium on settlement.

 

Gains and losses arising on the repurchase, settlement or cancellation of liabilities are recognized respectively in interest and other revenues and other finance expense.

 

Leases

 

Finance leases, which transfer to the Group substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased item, are capitalized at the inception of the lease at the fair value of the leased property or, if lower, at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Lease payments are apportioned between the finance charges and reduction of the lease liability so as to achieve a constant rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Finance charges are charged directly against income.

 

Capitalized leased assets are depreciated over the shorter of the estimated useful life of the asset or the lease term.

 

Operating lease payments are recognized as an expense in the income statement on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities

 

Financial assets A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a group of similar financial assets) is derecognized where:

 

-

The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired;

 

-

The Group retains the right to receive cash flows from the asset, but has assumed an obligation to pay them in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; or

 

-

The Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset and either (a) has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset or (b) has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset but has transferred control of the asset.

 

Where the Group has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset and has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset nor transferred control of the asset, the asset is recognized to the extent of the Group’s continuing involvement in the asset. Continuing involvement that takes the form of a guarantee over the transferred asset is measured at the lower of the original carrying amount of the asset and the maximum amount of consideration that the Group could be required to repay.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities - concluded

 

Where continuing involvement takes the form of a written and/or purchased option (including a cash-settled option or similar provision) on the transferred asset, the extent of the Group’s continuing involvement is the amount of the transferred asset that the Group may repurchase, except that in the case of a written put option (including a cash-settled option or similar provision) on an asset measured at fair value, the extent of the Group’s continuing involvement is limited to the lower of the fair value of the transferred asset and the option exercise price.

 

Financial liabilities A financial liability is derecognized when the obligation under the liability is discharged, cancelled or expires. Where an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as a derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability, such that the difference in the respective carrying amounts, together with any costs or fees incurred are recognized in profit or loss.

 

Derivative financial instruments

 

The Group uses derivative financial instruments to manage certain exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. From January 1, 2005, such derivative financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and as liabilities when the fair value is negative.

 

Contracts to buy or sell a non-financial item that can be settled net in cash or another financial instrument, or by exchanging financial instruments, as if the contracts were financial instruments, with the exception of contracts that were entered into and continue to be held for the purpose of the receipt or delivery of a non-financial item in accordance with the Group’s expected purchase, sale or usage requirements, are financial instruments.

 

For those derivatives designated as hedges and for which hedge accounting is desired, the hedging relationship is documented at its inception. This documentation identifies the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how effectiveness will be measured throughout its duration. Such hedges are expected at inception to be highly effective.

 

For the purpose of hedge accounting, hedges are classified as:

 

-

Fair value hedges when hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognized asset or liability;

 

-

Cash flow hedges when hedging exposure to variability in cash flows that is either attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognized asset or liability or a highly probable forecast transaction, including intra-group transactions; or

 

-

Hedges of the net investment in a foreign entity.

 

Any gains or losses arising from changes in the fair value of all other derivatives, which are classified as held for trading, are taken to the income statement. These may arise from derivatives for which hedge accounting is not applied because they are either not designated or not effective as hedging instruments or from derivatives that are acquired for trading purposes.

 

The treatment of gains and losses arising from revaluing derivatives designated as hedging instruments depends on the nature of the hedging relationship, as follows:

 

Fair value hedges For fair value hedges, the carrying amount of the hedged item is adjusted for gains and losses attributable to the risk being hedged; the derivative is remeasured at fair value and gains and losses from both are taken to profit or loss. For hedged items carried at amortized cost, the adjustment is amortized through the income statement such that it is fully amortized by maturity. When an unrecognized firm commitment is designated as a hedged item, this gives rise to an asset or liability in the balance sheet, representing the cumulative change in the fair value of the firm commitment attributable to the hedged risk.

 

The Group discontinues fair value hedge accounting if the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting or the Group revokes the designation.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Derivative financial instruments - concluded

 

Cash flow hedges For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized directly in equity, while the ineffective portion is recognized in profit or loss. Amounts taken to equity are transferred to the income statement when the hedged transaction affects profit or loss, such as when a forecast sale or purchase occurs. Where the hedged item is the cost of a nonfinancial asset or liability, the amounts taken to equity are transferred to the initial carrying amount of the non-financial asset or liability.

 

If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised without replacement or rollover, the hedged transaction ceases to be highly probable, or if its designation as a hedge is revoked, amounts previously recognized in equity remain in equity until the forecast transaction occurs and are transferred to the income statement or to the initial carrying amount of a non-financial asset or liability as above. If a forecast transaction is no longer expected to occur, amounts previously recognized in equity are transferred to profit or loss.

 

Hedges of the net investment in a foreign entity For hedges of the net investment in a foreign entity, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognized directly in equity, while the ineffective portion is recognized in profit or loss. Amounts taken to equity are transferred to the income statement when the foreign entity is sold.

 

Embedded derivatives Derivatives embedded in other financial instruments or other host contracts are treated as separate derivatives when their risks and characteristics are not closely related to those of host contracts and the host contracts are not carried at fair value. Contracts are assessed for embedded derivatives when the Group becomes a party to them, including at the date of a business combination. These embedded derivatives are measured at fair value at each period end. Any gains or losses arising from changes in fair value are taken directly to net profit or loss for the period.

 

Provisions

 

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. Where the Group expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example, under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognized as a separate asset, but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to any provision is presented in the income statement net of any reimbursement. If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined by discounting the expected future cash flows at a pre-tax rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognized as other finance expense. Any change in the amount recognized for environmental and litigation and other provisions arising through changes in discount rates is included within other finance expense.

 

A contingent liability is disclosed where the existence of an obligation will only be confirmed by future events or where the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with reasonable reliability. Contingent assets are not recognized, but are disclosed where an inflow of economic benefits is probable.

 

Environmental liabilities

 

Environmental expenditures that relate to current or future revenues are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations and do not contribute to current or future earnings are expensed.

 

Liabilities for environmental costs are recognized when environmental assessments or clean-ups are probable and the associated costs can be reasonably estimated. Generally, the timing of these provisions coincides with the commitment to a formal plan of action or, if earlier, on divestment or on closure of inactive sites.

 

The amount recognized is the best estimate of the expenditure required. Where the liability will not be settled for a number of years, the amount recognized is the present value of the estimated future expenditure.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Decommissioning

 

Liabilities for decommissioning costs are recognized when the Group has an obligation to dismantle and remove a facility or an item of plant and to restore the site on which it is located, and when a reasonable estimate of that liability can be made. Where an obligation exists for a new facility, such as oil and natural gas production or transportation facilities, this will be on construction or installation. An obligation for decommissioning may also crystallize during the period of operation of a facility through a change in legislation or through a decision to terminate operations. The amount recognized is the present value of the estimated future expenditure determined in accordance with local conditions and requirements.

 

A corresponding item of property, plant and equipment of an amount equivalent to the provision is also created. This is subsequently depreciated as part of the capital costs of the facility or item of plant.

 

Any change in the present value of the estimated expenditure is reflected as an adjustment to the provision and the corresponding property, plant and equipment.

 

Employee benefits

 

Wages, salaries, bonuses, social security contributions, paid annual leave and sick leave are accrued in the period in which the associated services are rendered by employees of the Group. Deferred bonus arrangements that have a vesting date more than 12 months after the period end are valued on an actuarial basis using the projected unit credit method and amortized on a straight-line basis over the service period until the award vests. The accounting policy for pensions and other post-retirement benefits is described below.

 

Share-based payments

 

Equity-settled transactions The cost of equity-settled transactions with employees is measured by reference to the fair value at the date at which they are granted and is recognized as an expense over the vesting period, which ends on the date on which the relevant employees become fully entitled to the award. Fair value is determined by using an appropriate valuation model. In valuing equity settled transactions, no account is taken of any vesting conditions, other than conditions linked to the price of the shares of the company (market conditions).

 

No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest, except for awards where vesting is conditional upon a market condition, which are treated as vesting irrespective of whether or not the market condition is satisfied, provided that all other performance conditions are satisfied.

 

At each balance sheet date before vesting, the cumulative expense is calculated, representing the extent to which the vesting period has expired and management’s best estimate of the achievement or otherwise of non-market conditions and the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest or, in the case of an instrument subject to a market condition, be treated as vesting as described above. The movement in cumulative expense since the previous balance sheet date is recognized in the income statement, with a corresponding entry in equity.

 

Where the terms of an equity-settled award are modified or a new award is designated as replacing a cancelled or settled award, the cost based on the original award terms continues to be recognized over the original vesting period. In addition, an expense is recognized over the remainder of the new vesting period for the incremental fair value of any modification, based on the difference between the fair value of the original award and the fair value of the modified award, both as measured on the date of the modification. No reduction is recognized if this difference is negative.

 

Where an equity-settled award is cancelled, it is treated as if it had vested on the date of cancellation and any cost not yet recognized in the income statement for the award is expensed immediately. Any compensation paid up to the fair value of the award at the cancellation or settlement date is deducted from equity, with any excess over fair value being treated as an expense in the income statement.

 

Cash-settled transactions The cost of cash-settled transactions is measured at fair value using an appropriate option valuation model. Fair value is established initially at the grant date and at each balance sheet date thereafter until the awards are settled. During the vesting period, a liability is recognized representing the product of the fair value of the award and the portion of the vesting period expired as at the balance sheet date. From the end of the vesting period until settlement, the liability represents the full fair value of the award as at the balance sheet date. Changes in the carrying amount for the liability are recognized in profit or loss for the period.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

 

The cost of providing benefits under the defined benefit plans is determined separately for each plan using the projected unit method, which attributes entitlement to benefits to the current period (to determine current service cost) and to the current and prior periods (to determine the present value of defined benefit obligation) and is based on actuarial advice. Past service costs are recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the vesting period or immediately if the benefits have vested. When a settlement (eliminating all obligations for benefits already accrued) or a curtailment (reducing future obligations as a result of a material reduction in the scheme membership or a reduction in future entitlement) occurs, the obligation and related plan assets are remeasured using current actuarial assumptions and the resultant gain or loss recognized in the income statement during the period in which the settlement or curtailment occurs.

 

The interest element of the defined benefit cost represents the change in present value of scheme obligations resulting from the passage of time, and is determined by applying the discount rate to the opening present value of the benefit obligation, taking into account material changes in the obligation during the year. The expected return on plan assets is based on an assessment made at the beginning of the year of long-term market returns on scheme assets, adjusted for the effect on the fair value of plan assets of contributions received and benefits paid during the year. The difference between the expected return on plan assets and the interest cost is recognized in the income statement as other finance income or expense.

 

Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in full in the Group statement of recognized income and expense in the period in which they occur.

 

The defined benefit pension asset or liability in the balance sheet comprises the total for each plan of the present value of the defined benefit obligation (using a discount rate based on high quality corporate bonds), less any past service cost not yet recognized and less the fair value of plan assets out of which the obligations are to be settled directly. Fair value is based on market price information and, in the case of quoted securities, is the published bid price. The value of a net pension benefit asset is restricted to the sum of any unrecognized past service costs and the present value of any amount the Group expects to recover by way of refunds from the plan or reductions in the future contributions.

 

Contributions to defined contribution schemes are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they become payable.

 

Corporate taxes

 

Tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax.

 

The tax currently payable is based on the taxable profits for the period. Taxable profit differs from net profit as reported in the income statement because it excludes items of income or expense that are taxable or deductible in other periods and it further excludes items that are never taxable or deductible. The Group’s liability for current tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

 

Deferred tax is provided, using the liability method, on all temporary differences at the balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes.

 

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences:

 

-

Except where the deferred tax liability arises on goodwill that is not tax deductible or the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and

 

-

In respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, except where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled by the Group and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

 

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Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - continued

 

Corporate taxes - concluded

 

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, carry-forward of unused tax assets and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences and the carryforward of unused tax assets and unused tax losses can be utilized:

 

-

Except where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and

 

-

In respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, deferred tax assets are only recognized to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.

 

The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed at each balance sheet date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.

 

Tax relating to items recognized directly in equity is recognized in equity and not in the income statement.

 

Customs duties and sales taxes

 

Revenues, expenses and assets are recognized net of the amount of customs duties or sales tax except:

 

-

Where the customs duty or sales tax incurred on a purchase of goods and services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the customs duty or sales tax is recognized as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and

 

-

Receivables and payables are stated with the amount of customs duty or sales tax included.

 

The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the balance sheet.

 

Own equity instruments

 

The Group’s holding in its own equity instruments, including shares held by Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPs), are classified as ‘treasury shares’, and shown as deductions from shareholders’ equity at cost. Consideration received for the sale of such shares is also recognized in equity, with any difference between the proceeds from sale and the original cost being taken to revenue reserves. No gain or loss is recognized in the performance statements on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of equity shares.

 

Revenue

 

Revenue arising from the sale of goods is recognized when the significant risks and rewards of ownership have passed to the buyer and it can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and represents amounts receivable for goods provided in the normal course of business, net of discounts, customs duties and sales taxes.

 

Revenues associated with the sale of oil, natural gas liquids, liquefied natural gas, petroleum and chemicals products and all other items are recognized when the title passes to the customer. Supply buy/sell arrangements with common counterparties are reported net as are physical exchanges. Similarly, oil and natural gas forward sales/purchase contracts and sales/purchases of trading inventory are included on a net basis in sales and other operating revenues. Generally, revenues from the production of oil and natural gas properties in which the Group has an interest with other producers are recognized on the basis of the Group’s working interest in those properties (the entitlement method). Differences between the production sold and the Group’s share of production are not significant.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 1 - Significant accounting policies - concluded

 

Revenue - concluded

 

Interest income is recognized as the interest accrues (using the effective interest rate method that is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument) to the net carrying amount of the financial asset.

 

Dividend income from investments is recognized when the shareholders’ right to receive the payment is established.

 

Research

 

Research costs are expensed as incurred.

 

Finance costs

 

Finance costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to get ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets, until such time as the assets are substantially ready for their intended use.

 

All other finance costs are recognized in the income statement in the period in which they are incurred.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual outcomes could differ from those estimates.

 

Note 2

 

The financial information for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 included in this Report has been extracted from BP’s 2005 Annual Report and Accounts. 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. The interim financial statements and notes included in this Report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended December 31, 2004 included in BP’s Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which was prepared on the basis of UK GAAP. The consolidated financial statements and related notes included in this Report are prepared on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards, see Note 3 for further information.

 

Note 3 - Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards

 

For all periods up to and including the year ended December 31, 2004, BP prepared its financial statements in accordance with UK generally accepted accounting practice (UK GAAP). BP, together with all other European Union (EU) companies listed on an EU stock exchange, was required to prepare consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU with effect from January 1, 2005. The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended December 31, 2005 comprises BP’s first consolidated financial statements prepared under IFRS. The financial statements of the parent company are still prepared under UK GAAP.

 

In preparing these financial statements, the Group has complied with all IFRSs applicable for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2005. In addition, BP has also decided to adopt early IFRS 6 ‘Exploration for and Evaluation of Mineral Resources’, the amendment to IAS 19 ‘Amendment to International Accounting Standard IAS 19 Employee Benefits: Actuarial Gains and Losses, Group Plans and Disclosures’, the amendment to IAS 39 ‘Amendment to International Accounting Standard IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement: Cash Flow Hedge Accounting of Forecast Intragroup Transactions’ and IFRIC 4 ‘Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease’. The EU has adopted all standards and interpretations adopted by BP for its 2005 reporting.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 3 - Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards - continued

 

The general principle that should be applied on first-time adoption of IFRS is that standards in force at the first reporting date (for BP, December 31, 2005) should be applied retrospectively. However, IFRS 1 ‘First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards’ (IFRS 1) contains a number of exemptions which companies are permitted to apply. BP has taken the following exemptions:

 

-

Comparative information on financial instruments is prepared in accordance with UK GAAP and the Group has adopted IAS 32 ‘Financial Instruments: Disclosure and Presentation’ (IAS 32) and IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’ (IAS 39) from January 1, 2005.

