China
As one of the leading foreign investors in China, we’re growing together with our 15,000 talents, including employees, joint venture staff and contractors
bp has been operating in China since the early 1970s and is one of the leading foreign investors in the energy sector in China. bp’s main business activities in China include: aviation fuel supply, refuelling and technical services, oil products retailing, Castrol lubricants blending and marketing, oil and gas supply and trading, LNG terminal and trunk line operation, bp pulse EV charging as well as venturing.
We have consistently respected and upheld Chinese law and are transparent in the way we do business. Today, our business activities continue to grow in China, with safety, reliability and operational excellence top of our agenda. This means a huge range of career opportunities for ambitious and dynamic people.
Our people
If you’re an adaptable individual who makes excellence your personal standard, you’ll thrive here. An inspiring leadership style will help you to do your best. You’ll be able to take pride in delivering phenomenal work. And your voice will be heard. We empower everyone to speak up, share their thinking and offer their unique perspectives – because we know that different views make us stronger.
Our environment is friendly, open and collaborative Join us and you’ll be working with people who are as bright and talented as you are. Who solve problems together. Who have an uncompromising belief in doing the right thing. Who put the safety of each other, and the communities where we work, above everything else.
“I first joined bp as an intern in Chicago and kept in touch with some of the people I worked with. They spoke very highly of their colleagues in Shanghai and that persuaded me to return to bp after consulting and marketing roles elsewhere. It wasn’t false praise, either. I work with some amazing people in Shanghai and you inevitably learn from them. There’s a strong collaborative culture at bp. People are very open and want to help, so I’ve always felt comfortable asking questions.
“My first job in Shanghai was planning manager. Then I became strategy manager for petrochemicals in bp’s global HQ. This involved working with finance teams in the petrochemicals business units on their long-term plans, then with commercial teams to refresh the strategies. I’m now China regional finance lead in integrated supply and trading (IST), helping to support the IST growth agenda. I manage my work around different zones; talking to colleagues in the US is my first job of the day. But since I get everything done Monday to Friday I can devote weekends to my wife and young daughter. Career and family wise, it’s all worked out brilliantly.”
“Teams trusted each other and worked collaboratively – the project really brought the bp values to life.”
We invest in talented people who can help us build a strong, sustainable business. Everyone at bp in China is given the encouragement, support, project variety and multiple-team exposure that enables them to drive their career within our inclusive, respectful and people-driven culture.
