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BP PLC
24 June 2016
BP p.l.c. 
Report on payments to governments
Year ended 31 December 2015

 London 24 June 2016
INFORMATIONABOUT THIS REPORT
This report is also available in pdf format on BP website - in the tax and transparency section - www.bp.com/tax
Introduction
Basis of preparation
Payments Overview
Payments by Country
Independent Limited Assurance report
Other Resources
Introduction
BP p.l.c. has prepared the following consolidated report ('Report') on payments to governments in accordance with the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 (2014/3209), as amended by the Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (2015/1928), (the 'Regulations'). The Report also addresses BP's reporting obligations under DTR 4.3A of the Financial Conduct Authority Disclosure and Transparency Rules. The 'Basis of Preparation' section below contains information about the content of the Report, the types of payments included and the principles that have been applied in preparing the Report.
BP's socio-economic contribution
BP makes a broader socio-economic contribution to countries in which we operate in addition to the payments that are required to be reported under the Regulations. We also make payments to governments in connection with parts of our business other than the Upstream - for example in relation to the transporting, trading, manufacturing and marketing of oil and gas. As well as government payments, BP contributes to the economies of the countries in which we operate by providing jobs for employees and contractors, purchasing materials from local suppliers and undertaking social investment activities. See Other Resources section at the end of the report for more information on our socio-economic contribution and our position on tax and financial transparency.
BP's positions on revenue transparency
BP supports the concept of transparency in revenue flows from oil and gas activities in resource-rich countries. It helps citizens of affected countries access the information they need to hold governments to account for the way they use funds received through taxes and other agreements. 
As a founding member of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), BP works with governments, non-governmental organizations and international agencies to improve transparency and disclosure of payments to governments. We support governments' efforts towards EITI certification and have worked with many countries on implementation of their EITI commitments, including Australia, Azerbaijan, Indonesia, Iraq, Norway, Trinidad & Tobago, the UK and US.
Basis of Preparation 
Under the Regulations, BP p.l.c. is required to prepare a consolidated report on payments made to governments for each financial year in relation to relevant activities of both BP p.l.c. and any of its subsidiary undertakings included in the consolidated group accounts. The term 'BP' is used interchangeably within this report to indicate BP p.l.c. or any subsidiary undertaking within the scope of the Report.
Activities within the scope of the Report
Payments made to governments that relate to BP's activities involving the exploration, prospection, discovery, development, and extraction of minerals, oil, natural gas deposits or other materials ('extractive activities') are included in this Report. 
Payments made to governments that relate to trading, export (pipelines), refining and processing activities are not included in this Report as they are not within the scope of extractive activities as defined by the Regulations. 
Where a payment relates to activities that are reportable under the Regulations as well as to activities which are not reportable, BP reports the payment in its entirety if it is not possible to disaggregate it.
Government
Under the Regulations, a 'government' is defined as any national, regional or local authority of a country, and includes a department, agency or undertaking that is a subsidiary undertaking controlled by such an authority. In some countries, certain local indigenous organizations fall within this definition of government. Where this is the case payments made to such organizations have been included in this Report. Where a state owned enterprise undertakes activities outside of its home jurisdiction, then it is not considered to be a government. 
Cash basis 
Payments are reported on a cash basis, meaning that they are reported in the period in which they are paid, as opposed to being reported on an accruals basis (which would mean that they were reported in the period for which the liabilities arise). Refunds are also reported in the period they are received by BP and are shown as negative amounts in the Report. Where payments in kind are made to a government they have been valued and footnotes are included to help explain the valuation method and any related volumes.
Reporting principles 
The Regulations require payments to be reported where they are made to governments by BP p.l.c. and its subsidiary undertakings in respect of extractive activities. In preparing a report, the Regulations also require the disclosure of payments to reflect the substance of each payment and the relevant activity or project concerned. In light of these requirements BP has assessed its reporting obligations to be as follows:
 Where BP has made a payment to a government, such payment is reported in full, whether made in BP's sole capacity or in BP's capacity as the operator of a joint-venture. Payments made to governments in connection with joint ventures are included in the Report if and to the extent that BP makes the relevant payment. Typically such circumstances will arise where BP is the operator of the joint venture. 
 Payments made by an incorporated joint venture which is not a subsidiary of BP are not included within this Report.