 

-

IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ has not been applied to acquisitions of subsidiaries or of interests in jointly controlled entities and associates that occurred before January 1, 2003.

 

-

Cumulative currency translation differences for all foreign operations are deemed to be zero at January 1, 2003.

 

-

The Group has recognized all cumulative actuarial gains and losses on pensions and other postretirement benefits as at January 1, 2003 directly in equity.

 

-

IFRS 2 ‘Share-based Payment’ has been applied retrospectively to all share-based payments that had not vested before January 1, 2003.

 

As indicated above, BP adopted IAS 32 and IAS 39 with effect from January 1, 2005 and, as permitted under IFRS 1, the Group has not restated comparative information. Had IAS 32 and IAS 39 been applied from January 1, 2003, the following adjustments would have been necessary in the financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003:

 

-

All derivatives, including embedded derivatives, would have been brought on to the balance sheet at fair value.

 

-

Available-for-sale investments would have been carried at fair value rather than at cost.

 

The principal differences for the Group between reporting on the basis of UK GAAP and IFRS are as follows:

 

-

Ceasing to amortize goodwill.

 

-

Expensing a greater proportion of major maintenance costs.

 

-

Recognizing an expense for the fair value of employee share option schemes.

 

-

Recording asset swaps on the basis of fair value.

 

-

Setting up deferred taxation on: acquisitions; inventory valuation differences; unremitted earnings of subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates.

 

-

No longer recognizing dividends proposed but not declared as a liability at the balance sheet date.

 

-

Recognizing changes in the fair value of embedded derivatives in the income statement.

 

The new accounting policies adopted by the Group are summarized in Note 1.

 

The financial information presented in this note does not take account of the Innovene operations treated as discontinued in 2005.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 3 - Transition to International Financial Reporting Standards - concluded

 

Details of the major differences between UK GAAP and IFRS for BP, and reconciliations of UK GAAP to IFRS for its 2003 and 2004 Income and Cash Flow Statements, its Balance Sheets at January 1, 2003, December 31, 2003, December 31, 2004 and January 1, 2005 are included in BP’s report on Form 6-K for the period ended March 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, the reconciliations of profit for the three months and year ended December 31, 2004 and of BP shareholders’ equity at December 31, 2004 included in this report are shown below.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

($ million)

 

 

 

Profit for the period under UK GAAP

 

2,610 

 

 

 

15,961 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill amortization

 

412 

 

 

 

1,489 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

 

(94)

 

 

 

(217)

 

Share-based payments

 

85 

 

 

 

(24)

 

Asset swaps

 

36 

 

 

 

39 

 

Recycling foreign exchange on disposal

 

 

 

 

78 

 

Deferred tax

 

(24)

 

 

 

(74)

 

Other

 

44 

 

 

 

10 

 

Profit for the period under IFRS

 

3,069 

 

 

 

17,262 

 

 

 

December 31,

2004

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

BP shareholders’ equity under UK GAAP

76,656 

 

 

Adjustments

 

Goodwill amortization

2,985 

Major maintenance expenditure

(794)

Share-based payments

353 

Asset swaps

(190)

Deferred tax

(3,986)

Dividend accrual

1,821 

Other

47 

BP shareholders’ equity under IFRS

76,892 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 4 - Resegmentation

 

With effect from January 1, 2005 there have been the following changes to the business segments reported by the Group:

 

(a)

The Mardi Gras pipeline system in the Gulf of Mexico has been transferred from Exploration and Production to Refining and Marketing.

 

(b)

The aromatics and acetyls operations and the petrochemicals assets that are integrated with our Gelsenkirchen refinery in Germany have been transferred from the former Petrochemicals segment to Refining and Marketing.

 

(c)

The olefins and derivatives operations have been transferred from the former Petrochemicals segment to the Olefins and Derivatives business. The legacy historical results of other petrochemicals assets that had been divested during 2004 and 2003 are included within Other businesses and corporate.

 

(d)

The Grangemouth and Lavéra refineries have been transferred from Refining and Marketing to the Olefins and Derivatives business to maintain existing operating synergies with the co-located olefin and derivatives operations.

 

(e)

A small US operation, the Hobbs fractionator, which supplies petrochemicals feedstock, has been transferred from Gas, Power and Renewables to the Olefins and Derivatives business.

 

The Olefins and Derivatives business is reported within Other businesses and corporate. This reorganization was a precursor to seeking to divest the Olefins and Derivatives business. As indicated in Note 5, during 2005 we divested Innovene and show its activities as discontinued operations in these accounts. Innovene represented the majority of the Olefins and Derivatives business.

 

Comparative financial and operating information is shown after resegmentation, the change in accounting policy (see Note 6) and the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 5 - Sale of Olefins and Derivatives business

 

BP announced on October 7, 2005 its intention to sell Innovene, its olefins, derivatives and refining group to INEOS. The transaction became unconditional on December 9, 2005 on receipt of European Commission clearance and was completed on December 16, 2005. The transaction included all Innovene's manufacturing sites, markets and technologies. The equity-accounted investments in China and Malaysia that were part of the Olefins and Derivatives business remain with BP and are included within Other businesses and corporate.

 

The Innovene operations represented a separate major line of business for BP. As a result of the sale, these operations have been treated as discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2005. A single amount is shown on the face of the income statement comprising the post-tax result of discontinued operations and the post-tax loss recognized on the re-measurement to fair value less costs to sell of the discontinued operation. That is, the income and expenses of Innovene are reported separately from the continuing operations of the BP Group. The table below provides further detail of the amount shown on the income statement. The income statements for prior periods have been restated to conform to this style of presentation.

 

In the statement of cash flows the cash provided by the operating activities of Innovene has been separated from that of the rest of the Group and reported as a single line item.

 

Gross proceeds received amounted to $8,477 million and there were selling costs of $120 million and initial closing adjustments of $43 million. The proceeds are subject to final closing adjustments. The re-measurement to fair value less costs to sell resulted in a loss of $591 million before tax. The originally announced transaction value of $9,000 million has been reduced by the value of certain liabilities transferred to INEOS and certain assets retained by BP on closing.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit (loss) before tax from Innovene operations

335 

 

(972)

 

1,259 

 

(526)

Net profit on transactions between continuing
  and Innovene operations


(128)

 


(31)

 


(527)

 


(188)

Profit (loss) before interest and taxation

207 

 

(1,003)

 

732 

 

(714)

Other finance income (expense)

 

(5)

 

 

(17)

(Loss) gain recognized on the re-measurement
  to fair value


133 

 


 


(591)

 


 

341 

 

(1,008)

 

144 

 

(731)

Taxation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related to profit before tax

(86)

 

227 

 

(306)

 

109 

Related to re-measurement to fair value

187 

 

 

346 

 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations

442 

 

(781)

 

184 

 

(622)

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 6 – Change in accounting policy

 

The Group's accounting policy has been to present oil, natural gas and power forward sales and purchases gross in the income statement. However, during 2005, a review was undertaken into the presentation of these commodity derivative transactions and related activity. These transactions have previously been presented gross in the income statement, although in certain areas of the Group's activity physical delivery can be optional and avoided by buying or selling offsetting contracts through a market mechanism. This led to the conclusion that it was more appropriate to represent transactions in these areas net rather than gross. These sale and purchase transactions are now offset and reported net in sales and other operating revenues. Other derivative contracts where physical delivery is the norm continue to be reported gross.

 

This change in accounting policy, while reducing sales and other operating revenues and purchases, has no impact on reported profit, cash flows and balance sheet.

 

Sales and other operating revenues for earlier quarters of 2005 and for 2004 have been restated as have purchases. The restated sales and other operating revenues information is set out below. The impact of the change in accounting policy on sales and other operating revenues and purchases for the year ended December 31, 2005 was approximately $105,000 million.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 6 – Change in accounting policy (continued)

 

Sales and other operating revenues

for 2005 as reported

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Nine

Months

 

($ million)

By business

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

10,186 

10,934 

11,321 

32,441 

Refining and Marketing

51,646 

61,022 

68,790 

181,458 

Gas, Power and Renewables

23,667 

23,110 

28,917 

75,694 

Other businesses and corporate

172 

174 

161 

507 

Sales by continuing operations

85,671 

95,240 

109,189 

290,100 

Less:     sales between businesses

8,369 

7,843 

8,511 

24,723 

sales to Innovene operations

2,113 

3,926 

4,158 

10,197 

Third party sales of continuing operations

75,189 

83,471 

96,520 

255,180 

Innovene sales

5,343 

5,951 

5,824 

17,118 

Less:     sales to continuing operations

1,534 

2,605 

2,667 

6,806 

Third party sales of Innovene operations

3,809 

3,346 

3,157 

10,312 

Total third party sales

78,998 

86,817 

99,677 

265,492 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

UK

24,829 

29,998 

37,406 

92,233 

Rest of Europe

15,824 

16,916 

16,904 

49,644 

USA

32,944 

38,115 

45,759 

116,818 

Rest of World

18,614 

20,028 

19,595 

58,237 

Sales by continuing operations

92,211 

105,057 

119,664 

316,932 

Less:     sales between areas

14,909 

17,660 

18,986 

51,555 

sales to Innovene operations

2,113 

3,926 

4,158 

10,197 

 

75,189 

83,471 

96,520 

255,180 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

for 2005 as restated

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Nine

Months

 

($ million)

By business

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

10,186 

10,934 

11,321 

32,441 

Refining and Marketing

47,762 

55,115 

63,278 

166,155 

Gas, Power and Renewables

7,105 

6,250 

7,219 

20,574 

Other businesses and corporate

172 

174 

161 

507 

Sales by continuing operations

65,225 

72,473 

81,979 

219,677 

Less:     sales between businesses

8,369 

7,843 

8,511 

24,723 

sales to Innovene operations

2,113 

3,926 

4,158 

10,197 

Third party sales of continuing operations

54,743 

60,704 

69,310 

184,757 

Innovene sales

5,343 

5,951 

5,824 

17,118 

Less:     sales to continuing operations

1,534 

2,605 

2,667 

6,806 

Third party sales of Innovene operations

3,809 

3,346 

3,157 

10,312 

Total third party sales

58,552 

64,050 

72,467 

195,069 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

UK

19,821 

25,246 

32,863 

77,930 

Rest of Europe

15,824 

16,916 

16,904 

49,644 

USA

23,395 

25,881 

30,724 

80,000 

Rest of World

12,725 

14,247 

11,963 

38,935 

Sales by continuing operations

71,765 

82,290 

92,454 

246,509 

Less:     sales between areas

14,909 

17,660 

18,986 

51,555 

sales to Innovene operations

2,113 

3,926 

4,158 

10,197 

 

54,743 

60,704 

69,310 

184,757 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 6 – Change in accounting policy (concluded)

 

Sales and other operating revenues

for 2004 as reported

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

 

Year

 

($ million)

By business

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

8,186 

8,083 

8,601 

9,830 

34,700 

Refining and Marketing

45,307 

49,849 

46,639 

51,122 

192,917 

Gas, Power and Renewables

20,975 

18,434 

20,443 

23,468 

83,320 

Other businesses and corporate

121 

132 

137 

156 

546 

Sales by continuing operations

74,589 

76,498 

75,820 

84,576 

311,483 

Less:     sales between businesses

6,726 

6,769 

7,873 

8,236 

29,604 

sales to Innovene operations

1,824 

1,948 

2,183 

2,271 

8,226 

Third party sales of continuing operations

66,039 

67,781 

65,764 

74,069 

273,653 

Innovene sales

3,698 

3,779 

4,437 

5,534 

17,448 

Less:     sales to continuing operations

1,276 

1,246 

1,774 

1,873 

6,169 

Third party sales of Innovene operations

2,422 

2,533 

2,663 

3,661 

11,279 

Total third party sales

68,461 

70,314 

68,427 

77,730 

284,932 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

 

UK

15,839 

15,881 

20,355 

23,013 

75,088 

Rest of Europe

9,787 

11,023 

11,499 

12,549 

44,858 

USA

30,931 

32,629 

30,476 

32,556 

126,592 

Rest of World

15,721 

15,533 

16,552 

19,504 

67,310 

Sales by continuing operations

72,278 

75,066 

78,882 

87,622 

313,848 

Less:     sales between areas

4,415 

5,337 

10,935 

11,282 

31,969 

sales to Innovene operations

1,824 

1,948 

2,183 

2,271 

8,226 

 

66,039 

67,781 

65,764 

74,069 

273,653 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

for 2004 as restated

First

Quarter

Second

Quarter

Third

Quarter

Fourth

Quarter

 

Year

 

($ million)

By business

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

8,186 

8,083 

8,601 

9,830 

34,700 

Refining and Marketing

41,380 

47,809 

41,057 

46,104 

176,350 

Gas, Power and Renewables

6,685 

5,916 

5,749 

7,760 

26,110 

Other businesses and corporate

121 

132 

137 

156 

546 

Sales by continuing operations

56,372 

61,940 

55,544 

63,850 

237,706 

Less:     sales between businesses

6,726 

6,769 

7,873 

8,236 

29,604 

sales to Innovene operations

1,824 

1,948 

2,183 

2,271 

8,226 

Third party sales of continuing operations

47,822 

53,223 

45,488 

53,343 

199,876 

Innovene sales

3,698 

3,779 

4,437 

5,534 

17,448 

Less:     sales to continuing operations

1,276 

1,246 

1,774 

1,873 

6,169 

Third party sales of Innovene operations

2,422 

2,533 

2,663 

3,661 

11,279 

Total third party sales

50,244 

55,756 

48,151 

57,004 

211,155 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

 

UK

11,584 

13,901 

16,407 

18,259 

60,151 

Rest of Europe

9,787 

11,023 

11,499 

12,549 

44,858 

USA

22,062 

24,351 

18,571 

22,216 

87,200 

Rest of World

10,628 

11,233 

12,129 

13,872 

47,862 

Sales by continuing operations

54,061 

60,508 

58,606 

66,896 

240,071 

Less:     sales between areas

4,415 

5,337 

10,935 

11,282 

31,969 

sales to Innovene operations

1,824 

1,948 

2,183 

2,271 

8,226 

 

47,822 

53,223 

45,488 

53,343 

199,876 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

 

Note 7 - Sales and other operating revenues

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

14,769 

 

9,830 

 

47,210 

 

34,700 

Refining and Marketing

53,979 

 

46,104 

 

220,134 

 

176,350 

Gas, Power and Renewables

7,987 

 

7,760 

 

28,561 

 

26,110 

Other businesses and corporate

161 

 

156 

 

668 

 

546 

Sales by continuing operations

76,896 

 

63,850 

 

296,573 

 

237,706 

Less:  sales between businesses

10,595 

 

8,236 

 

35,318 

 

29,604 

sales to Innovene operations

1,593 

 

2,271 

 

11,790 

 

8,226 

Third party sales of continuing operations

64,708 

 

53,343 

 

249,465 

 

199,876 

Innovene sales

3,509 

 

5,534 

 

20,627 

 

17,448 

Less:  sales to continuing operations

1,445 

 

1,873 

 

8,251 

 

6,169 

Third party sales of Innovene operations

2,064 

 

3,661 

 

12,376 

 

11,279 

Total third party sales

66,772 

 

57,004 

 

261,841 

 

211,155 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

18,204 

 

18,259 

 

96,134 

 

60,151 

Rest of Europe

14,661 

 

