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A BP Zhuhai employee sits near a mannequin at the BP Zhuhai oil refinery in Zhuhai, Guangdong province November 11, 2011.

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A BP Zhuhai employee walks in front of the BP Zhuhai chemical factory in Zhuhai, Guangdong province November 11, 2011.

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A BP logo is seen at BP Zhuhai chemical factory in Zhuhai, Guangdong province November 11, 2011.

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A BP logo is seen on a petrol station in London in this November 2, 2010 file photo. BP's $7 billion deal to sell its stake in South America's Pan American Energy has collapsed because of legal issues, the would-be Chinese and Argentine buyers said on November 6, 2011.

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A BP petrol station sign is seen at dawn in west London October 25, 2011. BP has turned the corner in its recovery from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the oil major says, predicting production growth and an almost 50 percent increase in planned disposals to $45 billion.

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BP chief executive Bob Dudley speaks during his visit to the company's North Sea headquarters in Aberdeen, northern Scotland October 13, 2011. The British government has given the go-ahead for BP and three partners to proceed with a 4.5 billion pound ($7 billion) North Sea oil and gas...

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BP Capitol Chairman & CEO T. Boone Pickens answers questions during an economic conference, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2011, in San Antonio, Texas.

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President of BP's Russian Office Jeremy Huck, right, leaves his office in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2011. Russian bailiffs on Wednesday searched BP's Moscow office because of a minority shareholder's lawsuit.

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BP Russia President Jeremy Huck speaks to the media as he leaves an office building housing a trading unit of British oil company BP in Moscow August 31, 2011. Bailiffs raided BP's Moscow offices on Wednesday. The morning raid, in which about 15 black-clad special force officers entered...

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A British Petroleum logo is seen at a petrol station in London, in this file photo taken November 2, 2010. BP reported yet another pipeline leak at its Alaskan oilfields, frustrating the oil giant's attempts to rebuild its reputation after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP said on Monday...

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Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley speaks during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha on December 6, 2011.

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Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley (L) speaks during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha on December 6, 2011. Seated beside him are Canada's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Serge Dupont (2L), Chairman of Spanish oil company Repsol Antonio...

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CEO of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley (L-R), Canada's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Serge Dupont, Chairman of Spanish oil company Repsol Antonio Brufau and ConocoPhillips CEO and Chairman James Mulva attend the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha December 6, 2011.

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Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley speaks during the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha December 6, 2011. The fragile economic recovery could be negatively affected by high oil prices, especially in the United States, Dudley said on Tuesday.

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Canada's Deputy Minister of Natural Resources Serge Dupont (R) and Chief Executive Officer of British oil giant BP Robert Dudley attends the 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha December 6, 2011.

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Anti BP protesters gather outside the BP portrait awards 2011, at the National Portrait Gallery in London, on June 14, 2011.

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An anti BP protester hands out leaflets outside the BP portrait awards 2011, at the National Portrait Gallery in London, on June 14, 2011.

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Chinese acting Governor of Guangdong province Zhu Xiaodan shakes hands with BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg (C) as Ericsson Chief Executive Hans Vestberg (L) looks on during a news conference at the International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong in...

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Chinese acting Governor of Guangdong province Zhu Xiaodan waves at BP Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg after a news conference at the International Consultative Conference on the Future Economic Development of Guangdong in Guangzhou November 14, 2011.

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A general view of the BP Zhuhai chemical factory in Zhuhai, Guangdong province November 11, 2011.

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Cars wait in line at a BP gas station for a gasoline tanker delivery, in Manchester, Conn. , Monday, Oct. 31, 2011. The unseasonably early nor'easter over the weekend has utility companies struggling to restore electricity to more than 3 million homes and businesses.

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This Oct. 28, 2011 photo, shows sleeping quarters aboard the Perdido, operated by Shell Oil Co. , and owned buy Shell, Chevron and BP. The platform is located in the Gulf of Mexico, 200 miles south of Galveston, Texas.

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Drivers fill their tank at a BP station in Chicago in this December 24, 2010 file photo. An increasing number of oil companies are likely to see $100-a-barrel oil as the new norm, a sign the price floor is moving up over the long run and a trend that could give a boost to stagnant...

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 12: BP America Chairman H. Lamar McKay, participates in a Senate Finance Committee hearing, on May 12, 2011 in Washington, DC. The committee was hearing testimony from oil industry executives on oil and gas tax incentives and the recent spike in gasoline prices.

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Shell Oil U.S. President Marvin Odum (L) and BP America Inc. President and Chairman H. Lamar McKay shake hands after testifying at a Senate Finance Committee hearing on oil and gas tax incentives and rising energy prices on Capitol Hill in Washington May 12, 2011.