 In some instances, BP is a partner in unincorporated joint ventures where the role of operator is performed through a non-typical operatorship model whereby multiple entities contribute to an unincorporated body which has the role of operator. In relation to such joint ventures, payments actually made by BP to the government are reported and payments for which BP has direct responsibility to the government, but which are paid on its behalf, are also reported.
 BP's equity-accounted investments such as Rosneft and Pan American Energy are not BP subsidiaries and therefore in accordance with the Regulations, payments made by such entities are not included in this Report. 
Project definition 
The Regulations require payments to be reported by project (as a sub category within a country). They define a 'project' as the operational activities which are governed by a single contract, licence, lease, concession or similar legal agreement, and form the basis for payment liabilities with a government. If these agreements are substantially interconnected, then they can be treated as a single project. Under the Regulations 'substantially interconnected' means forming a set of operationally and geographically integrated contracts, licences, leases or concessions or related agreements with substantially similar terms that are signed with a government, giving rise to payment liabilities. These agreements may themselves be governed by a single contract, joint venture, production-sharing agreement, or other overarching legal agreement. Factors used to determine whether contracts or licences are operationally and geographically integrated may include their common management framework, proximity and use of common infrastructure. The number of projects will depend on the contractual arrangements within a country and not necessarily on the scale of activities. Moreover, a project will only appear in this report where relevant payments occurred during the year in relation to that project. 
The Regulations acknowledge that for some payments it may not be possible to attribute a payment to a single project and therefore such payments may be reported at the country level. Corporate income taxes, which are typically not levied at a project level, are an example of this.
Materiality threshold 
The Regulations require that payments made as a single payment exceeding 86,000 or as part of a series of related payments within a financial year exceeding 86,000 be included in this Report. 
Reporting currency 
All payments have been reported in US dollars. Payments made in currencies other than US dollars are typically translated at the exchange rate at the date of payment.
Payment Types
The Regulations define a "Payment" as an amount paid whether in money or in kind, for relevant activities where the payment is of any one of the types listed below:
Production entitlements 
Under production-sharing agreements (PSAs) the host government is entitled to a share of the oil or gas produced. These entitlements are commonly paid in kind. In this Report such production entitlements volumes to the government are reported on a lifting basis. The market value is applied, usually using the valuation method from the relevant PSA. For joint ventures in which BP is the operator, government production entitlements are reported in their entirety, in accordance with the notes above. Where the national oil company (NOC) is also an equity partner in the joint venture, their production entitlement is reported in addition to the government share of production as the concessionaire. The NOC's entitlement as a partner will include both their share of production as investor's return as well as their entitlement for the reimbursement of their costs.
Taxes 
The Report includes taxes levied on income, production or profits or withheld from dividends, royalties and interest received by BP. In addition, taxes paid on behalf of BP by the NOC out of production entitlements are reported. Taxes levied on consumption, personnel, sales, procurement (contractor's withholding taxes), environmental, property, customs and excise are not reportable under the Regulations.
Royalties
These may be paid in cash or in kind (valued in the same way as production entitlement).
Fees
In preparing this Report BP has included licences fees, rental fees, entry fees and all other payments that are paid in consideration for new and existing licences and/or concessions. Fees paid to governments for administrative services are excluded.
Bonuses
Signature, discovery and production bonuses and other bonuses payable under the PSA are included in the Report. 
Infrastructure improvements
Such payments would include payments made by BP for a road or a building that forms part of the fundamental facilities and systems serving a community or area. These payments are included in the Report whether or not BP is contractually obliged to fund them, and are reported when the relevant assets are handed over to the government for use by the local community.
Dividends
These are dividends that are paid in lieu of production entitlements or royalties. Dividends paid by BP to a government as an ordinary shareholder are excluded. For the year ended 31 December 2015, there were no reportable dividend payments to a government.
Other Considerations
The payments shown in this report are rounded to the nearest USD $0.1 million. In the following tables because of rounding, some totals may not agree exactly with the sum of their component parts. Amounts are shown to the nearest dollar in the data submitted and available on the UK Companies House website.
Payments Overview
The table below shows the relevant payments to governments made by BP in the year ended 31 December 2015 shown by country and payment type. 
Of the seven payments types required by the UK regulations, BP did not pay any relevant dividends and therefore the category is not shown.
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Country
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Algeria