12,549 

 

64,305 

 

44,858 

USA

23,185 

 

22,216 

 

103,185 

 

87,200 

Rest of World

20,693 

 

13,872 

 

59,628 

 

47,862 

Sales by continuing operations

76,743 

 

66,896 

 

323,252 

 

240,071 

Less:  sales between areas

10,442 

 

11,282 

 

61,997 

 

31,969 

sales to Innovene operations

1,593 

 

2,271 

 

11,790 

 

8,226 

Third party sales of continuing operations

64,708 

 

53,343 

 

249,465 

 

199,876 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

 

Note 8 - Operating profits are after charging:

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million, except per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

11 

 

17 

 

32 

 

26 

Rest of Europe

 

10 

 

 

25 

USA

117 

 

143 

 

425 

 

361 

Rest of World

80 

 

88 

 

225 

 

225 

 

208 

 

258 

 

684 

 

637 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Production and similar taxes (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

133 

 

112 

 

495 

 

335 

Overseas

697 

 

535 

 

2,515 

 

1,814 

 

830 

 

647 

 

3,010 

 

2,149 

____________

 

(a)

Production taxes are charged against Exploration and Production’s operating profit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 9 – Finance costs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest payable

278 

 

188 

 

910 

 

644 

Capitalized

(106)

 

(45)

 

(351)

 

(204)

 

172 

 

143 

 

559 

 

440 

Early redemption of finance leases

 

 

57 

 

 

172 

 

143 

 

616 

 

440 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 10 - Other finance expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest on pension and other postretirement
  benefit plan liabilities


497 

 


519 

 


2,022 

 


2,012 

Expected return on pension and other
  postretirement benefit plan assets


(521)

 


(501)

 


(2,138)

 


(1,983)

Interest net of expected return on plan assets

(24)

 

18 

 

(116)

 

29 

Unwinding of discount on provisions

57 

 

50 

 

201 

 

196 

Unwinding of discount on deferred consideration
  for acquisition of investment in TNK-BP


 


17 

 


57 

 


91 

Change in discount rate for provisions

 

41 

 

 

41 

 

42 

 

126 

 

142 

 

357 

Innovene operations

 

(5)

 

 

(17)

Continuing operations

43 

 

121 

 

145 

 

340 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note 11 - Dividends paid

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends per ordinary share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cents

8.925 

 

7.10 

 

34.85 

 

27.70 

Pence

5.061 

 

3.910 

 

19.152 

 

15.251 

Dividends per ADS (cents)

53.55 

 

42.6 

 

209.10 

 

166.20 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 12 - Business and geographical analysis

 

 

 

 

By business

 

Exploration

and

Production

 

Refining

and

Marketing

Gas,

Power

and

Renewables

Other

businesses

and

corporate

Consolidation

adjustment

and

eliminations

 

 

Total

Group

 

 

 

Innovene

Consolidation

adjustment

and

eliminations

 

Total

continuing

operations

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Three months
ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other 
  operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-  segment revenues

14,769 

53,979 

7,987 

3,705 

(13,668)

66,772 

(3,544)

1,480 

64,708 

Less: sales between businesses

(9,177)

(1,771)

(1,240)

(1,480)

13,668 

1,480 

(1,480)

Third party sales

5,592 

52,208 

6,747 

2,225 

66,772 

(2,064)

64,708 

Equity-accounted income

893 

44 

20 

(6)

951 

17 

968 

Profit (loss) before interest
  and tax


6,575 


(1,068)


114 


65 


234 


5,920 


(468)


128 


5,580 

Capital expenditure
  and acquisitions


2,962 


1,365 


124 


339 



4,790 


(140)



4,650 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months
ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other 
  operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-  segment revenues

9,830 

46,104 

7,760 

5,690 

(12,380)

57,004 

(5,534)

1,873 

53,343 

Less: sales between businesses

(6,757)

(3,043)

(707)

(1,873)

12,380 

1,873 

(1,873)

Third party sales

3,073 

43,061 

7,053 

3,817 

57,004 

(3,661)

53,343 

Equity-accounted income

448 

50 

(14)

488 

489 

Profit (loss) before interest
and tax


4,747 


811 


523 


(1,209)


57 


4,929 


973 


31 


5,933 

Capital expenditure
  and acquisitions


2,598 


1,220 


325 


1,725



5,868 


(1,539)



4,329 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 12 - Business and geographical analysis - continued

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations

 



By geographical area

 

 

UK

 

Rest of

Europe

 

 

USA

 

Rest of

World

Sales

between

areas

Sales

to

Innovene

 

 

Total

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

18,204 

14,661 

23,185 

20,693

(10,442)

(1,593)

64,708 

Equity-accounted income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

(16)

20 

18 

946 

968 

-     Innovene operations

(18)

(17)

 

(16)

19 

946 

951 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

(1,039)

31 

2,974 

3,614 

5,580 

-     Innovene operations

382 

(50)

(13)

21 

340 

 

(657)

(19)

2,961 

3,635 

5,920 

Capital expenditure and acquisitions

514 

456 

1,709 

2,111 

4,790 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

18,259 

12,549 

22,216 

13,872 

(11,282)

(2,271)

53,343 

Equity-accounted income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

12 

21 

453 

489 

-     Innovene operations

(1)

(2)

(1)

 

11 

19 

453 

488 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

1,082 

501 

2,035 

2,315 

5,933 

-     Innovene operations

(223)

(511)

(154)

(116)

(1,004)

 

859 

(10)

1,881 

2,199 

4,929 

Capital expenditure and acquisitions

791 

1,234 

2,114 

1,729 

5,868 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 12 - Business and geographical analysis - continued

 

 

 

 

By business

 

Exploration

and

Production

 

Refining

and

Marketing

Gas,

Power

and

Renewables

Other

businesses

and

corporate

Consolidation

adjustment

and

eliminations

 

 

Total

Group

 

 

 

Innovene

Consolidation

adjustment

and

eliminations

 

Total

continuing

operations

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Year ended
December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other 
  operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-  segment revenues

47,210 

220,134 

28,561 

21,295 

(55,359)

261,841 

(20,627)

8,251 

249,465 

Less: sales between businesses

(32,606)

(11,407)

(3,095)

(8,251)

55,359 

8,251 

(8,251)

 

14,604 

208,727 

25,466 

13,044 

261,841 

(12,376)

249,465 

Equity-accounted income

3,238 

238 

19 

34 

3,529 

14 

3,543 

Profit (loss) before interest
and tax


25,508 


6,942 


1,104 


(523)


(208)


32,823 


(668)


527 


32,682 

Capital expenditure
  and acquisitions


10,237 


2,772 


235 


905 



14,149 


(497)



13,652 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended
December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other 
  operating revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-  segment revenues

34,700 

176,350 

26,110 

17,994 

(43,999)

211,155 

(17,448)

6,169 

199,876 

Less: sales between businesses

(24,756)

(10,632)

(2,442)

(6,169)

43,999 

6,169 

(6,169)

 

9,944 

165,718 

23,668 

11,825 

211,155 

(11,279)

199,876 

Equity-accounted income

1,985 

259 

18 

2,268 

12 

2,280 

Profit (loss) before interest
and tax


18,087 


6,544 


954 


(362)


(191)


25,032 


526 


188 


25,746 

Capital expenditure
  and acquisitions


11,008 


2,819 


524 


2,300 



16,651 


(1,915)



14,736 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 12 - Business and geographical analysis - concluded

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eliminations

 



By geographical area

 

 

UK

 

Rest of

Europe

 

 

USA

 

Rest of

World

Sales

between

areas

Sales

to

Innovene

 

 

Total

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

96,134 

64,305 

103,185 

59,628 

(61,997)

(11,790)

249,465 

Equity-accounted income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

(8)

18 

86 

3,447 

3,543 

-     Innovene operations

(15)

(14)

 

(8)

87 

3,447 

3,529 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

1,167 

5,206 

13,139 

13,170 

32,682 

-     Innovene operations

183 

90 

(137)

141 

 

1,350 

5,296 

13,002 

13,175 

32,823 

Capital expenditure and acquisitions

1,598 

980 

5,469 

6,102 

14,149 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

60,151 

44,858 

87,200 

47,862 

(31,969)

(8,226)

199,876 

Equity-accounted income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

17 

92 

2,162 

2,280 

-     Innovene operations

(4)

(6)

(2)

(12)

 

11 

90 

2,162 

2,268 

Profit (loss) before interest and tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-     continuing operations

2,875 

3,121 

9,725 

10,025 

25,746 

-     Innovene operations

(390)

(117)

(102)

(105)

(714)

 

2,485 

3,004 

9,623 

9,920 

25,032 

Capital expenditure and acquisitions

1,742 

1,897 

6,005 

7,007 

16,651 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

 

Note 13 - Analysis of changes in net debt

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Opening balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance debt

22,159 

 

20,445 

 

23,091 

 

22,325 

Less:    Cash and cash equivalents

2,182 

 

1,741 

 

1,359 

 

2,056 

Opening net debt

19,977 

 

18,704 

 

21,732 

 

20,269 

Closing balance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance debt

19,162 

 

23,091 

 

19,162 

 

23,091 

Less:    Cash and cash equivalents

2,960 

 

1,359 

 

2,960 

 

1,359 

Closing net debt

16,202 

 

21,732 

 

16,202 

 

21,732 

Decrease (increase) in net debt

3,775 

 

(3,028)

 

5,530 

 

(1,463)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Movement in cash and cash equivalents
  (excluding exchange adjustments)


783 

 


(460)

 


1,689 

 


(788)

Net cash outflow (inflow) from financing
  (excluding share capital)


2,936 

 


(2,535)

 


3,803 

 


(431)

Adoption of IAS 39

 

 

(147)

 

Fair value hedge adjustment

48 

 

 

171 

 

Other movements

11 

 

37 

 

146 

 

68 

Movement in net debt before exchange effects

3,778 

 

(2,958)

 

5,662 

 

(1,151)

Exchange adjustments

(3)

 

(70)

 

(132)

 

(312)

Decrease (increase) in net debt

3,775 

 

(3,028)

 

5,530 

 

(1,463)

 

 

Note 14 – Movement in BP shareholders’ equity

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2004

76,892 

Adoption of IAS 39

(243)

As restated at January 1, 2005

76,649 

Profit for the year

22,341 

Distribution to shareholders

(7,359)

Currency translation differences (net of tax)

(2,479)

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

transferred to loss on sale (net of tax)

 

(220)

Actuarial gain on pension and other postretirement benefits plans (net of tax)

619 

Repurchase of ordinary share capital

(11,597)

Issue of ordinary share capital for employee share schemes

534 

Issue of ordinary share capital for TNK-BP

1,250 

Purchase of shares by ESOP trusts

(251)

Share-based payment accrual (net of tax)

412 

Available-for-sale investments (net of tax)

190 

Cash flow hedges (net of tax)

(113)

Balance at December 31, 2005

79,976 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 15 - Earnings per share

 

Basic earnings per ordinary share 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 average number of shares outstanding excludes treasury shares and the shares held by the Employee Share Ownership Plans.

 

For the diluted earnings per share calculation, the profit attributable to ordinary shareholders is adjusted for the unwinding of the discount on the deferred consideration for the acquisition of our interest in TNK-BP. The weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the number of shares to be issued for the deferred consideration for the acquisition of our interest in TNK-BP and the number of shares that would be issued on conversion of outstanding share options into ordinary shares using the treasury stock method.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

(shares thousands)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares

20,792,896 

 

21,607,872 

 

21,125,902 

 

21,820,535 

Ordinary shares issuable under employee
  share schemes


120,658 

 


83,716 

 


87,743 

 


56,985 

Ordinary shares issuable as consideration for
  BP’s interest in the TNK-BP joint venture


111,448 

 


340,088 

 


197,802 

 


415,016 

 

21,025,002 

 

22,031,676 

 

21,411,447 

 

22,292,536 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 16 - Pension and other postretirement benefits

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

(Unaudited)

 

UK 

 

US 

 

Other 

 

Total 

 

($ million)

Current service cost

91 

 

67 

 

34 

 

192 

Past service cost

 

 

47 

 

50 

Settlement, curtailment and special termination
   benefits


12 

 


 


 


16 

Payments to defined contribution plans

 

33 

 

 

39 

Total operating charge

104 

 

102 

 

91 

 

297 

Innovene operations

(10)

 

(7)

 

(5)

 

(22)

Continuing operations

94 

 

95 

 

86 

 

275 

Expected return on plan assets

(350)

 

(143)

 

(28)

 

(521)

Interest on plan liabilities

239 

 

168 

 

90 

 

497 

Other finance (income) expense

(111)

 

25 

 

62 

 

(24)

Innovene operations

 

 

(3)

 

Continuing operations

(108)

 

26 

 

59 

 

(23)

 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

UK 

 

US 

 

Other 

 

Total 

 

($ million)

Current service cost

92 

 

70 

 

36 

 

198 

Past service cost

 

(4)

 

31 

 

32 

Settlement, curtailment and special termination
   benefits


16 

 


 


10 

 


26 

Payments to defined contribution plans

 

46 

 

 

48 

Total operating charge

113 

 

112 

 

79 

 

304 

Innovene operations

(9)

 

(7)

 

(5)

 

(21)

Continuing operations

104 

 

105 

 

74 

 

283 

Expected return on plan assets

(343)

 

(136)

 

(22)

 

(501)

Interest on plan liabilities

249 

 

177 

 

93 

 

519 

Other finance (income) expense

(94)

 

41 

 

71 

 

18 

Innovene operations

 

(3)

 

(3)

 

(5)

Continuing operations

(93)

 

38 

 

68 

 

13 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 16 - Pension and other postretirement benefits - concluded

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

(Unaudited)

 

UK 

 

US 

 

Other 

 

Total 

 

($ million)

Current service cost

379 

 

266 

 

140 

 

785 

Past service cost

 

(15)

 

51 

 

41 

Settlement, curtailment and special termination
   benefits


37 

 


 


10 

 


47 

Payments to defined contribution plans

 

158 

 

14 

 

172 

Total operating charge

421 

 

409 

 

215 

 

1,045 

Innovene operations

(38)

 

(27)

 

(21)

 

(86)

Continuing operations

383 

 

382 

 

194 

 

959 

Expected return on plan assets

(1,456)

 

(559)

 

(123)

 

(2,138)

Interest on plan liabilities

1,003 

 

651 

 

368 

 

2,022 

Other finance (income) expense

(453)

 

92 

 

245 

 

(116)

Innovene operations

10 

 

 

(10)

 

Continuing operations

(443)

 

95 

 

235 

 

(113)

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

UK 

 

US 

 

Other 

 

Total 

 

($ million)

Current service cost

363 

 

276 

 

118 

 

757 

Past service cost

 

(4)

 

38 

 

39 

Settlement, curtailment and special termination
   benefits


37 

 


 


27 

 


64 

Payments to defined contribution plans

 

150 

 

12 

 

162 

Total operating charge

405 

 

422 

 

195 

 

1,022 

Innovene operations

(35)

 

(28)

 

(22)

 

(85)

Continuing operations

370 

 

394 

 

173 

 

937 

Expected return on plan assets

(1,351)

 

(528)

 

(104)

 

(1,983)

Interest on plan liabilities

981 

 

685 

 

346 

 

2,012 

Other finance (income) expense

(370)

 

157 

 

242 

 

29 

Innovene operations

 

(11)

 

(12)

 

(17)

Continuing operations

(364)

 

146 

 

230 

 

12 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles

 

The consolidated financial statements of the BP Group are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which differ in certain respects from US generally accepted accounting principles (US GAAP). The principal differences between US GAAP and IFRS for BP Group reporting relate to the following:

 

(i)

Deferred taxation/business combinations

 

Under IFRS, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the difference between the assigned values and the tax bases of the assets and liabilities recognized in a purchase business combination. IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ typically requires the offset to the recognition of such deferred tax assets and liabilities to be adjusted against goodwill. However, under the exemptions in IFRS 1 ‘First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards’, previous business combinations were not restated in accordance with IFRS 3 and the offset was taken as an adjustment to shareholders’ equity at the transition date.

