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BP PLC Interim / Quarterly Report 2010

Apr 27, 2010

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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 27 April 2010 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| --------------- ----------------

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Group income statement

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Sales and other operating revenues (Note 2) 73,071 70,981 47,296
Earnings from jointly controlled entities - after interest and tax 403 350 220
Earnings from associates - after interest and tax 763 696 285
Interest and other income 142 241 203
Gains on sale of businesses and fixed assets 38 1,368 81
Total revenues and other income 74,417 73,636 48,085
Purchases 51,641 50,201 30,777
Production and manufacturing expenses (Note 3) 5,740 6,040 5,894
Production and similar taxes (Note 3) 1,276 1,084 674
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 2,996 3,200 2,823
Impairment and losses on sale of businesses and fixed assets 164 1,823 137
Exploration expense 120 272 119
Distribution and administration expenses 3,020 3,979 3,349
Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives (146) 103 (186)
Profit before interest and taxation 9,606 6,934 4,498
Finance costs 238 252 318
Net finance (income) expense relating to pensions and
other post-retirement benefits (10) 50 50
Profit before taxation 9,378 6,632 4,130
Taxation 3,190 2,254 1,533
Profit for the period 6,188 4,378 2,597
Attributable to
BP shareholders 6,079 4,295 2,562
Minority interest 109 83 35
6,188 4,378 2,597
Earnings per share - cents (Note 4)
Profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders
Basic 32.39 22.90 13.69
Diluted 31.99 22.64 13.54

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Group statement of comprehensive income

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Profit for the period 6,188 4,378 2,597
Currency translation differences (526) (63) (1,011)
Exchange (gains) losses on translation of foreign operations
transferred to gain or loss on sales of businesses and fixed assets - (73) -
Actuarial gain (loss) relating to pensions and other
post-retirement benefits - (682) -
Available-for-sale investments marked to market (93) 168 74
Available-for-sale investments - recycled to the income statement - - 2
Cash flow hedges marked to market (162) 39 (211)
Cash flow hedges - recycled to the income statement (94) (122) 239
Cash flow hedges - recycled to the balance sheet 13 4 71
Taxation (119) 214 (82)
Other comprehensive income (981) (515) (918)
Total comprehensive income 5,207 3,863 1,679
Attributable to
BP shareholders 5,105 3,834 1,668
Minority interest 102 29 11
5,207 3,863 1,679

Group statement of changes in equity

BP — shareholders' Minority Total
equity interest equity
$ million
At 31 December 2009 101,613 500 102,113
Total comprehensive income 5,105 102 5,207
Dividends (2,626) (3) (2,629)
Share-based payments (net of tax) (13) - (13)
Transactions involving minority interests - 300 300
At 31 March 2010 104,079 899 104,978
BP — shareholders' Minority Total
equity interest equity
$ million
At 31 December 2008 91,303 806 92,109
Total comprehensive income 1,668 11 1,679
Dividends (2,619) (111) (2,730)
Share-based payments (net of tax) 121 - 121
At 31 March 2009 90,473 706 91,179

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Group balance sheet

31 March 31 December
2010 2009
$ million
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 108,232 108,275
Goodwill 8,409 8,620
Intangible assets 12,675 11,548
Investments in jointly controlled entities 15,484 15,296
Investments in associates 13,396 12,963
Other investments 1,459 1,567
Fixed assets 159,655 158,269
Loans 982 1,039
Other receivables 2,216 1,729
Derivative financial instruments 4,770 3,965
Prepayments 1,359 1,407
Deferred tax assets 464 516
Defined benefit pension plan surpluses 1,494 1,390
170,940 168,315
Current assets
Loans 236 249
Inventories 23,221 22,605
Trade and other receivables 31,159 29,531
Derivative financial instruments 5,355 4,967
Prepayments 2,647 1,753
Current tax receivable 238 209
Cash and cash equivalents 6,841 8,339
69,697 67,653
Total assets 240,637 235,968
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables 38,146 35,204
Derivative financial instruments 5,530 4,681
Accruals 5,482 6,202
Finance debt 8,356 9,109
Current tax payable 2,624 2,464
Provisions 1,646 1,660
61,784 59,320
Non-current liabilities
Other payables 3,206 3,198
Derivative financial instruments 3,899 3,474
Accruals 656 703
Finance debt 23,797 25,518
Deferred tax liabilities 20,156 18,662
Provisions 12,752 12,970
Defined benefit pension plan and other post-retirement benefit plan deficits 9,409 10,010
73,875 74,535
Total liabilities 135,659 133,855
Net assets 104,978 102,113
Equity
BP shareholders' equity 104,079 101,613
Minority interest 899 500
104,978 102,113

