DGAP-Adhoc: BP p.l.c.: BP Appoints Safety Expert

BP p.l.c. / Miscellaneous 08.05.2007 Release of an Ad hoc announcement according to § 15 WpHG, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 8, 2007 BP BOARD APPOINTS INDEPENDENT EXPERT TO MONITOR PROGRESS ON BAKER REPORT The board of BP p.l.c. today announced that it has appointed L. Duane Wilson as the independent expert who will monitor progress in implementing the recommendations of the Baker Panel to improve safety performance at the Group's five US refineries which are owned and operated by BP Products North America, Inc. The Panel, an independent body chaired by former US Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III, was established by BP on the recommendation of the US Chemical Safety Board to examine safety management systems at the Group's US refineries and corporate safety culture following the explosion and fire at Texas City in March 2005. Mr Wilson was one of the Panel's 11 members. The Panel's report, published in January 2007, contained ten recommendations, all of which BP undertook to implement. The recommendations are designed to improve process safety performance at the Group's US refineries. These included an undertaking to appoint an independent expert for a period of at least five years to monitor and report annually on the progress of such implementation to the BP p.l.c. board. Mr Wilson is the retired vice president of refining, marketing, supply & transportation and fuels technology for ConocoPhillips. As such, he has experience and expertise in managing large-scale organisations, as well as expertise in process safety and refining. Mr Wilson will report to the Chairman of the BP p.l.c. board's Safety, Ethics and Environmental Assurance Committee (SEEAC) which will produce a publicly available report based on his assessment of progress in implementing the Panel's recommendations at its US refineries. His appointment took effect on 1 May, 2007. Note to editors: · A biography of L. Duane Wilson is attached below: L. Duane Wilson is the retired vice president of refining, marketing, supply & transportation (RMS&T)-Fuels Technology, for ConocoPhillips. Mr. Wilson joined Conoco, Inc. in 1962 and held a series of engineering, supervisory, and executive positions. Early in his career, he served as Assistant Manager and as Director of Conoco's Refining Division of Process Engineering. From 1975 to 1982, he served as Manager of Process Engineering. From 1982 to 1985, he worked for Conoco's former parent company, DuPont, at the Corporate Engineering Department in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1985, he returned to Conoco, Inc., working briefly as Manager of the Maintenance Engineering Department and in 1986, he was named Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Wilson became Vice President of Research and Engineering in 1988, leading a large organization of scientific, engineering, technical, and support people. In 1994 he was named Vice President, RMS&T-Technology with responsibility for research and development, worldwide engineering and construction, and technical support. He was also the functional leader of the global manufacturing team for the company's refining, marketing, supply and transportation operations. Mr. Wilson was named Vice President of Fuels Technology in 2001 where he was responsible for leading the company's strategic efforts in the areas of emerging fuels, engine technologies, and manufacturing capabilities. He retired from that position at the end of 2002. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Wilson played an important role in the merger between Conoco, Inc. and Phillips Petroleum Co. Mr. Wilson currently serves on The University of Tulsa Board of Trustees and on the Board of Directors of i2E, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation focused on growing the technology-based entrepreneurial economy in Oklahoma. He has also served on Governor Keating's Science and Technology Advisory Council Technology Summit, on Oklahoma's Economic Development Generating Excellence (EDGE) Advanced Materials Committee, and as the Chairman of AdMat Oklahoma, affiliated with the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology. Mr. Wilson earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from The University of Tulsa and also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. DGAP 08.05.2007 =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: BP p.l.c. 1 St James's Square SW1Y 4PD London Großbritannien Phone: +44 (0) 207-496-4000 Fax: +44 (0) 207-496-4570 E-mail: ir@bp.com www: www.bp.com ISIN: GB0007980591 WKN: 850517 Indices: Listed: Amtlicher Markt in SWX; Freiverkehr in Berlin-Bremen, Stuttgart, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf; Open Market in Frankfurt End of News DGAP News-Service =-------------------------------------------------------------------------- (END) Dow Jones Newswires

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