Site Operations Engineer
BP (Maryland, Maryland)

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Description: In the recent BP reorganization, the Natural Gas Liquids Business Unit (NGL BU) merged into the North America Gas SPU, and subsequently all of the Permian assets became a part of the Southern Performance Unit. This effort has joined the largest producer, transporter, and marketer of NGL products in North America with the largest natural gas producer in the United States. The Permian assets are a significant piece of this business in and of themselves, as they generated almost 40% of the net profits for the NAG SPU in 2007. Permian production and plants have already been accustomed to working closely together, so the formal joining of the two is a very welcome endeavor that will further enhance our ability to conduct safe and reliable operations that generate tremendous cash flow for BP America.

The Permian asset owns and operates 3 gas plants that directly support the 3 main production areas in West Texas, along with the gathering systems that supply each plant. This posting is primarily for the Block 31 Plant, located Northwest of Crane, Texas, which processes 80-90 mmcfd from the surrounding BP-owned and operated Block 31 field. A DGA/TEG/Mole Sieve process removes the H2S, CO2, and water before the propane refrigeration and turbo-expander cryogenic process remove the NGL's and separate methane from nitrogen. Methane and NGL's are sold, nitrogen is vented, and acid gas is re-injected for pressure maintenance of the surrounding oilfield. However, there may also be secondary responsibilities associated with the Crane Gas Plant, located east of Crane, along with its Midland Compressor Station and 100+ miles of gathering line. The Crane Plant collects, compresses, and processes 30 mmscfd of natural gas, removing acid gas and water before a cryogenic process extracts the NGLs. Residual methane is sold.
This position provides an excellent opportunity to expand your knowledge of operational and engineering challenges within an operating asset. It is also an excellent development role for someone who wants to pursue an Operations Engineering Authority position or an Operations Leadership position in the future.

The Site Engineer will be a direct report to the Permian Field Engineering Manager who is offices in Midland, Texas. The Site Engineer will office on-site at the Block 31 Plant and have a strong dotted-line reporting relationship to the Area Plant Manager, who also offices on-site at the Block 31 Plant. Qualifications: oMust be legally authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis for anyone other than your current employer
oBachelors degree in Engineering, with a preference for degrees in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
oA minimum of 8 years of operations or engineering experience in the oil and gas industry, preferably in gas processing
oMust have the willingness and ability to work with high elevation, grating walk ways and to walk consistently up and down stairs
oMust be able to travel up to 25% of the time in order to fulfill the responsibilities of this position
oMust be able to speak, read and write English fluently, in order to perform essential job functions Salary/Benefits: Salary commensurate with experience Job Location: Midland, TX Job Number: RUSABP2084-584715 Company Profile: Our business is the exploration, production, refining, trading and distribution of energy. This is what we do, and we do it on a truly global scale. With a workforce of nearly 100,000 employees, BP operates with business activities and customers in more than 100 countries across six continents. Every day, we serve millions of customers around the world. We are continually looking for talented, committed and ambitious people to help us shape the face of energy for the future.

BP's Exploration and Production segment focuses on finding reserves of oil and gas, developing the means to extract and process it and then consistently producing and transporting it to market. This involves using cutting edge technology to find the energy reserves, the ability to drill thousands of meters under the ground, designing, building and operating some of the world's largest most complex production onshore / offshore facilities and finally being able to transport these fluids, in order to provide energy to the world.

BP is the largest operator (excluding National Oil Companies) in the world with over 6.6MM BOE/Day gross operated production and operations in 25 countries on six continents. The largest community in BP's Exploration and Production (E&P) Segment, around 6000 people work in operations, essentially delivering oil and gas from the wellhead to the market. Operations staff play a significant role at all stages of the exploration and production cycle - providing input to a project from early appraisal all the way through to full production.