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Condensed group cash flow statement

First — quarter Fourth — quarter First — quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Operating activities
Profit before taxation 9,378 6,632 4,130
Adjustments to reconcile profit before taxation to net cash
provided by operating activities
Depreciation, depletion and amortization and exploration
expenditure written off 3,017 3,319 2,849
Impairment and (gain) loss on sale of businesses and fixed assets 126 455 56
Earnings from equity-accounted entities, less dividends received (669) 282 (252)
Net charge for interest and other finance expense, less net
interest paid 46 8 89
Share-based payments (146) 128 86
Net operating charge for pensions and other post-retirement benefits,
less contributions and benefit payments for unfunded plans (490) (606) 26
Net charge for provisions, less payments (48) 454 281
Movements in inventories and other current and non-current
assets and liabilities (a) (1,940) (2,420) 32
Income taxes paid (1,581) (964) (1,725)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,693 7,288 5,572
Investing activities
Capital expenditure (4,289) (5,647) (4,817)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - 9 -
Investment in jointly controlled entities (82) (237) (103)
Investment in associates (6) (5) (47)
Proceeds from disposal of fixed assets 108 538 311
Proceeds from disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed - 531 -
Proceeds from loan repayments 56 238 117
Other - - 47
Net cash used in investing activities (4,213) (4,573) (4,492)
Financing activities
Net issue of shares 128 82 35
Proceeds from long-term financing 342 140 4,619
Repayments of long-term financing (2,495) (1,237) (2,580)
Net decrease in short-term debt (247) (557) (182)
Dividends paid - BP shareholders (2,626) (2,623) (2,619)
- Minority interest (3) (92) (111)
Net cash used in financing activities (4,901) (4,287) (838)
Currency translation differences relating to cash and
cash equivalents (77) 28 (79)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (1,498) (1,544) 163
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 8,339 9,883 8,197
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 6,841 8,339 8,360
(a) Includes
Inventory holding (gains) losses (705) (1,256) (254)
Fair value (gain) loss on embedded derivatives (146) 103 (186)
Inventory holding gains and losses and fair value gains and losses on embedded derivatives are also included within profit before taxation.

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Capital expenditure and acquisitions

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
By business
Exploration and Production
US 1,133 1,682 1,670
Non-US (a) 2,815 2,431 2,035
3,948 4,113 3,705
Refining and Marketing
US 528 912 567
Non-US 144 652 226
672 1,564 793
Other businesses and corporate
US 28 149 56
Non-US 39 87 41
67 236 97
4,687 5,913 4,595
By geographical area
US 1,689 2,743 2,293
Non-US (a) 2,998 3,170 2,302
4,687 5,913 4,595
Included above:
Acquisitions and asset exchanges - 27 -

(a) First quarter 2010 included capital expenditure of $900 million in Exploration and Production relating to the formation of a partnership with Value Creation Inc. to develop the Terre de Grace oil sands acreage in the Athabasca region of Alberta, Canada.

