Reservoir Engineer

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.

Global Subsurface Solutions (GSS) is a global organisation within Subsurface where we deliver high-quality, high impact, subsurface technical products to address critical business challenges across bp’s oil, gas, and low carbon businesses. The Eastern Hemisphere team supports activity in more than 10 countries on projects as diverse as deep-water production in the North Sea, early field development offshore West Africa, and large-scale waterflood developments in the Caspian Sea and Middle East. We work across all reservoir types, characterizing reservoirs and proposing amendments to depletion plans, as well as supporting bp’s growing Low Carbon businesses.

To support growing activity in the region we are now seeking an emerging reservoir engineer who, having already gained some exposure in an operator or EPC environment, is now seeking a development opportunity to challenge themselves and progress their career in a dynamic, varied, and agile role. Given the scope of the team's activity covers a broad range of geographies this opportunity is open to candidates in the UK (Sunbury or Aberdeen), Azerbaijan, Egypt, or Trinidad. The role is not open to relocation provision or expat assignment.

As a reservoir engineer, 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. Some key activities will include:

• Working closely with the Regional teams to deliver and coordinate technical input to the ADP including evaluation of development options and informing key triggers/dependencies in unlocking resource progression
• Provide technical support and guidance in delivery of projects and progression of resources
• Conduct classical reservoir engineering analysis, working closely with Region
• Support multi-disciplinary reservoir reviews
• Support generation of WIDs, new well planning processes, and post-well evaluations
• Support delivery of the long-term production forecasts and analyses
• Support resource appraisal studies, benchmarking, RPP, RMP, risked based surveillance plan.

In addition to a Degree in Reservoir/Petroleum Engineering (or other relevant subject area), candidates should also demonstrate:

• A solid foundation in reservoir engineering with 3-5 years recent experience working in an operator or EPC environment
• Ability and experience to apply good judgement to achieve technical outcomes
• Capability in classical (IAM suite, PIE, etc) and modelling (TDRM, Petrel) reservoir engineering tools
• Ability to communicate effectively (written and oral), to multiple layers in the organization

It would be beneficial to also have:

• Track record of establishing networks across functions
• Knowledge of Subsea production systems
• Knowledge of BP’s ADP and project progression processes
• Experience describing and evaluating cross functional uncertainty analysis and the effects on development plans

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations.

Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role. This role is not eligible for relocation. This position is a hybrid of office/remote working.