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BP vs Smedvig

Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.

BP is the older of the two, founded in 1909 — 6 years before Smedvig.

Founded
1909
1915
Status
Active
Closed 2006
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Stavanger
Industry
petroleum industry
petroleum industry
Employees
70,100
Not recorded
Legal form
public limited company
Not recorded
Listed on
New York Stock Exchange
Not recorded

Facts on both companies come from the public records named on BP and Smedvig.