Exchange rates

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
US dollar/sterling average rate for the period 1.56 1.63 1.43
US dollar/sterling period-end rate 1.51 1.60 1.42
US dollar/euro average rate for the period 1.38 1.48 1.30
US dollar/euro period-end rate 1.34 1.43 1.32

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Analysis of replacement cost profit before interest and tax and reconciliation to profit before taxation (a)

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
By business
Exploration and Production
US 2,762 2,517 1,143
Non-US 5,530 5,988 3,177
8,292 8,505 4,320
Refining and Marketing
US (63) (2,331) 308
Non-US 792 388 782
729 (1,943) 1,090
Other businesses and corporate
US (231) (141) (279)
Non-US (97) (251) (482)
(328) (392) (761)
8,693 6,170 4,649
Consolidation adjustment 208 (492) (405)
Replacement cost profit before interest and tax (b) 8,901 5,678 4,244
Inventory holding gains (losses) (c)
Exploration and Production 24 159 (34)
Refining and Marketing 679 1,074 327
Other businesses and corporate 2 23 (39)
Profit before interest and tax 9,606 6,934 4,498
Finance costs 238 252 318
Net finance (income) expense relating to pensions
and other post-retirement benefits (10) 50 50
Profit before taxation 9,378 6,632 4,130
Replacement cost profit (loss) before interest and tax
By geographical area
US 2,590 (294) 854
Non-US 6,311 5,972 3,390
8,901 5,678 4,244

| (a) | IFRS requires that the measure of profit or loss disclosed for each operating segment is the measure that is provided regularly to the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of performance assessment and resource allocation. For BP, this measure of profit or loss is replacement cost profit before interest and tax. In addition, a reconciliation is required between the total of the operating segments' measures of profit or
loss and the group profit or loss before taxation. |
| --- | --- |
| (b) | Replacement cost profit reflects the replacement cost of supplies. The replacement cost profit for the period is arrived at by excluding from profit inventory holding gains and losses and their associated tax effect. Replacement cost profit for the group is not a recognized GAAP measure. |
| (c) | Inventory holding gains and losses represent the difference between the cost of sales calculated using the average cost to BP of supplies acquired during the period and the cost of sales calculated on the first-in first-out (FIFO) method after adjusting for any changes in provisions where the net realizable value of the inventory is lower than its cost. Under the FIFO method, which we use for IFRS reporting, the cost of
inventory charged to the income statement is based on its historic cost of purchase, or manufacture, rather than its replacement cost. In volatile energy markets, this can have a significant distorting effect on reported income. The amounts disclosed represent the difference between the charge (to the income statement) for inventory on a FIFO basis (after adjusting for any related movements in net realizable value provisions) and the charge that would have arisen if
an average cost of supplies was used for the period. For this purpose, the average cost of supplies during the period is principally calculated on a monthly basis by dividing the total cost of inventory acquired in the period by the number of barrels acquired. The amounts disclosed are not separately reflected in the financial statements as a gain or loss. No adjustment is made in respect of the cost of inventories held as part of a trading position and certain other
temporary inventory positions. Management believes this information is useful to illustrate to investors the fact that crude oil and product prices can vary significantly from period to period and that the impact on our reported result under IFRS can be significant. Inventory holding gains and losses vary from period to period due principally to changes in oil prices as well as changes to underlying inventory levels. In order for investors to understand the
operating performance of the group excluding the impact of oil price changes on the replacement of inventories, and to make comparisons of operating performance between reporting periods, BP's management believes it is helpful to disclose this information. |

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Non-operating items (a)