 

Under US GAAP, deferred tax assets or liabilities are also recognized for the difference between the assigned values and the tax bases of the assets and liabilities recognized in a purchase business combination. Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (‘SFAS’) No. 141 ‘Business Combinations’, requires that the offset be recognized against goodwill. As such, the treatment adopted under IFRS 1 as compared with SFAS 141 creates a difference related to business combinations accounted for under the purchase method that occurred prior to the Group’s IFRS transition date.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

102 

 

1,550 

 

254 

 

2,048 

Taxation

55 

 

(1,215)

 

242 

 

(1,531)

Profit for the period

(157)

 

(335)

 

(496)

 

(517)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

3,459 

 

4,052 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

1,434 

 

1,489 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

2,025 

 

2,563 

 

 

(ii)

Provisions

 

Under IFRS, provisions for decommissioning and environmental liabilities are measured on a discounted basis if the effect of the time value of money is material. In accordance with IAS 37 ‘Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets’, the provisions for decommissioning and environmental liabilities are estimated using costs based on current prices and discounted using rates that take into consideration the time value of money and risks inherent in the liability. The periodic unwinding of the discount is included in other finance expense. Similarly, the effect of a change in the discount rate is included in other finance expense in connection with all provisions other than decommissioning liabilities.

 

Upon initial recognition of a decommissioning provision, a corresponding amount is also recognized as an asset and is subsequently depreciated as part of the capital cost of the facilities. Adjustments to the decommissioning liabilities, associated with changes to the future cash flow assumptions or changes in the discount rate, are reflected as increases or decreases to the corresponding item of property, plant and equipment and depreciated prospectively over the asset’s remaining useful life.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles

 

(ii)

Provisions - concluded

 

Under US GAAP, decommissioning liabilities are recognized in accordance with SFAS 143 ‘Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations’. SFAS 143 is similar to IAS 37 and requires that when an asset retirement liability is recognized, a corresponding amount is capitalized and depreciated as an additional cost of the related asset. The liability is measured based on the risk-adjusted future cash outflows discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free rate. The unwinding of the discount is included in operating profit for the period. Unlike IAS 37, subsequent changes to the discount rate do not impact the carrying value of the asset or liability. Subsequent changes to the estimates of the timing or amount of future cash flows, resulting in an increase to the asset and liability, are re-measured using updated assumptions related to the credit-adjusted risk-free rate.

 

Under US GAAP environmental liabilities are discounted only where the timing and amounts of payments are fixed and reliably determinable.

 

In addition, the use of different oil and natural gas reserve volumes between US GAAP and IFRS (see (iii) below) results in different field lives and hence differences result in the manner in which the subsequent unwinding of the discount and the depreciation of the corresponding assets associated with decommissioning provisions are recognized.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Production and manufacturing expenses and
  depreciation, depletion and amortization


(67)

 


(37)

 


201 

 


254 

Other finance expense

(57)

 

(50)

 

(201)

 

(196)

Taxation

27 

 

65 

 

(9)

 

22 

Profit for the period

97 

 

22 

 

 

(80)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

(1,842)

 

(1,667)

 

Provisions

(1,666)

 

(1,541)

 

Deferred tax liabilities

(64)

 

(49)

 

BP shareholders’ equity

(112)

 

(77)

 

 

The following data summarizes the movements in the asset retirement obligations, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

At January 1, 2005

3,898 

Exchange adjustments

New provisions/adjustment to provisions

554 

Unwinding of discount

237 

Utilized/deleted

(264)

At December 31, 2005

4,429 

 

(iii)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

 

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for estimating oil and natural gas reserves are different in certain respects from the UK Statement of Recommended Practice ‘Accounting for Oil and Gas Exploration, Development, Production and Decommissioning Activities’ (SORP); in particular, the SEC requires the use of year-end prices, whereas under the SORP the Group uses long-term planning prices. Any consequent difference in reserve volumes results in different charges for depreciation, depletion and amortization between IFRS and US GAAP.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(iii)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences - concluded

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

(95)

 

(48)

 

(20)

 

(48)

Taxation

39 

 

18 

 

 

18 

Profit for the period

56 

 

30 

 

11 

 

30 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

68 

 

48 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

27 

 

18 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

41 

 

30 

 

 

(iv)

Goodwill and intangible assets

 

For the purposes of US GAAP, the Group accounts for goodwill according to SFAS No. 141 ‘Business Combinations’, and SFAS No. 142; ‘Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets’. For the purposes of IFRS, the Group accounts for goodwill under the provisions of IFRS 3 ‘Business Combinations’ and IAS 38 ‘Intangible Assets’. As a result of the transition rules available under IFRS 1, the Group did not restate its past business combinations in accordance with IFRS 3 and assumed its UK GAAP carrying amount for goodwill as its IFRS carrying amount upon transition to IFRS, at January 1, 2003.

 

Under US GAAP, goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets have not been amortized since December 31, 2001, rather such assets are subject to periodic impairment testing. The Group does not have any other intangible assets with indefinite lives. Under IFRS, goodwill amortization ceased from January 1, 2003.

 

The movement in the goodwill difference from 2004 to 2005 is the result of movements in foreign exchange rates.

 

During the fourth quarter of 2005 the Group completed a goodwill impairment review using the two-step process prescribed in US GAAP. The first step includes a comparison of the fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value, including goodwill. When the carrying value exceeds the fair value, the goodwill of the reporting unit is potentially impaired and the second step is then completed in order to measure the impairment loss, if any. No impairment charge resulted from this review.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(iv)

Goodwill and intangible assets - concluded

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

61 

 

 

61 

Profit for the period

 

(61)

 

 

(61)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Goodwill

171 

 

224 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

171 

 

224 

 

 

In accordance with Group accounting practice, exploration licence acquisition costs are capitalized initially as an intangible asset and are amortized over the estimated period of exploration. Where proved reserves of oil or natural gas are determined and development is sanctioned, the unamortized cost is transferred to property, plant and equipment. Where exploration is unsuccessful, the unamortized cost is charged against income. At December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004, exploration licence acquisition costs included in the Group’s property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization, were as follows.

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Exploration licence acquisition cost included
  in noncurrent assets (net of accumulated amortization)

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

1,201 

 

1,100 

 

Intangible assets

597 

 

595 

 

 

Changes to exploration expenditure, goodwill and other intangible assets, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, during the year ended December 31, 2005 are shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration

expenditure

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

Additional

minimum

pension

liability

(see (viii))

 

 

 

Other

intangibles

 

 

 

 

Total

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Net book amount

 

 

 

 

 

At January 1, 2005

3,761 

11,535 

39 

443 

15,778 

Amortization expense

(305)

(161)

(466)

Other movements

552 

(862)

(12)

482 

160 

At December 31, 2005

4,008 

10,673 

27 

764 

15,472 

 

Amortization expense relating to other intangibles is expected to be in the range $150-$200 million in each of the succeeding five years.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(v)

Derivative financial instruments

 

Under IFRS, The Group accounts for its derivative financial instruments under IAS 39 ‘Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement’. IAS 39 requires that derivative financial instruments be measured at fair value and changes in fair value are either recognized through current earnings or equity (other comprehensive income) depending on the nature of the instrument. Changes in fair value of derivatives held for trading purposes or those not designated or effective as hedges are recognized in earnings.

 

Changes in fair value of derivatives designated and effective as cash flow hedges are recognized directly in equity (other comprehensive income). Amounts recorded in equity are transferred to the income statement when the hedged transaction affects earnings. Where the hedged item is the cost of a non-financial asset or liability, the amounts taken to equity are transferred to the initial carrying amount of the non-financial asset or liability.

 

Changes in the fair value of derivatives designated and effective as fair value hedges are recognized in earnings. The carrying amount of the hedged item is adjusted for gains and losses attributable to the risk being hedged with the corresponding gains and losses recognized in earnings.

 

On adoption of IAS 39 as of January 1, 2005, all cash flow and fair value hedges that previously qualified for hedge accounting under UK GAAP were recorded on the balance sheet at fair value with the offset recorded through equity.

 

Under US GAAP all derivative financial instruments are accounted for under SFAS 133 ‘Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities’ and recorded on the balance sheet at their fair value. Similar to IAS 39, SFAS 133 requires that changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or other comprehensive income, depending on whether the instrument is designated as part of a hedge transaction. A difference arises between IFRS and US GAAP for cash flow hedges where the hedged item is the cost of a non-financial asset or liability. SFAS 133 does not allow the amounts taken to equity to be transferred to the initial carrying amount of the non-financial asset or liability. The amounts remain in equity (other comprehensive income) and are recognized to earnings as the non-financial asset is depreciated.

 

Prior to January 1, 2005, the Group did not designate any of its derivative financial instruments as part of hedged transactions under SFAS 133. As a result, all changes in fair value were recognized through earnings. A difference therefore exists between the treatment applied under SFAS 133 and that upon initial adoption of IAS 39. This difference will remain until the individual derivative transactions mature.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Production and manufacturing expenses

21 

 

(313)

 

 

481 

Finance costs

(1)

 

 

(15)

 

Taxation

 

97 

 

(72)

 

(144)

Profit for the period

(20)

 

216 

 

87 

 

(337)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Goodwill

131 

 

131 

 

Finance debt

(140)

 

(164)

 

Trade and other payables

 

718 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

46 

 

(108)

 

BP shareholders’ equity

225 

 

(315)

 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(vi)

Inventory valuation

 

Under IFRS, inventory held for trading purposes is re-measured to fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in the profit for the period.

 

For US GAAP, all balances recorded in inventory are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Purchases

(365)

 

422 

 

357 

 

(250)

Taxation

128 

 

(148)

 

(125)

 

88 

Profit for the period

237 

 

(274)

 

(232)

 

162 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Inventories

(257)

 

100 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

(90)

 

35 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

(167)

 

65 

 

 

 

(vii)

Gain arising on asset exchange

 

Under IFRS, exchanges of nonmonetary assets are generally accounted for at fair value at the date of the transaction, with any gain or loss recognized in income. Under US GAAP prior to January 1, 2005, exchanges of nonmonetary assets were accounted for at book value. From January 1, 2005 exchanges of nonmonetary assets are generally accounted for at fair value under both IFRS and US GAAP.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Depreciation, depletion amortization

 

96 

 

19 

 

117 

Taxation

(2)

 

(2)

 

(7)

 

(10)

Profit for the period

(3)

 

(94)

 

(12)

 

(107)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

367 

 

386 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

128 

 

135 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

239 

 

251 

 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(viii)

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

 

Under IFRS, the Group accounts for its pension and other postretirement benefit plans according to IAS 19 ‘Employee Benefits’. Surpluses and deficits of funded schemes for pensions and other postretirement benefits are included in the Group balance sheet at their fair values and all movements in these balances are reflected in the income statement, except for those relating to actuarial gains and losses which are reflected in the statement of recognized income and expense. This treatment differs with the Group’s US GAAP treatment under SFAS No. 87 ‘Employers’ Accounting for Pensions’, under which actuarial gains and losses are not recognized in the income statement as they occur but are recognized within income only when they exceed certain thresholds. This difference in recognition rules for actuarial gains and losses gives rise to differences in periodic pension costs as measured under IAS 19 and SFAS 87.

 

In addition, when a pension plan has an accumulated benefit obligation which exceeds the fair value of the plan assets, SFAS 87 requires the unfunded amount to be recognized as a minimum liability in the balance sheet. The offset to this liability is recorded as an intangible asset up to the amount of any unrecognized prior service cost or transitional liability, and thereafter directly in other comprehensive income. IAS 19 does not have a similar concept. As a result, this creates a difference in shareholders’ equity as measured under IFRS and US GAAP.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Production and manufacturing expenses

139 

 

21 

 

583 

 

330 

Other finance expense

24 

 

(18)

 

116 

 

(29)

Taxation

(46)

 

(176)

 

(213)

 

(254)

Profit for the period

(117)

 

173 

 

(486)

 

(47)

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Intangible assets

27 

 

39 

 

Other receivables

6,667 

 

7,104 

 

Defined benefit pension plan surplus

(3,282)

 

(2,105)

 

Provisions

7,884 

 

8,973 

 

Defined benefit pension plan and other postretirement
  benefit plan deficits


(9,230)

 


(10,339)

 

Deferred tax liabilities

1,612 

 

2,315 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

3,146 

 

4,089 

 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(ix)

Impairments

 

Under IFRS, in determining the amount of any impairment loss, the carrying value of property, plant and equipment and goodwill is compared with the discounted value of the future cash flows. Under US GAAP, SFAS 144 ‘Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets’ requires that the carrying value is compared with the undiscounted future cash flows to determine if an impairment is present, and only if the carrying value is less than the undiscounted cash flows is an impairment loss recognized. The impairment is measured using the discounted value of the future cash flows. Due to this difference, certain of the impairment charges recognized under IFRS, adjusted for the impacts of depreciation, have not been recognized for US GAAP.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

28 

 

Impairment and losses on sale of
  businesses and fixed assets


(226)

 


(986)

 


477 

 


(986)

Taxation

83 

 

309 

 

(127)

 

309 

Profit for the period

139 

 

677 

 

(378)

 

677 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Goodwill

 

325 

 

Property, plant and equipment

504 

 

661 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

177 

 

309 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

327 

 

677 

 

 

(x)

Sales and other operating revenue

 

The Group's accounting policy, under US GAAP and IFRS, has been to present oil, natural gas and power forward sales and purchases on a gross basis in the income statement. During 2005, a review was undertaken into the presentation of these commodity derivative transactions and related activity. This led to the conclusion that it was more appropriate to represent transactions in these areas on a net basis rather than gross.

 

In the fourth quarter of 2005, sales and other operating revenues and purchases for the earlier quarters of 2005 and for the year ended December 31, 2004, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, were restated.

 

This restatement, while reducing the reported amounts of sales and other operating revenues and purchases, did not impact the Group’s reported profit or earnings per share, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, or cash flows.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Sales and other operating revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

77,730 

 

 

284,932 

As restated

 

57,004 

 

 

211,155 

Purchases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

59,613 

 

 

217,614 

As restated

 

38,887 

 

 

143,837 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xi)

Equity-accounted investments

 

The major difference between IFRS and US GAAP in relation to equity-accounted entities is in respect of deferred tax (see (i)).

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Earnings from jointly controlled entities

(46)

 

200 

 

(255)

 

147 

Profit for the period

(46)

 

200 

 

(255)

 

147 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Investments in jointly controlled entities

(43)

 

212 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

(43)

 

212 

 

 

(xii)

Investments

 

Under IFRS for periods prior to January 1, 2005, certain equity investments are reported as either current or noncurrent investments and carried on the balance sheet at cost subject to review for impairment.

 

Under US GAAP, these investments are accounted for as available-for-sale securities under SFAS 115 ‘Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities’. As such they are reported at fair value, with unrealized holding gains and losses, net of tax, reported in accumulated other comprehensive income. If a decline in fair value below cost is 'other than temporary' the unrealized loss is accounted for as a realized loss and charged against income.