134.0




134.0
Angola
1,985.9
641.2

0.4
48.3
0.5
2,676.4
Argentina

0.2




0.2
Australia

71.1
129.9



201.0
Azerbaijan
8,019.1
237.5

2.1


8,258.8
Brazil



187.7


187.7
Canada

1.5
0.4
0.7


2.6
Egypt

348.1

0.2
5.7

353.9
India
2.1
21.0




23.1
Indonesia
550.8
333.8

1.2


885.9
Iraq

59.0

2.1

6.6
67.7
Libya



0.6


0.6
Norway

6.8

9.6


16.3
Oman



0.4

25.1
25.5
Qatar

0.8




0.8
Russia

34.0




34.0
Trinidad and Tobago

407.6
129.6
2.6


539.9
United Arab Emirates

1,060.1




1,060.1
United Kingdom

(317.6)

7.8


(309.8)
United States
33.2
138.0
764.6
22.8
4.9

963.4
Uruguay



0.3


0.3
Venezuela

0.2




0.2
Vietnam

75.5




75.5
Total
10,591.2
3,252.8
1,024.5
238.5
58.8
32.3
15,198.0
Payments by Country
ALGERIA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

GOVERNMENTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Ministre des Finances - 







 Direction Gnrale 







 des Impts

(a)134.0




134.0
Total

134.0




134.0

Production




Infrastructure

PROJECTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
In Amenas

(b)49.5




49.5
In Salah

(c)84.5




84.5
Total

134.0




134.0
(a)
Includes $122.6 million of taxes settled by Sonatrach on BP's behalf out of production entitlement, pursuant to the relevant agreements.
(b)
Includes $38.1 million of taxes settled by Sonatrach on BP's behalf out of production entitlement, pursuant to the relevant agreements.
(c)
Pursuant to the relevant agreements, Sonatrach paid these taxes on BP's behalf out of production entitlements.
ANGOLA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

GOVERNMENTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Adminstracao Geral Tributaria

9.0




9.0
Cunene Province





0.2
0.2
Finance Ministry

623.1

0.4


623.6
Luanda Province





0.3
0.3
Ministry of Petroleum

9.1




9.1
Sonangol EP (Concessionaire)
(a)864.9



48.3

913.2
Sonangol P&P
(b)1,121.0





1,121.0
Total
1,985.9
641.2

0.4
48.3
0.5
2,676.4

Production




Infrastructure

PROJECTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Block 15

118.6




118.6
Block 17

242.2




242.2
Block 18
(c)633.8
145.1



0.5
779.4
Block 19

0.3


4.0

4.3
Block 20




32.1

32.1
Block 24

0.3


10.0

10.3
Block 25




2.1

2.1
Block 31
(d)1,352.1
134.8

0.4


1,487.3
Total
1,985.9
641.2

0.4
48.3
0.5
2,676.4
(a)
Payments in kind for 17.6 million bbls of crude oil valued per the Production Sharing Agreement.
(b)
Payments in kind for 23.6 million bbls of crude oil valued per the Production Sharing Agreement.
(c)
Payments in kind for 12.5 million bbls of crude oil valued per the Production Sharing Agreement.
(d)
Payments in kind for 28.7 million bbls of crude oil valued per the Production Sharing Agreement.
ARGENTINA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

GOVERNMENTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Administracion Federal de 







 Ingresos Publicos (AFIP)