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Exploration and Production
Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets (13) 1,070 73
Environmental and other provisions - - -
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs (104) (4) (1)
Fair value gain (loss) on embedded derivatives 146 (103) 243
Other 12 13 (4)
41 976 311
Refining and Marketing
Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets (b) (45) (1,518) (21)
Environmental and other provisions - (29) -
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs 12 (492) (263)
Fair value gain (loss) on embedded derivatives - - (57)
Other (37) 193 (9)
(70) (1,846) (350)
Other businesses and corporate
Impairment and gain (loss) on sale of businesses and fixed assets (68) (7) (108)
Environmental and other provisions - 16 (75)
Restructuring, integration and rationalization costs (38) (47) (71)
Fair value gain (loss) on embedded derivatives - - -
Other (12) (27) (67)
(118) (65) (321)
Total before taxation (147) (935) (360)
Taxation credit (charge) (c) 50 (221) 135
Total after taxation for period (97) (1,156) (225)
(a) An analysis of non-operating items by region is shown on pages 5, 7 and 8.
(b) Fourth quarter 2009 includes $1,579 million in relation to the impairment of goodwill allocated to the US West Coast fuels value chain.
(c) Tax is calculated using the quarter's effective tax rate on replacement cost profit, except in the case of a goodwill impairment in Refining and Marketing in the fourth quarter of 2009 where no tax credit was calculated because this item is not tax deductible.

Non-operating items are charges and credits arising in consolidated entities that BP discloses separately because it considers such disclosures to be meaningful and relevant to investors. These disclosures are provided in order to enable investors better to understand and evaluate the group's financial performance.

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Non-GAAP information on f air value accounting effects

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
$ million 2010 2009 2009
Favourable (unfavourable) impact relative to
management's measure of performance
Exploration and Production 63 446 158
Refining and Marketing 10 (112) (109)
73 334 49
Taxation charge (a) (25) (115) (18)
48 219 31

(a) Tax is calculated using the quarter's effective tax rate on replacement cost profit .

BP uses derivative instruments to manage the economic exposure relating to inventories above normal operating requirements of crude oil, natural gas and petroleum products as well as certain contracts to supply physical volumes at future dates. Under IFRS, these inventories and contracts are recorded at historic cost and on an accruals basis respectively. The related derivative instruments, however, are required to be recorded at fair value with gains and losses recognized in income because hedge accounting is either not permitted or not followed, principally due to the impracticality of effectiveness testing requirements. Therefore, measurement differences in relation to recognition of gains and losses occur. Gains and losses on these inventories and contracts are not recognized until the commodity is sold in a subsequent accounting period. Gains and losses on the related derivative commodity contracts are recognized in the income statement from the time the derivative commodity contract is entered into on a fair value basis using forward prices consistent with the contract maturity.

IFRS requires that inventory held for trading be recorded at its fair value using period end spot prices whereas any related derivative commodity instruments are required to be recorded at values based on 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 measurement differences.

BP enters into contracts for pipelines and storage capacity that, under IFRS, are recorded on an accruals basis. These contracts are risk-managed using a variety of derivative instruments which are fair valued under IFRS. This results in measurement differences in relation to recognition of gains and losses.

The way that BP manages the economic exposures described above, and measures performance internally, differs from the way these activities are measured under IFRS. BP calculates this difference for consolidated entities by comparing the IFRS result with management's internal measure of performance, under which the inventory and the supply and capacity contracts in question are valued based on fair value using relevant forward prices prevailing at the end of the period. We believe that disclosing management's estimate of this difference provides useful information for investors because it enables investors to see the economic effect of these activities as a whole. The impacts of fair value accounting effects, relative to management's internal measure of performance, are shown in the table above. A reconciliation to GAAP information is set out below.

Reconciliation of non-GAAP information

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
$ million 2010 2009 2009
Exploration and Production
Replacement cost profit before interest and tax adjusted for
fair value accounting effects 8,229 8,059 4,162
Impact of fair value accounting effects 63 446 158
Replacement cost profit before interest and tax 8,292 8,505 4,320
Refining and Marketing
Replacement cost profit (loss) before interest and tax adjusted for
fair value accounting effects 719 (1,831) 1,199
Impact of fair value accounting effects 10 (112) (109)
Replacement cost profit (loss) before interest and tax 729 (1,943) 1,090

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Realizations and marker prices

