Exhibit 25.5

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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549
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                                    FORM T-1

                            STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY
                    UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF
                   A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE
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               CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF
                A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) ________
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                               JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
               (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter)

New York                                                              13-4994650
(State of incorporation                                         (I.R.S. employer
if not a national bank)                                      identification No.)

270 Park Avenue
New York, New York                                                         10017
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)

                               William H. McDavid
                                 General Counsel
                                 270 Park Avenue

                            New York, New York 10017
                               Tel: (212) 270-2611
            (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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                                    BP p.l.c.

England and Wales                                                            N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of                                 (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                               identification No.)

Britannic House, 1 Finsbury Circus
London EC2M 7BA, England
(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



                                 Debt Securities
                       (Title of the indenture securities)

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                                    GENERAL

Item 1. General Information.

          Furnish the following information as to the trustee:

          (a)  Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to
               which it is subject.

               New York State Banking Department, State House, Albany, New York
               12110.

               Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Washington,
               D.C., 20551

               Federal Reserve Bank of New York, District No. 2, 33 Liberty
               Street, New York, N.Y.

               Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Washington, D.C., 20429.


          (b)  Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers.

               Yes.


Item 2. Affiliations with the Obligor and Guarantors.

               If the obligor or any Guarantor is an affiliate of the trustee,
               describe each such affiliation.

               None.



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Item 16.   List of Exhibits

          List below all exhibits filed as a part of this Statement of
          Eligibility.

          1. A copy of the Restated Organization Certificate of the Trustee and
     the Certificate of Amendment dated November 9, 2001.

          2. A copy of the Certificate of Authority of the Trustee to Commence
     Business (see Exhibit 2 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
     Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November
     11, 2001 in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and
     Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was
     renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

          3. None, authorization to exercise corporate trust powers being
     contained in the documents identified above as Exhibits 1 and 2.

          4. A copy of the existing By-Laws of the Trustee.

          5. Not applicable.

           6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act
          (see Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed in connection with Registration
     Statement No. 33-50010, which is incorporated by reference). On November
     11, 2001, in connection with the merger of The Chase Manhattan Bank and
     Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, the surviving corporation was
     renamed JPMorgan Chase Bank.

          7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee, published
     pursuant to law or the requirements of its supervising or examining
     authority.

          8. Not applicable.

          9. Not applicable.


                                   SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 the
Trustee, JPMorgan Chase Bank, a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in
the City of New York and State of New York, on the 19th day of February, 2002.

                                        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK



                                        By /s/ William G. Keenan
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                                               William G. Keenan
                                               Assistant Vice President


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                              Exhibit 7 to Form T-1

                                Bank Call Notice

                             RESERVE DISTRICT NO. 2
                       CONSOLIDATED REPORT OF CONDITION OF

                            The Chase Manhattan Bank
                  of 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10017
                     and Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries,
                     a member of the Federal Reserve System,

                            at the close of business
                    September 30, 2001, in accordance with a
                    call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of
                    this District pursuant to the provisions
                           of the Federal Reserve Act.

                                                            Dollar Amounts
                     ASSETS                                  in Millions

Cash and balances due from depository institutions:
     Noninterest-bearing balances and
     currency and coin ..................................      $ 20,204
     Interest-bearing balances ..........................        34,014
Securities:
Held to maturity securities .............................           462
Available for sale securities ...........................        58,587
Federal funds sold and securities purchased under
     agreements to resell ...............................        50,374
Loans and lease financing receivables:
     Loans and leases held for sale .....................         1,581
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income ...........      $164,271
     Less: Allowance for loan and lease losses ..........         2,468
     Loans and leases, net of unearned income and
     allowance ..........................................       161,803
Trading Assets ..........................................        60,294
Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)          4,604
Other real estate owned .................................            43
Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and
     associated companies ...............................           365
Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances
     outstanding ........................................           295
Intangible assets
     Goodwill ...........................................         1,686
     Other Intangible assets ............................         3,549
Other assets ............................................        36,940
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TOTAL ASSETS ............................................      $434,801
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                                        LIABILITIES

Deposits
     In domestic offices .....................................................   $146,738
     Noninterest-bearing .....................................................   $ 64,312
     Interest-bearing ........................................................     82,426
     In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement
     subsidiaries and IBF's ..................................................    114,404
        Noninterest-bearing ..................................................   $  7,400
     Interest-bearing ........................................................    107,004

Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase ...     58,982
Trading liabilities ..........................................................     41,387
Other borrowed money (includes mortgage indebtedness
     and obligations under capitalized leases) ...............................     10,439
Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding .....................        295
Subordinated notes and debentures ............................................      6,355
Other liabilities ............................................................     31,271
TOTAL LIABILITIES ............................................................    409,871
Minority Interest in consolidated subsidiaries ...............................        114

                                 EQUITY CAPITAL

Perpetual preferred stock and related surplus ................................          0
Common stock .................................................................      1,211
Surplus  (exclude all surplus related to preferred stock) ....................     12,715
    Retained earnings ........................................................     10,641
    Accumulated other comprehensive income ...................................        249
Other equity capital components ..............................................          0
TOTAL EQUITY CAPITAL .........................................................     24,818
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TOTAL LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTEREST, AND EQUITY CAPITAL .....................   $434,801
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I, Joseph L. Sclafani, E.V.P. & Controller of the above-named bank, do
hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in
conformance with the instructions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true to the best of my knowledge and
belief.

                                    JOSEPH L. SCLAFANI

We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this
Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us, and
to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in
conformance with the in- structions issued by the appropriate Federal
regulatory authority and is true and correct.

                                    WILLIAM B. HARRISON, JR. )
                                    DOUGLAS A. WARNER III    ) DIRECTORS
                                    FRANK A. BENNACK, JR.    )

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