Petroleum Engineer

Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Engineering Group

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Petroleum Engineer as part of Production Management Team under Production Organization ensuring the safe and optimum delivery of production. 

bp is a coordinated energy company whose purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. But we can’t do it alone. We’re a team with varied strengths of engineers, scientists, traders, and business professionals determined to find answers to problems that must be solved. We believe that our teams are strengthened by diversity. We invite applications from all suitable candidates regardless of your gender, race, sexual orientation, or neurodiversity.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day operating limits for wells, reservoirs, and production systems.

• Own the excursions process: trigger investigations, communicate with stakeholders and advisers, and implement corrective actions.

• Monitor wells and reservoir chokes continuously, coordinating with Operations, Field, Process, Plant, and Subsurface teams.

• Assess and manage well and reservoir production risks, maintaining the health of corresponding controls and barriers.

• Execute system modeling and optimization outputs to support efficient production.

• Maintain well and network models (PROSPER/GAP) with up-to-date production performance, performing regular calibration using the latest well tests and operating data for surveillance, allocation, and forecasting.

• Support wells production and CO2 injection activities; recommend operating changes, including capacity adjustments when applicable, and lead investigations as required.

• Facilitate wellwork and new well start-up execution, including risk assessments, field instructions, and operational readiness verification.

• Report deferrals, risks, vulnerabilities, and well opportunities to relevant interested parties.

• Drive the well activity workflow process and ensure well testing and allocation processes are delivered effectively.

• Participate in wells and reservoir reviews, depletion planning, and surveillance planning, and implement associated plans.

• Lead and support capacity reviews to ensure production targets are met.

• Manage CO2 injection activities, ensuring safe and optimized operations.

• Deliver short-term production and injection forecasts to support operational and business planning.

• Contribute to quarterly business planning, including Quarterly Business Review (QBR) submissions and 8-quarter outlooks.

• Update well history records in Wellbook consistently.

• Ensure well and reservoir guidelines are implemented across the region and share lessons learned with other bp regions.

Qualifications:

• BSc or BEng(UK or equivalent experience), BSc (US), or international equivalent in an engineering subject area - Petroleum Engineering is preferred.

• Proven experience in Petroleum Engineering.

• Demonstrates growth, self-awareness & integrity.

• Role-models accountability & taking initiative when solving business problems.

• Facilitates collaborative relationships within the team, listening actively and creating an environment in which all are heard.

• Engages in difficult conversations respectfully when it matters.

• Fosters learning, the sharing of knowledge and continuous improvement.

Why Join the Team?

At bp, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path, life and health insurance, medical care package and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that the team is strengthened by diversity. The team committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include collaboration spaces in a great work environment, great exposure and would be able to works within a multi-discipline team.

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is not available for remote working

Skills:

Artificial Lift, Data Analysis, Formation Damage, Geomechanical analysis, Measuring and Verification for Carbon Storage, Monitoring, Nodal Analysis, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Reservoir Forecasting and Business Planning, Reservoir geomechanics, Rock Properties Framework, Subsurface integration, Subsurface Knowledge Management, Subsurface uncertainty and risk management, System modelling optimization, Vertical lift performance, Well and Area Performance Management, Wellbore geomechanics, Well integrity management, Well Productivity, Well surveillance troubleshooting

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

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