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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),
liquifed 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 offces in Houston
and Calgary, along with more than 20 satellite offces deployed
across the US and Canada. NAGPs business model is based
on the growth of our customer-facing businesses underpinned by
BPs natural gas supply position, a web of interconnected assets
and world-class trading capabilities.
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BPs business is about fnding, 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 fnance 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 frst three years, with some
programs, such as a three-and-a-half
day new-hire induction specifcally
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 Challengers skills
and competencies occurs midway
through the 2nd year of the program
through 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 fnd 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, fnancial
to physical, risk to
trading, from Houston
to Calgary and back.
emily huffman
2002 Challenger recruit
and graduate
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For NAGP, the expectation of the Challenge
program is a group of employees who are
prepared to move directly into front offce
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 NAGPs 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 rePresentatiVe 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 analyst Works closely with physical
and/or fnancial 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
Challenge
graduale
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power lrader
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gas narkeler
power narkeler
slralegic originalor
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cash lrader
gas oplinizer
power oplinizer
Trading
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Oplinizalion
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geograPhiC reaCh
NAGP works closely with
four Business Units within BP
north american gas
All of BPs North American natural gas that is moved to market daily
is produced by the group, which spans from South Texas to British
Columbia, Canada.
natural gas liquids (ngl)
BP has an extensive network of gas plants across the US and Canada
that process BPs equity gas, as well as third-party processing.
alternative energy
BPs 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
Liquifed 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 dont 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
orlh Anerican Cas
alural Cas Liquids
Allernalive Energy
ACP BP
LC
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further information
For further information on BP and Integrated Supply and Trading,
visit our website at www.bp.com/careers/us and click on Students
and Graduates.
north america gas & Power locations
houston
501 Westlake Park Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77079
tel 281.366.2000
Calgary
240 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, AB T2P 2H8
Canada
tel 403.233.1313
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beyond petroleum

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