 

The adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive income (BP shareholders’ equity) to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Fixed assets – other investments

 

344 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

117 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

 

227 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xiii)

Consolidation of variable interest entities

 

In January 2003, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 46 (Revised) ‘Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities’ (Interpretation 46). Interpretation 46 clarifies the application of existing consolidation requirements to entities where a controlling financial interest is achieved through arrangements that do not involve voting interests. Under Interpretation 46, a variable interest entity is consolidated if a company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the variable interest entity’s activities or entitled to receive a majority of the entity’s residual returns.

 

The Group currently has several ships under construction which are accounted for under IFRS as operating leases. Under Interpretation 46 certain of the arrangements represent variable interest entities that would be consolidated by the Group. The maximum exposure to loss as a result of the Group’s involvement with these entities is limited to the debt of the entity, less the fair value of the ships at the end of the lease term.

 

The adjustments to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

807 

 

507 

 

Trade and other receivables

31 

 

 

Finance debt

838 

 

507 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

 

 

 

(xiv)

Major maintenance expenditure

 

For the purposes of US GAAP reporting, prior to January 1, 2005, the Group capitalized expenditures on maintenance, refits or repairs where it enhanced or restored the performance of an asset, or replaced an asset or part of an asset that was separately depreciated. This included other elements of expenditure incurred during major plant maintenance shutdowns, such as overhaul costs.

 

As of January 1, 2005, the Group changed its US GAAP accounting policy to expense all overhaul costs and similar major maintenance expenditure as incurred. The effect of this accounting change for US GAAP reporting is reflected as a cumulative effect of an accounting change for the year ended December 31, 2005 of $794 million (net of tax benefits of $354 million). This adjustment is equal to the net book value of capitalized overhaul costs as of January 1, 2005 as reported under US GAAP. This new accounting policy reflects the policy applied under IFRS for all periods presented. As a result, a GAAP difference exists in periods prior to January 1, 2005 which reflects the capitalisation of cumulative overhaul costs net of the related depreciation charge as calculated under US GAAP.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Production and manufacturing expenses

 

(211)

 

 

(586)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

89 

 

 

296 

Taxation

 

28 

 

 

73 

Profit for the period

 

94 

 

 

217 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

1,148 

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

354 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

 

794 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xiv)

Major maintenance expenditure - concluded

 

The following pro forma data summarize the results of operations assuming the change in accounting for major maintenance expenditure was applied retroactively with effect from January 1, 2004:

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

(a)

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit for the year applicable to ordinary
  shares as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

3,987 

 

3,467 

 

19,955 

 

17,088 

Pro forma

3,987 

 

3,605 

 

20,749 

 

16,871 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per ordinary share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

19.28 

 

16.09 

 

94.46 

 

78.31 

Basic – pro forma

19.30 

 

16.72 

 

98.22 

 

77.32 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – as reported

19.02 

 

15.81 

 

93.38 

 

76.88 

Diluted – pro forma

19.04 

 

16.42 

 

97.09 

 

75.97 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per American Depositary Share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – as reported

115.68 

 

96.54 

 

566.76 

 

469.86 

Basic – pro forma

115.80 

 

100.32 

 

589.32 

 

463.92 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – as reported

114.12 

 

94.86 

 

560.28 

 

461.28 

Diluted – pro forma

114.24 

 

98.52 

 

582.54 

 

455.82 

 

(a)

Pro forma data for the year ended December 31, 2005 excludes the cumulative effect of adoption

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xv)

Share-based payments

 

The Group adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), ‘Share-Based Payment’ (SFAS 123R) as of January 1, 2005 using the modified prospective transition method. Under SFAS 123R, share-based payments to employees are required to be measured based on their grant date fair value (with limited exceptions) and recognized over the related service period . For periods prior to January 1, 2005, the Group accounted for share-based payments under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 using the intrinsic value method.

 

Effective January 1, 2005, as part of the adoption of IFRS, the Group adopted International Financial Reporting Standard No. 2 ‘Share-based Payment’ (IFRS 2). IFRS 2 requires the recognition of expense when goods or services are received from employees or others in consideration for equity instruments. In adopting IFRS 2, the Group elected to restate prior years to recognize expense associated with share-based payments that were not fully vested as of January 1, 2003 and the liability of cash-settled share-based payments as of January 1, 2003.

 

As a result of the transition requirements for SFAS 123R and IFRS 2, certain differences between US GAAP and IFRS have resulted. For periods prior to January 1, 2005, the Group has recognized share-based payments under IFRS using a fair value method which is substantially different than the intrinsic value method used under US GAAP for the same period. From January 1, 2005, the Group has used the same fair value methodology to measure compensation expense under both IFRS and US GAAP. A difference in compensation expense exists however because the Group uses a different valuation model under US GAAP for those previously issued options outstanding and unvested as of December 31, 2004 as required under the transition rules of SFAS 123R.

 

In addition, deferred taxes on share-based compensation are recognized differently under US GAAP than under IFRS. Under US GAAP, deferred taxes are recorded on cumulative compensation expense recognized during the period in accordance with SFAS 109. Under IFRS, deferred taxes are only recorded on the difference between the tax base of the underlying shares and the carrying value of the employee services as determined at each balance sheet date in accordance with IAS 12.

 

The adjustments to profit for the period and to BP shareholders’ equity to accord with US GAAP are summarized below.

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

Increase (decrease) in caption heading

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Production and manufacturing expenses

 

(8)

 

 

(28)

Distribution and administrative expenses

 

(16)

 

 

(58)

Taxation

(19)

 

109 

 

(19)

 

62 

Profit for the period

 

(85)

 

 

24 

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Deferred tax liabilities

334 

 

353 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

(334)

 

(353)

 

 

(xvi)

Discontinued operations

 

Under IFRS, a component of an entity held for sale as part of a single plan to dispose of a separate major line of business is classified as a discontinued operation in the income statement.

 

Under US GAAP (EITF Issue No. 03-13 ‘Applying the Conditions in Paragraph 42 of FASB Statement No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, in Determining Whether to Report Discontinued Operations’), a disposed component of an enterprise is classified as a discontinued operation only where the ongoing entity has no significant continuing direct cash flows and does not retain an interest, contract or other arrangement sufficient to enable the entity to exert significant influence over the disposed component’s operating and financial policies after disposal.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xvi)

Discontinued operations - continued

 

In connection with the sale of Innovene the Group has a number of commercial arrangements with Innovene for the supply of refining and petrochemical feedstocks, and the purchase and sale of refined products.

 

Because of continuing direct cash flows that will result from activities with Innovene subsequent to divestment, under US GAAP, the operations of Innovene would not be classified as a discontinued operation and would be included in the Group’s continuing operations. Under IFRS, the operations of Innovene are classified as discontinued operations.

 

The following summarizes the reclassifications that would be made if the operations of Innovene were shown in continuing operations under IFRS.

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2005

(Unaudited)


Increase (decrease) in caption heading

As

Reported

 

Reclassification

 

 

($ million)

Consolidated statement of income

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

64,708 

2,064 

66,772 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and taxation
  from continuing operations


5,580 


340 


5,920 

Finance costs

172 

172 

Other finance expense

43 

(1)

42 

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

5,365 

341 

5,706 

Taxation

2,029 

(101)

1,928 

Profit from continuing operations

3,336 

442 

3,778 

Profit from Innovene operations

442 

(442)

Profit for the period

3,778 

3,778 

 

 

Three months ended December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)


Increase (decrease) in caption heading

As

Reported

 

Reclassification

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of income

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

53,343 

3,661 

57,004 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and taxation
  from continuing operations


5,932 


(1,003)


4,929 

Finance costs

143 

143 

Other finance expense

121 

126 

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

5,668 

(1,008)

4,660 

Taxation

1,818 

(227)

1,591 

Profit from continuing operations

3,850 

(781)

3,069 

Loss from Innovene operations

(781)

781 

Profit for the period

3,069 

3,069 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

(xvi)

Discontinued operations - concluded

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2005

(Unaudited)


Increase (decrease) in caption heading

As

Reported

 

Reclassification

 

 

($ million)

Consolidated statement of income

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

249,465 

12,376 

261,841 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and taxation
  from continuing operations


32,682 


141 


32,823 

Finance costs

616 

616 

Other finance expense

145 

(3)

142 

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

31,921 

144 

32,065 

Taxation

9,473 

(40)

9,433 

Profit from continuing operations

22,448 

184 

22,632 

Profit from Innovene operations

184 

(184)

Profit for the year

22,632 

22,632 

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)


Increase (decrease) in caption heading

As

Reported

 

Reclassification

 

 

($ million)

Consolidated statement of income

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

199,876 

11,279 

211,155 

 

 

 

 

Profit before interest and taxation
  from continuing operations


25,746 


(714)


25,032 

Finance costs

440 

440 

Other finance expense

340 

17 

357 

Profit before taxation from continuing operations

24,966 

(731)

24,235 

Taxation

7,082 

(109)

6,973 

Profit from continuing operations

17,884 

(622)

17,262 

Loss from Innovene operations

(622)

622 

Profit for the year

17,262 

17,262 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders and to BP shareholders' equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

Profit for the period

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

 

($ million)

 

 

Profit as reported in the consolidated statement of income

3,685 

 

 

3,010 

 

 

22,341 

 

 

17,075 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

(157)

 

 

(335)

 

 

(496)

 

 

(517)

 

 

Provisions (ii)

97 

 

 

22 

 

 

 

 

(80)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

56 

 

 

30 

 

 

11 

 

 

30 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (iv)

 

 

(61)

 

 

 

 

(61)

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

(20)

 

 

216 

 

 

87 

 

 

(337)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

237 

 

 

(274)

 

 

(232)

 

 

162 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

(3)

 

 

(94)

 

 

(12)

 

 

(107)

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

(117)

 

 

173 

 

 

(486)

 

 

(47)

 

 

Impairments (ix)

139 

 

 

677 

 

 

(378)

 

 

677 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

(46)

 

 

200 

 

 

(255)

 

 

147 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

94 

 

 

-

 

 

217 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

 

(85)

 

 

 

 

24 

 

 

Other

111 

 

 

(105)

 

 

156 

 

 

(93)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year before cumulative effect of accounting
  change as adjusted to accord with US GAAP


3,988 

 

 


3,468 

 

 


20,751 

 

 


17,090 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

 

 

 

 

(794)

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

3,988 

 

 

3,468 

 

 

19,957 

 

 

17,090

 

 

Dividend requirements on preference shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the year applicable to ordinary shares as
  adjusted to accord with US GAAP


3,987 

 

 


3,467 

 

 


19,955 

 

 


17,088 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per ordinary share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

19.30 

 

 

16.09 

 

 

98.22 

 

 

78.31 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

(3.76)

 

 

 

 

 

19.28 

 

 

16.09 

 

 

94.46 

 

 

78.31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

19.04 

 

 

15.81 

 

 

97.09 

 

 

76.88 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(0.02)

 

 

 

 

(3.71)

 

 

 

 

 

19.02 

 

 

15.81 

 

 

93.38 

 

 

76.88 

 

 

Per American depositary share – cents (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

115.80 

 

 

96.54 

 

 

589.32 

 

 

469.86 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(0.12)

 

 

 

 

(22.56)

 

 

 

 

 

115.68 

 

 

96.54 

 

 

566.76 

 

 

469.86 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

114.24 

 

 

94.86 

 

 

582.54 

 

 

461.28 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(0.12)

 

 

 

 

(22.26)

 

 

 

 

 

114.12 

 

 

94.86 

 

 

560.28 

 

 

461.28 

 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

One American Depositary Share is equivalent to six ordinary shares.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - continued

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

December 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

in the consolidated balance sheet

 


79,976 

 

 


76,892 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

 

2,025 

 

 

 

2,563 

 

 

Provisions (ii)

 

(112)

 

 

 

(77)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

41 

 

 

 

30 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (iv)

 

171 

 

 

 

224 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

225 

 

 

 

(315)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

 

(167)

 

 

 

65 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

 

239 

 

 

 

251 

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

 

3,146 

 

 

 

4,089 

 

 

Impairments (ix)

 

327 

 

 

 

677 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

 

(43)

 

 

 

212 

 

 

Investments (xii)

 

 

 

 

227 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

 

 

794 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

(334)

 

 

 

(353)

 

 

Other

 

(32)

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted

to accord with US GAAP

 


85,462 

 

 


85,092 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax are as follows:

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord

with US GAAP


3,988 

 


3,468 

 


19,957 

 


17,090 

Currency translation differences

(328)

 

2,295 

 

(2,480)

 

2,143 

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains

164 

 

61 

 

291 

 

141 

Unrealized losses

 

42 

 

(42)

 

Less: reclassification adjustment for

gains included in net income


 


- 

 


(59)

 


(1,165)

Currency translation differences

(32)

 

 

(32)

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges

17 

 

 

(131)

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

249 

 

(838)

 

249 

 

(838)

Comprehensive income

4,059 

 

5,028 

 

17,753 

 

17,371 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 17 - US generally accepted accounting principles - concluded

 

Comprehensive income - concluded

 

 

 

 

At

December 31,

2005

 

At

December 31,

2004

 

(Unaudited)

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

Currency translation differences

1,881 

 

4,361 

 

Net unrealized gains on investments

385 

 

227 

 

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

(131)

 

 

Minimum pension liability adjustment

(866)

 

(1,115)

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

1,269 

 

3,473 

 

 

 

Note 18 - TNK-BP operational and financial information

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

Production (Net of Royalties) (BP share)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Crude oil (mb/d)

936 

 

884 

 

911 

 

830 

Natural gas (mmcf/d)

530 

 

515 

 

482 

 

463 

Total hydrocarbons (mboe/d) (a)

1,027 

 

972 

 

994 

 

910 

 

 

Income statement (BP share)

($ million)

Profit before interest and tax

1,029 

 

659 

 

3,817 

 

2,421 

Interest expense*

(30)

 

(22)

 

(128)

 

(101)

Taxation

(234)

 

(184)

 

(976)

 

(675)

Minority interest

(31)

 

(17)

 

(104)

 

(43)

Net income

734 

 

436 

 

2,609 

 

1,602 

* Excludes unwinding of discount on deferred
  consideration


 


17 

 


57 

 


91 

 

_______________

 

(a)

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

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 19 - Equity-accounted entities

 

The Group’s profit for the period includes the following in respect of equity-accounted entities.

 



Profit 
before 
interest 
and tax 




Interest 




Tax 



Minority 

interest 


Profit 
for the 
period 

 

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

1,292 

(56)

(313)

(30)

893 

Refining and Marketing

79 

(8)

(27)

44 

Gas, Power and Renewables

22 

(1)

(1)

20 

Other businesses and corporate

21 

(10)

11 

Continuing operations

1,414 

(75)

(341)

(30)

968 

Innovene operations

(17)

(17)

 

1,397 

(75)

(341)

(30)

951 

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

889 

(48)

(376)

(17)

448 

Refining and Marketing

78 

(3)

(25)

50 

Gas, Power and Renewables

(2)

(1)

Other businesses and corporate

(17)

(1)

(14)

Continuing operations

957 

(54)

(398)

(17)

488 

Innovene operations

 

957 

(54)

(398)

(17)

488 

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

4,819 

(227)

(1,250)

(104)

3,238 

Refining and Marketing

343 

(24)

(81)

238 

Gas, Power and Renewables

34 

(7)

(8)

19 

Other businesses and corporate

79 

(31)

48 

Continuing operations

5,275 

(289)

(1,339)

(104)

3,543 

Innovene operations

(14)

(14)

 

5,261 

(289)

(1,339)

(104)

3,529 

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

3,246 

(189)

(1,029)

(43)

1,985 

Refining and Marketing

357 

(15)

(83)

259 

Gas, Power and Renewables

15 

(7)

(2)

Other businesses and corporate

30 

(4)

30 

Continuing operations

3,648 

(215)

(1,110)

(43)

2,280 

Innovene operations

(9)

(3)

(12)

 

3,639 

(218)

(1,110)

(43)

2,268 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information

 

BP p.l.c. fully and unconditionally guarantees the payment obligations of its 100% owned subsidiary BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. under the BP Prudhoe Bay Royalty Trust. The following financial information for BP p.l.c., and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and all other subsidiaries on a condensed consolidating basis is intended to provide investors with meaningful and comparable financial information about BP p.l.c. and its subsidiary issuers of registered securities and is provided pursuant to Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X in lieu of the separate financial statements of each subsidiary issuer of public debt securities. Investments include the investments in subsidiaries recorded under the equity method for the purposes of the condensed consolidating financial information. Equity income of subsidiaries is the Group's share of operating profit related to such investments. The eliminations and reclassifications column includes the necessary amounts to eliminate the intercompany balances and transactions between BP p.l.c., BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. and other subsidiaries.

