▁Co ▁Ltd ▁for ▁bu ying ▁D ome ▁for ▁US $ 5 . 5 ▁billion . ▁The ▁purchase ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 – 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁Am oco , ▁AR CO ▁and ▁Bur ma h ▁Cast rol ▁were ▁am alg am ated . ▁ ▁In to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁B P ▁Canada ▁operated ▁primarily ▁as ▁a ▁producer ▁of ▁natural ▁gas ▁and ▁employed ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁partner ed ▁with ▁Imperial ▁O il ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁expl oration ▁of ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁off sh ore ▁oil ▁and ▁gas ▁blocks ▁in ▁the ▁Beau fort ▁Sea . ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁B P ▁Canada ▁sold ▁its ▁natural ▁gas ▁operations ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁div est ments ▁following ▁the ▁Deep water ▁Hor izon ▁oil ▁sp ill . ▁It ▁sold ▁its ▁natural ▁gas ▁business ▁in ▁Al berta ▁and ▁British ▁Columbia ▁to ▁Apache ▁Corporation ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁its ▁Canadian ▁natural ▁gas ▁liqu ids ▁business ▁to ▁a ▁subs idi ary ▁of ▁Pla ins ▁All ▁American ▁P ipeline ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Oper ations ▁The ▁company ▁oper ates ▁primarily ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁the ▁North west ▁Territ ories , ▁and ▁Nova ▁Scot ia . ▁, ▁B P ▁Canada ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 4 5