--- title: "6 British Petroleum Quotes by 5 authors" description: "Browse 6 British Petroleum quotes by 5 authors. Discover the best British Petroleum sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/david-letterman-378_british_there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of_1013848.jpg" --- > [There is so much oil now in the Gulf of Mexico, and you can thank the folks of British Petroleum for this,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-you-can-thank-the/) [David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/david-letterman-378_british_there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of_1013848.jpg) > [When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in this room, saying there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baker/when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shell-and-british-petroleum-both/) [James Baker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-baker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/james-baker-33386_british_when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shel_1648223.png) > [ Speaking about our largest oil company Rosneft, and I recalled in the beginning that almost 20 percent of it \[19.7\] belongs to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/speaking-about-our-largest-oil-company-rosneft-and-i-recalled-in-the/) [Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fea/vladimir-putin-261_british_speaking-about-our-largest-oil-company-r_1652269.jpg) > [You folks been following the big British Petroleum oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? I'm telling you, British Petroleum has put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/you-folks-been-following-the-big-british-petroleum-oil-spill-in-the/) [David Letterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-letterman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6bd/david-letterman-378_bigs_you-folks-been-following-the-big-british_2233296.jpg) > [The initials BP used to stand for British Petroleum, but like Kentucky Fried Chicken, they changed their name to improve their image.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luis-gutierrez/the-initials-bp-used-to-stand-for-british-petroleum-but-like-kentucky/) [Luis Gutierrez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luis-gutierrez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/471/luis-gutierrez-8772_american_the-initials-bp-used-to-stand-for-britis_2555322.jpg) > [Here's a viewer's guide to BP media briefings. Whenever you hear someone with a British accent talking about this on behalf of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-weiner/here-s-a-viewer-s-guide-to-bp-media-briefings-whenever-you-hear/) [Anthony Weiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-weiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/anthony-weiner-16598_accents_here-s-a-viewer-s-guide-to-bp-media-brie_2614206.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/british-petroleum/#itemlist", "name": "British Petroleum Quotes", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is so much oil now in the Gulf of Mexico, and you can thank the folks of British Petroleum for this, so much oil in the Gulf, you can now park on it.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Letterman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-letterman/there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of-mexico-and-you-can-thank-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/david-letterman-378_british_there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of_1013848.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/david-letterman-378_british_there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of_1013848.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/david-letterman-378_british_there-is-so-much-oil-now-in-the-gulf-of_1013848.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There is so much oil now in the Gulf of Mexico, and you can thank the folks of British Petroleum for this…” — David Letterman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in this room, saying there is a problem with excess carbon dioxide emission, I think we ought to listen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Baker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-baker/when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shell-and-british-petroleum-both/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/james-baker-33386_british_when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shel_1648223.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/james-baker-33386_british_when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shel_1648223.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c2/james-baker-33386_british_when-you-have-energy-companies-like-shel_1648223.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When you have energy companies like Shell and British Petroleum, both of which are perhaps represented in…” — James Baker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Speaking about our largest oil company Rosneft, and I recalled in the beginning that almost 20 percent of it [19.7] belongs to BP. 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