Entity:

Production & Operations

Job Family Group:

Subsurface Group

Job Description:

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

A career in production & operations is an opportunity to help shape the future of bp. As part of the team, you’ll apply digital technologies and an agile mindset as we transform our operating assets in pursuit of our net zero ambition. You’ll also help to develop hydrocarbon resources, delivering transformative projects and growing your talent in all kinds of new and rewarding ways within the operational heart of bp.

About the role

The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim Phase 1 mega project shipped its first LNG cargo load in April 2025 after announcing first gas earlier in the year. It is expected to produce around 2.4 million tonnes of LNG annually. Located on the Mauritania and Senegal maritime border, it is one of the deepest developments in Africa and one of bp’s biggest-ever projects.

As Reservoir Engineer working part of the Depletion Management Squad within Subsurface M&S unit, you will be working alongside professionals to help bp and its partners, protect and create value in this important part of the bp portfolio.

You will be responsible for utilising broad reservoir experience and classical reservoir engineering methods to collate data from the field, ensuring it is properly analysed and integrated into the team’s current understanding to inform decision making and the appropriate reservoir management and surveillance activities are planned and implemented.

What you will deliver

As part of DMS, the successful candidate will be accountable for delivery of the RE support to the Depletion Management squad in activities such like but not limited to:

• Surveillance planning and analysis and surveillance integration

• Reservoir performance management dashboard

• Owning one of the Region models used for reservoir performance prediction (FFM, GAP, Harmony)

• Contribution to the DMS annual work plan, with specific deliverables agreed through squad Agile implementation (sprint planning / review; regular stand-ups)

What you will need to be successful

• Strong industry track record in reservoir engineering

• Able to clearly defend and articulate a high level of reservoir engineering understanding.

• Experienced in gas reservoir depletion management (operating plan, surveillance planning and analysis, reservoir health).

• Knowledge of subsurface description, reservoir management, surveillance and risk management planning.

• Reservoir simulation experience (desirable)

• Strong communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills with the ability to work in multidiscipline environment and communicate at all levels

• Proven track record as a self-starter, capable of reducing sophisticated problems to manageable entities

Why join us?

At bp, we support our people to grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity.

There are many aspects of our employees’ lives that are meaningful, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, a generous paid parental leave policy, excellent retirement benefits, among others!

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Apply now!

Travel Requirement

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Cost-conscious decision-making, Data acquisition strategy, Data Analysis, Data Management, Depletion and Storage Development Planning, Fluid Properties, Fluid sampling and analysis, Geological Reservoir and Storage Unit Modelling, Integrated Resource Progression, Monitoring, Measuring and Verification for Carbon Storage, Petrophysical Dynamic Reservoir Description, Petrophysical Static Reservoir Description, Reservoir Forecasting and Business Planning, Reservoir quality, Resource, Reserves Estimation and Storage Volume Assessment, Subsurface integration, Subsurface uncertainty and risk management, Subsurface verification and assurance, Well and Area Performance Management, Well Planning

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, 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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