 

BP p.l.c. also fully and unconditionally guarantees securities issued by BP Australia Capital Markets Limited, BP Canada Finance Company, BP Capital Markets p.l.c. and BP Capital Markets America Inc. These companies are 100%-owned finance subsidiaries of BP p.l.c.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

1,335 

64,708 

(1,335)

64,708 

Earnings from jointly controlled entities -
  after interest and tax




835 



835 

Earnings from associates - after interest
  and tax




133 



133 

Equity–accounted income of subsidiaries
  - after interest and tax


83 


4,014 



(4,097)


Interest and other revenues

255 

283 

200 

(509)

229 

Total revenues


1,673 


4,297 


65,876 


(5,941)


65,905 

Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets

209 

210 

Total revenues and other income

1,674 

4,297 

66,085 

(5,941)

66,115 

Purchases

174 

46,702 

(1,335)

45,541 

Production and manufacturing expenses

141 

5,977 

6,118 

Production and similar taxes

93 

737 

830 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

103 

2,248 

2,351 

Impairment and losses on sale of businesses
  and fixed assets




124 



124 

Exploration expense

208 

208 

Distribution and administration expenses

19 

456 

3,615 

(77)

4,013 

Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives

1,350 

1,350 

Profit before interest and taxation from
  continuing operations


1,144 


3,841 


5,124 


(4,529)


5,580 

Finance costs

169 

226 

209 

(432)

172 

Other finance expense (income)

(106)

145 

43 

Profit before taxation from continuing
  operations


971 


3,721 


4,770 


(4,097)


5,365 

Taxation

298 

36 

1,695 

2,029 

Profit from continuing operations

673 

3,685 

3,075 

(4,097)

3,336 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations

442 

442 

Profit for the period

673 

3,685 

3,517 

(4,097)

3,778 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

673 

3,685 

3,424 

(4,097)

3,685 

Minority interest

93 

93 

 

673 

3,685 

3,517 

(4,097)

3,778 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to the profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Profit as reported

673 

3,685 

3,424 

(4,097)

3,685 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

(17)

(157)

(140)

157 

(157)

Provisions

97 

97 

(97)

97 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

56 

56 

(56)

56 

Derivative financial instruments

(20)

(20)

20 

(20)

Inventory valuation

(13)

237 

237 

(224)

237 

Gain arising on asset exchange

(3)

(3)

(3)

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

(117)

(412)

412 

(117)

Impairments

139 

139 

(139)

139 

Equity-accounted investments

(46)

(46)

46 

(46)

Share-based payments

(6)

Other

111 

111 

(111)

111 

Profit for the period as adjusted
  to accord with US GAAP


640 


3,988 


3,452 


(4,092)


3,988 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

1,086 

53,343 

(1,086)

53,343 

Earnings from jointly controlled entities -
  after interest and tax




358 



358 

Earnings from associates - after interest
  and tax




130 



130 

Equity–accounted income of subsidiaries
  - after interest and tax


(12)


3,632 



(3,620)


Interest and other revenues

40 

475 

12 

(297)

230 

Total revenues

1,114 

4,107 

53,843 

(5,003)

54,061 

Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets

273 

273 

Total revenues and other income

1,114 

4,107 

54,116 

(5,003)

54,334 

Purchases

132 

37,164 

(1,086)

36,210 

Production and manufacturing expenses

117 

4,303 

4,420 

Production and similar taxes

78 

569 

647 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

126 

2,304 

2,430 

Impairment and losses on sale of businesses
  and fixed assets




796 



796 

Exploration expense

255 

258 

Distribution and administration expenses

1,122 

2,626 

(108)

3,641 

Profit before interest and taxation from
  continuing operations


657 


2,985 


6,099 


(3,809)


5,932 

Finance costs

162 

170 

(189)

143 

Other finance expense (income)

(91)

206 

121 

Profit before taxation from continuing
operations


651 


2,914 


5,723 


(3,620)


5,668 

Taxation

251 

(96)

1,663 

1,818 

Profit from continuing operations

400 

3,010 

4,060 

(3,620)

3,850 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations

(781)

(781)

Profit for the period

400 

3,010 

3,279 

(3,620)

3,069 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

400 

3,010 

3,220 

(3,620)

3,010 

Minority interest

59 

59 

 

400 

3,010 

3,279 

(3,620)

3,069 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to the profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

Subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Profit as reported

400 

3,010 

3,220 

(3,620)

3,010 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

(335)

(341)

335 

(335)

Provisions

22 

23 

(25)

22 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

30 

30 

(30)

30 

Goodwill

(61)

(61)

61 

(61)

Derivative financial instruments

216 

216 

(216)

216 

Inventory valuation

47 

(274)

(274)

227 

(274)

Gain arising on asset exchange

(4)

(94)

(90)

94 

(94)

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

173 

107 

(107)

173 

Impairments

677 

677 

(677)

677 

Equity accounted investments

200 

200 

(200)

200 

Major maintenance expenditure

94 

94 

(94)

94 

Share-based payments

(85)

(85)

85 

(85)

Other

(105)

(105)

105 

(105)

Profit for the period as adjusted to
  accord with US GAAP


451 


3,468 


3,611 


(4,062)


3,468 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

Subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

5,052 

249,465 

(5,052)

249,465 

Earnings from jointly controlled entities -
  after interest and tax




3,083 



3,083 

Earnings from associates - after interest
  and tax




460 



460 

Equity–accounted income of subsidiaries
  - after interest and tax


576 


22,570 



(23,146)


Interest and other revenues

454 

556 

749 

(1,146)

613 

Total revenues

6,082 

23,126 

253,757 

(29,344)

253,621 

Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets

1,537 

1,538 

Total revenues and other income

6,083 

23,126 

255,294 

(29,344)

255,159 

Purchases

729 

177,022 

(5,052)

172,699 

Production and manufacturing expenses

536 

20,556 

21,092 

Production and similar taxes

352 

2,658 

3,010 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

445 

8,326 

8,771 

Impairment and losses on sale of businesses
  and fixed assets




468 



468 

Exploration expense

683 

684 

Distribution and administration expenses

19 

629 

13,163 

(105)

13,706 

Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives

2,047 

2,047 

Profit before interest and taxation from
  continuing operations


4,001 


22,497  


30,371 


(24,187)


32,682 

Finance costs

169 

590 

898 

(1,041)

616 

Other finance expense (income)

14 

(443)

574 

145 

Profit before taxation from continuing
  operations


3,818 


22,350 


28,899 


(23,146)


31,921 

Taxation

1,138 

8,326 

9,473 

Profit from continuing operations

2,680 

22,341 

20,573 

(23,146)

22,448 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations

184 

184 

Profit for the period

2,680 

22,341 

20,757 

(23,146)

22,632 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

2,680 

22,341 

20,466 

(23,146)

22,341 

Minority interest

291 

291 

 

2,680 

22,341 

20,757 

(23,146)

22,632 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to the profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

Subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Profit as reported

2,680 

22,341 

20,466 

(23,146)

22,341 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

(41)

(496)

(455)

496 

(496)

Provisions

(9)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

11 

11 

(11)

11 

Derivative financial instruments

87 

87 

(87)

87 

Inventory valuation

(13)

(232)

(232)

245 

(232)

Gain arising on asset exchange

(12)

(12)

12 

(12)

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

(486)

(650)

650 

(486)

Impairments

(378)

(378)

378 

(378)

Equity-accounted investments

(255)

(255)

255 

(255)

Share-based payments

(6)

Other

156 

156 

(156)

156 

Profit for the period before cumulative 
  effect of accounting change as adjusted 
  to accord with US GAAP



2,619 



20,751 



18,760 



(21,379)



20,751 

Cumulative effect of accounting change 

 

 

 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

(794)

(794)

794 

(794)

Profit for the period as adjusted
  to accord with US GAAP


2,619 


19,957 


17,966 


(20,585)


19,957 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

Subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Sales and other operating revenues

3,811 

199,876 

(3,811)

199,876 

Earnings from jointly controlled entities -
  after interest and tax




1,818 



1,818 

Earnings from associates - after interest
  and tax




462 



462 

Equity–accounted income of subsidiaries
  - after interest and tax


256 


16,951 



(17,207)


Interest and other revenues

53 

1,466 

496 

(1,400)

615 

Total revenues

4,120 

18,417 

202,652 

(22,418)

202,771 

Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets

1,685 

1,685 

Total revenues and other income

4,120 

18,417 

204,337 

(22,418)

204,456 

Purchases

506 

139,212 

(3,811)

135,907 

Production and manufacturing expenses

421 

16,909 

17,330 

Production and similar taxes

267 

1,882 

2,149 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

483 

8,046 

8,529 

Impairment and losses on sale of businesses
  and fixed assets




1,390 



1,390 

Exploration expense

633 

637 

Distribution and administration expenses

1,472 

11,452 

(159)

12,768 

Profit before interest and taxation from
  continuing operations


2,436 


16,945 


24,813 


(18,448)


25,746 

Finance costs

19 

274 

1,388 

(1,241)

440 

Other finance expense (income)

15 

(358)

683 

340 

Profit before taxation from
  continuing operations


2,402 


17,029 


22,742 


(17,207)


24,966 

Taxation

552 

(46)

6,576 

7,082 

Profit from continuing operations

1,850 

17,075 

16,166 

(17,207)

17,884 

Profit (loss) from Innovene operations

(622)

(622)

Profit for the period

1,850 

17,075 

15,544 

(17,207)

17,262 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders

1,850 

17,075 

15,357 

(17,207)

17,075 

Minority interest

187 

187 

 

1,850 

17,075 

15,544 

(17,207)

17,262 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to the profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Income statement (concluded)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Profit as reported

1,850 

17,075 

15,357 

(17,207)

17,075 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

(10)

(517)

(507)

517

(517)

Provisions

(1)

(80)

(78)

79 

(80)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

30 

30 

(30)

30 

Goodwill

(61)

(61)

61 

(61)

Derivative financial instruments

(337)

(337)

337 

(337)

Inventory valuation

162 

162 

(162)

162 

Gain arising on asset exchange

(19)

(107)

(88)

107 

(107)

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

(47)

(98)

98 

(47)

Impairments

677 

677 

(677)

677 

Equity accounted investments

147 

147 

(147)

147 

Major maintenance expenditure

217 

217 

(217)

217 

Share-based payments

24 

24 

(24)

24 

Other

(93)

(93)

93 

(93)

Profit for the period as adjusted to
  accord with US GAAP


1,820 


17,090 


15,352 


(17,172)


17,090 

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

At December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

5,852 

80,095 

85,947 

Goodwill

10,371 

10,371 

Intangible assets

418 

4,354 

4,772 

Investments in jointly controlled entities

13,556 

13,556 

Investments in associates

6,215 

6,217 

Other investments

967 

967 

Subsidiaries – equity-accounted basis

2,016 

107,521 

(109,537)

Fixed assets

8,286 

107,523 

115,558 

(109,537)

121,830 

Loans

1,800 

1,434 

(119)

(2,294)

821 

Other receivables

770 

770 

Derivative financial instruments

3,652 

3,652 

Prepayments and accrued income

1,269 

1,269 

Defined benefit pension plan surplus

3,226 

56 

3,282 

 

10,086 

112,183 

121,186 

(111,831)

131,624 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

132 

132 

Inventories

128 

19,632 

19,760 

Trade and other receivables

13,780 

1,211 

50,313 

(24,402)

40,902 

Derivative financial instruments

9,726 

9,726 

Prepayments and accrued income

1,589 

1,598 

Current tax receivable

212 

212 

Cash and cash equivalents

(7)

2,964 

2,960 

 

13,910 

1,214 

84,568 

(24,402)

75,290 

Total assets

23,996 

113,397 

205,754 

(136,233)

206,914 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

4,512 

6,719 

55,307 

(24,402)

42,136 

Derivative financial instruments

9,083 

9,083 

Accruals and deferred income

5,970 

5,970 

Finance debt

55 

8,877 

8,932 

Current tax payable

1,537 

2,737 

4,274 

Provisions

1,102 

1,102 

 

6,104 

6,719 

83,076 

(24,402)

71,497 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Other payables

495 

3,734 

(2,294)

1,935 

Derivative financial instruments

3,696 

3,696 

Accruals and deferred income

27 

3,137 

3,164 

Finance debt

10,230 

10,230 

Deferred tax liabilities

1,816 

532 

14,095 

16,443 

Provisions

536 

9,418 

9,954 

Defined benefit pension plan and other
  postretirement benefit plan deficits


82 



9,148 



9,230 

 

2,929 

559 

53,458 

(2,294)

54,652 

Total liabilities

9,033 

7,278 

136,534 

(26,696)

126,149 

Net assets

14,963 

106,119 

69,220 

(109,537)

80,765 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

14,963 

106,119 

68,431 

(109,537)

79,976 

Minority interest

789 

789 

 

14,963 

106,119 

69,220 

(109,537)

80,765 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

Balance sheet (continued)

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

At December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

 

 

 

Capital shares

3,353 

5,185 

(3,353)

5,185 

Paid-in surplus

3,145 

8,120 

(3,145)

8,120 

Merger reserve

26,493 

697 

27,190 

Other reserves

16 

16 

Shares held by ESOP trusts

(140)

(140)

Available-for-sale investments

385 

385 

Cash flow hedges

(234)

(234)

Foreign currency translation reserve

2,943 

2,943 

Treasury shares

(10,598)

(10,598)

Retained earnings

8,465 

77,043 

64,640 

(103,039)

47,109 

 

14,963 

106,119 

68,431 

(109,537)

79,976 

 

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to BP shareholders’ equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

BP

Exploration

(Alaska) Inc.

 

 

BP p.l.c.

