A UK government ruling found that BP breached its commitment to the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights by failing to investigate and respond to allegations of intimidation and human rights abuses along the BTC oil pipeline in north-east Turkey, disproportionately affecting local and Kurdish communities.

BP's campaign contributions ($542,799) and lobbying expenditure ($3,730,000) for the 2024 cycle were disclosed, reflecting the company's involvement in political finance and potential influence on policy-making.

At an OEUK conference on September 17, 2024, BP North Sea vice president Doris Reiter called for a competitive tax and regulatory regime in the UK to ensure an 'orderly' energy transition. BP warned that changes such as an increased Energy Profits Levy and the removal of capital expenditure allowances could harm North Sea oil and gas production, impacting the investment environment crucial for continuing operations.

BP is accused by the coalition 'No Business With Genocide' of being complicit in the ethnic cleansing of Nagorno-Karabakh Armenians by continuing its nearly $84 billion investment in Azerbaijan, despite evidence of human rights abuses under President Ilham Aliyev's autocratic regime.

BP’s involvement in a solar power plant project in the Nagorno-Karabakh area has drawn scrutiny from the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre over heightened human rights risks in a conflict setting. The organization questioned BP's human rights due diligence amidst ongoing humanitarian concerns and restricted access routes.

Declassified documents and investigative reporting reveal that BP has played a central role in shaping UK foreign policy in favor of oil interests, contributing to wars, coups, and the support of authoritarian regimes in countries ranging from Iraq and Libya to Egypt and Russia. The article details how BP’s deep ties with British intelligence and government officials have enabled its strategic investments abroad, often at the cost of human rights and democratic accountability.

A Bloomberg Green report detailed how BP purchased carbon credits from Mexican communities at a price (around $4 per ton) that was significantly below the market value, effectively exploiting vulnerable rural populations. The low payouts have been criticized as a form of 'carbon colonialism', undermining efforts to fairly compensate communities for environmental conservation.

An investigative report by War on Want details multiple alleged corporate crimes by BP, including payments made to the Colombian Ministry of Defence, the Colombian Army, and security companies, which are argued to have indirectly supported paramilitary violence and human rights abuses. The report also highlights a formal complaint lodged with the National Portrait Gallery over BP’s human rights record and its broader ties to regimes with oppressive practices.

The article recounts BP's legacy as the Anglo-Persian Oil Company involved in Iran's oil nationalisation and the subsequent CIA and MI6-backed coup that reinstated an authoritarian regime. This historical episode is used to highlight the company's longstanding engagement in practices that facilitated foreign interference and the undermining of Iranian democracy.