Entity:

Finance

Job Family Group:

Business Support Group

Job Description:

Early Careers at bp

Looking to turn your career dreams into global impact? Explore graduate opportunities with bp. Here you get to work on challenging projects, learn from experts and mentors, and be part of a high-performing team from the get-go. You get the freedom to think boldly, the licence to innovate and the chance to grow in multiple directions. And you get supported, recognised and rewarded along the way.

Our Internships

You’ll be based in one team throughout your internship, working on real projects that you’ll be able to manage through to completion. Throughout you’ll have the support of a dedicated line manager and a buddy from one of our early careers programs. Alongside your day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have the opportunity to attend events and socials with other interns, take part in training sessions to help develop your interpersonal skills and network with leaders from across bp. The program is designed to help build your skills and technical knowledge whilst also allowing you to learn more about life at bp.

Role and Responsibilities

The economic & energy insights team (EEI) sits within bp’s Finance organisation whose purpose is to form a single company-wide approach to strategy and company spending. This includes the delivery of proprietary bp insights, developing a distinctive understanding of global ‎economics, energy markets, customer needs and competitors to support our businesses and ‎strategy.‎

bp is looking for a placement year student to join our EEI team for an economic work placement programme in London. The team is responsible for providing coordinated (‘one stop shop’) analysis of the global energy system, the energy transition, and the evolving nature of the energy system as it moves to net zero carbon emissions. It will also provide analytical support on economic and energy market issues across bp. As part of these responsibilities, EEI is responsible for producing bp’s Energy Outlook. As the successful candidate for the role, you will support the team in its day to day activities as well as carrying out small ad-hoc research projects and supplying to the Energy Outlook. The length of the placement is expected to be circa 12 months.

Key accountabilities:

• Supporting bp's central planning teams by providing pricing and other economic data
• Supervise key energy market indicators (such as supply, demand and inventory data) and forecasts from external agencies
• Crafting informative reports for the EEI team including integrating contributions from other team members
• Supporting research streams and fundamental energy economic analysis, which shapes the Energy Outlook narrative
• Support our Head of Energy Transition and Systems Analysis in creating presentations for internal and external audiences

Requirements

Intern: To apply for this role, you must be in your penultimate year of study (those going onto a Master’s and PhD students can apply), and be on track for a 2:1. You must be studying Economics.

You are also expected to have strong spoken and written English language skills, including business and technical English. Language skills will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.

Please note: We value individuals who take initiative, are committed to excellence, and can adapt positively to change and challenges in a supportive environment.

Location(s)

This role is likely to be based out of one the following UK offices:

Bp Canary Wharf: 25 North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HZ

Bp St James’s Square: 1 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4PD

Start & End Dates

22nd June 2026 to 30th July 2027

Please note: Our internships are full-time. If you will struggle to be available for these dates &/or may not be able to work full time, please flag this if you are invited to a technical interview, or earlier if possible.

Other Information

Please note the following when applying:

• You can only apply to one bp early careers opportunity globally per academic year – within this time, we will only process the first application you make. You will be withdrawn from any subsequent applications.
• Unless you apply to a role with a location explicitly stated, role locations are not guaranteed – where not stated, you will be placed in a location based on business need.
• Accommodation – once confirmed, where you need or decide to move closer to your location, you are responsible for organising and funding this accommodation.
• Hybrid working – please note, bp operates on a 60:40 hybrid working work policy (3 days in the office) for most office-based roles. This may vary for non-office-based roles.

Adjustments

We are keen to make our recruitment process accessible to all. If you require any adjustments/accommodations, to any stage of the recruitment process, please mention this in the allocated section on your initial application form. Someone will then be in touch to discuss or confirm the adjustments/accommodations as appropriate for you. Alternatively, if you would like to discuss adjustments before applying, please get in touch:

T: +44 1635 584149

E: enquiry@bpgraduates.co.uk

Reward

Salary: £33,400 per annum (prorated for the duration of your internship)

Travel Requirement

No travel is 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:

A/B Testing, Agility core practices, Business Performance, Chaos Engineering, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Data Analysis, Data cleansing and transformation, Data domain knowledge, Data Manipulation, Data Sourcing, Data strategy and governance, Data visualization and interpretation, Design Thinking, Digital Security, Extract, Measurement and metrics, Problem Solving, Relational Database Querying, Relational Data Modelling, Scripting, Stakeholder Management, Statistics, transform and load

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.