Exhibit 23.2

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the
Registration Statement (Form F-3) and related Prospectus of BP p.l.c. and to the
incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 14, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated financial statements of Atlantic Richfield Company
as of and for the year ended December 31, 2000, included in BP p.l.c.'s filing
on Form 6-K dated February 19, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commmission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Chicago, IL
February 27, 2002