Supply, Trading, and Shipping Graduate Program- Trading- Houston, TX.
Bp
Houston, TX, USA
Posted on Aug 8, 2025
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Supply, Trading & Shipping
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About bp:
As a leading global energy company with a presence in over 61 countries, bp is dedicated to delivering energy to the world, today and tomorrow. Across the bp landscape, we’re home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry. For over 100 years, we’ve focused on discovering, developing and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner. It's an exciting time to join bp. From wellbeing programs to mentorship and career growth opportunities, we aim to ensure you can thrive – in work and in life.
About the Supply, Trading, and Shipping Graduate Program:
Early careers who join the Supply, Trading & Shipping early careers program will follow one of these tracks: trading, analytics, operations, and marketing & origination. Please apply to one track at a time. Early careers will follow a structured development offer to accelerate the acquisition of foundational technical skills, experience, knowledge, and application in the business world. The program supports transition from university to discipline professional and provides a framework of ‘non-technical’ skills to support building personal effectiveness skills.
About the Trading Track within Supply, Trading, & Shipping:
Supply, Trading & Shipping (ST&S) is bp's face to the traded markets in oil, natural gas, power, chemicals, renewables and finance. ST&S's role is to improve bp value through distinctive supply, commodity trading, risk management and technology skills. This is underpinned by outstanding analytics, finance, control and compliance infrastructure. ST&S has a dynamic and highly skilled workforce, which builds value by combining analysis and commercial innovation with the material asset base of bp. In a time of constant change and possibility bp is seeking new talent to learn and foster commercial opportunities, fueled by world-class insight and expertise. Our organization works with our partners in the Americas and globally to buy, sell and move energy, integrating our products and services to provide solutions for 12,000 customers in 140 countries. Success comes from the energy of our people, so apply and join the dynamic gas and power trading Americas team where we continue to grow as part of the world’s leading energy trader. Help us achieve these goals by:
Developing and continuously evolving a globally diversified portfolio that accesses new markets, commodities and commercial opportunities
Collaborating with our business groups to provide innovative commercial solutions that add value to bp’s assets and flows
Delivering high-quality earnings and creating an organization that is swift to identify and optimize market insights
Navigating a new era of energy through evolving technology
Acting with respect and integrity at all times, with the people we work with and the markets we operate in
Maintaining a comprehensive, rigorous and holistic risk control framework that ensures we operate in a safe, compliant and efficient way at all times
Empowering the deep expertise and leadership of our people
Joining our energy trading team, you will be part of managing our trades on the major energy commodity exchanges and the Over-the-Counter market as well as our daily exposure to global currency and interest rate fluctuations. You will have the opportunity to experience different trading disciplines and styles from physical trading to paper trading and may even have the opportunity to specialize in quantitative or financial markets trading. Beyond that, you will have the chance to work across rotations, including market analytics, physical operations, and working as trading analyst for one of our trading benches.
The Trading Development Program (TDP) is structured to provide an overview and introduction to the trading business and commercial strategy for a new employee. The TDP will spend three years in this role with rotations across commodities and disciplines gaining the vital skills and experience and providing a path to the Assessed Traders Course at the end of the program.
The areas of exposure can include, but are not limited to:
Commodity Trading, Market Analytics, and Physical Operations
Ad hoc initiatives, analysis and/or projects
Natural Gas, Power, and Natural Gas Liquids trading benches
Minimum Requirements
Working toward Bachelor’s degree
Graduating between December 2025 and May 2026
Current Cumulative GPA Minimum 3.0
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 available to start on agreed upon global program start dates (January 20, 2026 or July 13, 2026).
Key skills required include:
Drive and motivation to problem solve
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with specific timelines
Strong analytical skills, including the use of Excel
Ability to handle competing priorities
Entrepreneurship
Strong written and oral communication skills
Benefits
One-time sign on bonus
Annual cash bonus
Retirement benefits (401K and Pension)
Relocation and moving assistance
Health and welfare benefits
Legal Disclaimer
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, 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. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
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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.
If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.
