Graduate - Petroleum Engineer - Houston, TX

BP•Houston, TX

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

From exploration to production, our petroleum and reservoir engineers play a crucial role in bp’s field operation success. As a petroleum engineer, you’ll be integral in ensuring we extract hydrocarbons safely and efficiently from our global discoveries. You’ll be a vital member of our team and support the entire lifecycle of an oil or gas field, gaining exposure and experience through partnering with specialists across our business. Petroleum Engineer : PEs use tools, methodologies, and technologies to collate data from the field to effectively manage and optimize base production and injection. PEs work within multi-disciplinary teams to ensure wells and operations remain safe, efficient, compliant, and sustainable. Key focus areas for PEs include: Production Management - Maximize the value of our existing hubs through rigorous production and injection monitoring and optimization Opportunity Progression – Wellwork candidate identification, planning, and execution. Use of system modeling to identify and progress opportunities. Contributor to well and reservoir reviews. Risk and Vulnerability Management – Understand the surveillance, barriers and mitigation measures. Digital Enhancements – Use of digital tools to store well notes and document events. Make a concerted effort to maintain key information for future teams. Use and grow digital capability to drive efficiency and simplification. Taking on the role as a Petroleum Engineering means ensuring reservoir & well performance, system optimization, reservoir & well management, and reservoir simulation. Alongside a strong degree in a technical field, such as petroleum engineering or a related degree, that means having excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for ensuring bp’s safety standards and new environmental ambitions. Gaining offshore experience is one of the most effective ways to accelerate learning and development for early-career petroleum engineers. Early-career new hires may have the opportunity to travel offshore approximately once per month during their first year to a GoA deepwater operating platform. Specific details will be confirmed upon joining. Because this role may involve offshore assignments, new hires must complete the required offshore safety and emergency response training (e.g., HUET) and obtain a valid TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential). Full guidance and support for these requirements will be provided during onboarding.

Requirements

Working toward bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering, reservoir engineering or closely related discipline
Must have cumulative and major GPA of 3.2 or higher
Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions (bp will not support U.S. Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long-term employment)
Must be in final year, graduating from December 2026 through May 2027 or graduated in the last 3 years.
Must be available to start on agreed upon global programme start dates (January 19, 2027 or June 21, 2027).
Potential for an offshore rotation in the first year that includes monthly visits to a GoA deepwater operating platform.
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

Nice To Haves

Gaining offshore experience is one of the most effective ways to accelerate learning and development for early-career petroleum engineers.

Responsibilities

Maximize the value of our existing hubs through rigorous production and injection monitoring and optimization
Wellwork candidate identification, planning, and execution.
Use of system modeling to identify and progress opportunities.
Contributor to well and reservoir reviews.
Understand the surveillance, barriers and mitigation measures.
Use of digital tools to store well notes and document events.
Make a concerted effort to maintain key information for future teams.
Use and grow digital capability to drive efficiency and simplification.
Ensuring reservoir & well performance, system optimization, reservoir & well management, and reservoir simulation.