HOUSTON -- BP has reached a long-term lease agreement with Getty Realty Corp. to convert a portfolio of up to 28 Getty-branded retail sites to the BP brand.

According to BP, the company intends to operate the sites through its commission marketer channel of trade. The sites are located throughout New York and New Jersey.

"This agreement is a further indication of our plans to invest in and grow the BP retail network and the value of the BP brand east of the Rockies in partnership with both branded jobbers and dealers, including commission marketers," said Corey Correnti, BP vice president of marketing, sales and supply.

The portfolio consists of 13 sites in New York and 15 in New Jersey. The sites will be operated by commission marketers and direct supplied from BP’s Carteret, N.J. and Brooklyn, N.Y. terminals.