Episode 1

Today, most of our production is oil and gas, but as bp transitions to an integrated energy company, that will change. These are the stories of the employees who are helping bring the strategy to life. This first episode focuses on Teesside, a former industrial area of Northeast England that once produced steel used all over the world, including for the Tyne Bridge and the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Today, bp is working with partners to advance components of England’s East Coast Cluster -a vision for decarbonizing local heavy industries at scale and one of the first two carbon capture, usage and storage clusters to be taken forward by the UK government. Learn more about Teesside here.

 

In this inaugural episode of Who We Are: Stories of our people, hosts Kerry Dryburgh and Emma Delaney chat to three guests who know the area intimately, to find out how they started working for bp, more about the jobs they are doing, and what the project means to them.

This Week’s Guests

Amanda

Amanda is a Health, Safety, Environment and Carbon Advisor on the Net Zero Teesside Project. Originally from the Teesside area, Amanda spent a decade working offshore in the oil and gas industry before joining bp.

Rana

Rana is an electrical engineer in bp’s program for new graduates. She moved from her home country of Egypt to complete her Master’s degree, and then started work on the Net Zero Teesside project. Her focus is on Microgrids integration and emerging power transmission and distribution systems.

Oliver

Oli is a Hydrogen Mobility PMO lead at bp and has been with the company since bp sponsored his Master’s in Exploration Geophysics. Another local Teessider, Oli previously worked across the globe as a petrophysicist before moving into his current role, working with customers on how bp can provide hydrogen options to help decarbonise heavy-duty transport.