Across bp, we’re adapting to help keep oil, gas and fuels flowing to customers - adjusting operations, rerouting cargoes and responding to real-time shifts in global markets.
It’s a coordinated effort from production to refining to retail - with bp’s supply, trading & shipping team playing a key role, drawing on deep expertise in balancing supply with the most pressing demand. And it’s possible because of strong integration between bp’s many different teams, along with decades of experience delivering energy.
Adjusting refinery operations
With an eye on the fuels experiencing the most disruption, our refineries in Europe and the US have stepped up efforts to maximize production, including for jet fuel and diesel.
Working with governments
This coordination between our teams has helped keep vital supply flowing to countries, customers and services across the world.
As regional exports in Asia were affected, we moved replacement barrels of products like jet fuel, diesel, and LPG from the US and Europe to protect customer commitments.
In addition, when disruption to fuel supplies hit in Australia, teams across refining, trading and shipping worked together to send an extra 50 million litres of diesel to Sydney from our Cherry Point refinery in the US.
We also partnered with the Australian government to buy additional fuel cargoes and support the country's energy security. To date seven cargoes have been secured.
Maintaining services
Alongside these efforts, our airport-based teams in the Middle East have continued to refuel aircraft and support operations in challenging conditions.
"Our customers rely on us to deliver, particularly when markets are disrupted. The ability for teams across bp to work together, from refining and trading to shipping and aviation, helps us adapt quickly and keep fuel moving," says Vesna Di Tommaso, SVP aviation.
Consistent and reliable production
Underpinning our response is bp’s focus on delivering safe and reliable operations while looking to constantly improve performance. This focus has contributed to strong operational performances for upstream plant reliability and refining availability in recent quarters and production levels that have been higher than planned.
In the Gulf of America, just three years after starting up, our Argos platform has reached a milestone with production of 100 million barrels.
In the US, oil and gas production - onshore and offshore in the Gulf of America – increased 5% last year to more than 800,000 barrels a day.
In March 2026, North Sea production reached its highest daily performance since 2020, with 227,000 barrels of oil equivalent.
At the Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG development off the coasts of Mauritania and Senegal, 10 LNG cargoes and one condensate cargo were shipped in the first quarter.
Major projects sanctioned for start-up between 2028 and 2030 – including in Tangguh, Indonesia and the Gulf of America – are progressing according to schedule.
Together, these efforts are helping keep energy flowing to customers when the global system is under pressure.
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