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BP ISTIntroducing

North America Gas & Power

G o i n

s i d e

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Chicago

Calgary

Houston

Irvine

Omaha

Boise

Mobile



North America Gas & Power (NAGP) is a dynamic, fast-paced and

material business operating in the North American energy market.

Since 1999, this natural gas, power, natural gas liquids (NGL),

liquied natural gas (LNG) and emissions trading and marketing

business has sustained over 50% annual growth and is now

recognized as the number-one gas marketer in North America.

More than 900 employees are located in the main ofces in Houston

and Calgary, along with more than 20 satellite ofces deployed

across the US and Canada. NAGP’s business model is based

on the growth of our customer-facing businesses underpinned by

BP’s natural gas supply position, a web of interconnected assets

and world-class trading capabilities.

BP’s business is about nding, producing and

marketing the natural energy resources on

which the modern world depends. Powered

by innovative thinking and collective energy of

nearly 100,000 people working in 100 different

countries, BP is committed to energizing the

world without compromising the planet.



North America Gas & Power offers

an early development program to college

graduates that is aimed at developing

high-quality trade, origination and

optimization employees.

As the energy trading business continues to grow, we need

ambitious individuals with a passion for the energy industry that

display the analytic and risk tolerance we found to be indicators

of success in NAGP.

Following an individual assessment process, participants

join the program for approximately three years, called the

Challenge Program. This development path is designed to ensure

that new employees gain the commercial knowledge and skills

to be successful for the future. Most of the Challengers have

a degree in nance or economics, but the best candidates are

those with strong analytic capability and a career interest in

the energy trading business.

Challenge Program Details

The program features:

Job Rotations between trading

analyst, marketing and origination,

scheduling and other key functions

occurring every 12 months, with

rotations being tailored to the

individual. Some rotations may

involve a one-year assignment

in another location.

Training and Development

offerings are available throughout

the rst three years, with some

programs, such as a three-and-a-half

day new-hire induction specically

geared to Challengers.

Individual Support is provided by

your line manager, mentor, buddy

and various networks— all of

whom are ready and able to provide

both technical and career support.

Evaluation of the Challenger’s skills

and competencies occurs midway

through the 2nd year of the programthrough a formalized assessment,

as well as periodic team leader

performance and skill reviews.

“I really appreciated the

ability to learn from three

different jobs in three

years to nd out what

job I would like to do

and what I am best at.

My experience in the

challenger program took

me through almost all

of the regions of North

America natural gas:

East to West, nancial

to physical, risk to

trading, from Houston

to Calgary and back.”

emily huffman

2002 Challenger recruit

and graduate



For NAGP, the expectation of the Challenge

program is a group of employees who are

prepared to move directly into front ofce

roles, directly out of the Challenge program.

Following graduation from the program, individuals have the opportunity

to bid on jobs in trading, marketing and origination, and optimization

within NAGP as well as other IST business units. Past Challengers have

typically landed in all of these areas, although NAGP’s expectation

is that more than 50% of the graduating Challengers will end up as

traders. Near graduation from the program, Challengers will attend a

trading or marketing assessment prior to accepting P&L responsibility

in either of these areas.

Challenge roles

credit analyst

m&o analyst

operations

services rep

pretrade analyst

power scheduler

strategic origination

analyst

trade control analyst

trading analyst

transportation rep

marKeting anD origination analyst This role

will work closely with Marketers and Originators

to support their customer related activities

and to develop an understanding of customer

management and development.

transPortation rePrese ntatiVe Works closely

with natural gas traders, transportation staff,

external pipeline representatives and customers to

nominate natural gas to the appropriate pipelines,

advise traders of volumes of natural gas and

options available to sell it, and balance volumes

at the end of each day across assigned pipelines.

traDe a nalyst Works closely with physicaland/or nancial traders in a region to reconcile

daily trade positions, enter trade deals into

tracking system, and review fundamental data

to recommend trades/position.

samPle three year rotational Plan

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geograPhiC reaCh

NAGP works closely with

four Business Units within BP

n ac g

All of BP’s North American natural gas that is moved to market daily

is produced by the group, which spans from South Texas to British

Columbia, Canada.

n g lqd (ngl)

BP has an extensive network of gas plants across the US and Canada

that process BP’s equity gas, as well as third-party processing.

av e

BP’s newest business has the opportunity to build and maintain

power plants in strategic locations across the globe, as well as

playing in the wind and solar energy arena.

lng

Liquied Natural Gas, from Trinidad and other BP global locations is

big business for BP. LNG is shipped to the east coast of the US as

well as to Europe and traded en route.

“I don’t think any

other energy trading

company gives a

graduate so much

exposure to the

business through

the three different

assignments

Challengers have

while in our program.”

Jeff Boling

commercial lead –

NAGP Challenge program

regional vice president of

Power Trading & Marketing



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