Oil's Well

BP has certainly smartened up its act since the early 1990s,' says one leading London analyst. 'It made a decision to improve the structure of its internal management and external communication. The current investor relations department is just one good reflection of those changes.' That view seems to be echoed around London's financial community. British Petroleum scooped three of the big prizes in this year's Investor Relations Magazine UK Awards: the Grand Prix for Best Overall Investor Relations;