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
Average realizations (a)
Liquids ($/bbl) (b)
US 69.77 66.15 39.47
Europe 75.71 71.68 47.59
Rest of World 72.94 68.95 40.89
BP Average 71.86 68.02 41.26
Natural gas ($/mcf)
US 4.84 3.69 3.38
Europe 4.91 4.96 5.56
Rest of World 3.90 3.51 3.41
BP Average 4.26 3.68 3.63
Total hydrocarbons ($/boe)
US 54.54 49.72 31.83
Europe 60.39 58.18 41.36
Rest of World 42.20 39.59 28.35
BP Average 49.16 45.83 31.40
Average oil marker prices ($/bbl)
Brent 76.36 74.53 44.46
West Texas Intermediate 78.84 75.97 43.20
Alaska North Slope 79.14 75.74 45.40
Mars 75.85 73.68 43.83
Urals (NWE- cif) 75.31 74.21 43.65
Russian domestic oil 35.52 35.83 19.52
Average natural gas marker prices
Henry Hub gas price ($/mmBtu) (c) 5.30 4.16 4.91
UK Gas - National Balancing Point (p/therm) 35.65 27.75 46.80
(a) Based on sales of consolidated subsidiaries only - this excludes equity-accounted entities.
(b) Crude oil and natural gas liquids.
(c) Henry Hub First of Month Index.

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Notes

1. Basis of preparation

The interim financial information included in this report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 'Interim Financial Reporting'.

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. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. This report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes for the year ended 31 December 2009 included in BP Annual Report and Accounts 2009 and in BP Annual Report on Form 20-F 2009 .

BP prepares its consolidated financial statements included within its Annual Report and Accounts on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), IFRS as adopted by the European Union (EU) and in accordance with the provisions of the UK Companies Act 2006. IFRS as adopted by the EU differs in certain respects from IFRS as issued by the IASB, however, the differences have no impact on the group's consolidated financial statements for the periods presented. The financial information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies expected to be used in preparing the Annual Report and Accounts and the Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2010, which do not differ significantly from those used in the BP Annual Report and Accounts 2009 or in BP Annual Report on Form 20-F 2009 .

BP has adopted the revised version of IFRS 3 'Business Combinations', with effect from 1 January 2010. The revised standard still requires the purchase method of accounting to be applied to business combinations but introduces some changes to the accounting treatment. Assets and liabilities arising from business combinations that occurred before 1 January 2010 were not required to be restated and thus there was no effect on the group's reported income or net assets on adoption.

In addition, BP has adopted the amended version of IAS 27, 'Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements', also with effect from 1 January 2010. This requires the effects of all transactions with minority interests to be recorded in equity if there is no change in control. When control is lost, any remaining interest in the entity is remeasured to fair value and a gain or loss recognized in profit or loss. There was no effect on the group's reported income or net assets on adoption.

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Notes

2. Sales and other operating revenues

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
By business
Exploration and Production 18,080 17,564 12,343
Refining and Marketing 64,286 62,602 40,573
Other businesses and corporate 790 895 584
83,156 81,061 53,500
Less: sales between businesses
Exploration and Production 9,746 9,611 5,800
Refining and Marketing 135 281 111
Other businesses and corporate 204 188 293
10,085 10,080 6,204
Third party sales and other operating revenues
Exploration and Production 8,334 7,953 6,543
Refining and Marketing 64,151 62,321 40,462
Other businesses and corporate 586 707 291
Total third party sales and other operating revenues 73,071 70,981 47,296
By geographical area
US 26,108 24,389 17,580
Non-US 54,009 52,691 33,586
80,117 77,080 51,166
Less: sales between areas 7,046 6,099 3,870
73,071 70,981 47,296
  1. Production and similar taxes
First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
US 313 271 79
Non-US 963 813 595
1,276 1,084 674

Comparative figures have been restated to include amounts previously reported as production and manufacturing expenses amounting to $213 million for the first quarter 2009, which we believe are more appropriately classified as production taxes. There was no effect on the group profit for the period or the group balance sheet.