0.2




0.2
Total

0.2




0.2

Production




Infrastructure

PROJECTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Payments not attributable







 to projects

0.2




0.2
Total

0.2




0.2
AUSTRALIA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Australian Taxation Office

71.1




71.1
Department of Industry


129.9



129.9
Total

71.1
129.9



201.0

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
North West Shelf

46.7
129.9



176.7
Payments not attributable







 to projects

24.4




24.4
Total

71.1
129.9



201.0
AZERBAIJAN
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Azerbaijan (ACG) Ltd.







(SOCAR subsidiary)
(a)534.4





534.4
Azerbaijan (Shah Deniz) Ltd







 (SOCAR subsidiary)
(b)169.6





169.6
Ministry of Taxes 

(c)237.5




237.5
SGC Upstream LLC
(d)125.6





125.6
State Oil Company of 







 Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR)
(e)191.3





191.3
State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan 







(SOFAZ)
(c)(f)6,998.2


2.1


7,000.3
Total
8,019.1
237.5

2.1


8,258.8

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Azeri-Chirag-Deepwater 







 Guneshli - PSA
(e)(g)7,193.7
158.7




7,352.4
Shafag-Asiman PSA



2.1


2.1
Shah Deniz - PSA
(c)(h)825.4
(c)78.8




904.2
Total
8,019.1
237.5

2.1


8,258.8
(a)
Payments in kind for 11.1 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement.
(b)
Includes payments in kind of $64.9 million for 1.4 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement and the remaining production entitlement was paid in cash.
(c)
Includes $78.8 million of taxes settled by SOFAZ on BP's behalf out of production entitlement, pursuant to the Production Sharing Agreement.
(d)
Includes payments in kind of $55.7 million for 1.2 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement and the remaining production entitlement was paid in cash.
(e)
Includes payments in kind of $191.3 million for 3.2 billion cubic metres of associated residue natural gas valued on the basis of gas prices realized in a similar Azeri project.
(f)
Includes payments in kind of $6,675.4 million for 140.0 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement and the remaining production entitlement was paid in cash.
(g)
Includes payments in kind of $7,002.4 million for 146.8 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement.
(h)
Includes payments in kind of $328 million for 6.8 million bbls of crude oil valued at net back value per the Production Sharing Agreement and the remaining production entitlement was paid in cash.
BRAZIL
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees 
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, 







 Gas Natural e 







Biocombustveis (ANP)



1.3


1.3
Petrobras



186.4


186.4
Total



187.7


187.7

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees 
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
BM-C-32 (C-M-61/ Itaipu)



0.4


0.4
BM-C-34 (C-M-471)



0.3


0.3
BM-C-34 (C-M-473)



0.6


0.6
BM-POT-16 (POT-M-663) 



0.7


0.7
BM-POT-16 (POT-M-760) 



86.0


86.0
BM-POT-17 (POT-M-665) 



76.5


76.5
BM-POT-17 (POT-M-853) 



1.0


1.0
BM-POT-17 (POT-M-855)



22.1


22.1
Total 



187.7


187.7
CANADA 
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Government of Canada

1.1

0.3


1.4
Province of Alberta

0.4
0.2
0.4


1.1
Province of British Columbia


0.2



0.2
Total

1.5
0.4
0.7


2.6

Production




Infrastructure

PROJECTS
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Legacy Retained 







 Conventional


0.4



0.4
Nova Scotia Exploration



0.3


0.3
Terre de Grace



0.4


0.4
Payments not attributable







 to projects

1.5




1.5
Total

1.5
0.4
0.7


2.6
EGYPT 
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Egyptian General Petroleum







 Corporation (EGPC)




2.2

2.2
Egyptian Natural Gas Holding







 Company (EGAS)



