Certification
                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
             Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of
            Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


     Pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of  section  1350,  chapter 63 of title 18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned  officer  of BP  p.l.c.,  a company  incorporated  under the laws of
England  and  Wales  (the  "Company"),   hereby  certifies,  to  such  officer's
knowledge, that:

     The Annual  Report on Form 20-F for the year ended  December  31, 2002 (the
"Report") of the Company fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the
Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial  condition and
results of operations of the Company.



Dated:  March 24, 2003                    /s/ THE LORD BROWNE OF MADINGLEY
                                         -----------------------------------
                                         Name:  The Lord Browne of Madingley
                                         Title:  Group Chief Executive


     The foregoing  certification  is being furnished solely pursuant to section
906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350,
chapter 63 of title 18,  United  States  Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.




                                  Certification
                         Pursuant to Section 906 of the
             Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of
            Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code)


     Pursuant to section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a)
and (b) of  section  1350,  chapter 63 of title 18,  United  States  Code),  the
undersigned  officer  of BP  p.l.c.,  a company  incorporated  under the laws of
England  and  Wales  (the  "Company"),   hereby  certifies,  to  such  officer's
knowledge, that:

     The Annual  Report on Form 20-F for the year ended  December  31, 2002 (the
"Report") of the Company fully complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the
Report fairly presents,  in all material respects,  the financial  condition and
results of operations of the Company.



Dated:  March 24, 2003                        /s/ BYRON E. GROTE
                                              ----------------------------
                                              Name:  Byron E. Grote
                                              Title:  Chief Financial Officer


     The foregoing  certification  is being furnished solely pursuant to section
906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350,
chapter 63 of title 18,  United  States  Code) and is not being filed as part of
the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

     A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has
been  provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and  furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.