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 08 April 2008
BP p.l.c.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, SW1Y 4PD, ENGLAND
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F |X| Form 40-F
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.
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The following press release was issued in Anchorage at 1800 BST today
BP and ConocoPhillips Join on the Alaska Gas Pipeline
Work to begin immediately on new joint pipeline effort to bring Alaska gas to
market
ANCHORAGE, April 8, 2008 - BP (NYSE: BP) and ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today
announced they have combined resources to start Denali - The Alaska Gas
Pipeline. The pipeline will move approximately four billion cubic feet of
natural gas per day to markets, and will be the largest private sector
construction project ever built in North America. The project combines the
financial strength, arctic experience and technical resources of two of the most
capable and experienced companies in the world.
BP and ConocoPhillips plan to spend $600 million to reach the first major
project milestone, an open season, commencing before yearend 2010. Following a
successful open season, a process during which the pipeline company seeks
customers to make long-term firm transportation commitments to the project, the
companies intend to obtain Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and
National Energy Board (NEB) certification and move forward with project
construction. The FERC and NEB certificates are the critical permits that
provide government authorization to construct a pipeline.
"This project is vital for North American energy consumers and for the future of
the Alaska oil and gas industry. It will allow us to keep our North Slope fields
in production for another 50 years," said Tony Hayward, BP Group Chief
Executive. "The Alaska gas pipeline will be an historic project and we are
pleased to be working with ConocoPhillips to move it forward."
"Our goal of bringing Alaska's North Slope gas to market is becoming a reality.
Denali - The Alaska Gas Pipeline project will deliver natural gas to meet North
America's growing energy needs," said Jim Mulva, ConocoPhillips chairman and
chief executive officer. "ConocoPhillips is pleased to be working with BP on
this project; our companies have a long history of successfully developing
projects on Alaska's North Slope, in Canada, and around the world. The time is
right to start moving this project forward."
The project consists of a gas treatment plant on Alaska's North Slope and a
large-diameter pipeline that travels over 700 miles through Alaska, and then
into Canada through the Yukon Territory and British Columbia to Alberta. Should
it be required to transport gas from Alberta, the project will also include a
large diameter pipeline from Alberta to the Lower 48 states. BP and
ConocoPhillips will seek other
equity partners, including pipeline companies, who can add value to the project
and help manage the risks involved.
The companies already have assigned staff to the joint project team which will
be ramping up over the coming months. A new project headquarters in Anchorage
will be identified and a new company formed to manage the project. The project
will provide jobs and business opportunities. ConocoPhillips' previously
announced intent to conduct summer field work in Alaska will be rolled into the
joint effort.
BP is an integrated energy company with interests around the world. For more
information, see www.bp.com.
ConocoPhillips is an integrated energy company with interests around the world.
For more information, see www.conocophillips.com.
For more information, contact:
Steve Rinehart, Press Officer, BP Exploration (Alaska) at (907) 564-5668
Natalie Lowman, Director of Communications, ConocoPhillips Alaska at (907)
263-4153
Satellite video of the press conference will be available:
The windows are booked on Galaxy 10R KU band on April 8th from 5pm - 7pm EDT
(1pm - 3pm AKDT) and on April 9th from 11am - 1pm EDT (7am - 9am AKDT) The feeds
are both on Transponder 23 digital slot A. The downlink frequency is 12,146.5
vertical polarity with a symbol rate of 4.232 and an FEC of 5/6.
For information or questions about the feeds, please contact (907) 441-8577.
Broadcast audio and video clips from today's press conference will be available
at noon Alaska time at the project website: www.denali-thealaskagaspipeline.com
CONOCOPHILLIPS - CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR"
PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that contain projections about
our revenues, income, earnings and other financial items, our plans and
objectives for the future, future economic performance, or other projections or
estimates about our assumptions relating to these types of statements. These
statements usually relate to future events and anticipated revenues, earnings,
business strategies, competitive position or other aspects of our operations or
operating results. In many cases you can identify forwardlooking statements by
terminology such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "predict," "should," "will," "expect,"
"objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort,"
"target" and other similar words. However, the absence of these words does not
mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements
are based on management's expectations, estimates and projections about
ConocoPhillips and the petroleum industry in general on the date this statement
was released. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to
predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as
to future events that may not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes
and results may differ materially from what is expressed
or forecast in such forward-looking statements. Economic, business, competitive
and regulatory factors that may affect ConocoPhillips' business are generally as
set forth in ConocoPhillips' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC). Unless legally required, ConocoPhillips undertakes no obligation (and
expressly disclaims any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
BP - CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE "SAFE HARBOR" PROVISIONS OF
THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
"safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements are statements that contain projections about
our revenues, income, earnings and other financial items, our plans and
objectives for the future, future economic performance, or other projections or
estimates about our assumptions relating to these types of statements. These
statements usually relate to future events and anticipated revenues, earnings,
business strategies, competitive position or other aspects of our operations or
operating results. In many cases you can identify forwardlooking statements by
terminology such as "anticipate," "estimate," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"intend," "may," "plan," "potential,""predict," "should," "will," "expect,"
"objective," "projection," "forecast," "goal," "guidance," "outlook," "effort,"
"target" and other similar words. However, the absence of these words does not
mean that the statements are not forward-looking. The forward-looking statements
are based on management's expectations, estimates and projections about BP and
the petroleum industry in general on the date this statement was released. These
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Further, certain
forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may
not prove to be accurate. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ
materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forwardlooking statements.
Economic, business, competitive and regulatory factors that may affect BP's
business are generally as set forth in BP's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). Unless legally required, BP undertakes no obligation
(and expressly disclaims
any such obligation) to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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: 08 April 2008 /s/ D. J. PEARL
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D. J. PEARL
Deputy Company Secretary