0.2
3.5

3.6
Egyptian Tax Authority 

(a)348.1




348.1
Total

348.1

0.2
5.7

353.9

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Baltim

25.9




25.9
East Morgan 

11.8




11.8
East Ras Shukier Marine

0.4




0.4
East Tanka

6.0




6.0
El Burg Offshore




0.8

0.8
El Matareya




0.4

0.4
Gulf of Suez

136.1




136.1
North Alexandria / West







 Mediterranean Deep Water



0.2


0.2
North Damietta Offshore




1.2

1.2
North El Burg




0.6

0.6
North El-max




0.3

0.3
North October

0.9


2.2

3.1
North Tennin




0.3

0.3
Ras El Bar

61.6




61.6
South Belayim 

18.8




18.8
South Gharib 

11.3




11.3
Temsah

75.3




75.3
Total

(a)348.1

0.2
5.7

353.9
(a)
Pursuant to the relevant agreements, EGPC paid these taxes on BP's behalf out of production entitlement.
INDIA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Income Tax Department - 







 Government of India

21.0




21.0 
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural







 Gas - Government of India
2.1





2.1
Total
2.1
21.0 




23.1

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
KG D6 KG-DWN-98/3
2.1
21.0




23.1
Total
2.1
21.0




23.1
INDONESIA 
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Ministry of Energy & 







 Mineral Resources



1.2


1.2 
Ministry of Finance
(a)550.8
333.8




884.7
Total
550.8
333.8

1.2


885.9

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Sanga - Sanga

38.9




38.9
Tangguh
(a)550.8
294.9




845.8
Tanjung CBM



1.2


1.2
Total
550.8
333.8

1.2


885.9
(a)
Includes payments in kind of $50.2 million for 1.2 million bbls of condensates and $500.6 million for 86.0 million mmBtu of LNG valued per the Production Sharing Agreement.
IRAQ
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Basra Governorate





1.4
1.4
Ministry of Oil

59.0




59.0
South Oil Company



2.1

(a)5.2
7.3
Total

59.0

2.1

6.6
67.7

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Rumaila

59.0

2.1

(a)6.6
67.7
Total

59.0

2.1

6.6
67.7
(a)
Includes the construction of a road to improve field operating logistics, also available to the local community.
LIBYA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
National Oil Corporation



0.6


0.6
Total



0.6


0.6

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
EPSA



0.6


0.6
Total



0.6


0.6
NORWAY 
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Skatteetaten

6.8




6.8
The Norwegian Petroleum 







 Directorate



9.6


9.6
Total

6.8

9.6


16.3

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Skarv



7.4


7.4
Ula



1.1


1.1
Valhall



1.0


1.0
Payments not attributable 







 to projects

6.8




6.8
Total

6.8

9.6


16.3
OMAN
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Ibri Municipality





(a)25.1
25.1
Ministry of Oil & Gas



0.4


0.4
Total



0.4

25.1
25.5

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Khazzan



0.4

(a)25.1
25.5
Total



0.4

25.1
25.5
(a)
Construction of a 55km tarmac road from Saih Rawl to the Khazzan Central Processing Facility, also available for use by the local community.
QATAR
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Ministry of Finance

0.8




0.8
Total

0.8




0.8

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Bunduq Concession

(a)0.8




0.8
Total

0.8




0.8
(a)
The Bunduq concession taxes are equally split between Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
RUSSIA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Ministry of Finance - 







 Moscow

34.0




34.0
Total

34.0




34.0

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Investment in Rosneft

31.8




31.8
Payments not attributable







 to projects

2.2




2.2
Total

34.0




34.0
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Board of Inland Revenue

387.1




387.1
Ministry of Energy & 







 Energy Affairs

20.6
38.8
2.6


62.0
National Gas Company of 







 Trinidad & Tobago Ltd


(a)90.8



90.8
Total

407.6
129.6
2.6


539.9

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Block 5B



2.5


2.5
BPTT Blocks

407.6
(a)129.6
0.2


537.5
Total

407.6
129.6
2.6


539.9
(a)
Includes payments in kind of $90.8 million for 51.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas valued at the same realization prices as other gas sales.
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Department of Finance Abu Dhabi