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Notes

4. Earnings per share and shares in issue

Basic earnings per ordinary share (EpS) 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 calculation of EpS is performed separately for each discrete quarterly period, and for the year-to-date period. As a result, the sum of the discrete quarterly EpS amounts in any particular year-to-date period may not be equal to the EpS amount for the year-to-date period.

For the diluted EpS calculation the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period is adjusted for the number of shares that are potentially issuable in connection with employee share-based payment plans using the treasury stock method.

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Results for the period
Profit for the period attributable to BP shareholders 6,079 4,295 2,562
Less: preference dividend - 1 -
Profit attributable to BP ordinary shareholders 6,079 4,294 2,562
Inventory holding (gains) losses, net of tax (481) (848) (175)
RC profit attributable to BP ordinary shareholders 5,598 3,446 2,387
Basic weighted average number of shares outstanding
(thousand) (a) 18,769,888 18,748,026 18,720,354
ADS equivalent (thousand) (a) 3,128,315 3,124,671 3,120,059
Weighted average number of shares outstanding used to
calculate diluted earnings per share (thousand) (a) 19,004,740 18,970,187 18,920,515
ADS equivalent (thousand) (a) 3,167,457 3,161,698 3,153,419
Shares in issue at period-end (thousand) (a) 18,784,361 18,755,378 18,724,785
ADS equivalent (thousand) (a) 3,130,727 3,125,896 3,120,798

(a) Excludes treasury shares and the shares held by the Employee Share Ownership Plans and includes certain shares that will be issuable in the future under employee share plans.

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Notes

5. Analysis of changes in net debt

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
$ million
Opening balance
Finance debt 34,627 36,555 33,204
Less: Cash and cash equivalents 8,339 9,883 8,197
Less: FV asset (liability) of hedges related to finance debt 127 370 (34)
Opening net debt 26,161 26,302 25,041
Closing balance
Finance debt 32,153 34,627 34,698
Less: Cash and cash equivalents 6,841 8,339 8,360
Less: FV asset (liability) of hedges related to finance debt 152 127 (323)
Closing net debt 25,160 26,161 26,661
Decrease (increase) in net debt 1,001 141 (1,620)
Movement in cash and cash equivalents
(excluding exchange adjustments) (1,421) (1,572) 242
Net cash outflow (inflow) from financing
(excluding share capital) 2,400 1,654 (1,857)
Other movements 7 14 7
Movement in net debt before exchange effects 986 96 (1,608)
Exchange adjustments 15 45 (12)
Decrease (increase) in net debt 1,001 141 (1,620)

6. TNK-BP operational and financial information

First Fourth First
quarter quarter quarter
2010 2009 2009
Production (Net of royalties) (BP share)
Crude oil (mb/d) 849 852 822
Natural gas (mmcf/d) 673 654 642
Total hydrocarbons (mboe/d) (a) 965 965 933
$ million
Income statement (BP share)
Profit (loss) before interest and tax 788 805 419
Finance costs (38) (45) (68)
Taxation (168) (181) (185)
Minority interest (39) (43) (32)
Net income 543 536 134
Cash flow
Dividends received 256 936 -
Balance sheet 31 March 31 December
2010 2009
Investments in associates 9,428 9,141

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

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Notes

7. Inventory valuation

A provision of $46 million was held at 31 December 2009 to write inventories down to their net realizable value. The net movement in the provision during the first quarter 2010 was a decrease of $22 million (fourth quarter 2009 was a decrease of $423 million and first quarter 2009 was a decrease of $1,163 million).

8. Second-quarter results

BP's second-quarter results will be announced on 27 July 2010.

9. Statutory accounts

The financial information shown in this publication, which was approved by the board of directors on 26 April 2010, is unaudited and does not constitute statutory financial statements. BP Annual Report and Accounts 2009 has been filed with the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales; the report of the auditors on those accounts was unqualified and did not contain a statement under section 498(2) or section 498(3) of the UK Companies Act 2006.

Contacts

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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: 27 April 2010

/s/ D. J. PEARL .............................. D. J. PEARL Deputy Company Secretary