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Lobby organisation

BP p.l.c.

Company · Energy · HQ: United Kingdom · Transparency Register entry

As of 8 October 2026, BP p.l.c. appears in 4 declared MEP meetings (4 different MEPs), most often with European People's Party.

4
declared meetings
with current MEPs
4
MEPs met
€2.0M/yr
declared lobbying spend
self-reported to the register
5.6
lobbyists
full time equivalent

In their own words

“bp's purpose is to deliver the energy to the world, today and tomorrow. As an integrated energy company (IEC) we are one of only a few companies globally that can deliver - at scale - energy and lower carbon products to countries, companies and our customers.”

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“bp’s portfolio is predominantly oil and gas and we continue to invest in this core business. But the past five years have also seen us build strong positions in lower carbon energies. Using our skills, track record and partnerships, we are positioning bp for success in the changing energy system. This is a clear and simple strategy that we believe will win over a pure oil and gas strategy or a pure play low carbon strategy. We have focused our sustainability aims on five most relevant to the long - term success of our businesses and net zero ambition - including lowering operational emissions by 45-50% by 2030. www.bp.com […]”

Stated goals from the organisation's own Transparency Register filing - the text on file breaks off mid-sentence where marked […].

Who they meet, and when

Which groups they meet

Share of this organisation's 4 declared meetings, by the meeting MEP's political group.

European People's Party250%
Renew Europe125%
Socialists & Democrats125%

Meetings by year

Declared meetings per calendar year, 2024–2025. Bar length is relative to its busiest year (2 in 2024).

2024
2
2025
2

Group is each MEP's current political group, not necessarily the one they sat with at the time. Shares are rounded to whole percent.

The MEPs they meet most

Jens Gieseke
1 meeting · EPP
Jan-Christoph Oetjen
1 meeting · Renew
Christian Ehler
1 meeting · EPP
Andi Cristea
1 meeting · S&D

The 4 most recent declared meetings

DateMEPSubject
22 Oct 2025Andi CristeaEU-UK relations
26 Aug 2025Christian EhlerBiomethan
3 Dec 2024Jens GiesekeAustausch zu EU Politik
2 Dec 2024Jan-Christoph OetjenExchange on current challenges in the fueling industry

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