 

Other

subsidiaries

Eliminations

and

reclassifications

 

BP

Group

 

($ million)

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

14,963 

106,119 

68,431 

(109,537)

79,976 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

215 

2,025 

1,810 

(2,025)

2,025 

Provisions

31 

(112)

(141)

110 

(112)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

41 

41 

(41)

41 

Goodwill and intangible assets

171 

171 

(171)

171 

Derivative financial instruments

225 

225 

(225)

225 

Inventory valuation

(76)

(167)

(167)

243 

(167)

Gain arising on asset exchange

239 

239 

(239)

239 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

82 

3,146 

1,893 

(1,975)

3,146 

Impairments

327 

327 

(327)

327 

Equity-accounted investments

(43)

(43)

43 

(43)

Share-based payments

(334)

(334)

334 

(334)

Other

(32)

(32)

32 

(32)

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted
  to accord with US GAAP


15,454 


111,605 


72,181 


(113,778)


85,462 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 



Balance sheet (continued)

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

At December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Noncurrent assets

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

5,939 

87,153 

93,092 

Goodwill

10,857 

10,857 

Intangible assets

418 

3,787 

4,205 

Investments in jointly controlled entities

14,556 

14,556 

Investments in associates

5,484 

5,486 

Other investments

394 

394 

Subsidiaries – equity-accounted basis

3,069 

106,706 

(109,775)

Fixed assets

9,426 

106,708 

122,231 

(109,775)

128,590 

Loans

5,244 

1,451 

5,032 

(10,916)

811 

Other receivables

429 

429 

Derivative financial instruments

898 

898 

Prepayments and accrued income

354 

354 

Defined benefit pension plan surplus

2,093 

12 

2,105 

 

14,670 

110,252 

128,956 

(120,691)

133,187 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Loans

193 

193 

Inventories

107 

15,538 

15,645 

Trade and other receivables

7,644 

791 

44,283 

(15,619)

37,099 

Derivative financial instruments

5,317 

5,317 

Prepayments and accrued income

1,671 

1,671 

Current tax receivable

159 

159 

Cash and cash equivalents

(1)

1,356 

1,359 

 

7,750 

795 

68,517 

(15,619)

61,443 

Total assets

22,420 

111,047 

197,473 

(136,310)

194,630 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Trade and other payables

1,616 

7,687 

44,856 

(15,619)

38,540 

Derivative financial instruments

5,074 

5,074 

Accruals and deferred income

4,482 

4,482 

Finance debt

74 

10,110 

10,184 

Current tax payable

4,129 

4,131 

Provisions

715 

715 

 

1,692 

7,687 

69,366 

(15,619)

63,126 

Noncurrent liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Other payables

4,263 

10,234  

(10,916)

3,581 

Derivative financial instruments

158 

158 

Accruals and deferred income

59 

640 

699 

Finance debt

12,907 

12,907 

Deferred tax liabilities

1,814 

266 

14,621 

16,701 

Provisions

549 

8,335 

8,884 

Defined benefit pension plan and other
  postretirement benefit plan deficits


81 



10,258 



10,339 

 

6,707 

325 

57,153 

(10,916)

53,269 

Total liabilities

8,399 

8,012 

126,519 

(26,535)

116,395 

Net assets

14,021 

103,035 

70,954 

(109,775)

78,235 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

14,021 

103,035 

69,611 

(109,775)

76,892 

Minority interest

1,343 

1,343 

 

14,021 

103,035 

70,954 

(109,775)

78,235 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 


Balance sheet (concluded)

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

At December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Capital and reserves

 

 

 

 

 

Capital shares

3,353 

5,403 

(3,353)

5,403 

Paid-in surplus

3,145 

6,366 

(3,145)

6,366 

Merger reserve

26,465 

697 

27,162 

Other reserves

44 

44 

Shares held by ESOP trusts

(82)

(82)

Foreign currency translation reserve

5,616 

5,616 

Retained earnings

7,523 

64,839 

63,296 

(103,275)

32,383 

 

14,021 

103,035 

69,609 

(109,773)

76,892 

 

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to BP shareholders’ equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 

 

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

14,021 

103,035 

69,609 

(109,773)

76,892 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations

255 

2,563 

2,308 

(2,563)

2,563 

Provisions

26 

(77)

(102)

76 

(77)

Oil and natural gas reserve differences

30 

30 

(30)

30 

Goodwill and intangible assets

224 

224 

(224)

224 

Derivative financial instruments

(315)

(315)

315 

(315)

Inventory valuation

(63)

65 

65 

(2)

65 

Gain arising on asset exchange

251 

251 

(251)

251 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits

82 

4,089 

2,511 

(2,593)

4,089 

Impairments

677 

677 

(677)

677 

Equity-accounted investments

212 

212 

(212)

212 

Investments

227 

227 

(227)

227 

Major maintenance expenditure

794 

794 

(794)

794 

Share-based payments

(353)

(353)

353 

(353)

Other

(187)

(187)

187 

(187)

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted
to accord with US GAAP


14,572 


111,235 


75,700 


(116,415)


85,092 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 


Cash flow statement

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities
  of continuing operations


959 


5,559 


2,980 


(6,082)


3,416 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities of Innovene operations




823 



823 

Net cash provided by operating activities

959 

5,559 

3,803 

(6,082)

4,239 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(92)

(1,259)

6,778 

5,427 

Net cash used in financing activities

(878)

(4,295)

(9,792)

6,082 

(8,883)

Currency translation differences relating
  to cash and cash equivalents




(5)



(5)

(Decrease) increase in cash and
  cash equivalents


(11)



784 


-


778 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period



(2)


2,180 



2,182 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

(7)

2,964 

2,960 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 


Cash flow statement (continued)

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

Three months ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities
  of continuing operations


799 


34,995 


(26,884)


(2,968)


5,942 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities of Innovene operations




(785)



(785)

Net cash provided by operating activities

799 

34,995 

(27,669)

(2,968)

5,157 

Net cash used in investing activities

(88)

(31,517)

27,173 

(208)

(4,640)

Net cash used in financing activities

(708)

(3,477)

32 

3,176 

(977)

Currency translation differences relating
  to cash and cash equivalents




78 



78 

(Decrease) increase in cash and
  cash equivalents




(386)



(382)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period


(4)



1,742 



1,741 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

(1)

1,356 

1,359 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - continued

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 


Cash flow statement (continued)

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities
  of continuing operations


3,558 


19,835 


23,592 


(21,234)


25,751 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities of Innovene operations




970 



970 

Net cash provided by operating activities

3,558 

19,835 

24,562 

(21,234)

26,721 

Net cash used in investing activities

(346)

(2,410)

1,027 

(1,729)

Net cash used in financing activities

(3,218)

(17,426)

(23,893)

21,234 

(23,303)

Currency translation differences relating
  to cash and cash equivalents




(88)



(88)

(Decrease) increase in cash and
  cash equivalents


(6)


(1)


1,608 



1,601 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period


(1)



1,356 



1,359 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

(7)

2,964 

2,960 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - continued

 

Note 20 - Condensed consolidating information - concluded

 

 

Issuer

Guarantor

 

 

 


Cash flow statement (concluded)

BP
Exploration
(Alaska) Inc.



BP p.l.c.


Other
subsidiaries

Eliminations
and
reclassifications


BP
Group

 

($ million)

Year ended December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities
  of continuing operations


2,467 


44,767 


(4,621)


(18,566)


24,047 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating
  activities of Innovene operations




(669)


 -


(669)

Net cash provided by operating activities

2,467 

44,767 

(5,290)

(18,566)

23,378 

Net cash used in investing activities

(364)

(31,517)

20,758 

(208)

(11,331)

Net cash used in financing activities

(2,099)

(13,249)

(16,261)

18,774 

(12,835)

Currency translation differences relating
  to cash and cash equivalents




91 



91 

(Decrease) increase in cash and
  cash equivalents




(702)



(697)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
  of period


(5)



2,058 



2,056 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

(1)

1,356 

1,359 

 

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

 

This report on Form 6-K amends and supersedes the summary of the adjustments to profit for the three month periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004; for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004; and for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 and to BP shareholders equity at March 31, 2005, at June 30, 2005, at September 30, 2005 and at December 31, 2004 which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

Major maintenance expenditure

 

For purposes of US GAAP reporting, prior to January 1, 2005, the Group capitalized expenditures on maintenance, refits or repairs where it enhanced or restored the performance of an asset, or replaced an asset or part of an asset that was separately depreciated. This included other elements of expenditure incurred during major plant maintenance shutdowns, such as overhaul costs.

 

As of January 1, 2005, the Group changed its US GAAP accounting policy to expense all overhaul costs and similar major maintenance expenditure as incurred. The effect of this accounting change for US GAAP reporting is reflected as a cumulative effect of an accounting change for the year ended December 31, 2005. This adjustment is equal to the net book value of capitalised overhaul costs as of January 1, 2005 as reported under US GAAP. The effect of this restatement is to (i) reduce profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, for the three months ended March 31, 2005; six months ended June 30, 2005; and nine months ended September 30, 2005 previously reported by $794 million and (ii) increase profits, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the three months ended March 31, 2004 by $32 million; for the three months ended June 30, 2004 by $56 million; for the six months ended June 30, 2004 by $88 million; for the three months ended September 30, 2004 by $35 million and for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 by $123 million.

 

Share-based payments

 

The Group adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004), ‘Share-Based Payment’ (SFAS 123R) as of January 1, 2005 using the modified prospective transition method. Under SFAS 123R, share-based payments to employees are required to be measured based on their grant date fair value (with limited exceptions) and recognised over the related service period . For periods prior to January 1, 2005, the Group accounted for share-based payments under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 using the intrinsic value method.

 

Upon adoption of SFAS 123R, the Group utilized a different valuation model than was utilized for purposes of the previous SFAS 123 pro-forma disclosure. As a result, the previously reported compensation charges and related deferred tax have been restated using the appropriate valuation model as required under the transition rules of SFAS 123R. This adjustment (i) has no impact on profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, for the three months ended March 31, 2005; six months ended June 30, 2005; and nine months ended September 30, 2005 and (ii) increases profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the three months ended March 31, 2004 by $16 million; increases profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the three months ended June 30, 2004 by $19 million; increases profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the six months ended June 30, 2004 by $35 million; increases profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the three months ended September 30, 2004 by $74 million and increases profit, as adjusted to accord with US GAAP, previously reported for the nine months ended September 30, 2004 by $109 million.

 

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders and to BP shareholders' equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

Profit for the period

Three months ended

March 31

(Unaudited)

 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

 

($ million)

 

Profit as reported in the consolidated statement of income

6,602 

 

 

4,912 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

(84)

 

 

140 

 

Provisions (ii)

(10)

 

 

(13)

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

98 

 

 

180 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

(309)

 

 

22 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

(3)

 

 

(3)

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

(119)

 

 

(97)

 

Impairments (ix)

11 

 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

(111)

 

 

(7)

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

32 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

 

16 

 

Other

42 

 

 

(82)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period before cumulative effect of accounting change
  as adjusted to accord with US GAAP


6,122 

 

 


5,100 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

(794)

 

 

 

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

5,328 

 

 

5,100 

 

Dividend requirements on preference shares

 

 

 

Profit for the period applicable to ordinary shares as adjusted
  to accord with US GAAP


5,328 



 


5,100 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per ordinary share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

28.55 

 

 

23.09 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(3.70)

 

 

 

 

24.85 

 

 

23.09 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

28.16 

 

 

22.60 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(3.64)

 

 

 

 

24.52 

 

 

22.60 

 

Per American Depositary Share – cents (a)

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

171.30 

 

 

138.54 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(22.20)

 

 

 

 

149.10 

 

 

138.54 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

168.96 

 

 

135.60 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(21.84)

 

 

 

 

147.12 

 

 

135.60 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

One American Depositary Share is equivalent to six ordinary shares.

 

- 87 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES - continued

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

March 31, 2005

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

in the consolidated balance sheet

 


78,805 

 

 


76,892 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

 

2,479 

 

 

 

2,563 

 

 

Provisions (ii)

 

(72)

 

 

 

(77)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

35 

 

 

 

30 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (iv)

 

214 

 

 

 

224 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

235 

 

 

 

(315)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

 

(244)

 

 

 

65 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

 

248 

 

 

 

251 

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

 

4,087 

 

 

 

4,089 

 

 

Impairments (ix)

 

688 

 

 

 

677 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

 

101 

 

 

 

212 

 

 

Investments (xii)

 

 

 

 

227 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

 

 

794 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

(353)

 

 

 

(353)

 

 

Other

 

(42)

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted

to accord with US GAAP

 


86,181 

 

 


85,092 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax are as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

March 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

5,328 

 

5,100 

Currency translation differences

(696)

 

238 

Investments

 

 

 

Unrealized gains

 

59 

Unrealized losses

(7)

 

Less: reclassification adjustment for gains included in net income

(43)

 

(1,165)

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

(60)

 

Comprehensive income

4,531 

 

4,232 

 

 

- 88 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders and to BP shareholders' equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

Profit for the period

Three months ended

June 30

(Unaudited)

 

Six months ended

June 30

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

 

($ million)

 

 

Profit as reported in the consolidated statement of income

5,591 

 

 

4,335 

 

 

12,193 

 

 

9,247 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

(67)

 

 

(145)

 

 

(151)

 

 

(5)

 

 

Provisions (ii)

107 

 

 

33 

 

 

97 

 

 

20 

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

 

 

 

11 

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

 

(420)

 

 

103 

 

 

(240)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

54 

 

 

133 

 

 

(255)

 

 

155 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

(3)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(6)

 

 

(8)

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

(122)

 

 

(45)

 

 

(241)

 

 

(142)

 

 

Impairments (ix)

(5)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

(53)

 

 

(11)

 

 

(164)

 

 

(18)

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

56 

 

 

 

 

88 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

 

19 

 

 

 

 

35 

 

 

Other

 

 

24 

 

 

43 

 

 

(58)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period before cumulative effect of accounting
  change as adjusted to accord with US GAAP


5,514 

 

 


3,974 

 

 


11,636

 

 


9,074 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

 

 

 

 

(794)

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

5,514 

 

 

3,974 

 

 

10,842

 

 

9,074 

 

 

Dividend requirements on preference shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period applicable to ordinary shares as
  adjusted to accord with US GAAP


5,513 

 

 


3,973 

 

 


10,841 

 

 


9,073 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per ordinary share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

25.93 

 

 

18.16 

 

 

54.48 

 

 

41.25 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.02)

 

 

 

 

(3.72)

 

 

 

 

 

25.91 

 

 

18.16 

 

 

50.76 

 

 

41.25 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

25.57 

 

 

17.80 

 

 

53.73 

 

 

40.40 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.02)

 

 

 

 

(3.66)

 

 

 

 

 

25.55 

 

 

17.80 

 

 

50.07 

 

 

40.40 

 

 

Per American Depositary Share – cents (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

155.58 

 

 

108.96 

 

 

326.88 

 

 

247.50 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.12)

 

 

 

 

(22.32)

 

 

 

 

 

155.46 

 

 

108.96 

 

 

304.56 

 

 

247.50 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

153.42 

 

 

106.80 

 

 

322.38 

 

 

242.40 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.12)

 

 

 

 

(21.96)

 

 

 

 

 

153.30 

 

 

106.80 

 

 

300.42 

 

 

242.40 

 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

One American Depositary Share is equivalent to six ordinary shares.

 

 

- 89 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES - continued

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

June 30, 2005

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

in the consolidated balance sheet

 


78,925 

 

 


76,892 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

 

2,412 

 

 

 

2,563 

 

 

Provisions (ii)

 

 

 

 

(77)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

41 

 

 

 

30 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (iv)

 

193 

 

 

 

224 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

221 

 

 

 

(315)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

 

(190)

 

 

 

65 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

 

245 

 

 

 

251 

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

 

3,820 

 

 

 

4,089 

 

 

Impairments (ix)

 

683 

 

 

 

677 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

 

48 

 

 

 

212 

 

 

Investments (xii)

 

 

 

 

227 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

 

 

794 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

(353)

 

 

 

(353)

 

 

Other

 

(41)

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted

to accord with US GAAP

 


86,013 

 

 


85,092 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax are as follows:

 

 

Three months ended

June 30

(Unaudited)

 

Six months ended

June 30

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord

with US GAAP


5,514 

 


3,974 

 


10,842 

 


9,074 

Currency translation differences

(1,641)

 

(440)

 

(2,337)

 

(202)

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains

42 

 

 

51 

 

59 

Unrealized losses

(35)

 

(42)

 

(42)

 

(42)

Less: reclassification adjustment for

gains included in net income


 


 


(43)

 


(1,165)

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

(86)

 

 

(146)

 

Comprehensive income

3,794 

 

3,492 

 

8,325 

 

7,724 

 

 

- 90 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES - continued

 

The following is a summary of the adjustments to profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders and to BP shareholders' equity which would be required if US GAAP had been applied instead of IFRS.