(a)1,060.1




1,060.1
Total

1,060.1




1,060.1

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
ADMA Concession

(a)1,059.3




1,059.3
Bunduq Concession

(b)0.8




0.8
Total

1,060.1




1,060.1
(a)
$1,059.3 million of taxes were paid on BP's behalf by Abu Dhabi Marine Areas Ltd.
(b)
The Bunduq concession taxes are equally split between Qatar and United Arab Emirates.
UNITED KINGDOM
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Crown Estate



2.1


2.1
Department of Energy and 







 Climate Change - DECC



5.8


5.8
HM Revenue and Customs

(a)(317.6)




(317.6)
Total

(317.6)

7.8


(309.8)

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Andrew



0.2


0.2
Bruce

15.3

0.5


15.8
Decommissioning

(21.4)

0.4


(21.0)
ETAP



0.2


0.2
Exploration



0.5


0.5
Magnus

(111.8)




(111.8)
Non Operated

(36.7)




(36.7)
Pipelines

(91.8)

1.9


(90.0)
Shetland



4.2


4.2
Payments not attributable 







 to projects

(71.2)




(71.2)
Total

(a)(317.6)

7.8


(309.8)
(a)
Net refunds result from the carry back of tax losses, resulting in a refund of taxes paid in prior years.
UNITED STATES (US)
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Delaware Division of Revenue


0.3



0.3
Federal Government

108.3




108.3
Office of Natural Resources 







 Revenue


480.7
21.7
4.9

507.3
Office of Natural Resources 







 Revenue - BIA


1.2
0.8


2.0
Southern Ute Indian Tribe
(a)33.2
6.9
22.4



62.5
State of Alaska

(b)(66.6)
(c)254.0
0.3


187.8
State of Arkansas

2.4
0.3



2.7
State of Colorado

7.9
0.6



8.4
State of Louisiana

5.6




5.6
State of New Mexico

18.8
1.6



20.3
State of Oklahoma

10.4
1.3



11.7
State of Texas

26.7
0.5



27.2
State of Wyoming

17.6
1.8



19.5
Total
33.2
138.0
764.6
22.8
4.9

963.4

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Alaska

(b)(66.6)
(c)254.9
1.1


189.4
Arkansas

2.4
0.3



2.7
Colorado
(a)33.2
14.8
23.5



71.5
Delaware


0.3



0.3
Gulf of Mexico - Central 


442.0
10.9
4.9

457.8
Gulf of Mexico - Western 


4.5
10.8


15.3
Louisiana

5.6




5.6
New Mexico

18.8
1.9



20.6
Oklahoma

10.4
1.6



12.0
Texas

26.7
0.5



27.2
Wyoming

17.6
1.8



19.5
Payments not attributable 







 to projects

108.3
33.3



141.6
Total
33.2
138.0
764.6
22.8
4.9

963.4
(a)
Payments in kind for 15.9 million mmBtu of gas valued on the basis of gas prices realized in the area.
(b)
The negative amount reflects the cash payment of current year production tax and state income tax ($96 million) which was more than offset by refunds of taxes paid for prior years.
(c)
Includes payments in kind of $60.6 million for 1.3 million bbls of crude oil valued per the Royalty Settlement Agreement.
URUGUAY
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Administracion Nacional de 







 Combustibles, Alcohol y 







Portland (ANCAP)



0.3


0.3
Total



0.3


0.3

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Block 6



0.1


0.1
Block 11



0.1


0.1
Block 12



0.1


0.1
Total



0.3


0.3
VENEZUELA
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
SENIAT

0.2




0.2
Total

0.2




0.2

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Payments not attributable 







 to projects

0.2




0.2
Total

0.2




0.2
VIETNAM
$ million

Production




Infrastructure

Governments
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Department of Tax

75.5




75.5
Total

75.5




75.5

Production




Infrastructure

Projects
Entitlements
Taxes
Royalties
Fees
Bonuses
Improvements
Total
Divested assets

