BP in the Middle East
BP has been working in the Middle East for over a hundred years, going back to the foundation of the Anglo-Persian Oil Company in 1909
What we do
Today, we continue to seek opportunities to find, develop and produce essential sources of energy to deliver long-term value in the region.Our businesses include interests in Abu Dhabi’s and Sharjah’s upstream operating companies, exploration and appraisal of gas in Jordan, and appraisal of the Khazzan-Makarem gas field in Oman. Current production from the BP Middle East Region is around 225,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
We also have representative offices in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. We run fuels marketing and trading businesses from Dubai reaching out to 38 countries, from Egypt in the west to Sri Lanka in the east. We are also investing significantly in Iraq with the development of the Rumaila field, which is currently producing around 1.4 million barrels of oil per day.
Our people and partners
BP works closely with governments, national oil companies, partners and customers through activities spanning the entire spectrum of the energy industry.We have developed successful partnerships with national oil companies in the Middle East, bringing unparalleled scope and scale, in terms of technology, project management, managerial experience, capital and access to global markets. We also invest in developing local capabilities, including through seconding national staff to different BP locations worldwide.
Our exploration and production activities in the Middle East range from joint ventures with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company to the development of tight gas in Oman.
Since 1932, Air BP has been one of the main suppliers of aviation fuel to the region’s fast growing airlines, with major operations directly and in joint ventures at Cairo, Bahrain, Beirut, Dubai International, Dubai World Central, Jeddah, Medina and Sharjah airports.. Our supply chains are supported through key joint venture terminals and pipelines in the ports of Jebel Ali and Hamriya.
BP Marine supplies a range of technically advanced lubricants and marine fuels at ports across the region and runs an extensive fuel bunkering facility at the fast growing port of Salalah in Oman.
BP’s Integrated Supply and Trading division is actively involved in regional markets for crude oil and refined products, providing links to the company’s vast refining and marketing networks as well as to other international petroleum markets.
Community investment
Everywhere BP operates, we strive to be a safety leader in our industry, a world-class operator, a good corporate citizen and a great employer. BP aims to making a meaningful social contribution in the countries we operate in.BP is committed to developing local capabilities through various educational programmes. BP is actively engaged with universities and professional bodies across the region, regularly sponsoring educational initiatives that foster young talent.
All our businesses throughout the Gulf region support the BP Young Adventurers Programme. Developed by BP to help educate teenagers in the Gulf, the programme has taken thousands of teenagers on weekends of learning and adventure to help build their self-awareness, develop their leadership skills, and make them more safety-conscious and environmentally aware.
BP sponsors the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) to support the Sustainable Schools Initiative (SSI). SSI is a project that helps build the capacity of schools to address their own environmental impact and roll out a sustained environment education and awareness activity for the whole school community.
BP is on the board of trustees of Emirates Foundation, and has been an active member since its inception in Abu Dhabi in 2005. The Emirates Foundation works to support the development of young people, to give them the skills, outlook and opportunities they need to reach their potential.
BP in Sharjah collaborates with the American University of Sharjah (AUS) to launch an annual university awards programme. The BP Excellence Awards are given to students who have made outstanding achievements in their academic lives, demonstrating responsibility, innovation, a focus on performance, and a commitment to being progressive.
In Oman, BP has launched a Technicians Development Programme, a multi-year development programme for Omani nationals, designed to take diploma graduates from technical colleges from foundation level to world-class technician over a five-year period. We have supported a summer school and vocational training project for women and children in a community near our concession area. BP is supporting a scholarship programme for a number of high achieving Omani Bachelors and Masters students.
BP in Sharjah collaborates with the American University of Sharjah (AUS) to launch an annual university awards programme. The BP Excellence Awards are given to students who have made outstanding achievements in their academic lives, demonstrating responsibility, innovation, a focus on performance, and a commitment to being progressive.
In Oman, BP has launched a Technicians Development Programme, a multi-year development programme for Omani nationals, designed to take diploma graduates from technical colleges from foundation level to world-class technician over a five-year period. We have supported a summer school and vocational training project for women and children in a community near our concession area. BP is supporting a scholarship programme for a number of high achieving Omani Bachelors and Masters students.
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