 

Profit for the period

Three months ended

September 30

(Unaudited)

 

Nine months ended

September 30

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

 

2004 

 

 

($ million)

 

 

Profit as reported in the consolidated statement of income

6,463 

 

 

4,818 

 

 

18,656 

 

 

14,065 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

(188)

 

 

(177)

 

 

(339)

 

 

(182)

 

 

Provisions (ii)

(185)

 

 

(122)

 

 

(88)

 

 

(102)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

(56)

 

 

 

 

(45)

 

 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

 

(313)

 

 

107 

 

 

(553)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

(214)

 

 

281 

 

 

(469)

 

 

436 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

(3)

 

 

(5)

 

 

(9)

 

 

(13)

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

(128)

 

 

(78)

 

 

(369)

 

 

(220)

 

 

Impairments (ix)

(523)

 

 

 

 

(517)

 

 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

(45)

 

 

(35)

 

 

(209)

 

 

(53)

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

35 

 

 

 

 

123 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

 

74 

 

 

 

 

109 

 

 

Other

 

 

70 

 

 

45 

 

 

12 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period before cumulative effect of accounting
  change as adjusted to accord with US GAAP


5,127 

 

 


4,548 

 

 


16,763 

 

 


13,622 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure

 

 

 

 

(794)

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord with US GAAP

5,127 

 

 

4,548 

 

 

15,969 

 

 

13,622 

 

 

Dividend requirements on preference shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit for the period applicable to ordinary shares as
  adjusted to accord with US GAAP


5,127 

 

 


4,548 

 

 


15,968 

 

 


13,621 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per ordinary share – cents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

24.44 

 

 

20.97 

 

 

78.92 

 

 

62.22 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.02)

 

 

 

 

(3.74)

 

 

 

 

 

24.42 

 

 

20.97 

 

 

75.18 

 

 

62.22 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

24.32 

 

 

20.73 

 

 

78.05 

 

 

61.13 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.03)

 

 

 

 

(3.69)

 

 

 

 

 

24.29 

 

 

20.73 

 

 

74.36 

 

 

61.13 

 

 

Per American Depositary Share – cents (a)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic – before cumulative effect of accounting change

146.64 

 

 

125.82 

 

 

473.52 

 

 

373.32 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.12)

 

 

 

 

(22.44)

 

 

 

 

 

146.52 

 

 

125.82 

 

 

451.08 

 

 

373.32 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted – before cumulative effect of accounting change

145.92 

 

 

124.38 

 

 

468.30 

 

 

366.78 

 

 

Cumulative effect of accounting change

(.18)

 

 

 

 

(22.14)

 

 

 

 

 

145.74 

 

 

124.38 

 

 

446.16 

 

 

366.78 

 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

One American Depositary Share is equivalent to six ordinary shares.

 

 

- 91 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

US GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES - concluded

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity

September 30, 2005

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2004

(Unaudited)

 

($ million)

 

BP shareholders’ equity as reported

in the consolidated balance sheet

 


81,580 

 

 


76,892 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred taxation/business combinations (i)

 

2,224 

 

 

 

2,563 

 

 

Provisions (ii)

 

(173)

 

 

 

(77)

 

 

Oil and natural gas reserve differences (iii)

 

(15)

 

 

 

30 

 

 

Goodwill and intangible assets (iv)

 

181 

 

 

 

224 

 

 

Derivative financial instruments (v)

 

215 

 

 

 

(315)

 

 

Inventory valuation (vi)

 

(404)

 

 

 

65 

 

 

Gain arising on asset exchange (vii)

 

242 

 

 

 

251 

 

 

Pensions and other postretirement benefits (viii)

 

3,664 

 

 

 

4,089 

 

 

Impairments (ix)

 

147 

 

 

 

677 

 

 

Equity-accounted investments (xi)

 

 

 

 

212 

 

 

Investments (xii)

 

 

 

 

227 

 

 

Major maintenance expenditure (xiv)

 

 

 

 

794 

 

 

Share-based payments (xv)

 

(353)

 

 

 

(353)

 

 

Other

 

(39)

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BP shareholders’ equity as adjusted

to accord with US GAAP

 


87,272 

 

 


85,092 

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

 

The components of comprehensive income, net of related tax are as follows:

 

 

 

Three months ended

September 30

(Unaudited)

 

Nine months ended

September 30

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Profit for the period as adjusted to accord

with US GAAP


5,127 

 


4,548 

 


15,969 

 


13,622 

Currency translation differences

185 

 

50 

 

(2,152)

 

(152)

Investments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gains

76 

 

21 

 

127 

 

80 

Unrealized losses

 

 

(42)

 

(42)

Less: reclassification adjustment for

gains included in net income


(17)

 


- 

 


(60)

 


(1,165)

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

(2)

 

 

(148)

 

Comprehensive income

5,369 

 

4,619 

 

13,694 

 

12,343 

 

 

- 92 -

 



 

BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION

 

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

Average crude oil realizations - $/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

54.70 

 

42.01 

 

51.22 

 

36.11 

USA

57.40 

 

42.07 

 

50.98 

 

37.40 

Rest of World

49.93 

 

38.29 

 

48.32 

 

34.99 

BP average

53.92 

 

41.01 

 

50.27 

 

36.45 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average natural gas liquids realizations - $/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

43.68 

 

40.23 

 

37.95 

 

31.79 

USA

37.78 

 

29.31 

 

31.94 

 

25.67 

Rest of World

42.10 

 

33.10 

 

35.11 

 

27.76 

BP average

39.29 

 

31.20 

 

33.23 

 

26.75 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average liquids realizations (a) - $/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

54.02 

 

41.91 

 

50.45 

 

35.87 

USA

53.98 

 

39.73 

 

47.83 

 

35.41 

Rest of World

49.51 

 

37.94 

 

47.56 

 

34.51 

BP average

52.44 

 

39.88 

 

48.51 

 

35.39 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average natural gas realizations - $/mcf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

6.96 

 

5.16 

 

5.53 

 

4.32 

USA

9.48 

 

5.72 

 

6.78 

 

5.11 

Rest of World

4.08 

 

3.00 

 

3.46 

 

2.74 

BP average

6.24 

 

4.28 

 

4.90 

 

3.86 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total hydrocarbons - $/boe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

48.09 

 

37.14 

 

43.17 

 

31.77 

USA

54.42 

 

36.98 

 

44.26 

 

32.95 

Rest of World

34.89 

 

25.41 

 

31.43 

 

23.27 

BP average

44.56 

 

32.64 

 

38.86 

 

29.20 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average oil marker prices - $/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brent

56.87 

 

43.85 

 

54.48 

 

38.27 

West Texas Intermediate

60.01 

 

48.29 

 

56.58 

 

41.49 

Alaska North Slope US West Coast

57.89 

 

42.62 

 

53.55 

 

38.96 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Hub gas price (b) ($/mmbtu)

13.00 

 

7.07 

 

8.65 

 

6.13 

UK Gas – National Balancing point (p/therm)

65.30 

 

28.51 

 

40.71 

 

24.39 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Global Indicator Refining Margins (c) - $/bbl

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Northwest Europe

5.51 

 

4.72 

 

5.47 

 

4.28 

US Gulf Coast

11.64 

 

5.52 

 

11.40 

 

7.15 

Midwest

7.91 

 

1.65 

 

8.19 

 

5.08 

US West Coast

8.90 

 

10.36 

 

13.49 

 

11.27 

Singapore

4.42 

 

8.02 

 

5.56 

 

4.94 

BP average

7.60 

 

5.69 

 

8.60 

 

6.31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION - continued

 

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS - concluded

_______________

 

(a)

Crude oil and natural gas liquids.

(b)

Henry Hub First of Month Index.

 

(c)

The Global Indicator Refining Margin (GIM) is the average of six regional indicator margins weighted for BP’s crude refining capacity in each region. Each regional indicator margin is based on a single representative crude with product yields characteristic of the typical level of upgrading complexity. The regional indicator margins may not be representative of the margins achieved by BP in any period because of BP’s particular refinery configurations and crude and product slate. The GIM data shown above excludes the Grangemouth and Lavéra refineries.

 

The table below shows the US dollar/sterling exchange rates used in the preparation of the financial statements. The period-end rate is the mid-point closing rate as published in the London edition of the Financial Times on the last day of the period. The average rate for the period is the average of the daily mid-point closing rates for the period.

 



US dollar/sterling exchange rates

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

Average rate for the period

1.75 

 

1.86 

 

1.82 

 

1.83 

Period-end rate

1.73 

 

1.92 

 

1.73 

 

1.92 

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION - continued

 

OPERATING INFORMATION

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

Crude oil production
(thousand barrels per day) (net of royalties)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

244 

 

301 

 

261 

 

312 

Rest of Europe

69 

 

70 

 

71 

 

73 

USA

432 

 

519 

 

491 

 

530 

Rest of World

1,655 

 

1,506 

 

1,566 

 

1,425 

Total crude oil production

2,400 

 

2,396 

 

2,389 

 

2,340 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas liquids production
(thousand barrels per day) (net of royalties)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

16 

 

19 

 

16 

 

18 

Rest of Europe

 

 

 

USA

111 

 

142 

 

122 

 

138 

Rest of World

33 

 

32 

 

31 

 

31 

Total natural gas liquids production

164 

 

197 

 

173 

 

191 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquids production (a)
(thousand barrels per day) (net of royalties)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

260 

 

320 

 

277 

 

330 

Rest of Europe

73 

 

74 

 

75 

 

77 

USA

543 

 

661 

 

613 

 

668 

Rest of World

1,688 

 

1,538 

 

1,597 

 

1,456 

Total liquids production

2,564 

 

2,593 

 

2,562 

 

2,531 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas production (million cubic feet per day)
(net of royalties)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

1,156 

 

1,227 

 

1,090 

 

1,174 

Rest of Europe

107 

 

113 

 

108 

 

125 

USA

2,359 

 

2,651 

 

2,547 

 

2,748 

Rest of World

4,836 

 

4,723 

 

4,679 

 

4,456 

Total natural gas production

8,458 

 

8,714 

 

8,424 

 

8,503 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total production (b) (thousand barrels of oil equivalent
per day) (net of royalties)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

459 

 

532 

 

465 

 

532 

Rest of Europe

92 

 

93 

 

94 

 

99 

USA

949 

 

1,118 

 

1,051 

 

1,142 

Rest of World

2,522 

 

2,352 

 

2,404 

 

2,224 

Total production

4,022 

 

4,095 

 

4,014 

 

3,997 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION - continued

 

OPERATING INFORMATION - concluded

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

 

Oil sales volumes (thousand barrels per day)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refined products

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

358 

 

335 

 

355 

 

322 

Rest of Europe

1,343 

 

1,363 

 

1,354 

 

1,360 

USA

1,559 

 

1,664 

 

1,634 

 

1,682 

Rest of World

573 

 

627 

 

599 

 

638 

Total marketing sales

3,833 

 

3,989 

 

3,942 

 

4,002 

Trading/supply sales

1,448 

 

2,194 

 

1,946 

 

2,396 

Total refined product sales

5,281 

 

6,183 

 

5,888 

 

6,398 

Crude oil

2,710 

 

2,569 

 

2,804 

 

2,691 

Total oil sales

7,991 

 

8,752 

 

8,692 

 

9,089 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Refinery throughputs (thousand barrels per day)(c)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

144 

 

218 

 

180 

 

208 

Rest of Europe

664 

 

601 

 

667 

 

684 

USA

942 

 

1,436 

 

1,255 

 

1,373 

Rest of World

288 

 

296 

 

297 

 

342 

Total throughput

2,038 

 

2,551 

 

2,399 

 

2,607 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chemicals production (thousand tonnes)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

281 

 

316 

 

1,199 

 

1,302 

Rest of Europe

811 

 

779 

 

3,123 

 

3,189 

USA

676 

 

1,122 

 

3,891 

 

4,643 

Rest of World

1,049 

 

990 

 

4,154 

 

4,016 

Total production

2,817 

 

3,207 

 

12,367 

 

13,150 

 

 

_______________

 

(a)

Crude oil and natural gas liquids.

(b)

Expressed in thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboe/d). Natural gas is converted to oil equivalent at 5.8 billion cubic feet: 1 million barrels.

(c)

Refinery throughputs exclude the Grangemouth and Lavéra refineries which were transferred to Other businesses and corporate effective January 1, 2005.

 

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BP p.l.c. AND SUBSIDIARIES

ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION - continued

 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND ACQUISITIONS

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

By business

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exploration and Production

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

211 

 

207 

 

821 

 

762 

Rest of Europe

79 

 

94 

 

197 

 

255 

USA

1,001 

 

1,060 

 

3,870 

 

3,913 

Rest of World (a)

1,671 

 

1,237 

 

5,349 

 

6,078 

 

2,962 

 

2,598 

 

10,237 

 

11,008 

Refining and Marketing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

203 

 

186 

 

408 

 

411 

Rest of Europe

291 

 

248 

 

568 

 

599 

USA

535 

 

485 

 

1,226 

 

1,314 

Rest of World

336 

 

301 

 

570 

 

495 

 

1,365 

 

1,220 

 

2,772 

 

2,819 

Gas, Power and Renewables

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

10 

 

154 

 

30 

 

166 

Rest of Europe

15 

 

12 

 

26 

 

19 

USA

42 

 

42 

 

96 

 

80 

Rest of World

57 

 

117 

 

83 

 

259 

 

124 

 

325 

 

235 

 

524 

Other businesses and corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK (b)

90 

 

244 

 

339 

 

403 

Rest of Europe (b)

71 

 

880 

 

189 

 

1,024 

USA (b)

131 

 

527 

 

277 

 

698 

Rest of World

47 

 

74 

 

100 

 

175 

 

339 

 

1,725 

 

905 

 

2,300 

 

4,790 

 

5,868 

 

14,149 

 

16,651 

By geographical area

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK (b)

514 

 

791 

 

1,598 

 

1,742 

Rest of Europe (b)

456 

 

1,234 

 

980 

 

1,897 

USA (b)

1,709 

 

2,114 

 

5,469 

 

6,005 

Rest of World (a)

2,111 

 

1,729 

 

6,102 

 

7,007 

 

4,790 

 

5,868 

 

14,149 

 

16,651 

Included above:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisitions and asset exchanges

60 

 

1,482 

 

211 

 

2,841 

Innovene operations

140 

 

1,539 

 

497 

 

1,915 

 

____________

 

(a)

Year 2004 included $1,354 million investment in TNK’s interest in Slavneft within TNK-BP.

(b)

Three months and year ended December 31, 2004 included $1,355 million for the acquisition of Solvay’s interests in BP Solvay Polyethylene Europe and BP Solvay Polyethylene North America.

 

 

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ENVIRONMENTAL, OPERATING AND OTHER INFORMATION - concluded

 

NET DEBT RATIO

 

 

 

Three months ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

Year ended

December 31

(Unaudited)

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

2005 

 

2004 

 

($ million)

Net debt ratio - net debt: net debt + equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross debt

19,162 

 

23,091 

 

19,162 

 

23,091 

Cash and cash equivalents

2,960 

 

1,359 

 

2,960 

 

1,359 

Net debt

16,202 

 

21,732 

 

16,202 

 

21,732 

Equity

80,765 

 

78,235 

 

80,765 

 

78,235 

Net debt ratio

17%

 

22%

 

17%

 

22%

 

 

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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:    March 13, 2006

/s/ D J Pearl

 

D J PEARL

Deputy Company Secretary

 

 

 

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