75.5




75.5
Total

75.5




75.5
Independent Limited Assurance Report
Independent assurance conclusion to the Directors of BP p.l.c. on the consolidated report on payments to governments
This report is produced in accordance with the terms of the Master Service Agreement ('MSA') release order for the purpose of reporting to the Directors of BP plc (the 'Company') in connection with the consolidated report on payments to governments (the 'consolidated report'), prepared by the Company, in order to comply with the requirements of the Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 as amended by the Reports on Payments to Governments (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (the 'Regulations') for the year ended 31 December 2015.
This report is made solely to the Company's Directors, as a body, in accordance with our MSA release order. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Company and the Company's Directors as a body, for our examination, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Our work has been undertaken so that we might report to the Directors those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this report and for no other purpose. Our report must not be recited or referred to in whole or in part in any other document nor made available, copied or recited to any other party, in any circumstances, without our express prior written permission. This engagement is separate to, and distinct from, our appointment as the auditors to the Company.
Respective responsibilities of the Company and Ernst & Young LLP
As Directors of the Company you are responsible for the preparation of the consolidated report in accordance with the Regulations, the requirements of which has been set out in basis of preparation of the consolidated report. The Directors of the Company remain solely responsible for contents of the consolidated report. It is our responsibility to provide a conclusion on the consolidated report based on our examination.
Our approach
We conducted our engagement in accordance with International Standard on Assurance Engagements (ISAE) 3000 (Revised) Assurance engagements other than audits or reviews of historical financial information issued by the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC). For the purpose of the engagement we have been provided by the Directors with the consolidated report.
In performing this engagement, we have applied International Standard on Quality Control (ISQC) 1 and the independence and other ethical requirements of the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA).
We have performed the procedures agreed with you and set out in our MSA release order.
a. enquiries of management to understand and evaluate the appropriateness of methods and reporting policies implemented across the Company to comply with the Regulations; 
b. observation of processes performed and inspection of documents used to gather quantitative and qualitative information disclosed in the consolidated report;
c. based on our understanding, using analytical procedures to identify and discuss any unusual payments in the schedule; and
d. reconciling the underlying accounting records to the consolidated report; 
The objective of a limited assurance engagement is to perform such procedures as to obtain information and explanations in order to provide us with sufficient appropriate evidence to express a negative conclusion on the consolidated report. The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement vary in nature and timing from, and are less in extent than for, a reasonable assurance engagement. Consequently the level of assurance obtained in a limited assurance engagement is substantially lower than the assurance that would have been obtained had a reasonable assurance engagement been performed.
Inherent limitations
Our conclusion is based on historical information and the projection of any information or conclusions in the attached report to any future periods would be inappropriate. Our examination excludes audit procedures such as verification of all assets, liabilities and transactions and is substantially less in scope than an audit performed in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK and Ireland) and therefore provides a lower level of assurance than an audit. Accordingly we do not express an audit opinion on the information.
Conclusion
Based on the procedures performed and evidence obtained, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the accompanying consolidated report has not been appropriately prepared in all material respects, in conformity with the requirements of the Regulations. 
Ernst & Young LLP
London, United Kingdom
24 June 2016
Notes:
1.  The maintenance and integrity of the BP plc web site is the responsibility of the directors; the work carried out by us does not involve consideration of these matters and, accordingly, we accept no responsibility for any changes that may have occurred to the consolidated report since it was initially presented on the web site.
2.  Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of the consolidated report may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
Other Resources
Payments to governments
Detailed data filed with UK Registrar - extractives.companieshouse.gov.uk/
IOGP's Reports on Payments to Governments Regulations 2014 Industry Guidance - www.iogp.org/reports/type/535/id/790
EITI - Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative - eiti.org/
BP annual and sustainability reporting 2015
BP Sustainability Report - bp.com/sustainability
BP Annual Report and Form 20-F - bp.com/annualreport
BP in Angola Sustainability Report - bp.com/angolareport
BP in Azerbaijan Sustainability Report - bp.com/azerbaijanreport
Our positions on tax and transparency - bp.com/tax
BP economic impact reports
BP US Economic Impact Report 2015 - bp.com/economicimpact-us
BP's Impact on the UK Economy - bp.com/economicimpact-uk
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