BP P.L.C.
1 St. James’s Square
London SW1Y 4PD, United Kingdom
(011) 44-20-7496-4000
March 2, 2022
BY EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Attn: | Liz Packebusch |
Office of Energy & Transportation
| Re: | Request for Acceleration of Effectiveness of BP p.l.c.’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-262425) initially filed on January 31, 2022, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on February 28, 2022. |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, BP p.l.c. hereby requests that the effectiveness of the Registration Statement on Form F-4 (File No. 333-262425) (the “Registration Statement”) be accelerated so that the Registration Statement will become effective on March 4, 2022 at 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Please call Joshua Davidson or Jamie Yarbrough of Baker Botts L.L.P. at (713) 229-1527 or (713) 229-1411, respectively, if you have any questions regarding this request, and please notify either of them when this request for acceleration has been granted.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
| BP P.L.C. | ||
| By: | /s/ Ben J. S. Mathews | |
| Ben J. S. Mathews | ||
| Company Secretary | ||
| cc: | Joshua Davidson, Baker Botts L.L.P. |
Jamie Yarbrough, Baker Botts L.L.P.
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