Curious on what was shared in Sunbury during yesterday's townhall.

heard this same story a few times now. A buddy in Digital said they told mgrs about hospital stuff, got promised support, but when cuts came the scoring didn’t take anything in to account. And in BRG, some chatter sounded the same. Then there was a... — read more 

Why is BP trading treated like royalty when there returns on trading are abysmal. Can AI and a pack of Indians improve profit margins? The majority of trading staff appear to have a superiority complex that is not warranted. Could leadership pressure... — read more 

How do the 17,000 technology employees grow the company's bottom line?

I thought the usa webcast was pretty useless, except for the revelation that TA was a cr*p purchase. Love the chest thumping by the refinery ladies, empty words and rhetoric. Strange they travel so much to accomplish what exactly?

Will Kaskida field development be a technical and commercial success? Why does Kaskida not have other co-owners to differ cost and risk…

Cryptic email from GB. Where are the rumors? What’s coming next? When? What %?

My understanding is it’s the last week/s for many, especially in Technology in the UK. Words of wisdom from someone who has already left: 1) Use GivingForce and utilise your annual donation amount to your local charity/school etc. Apply using... — read more 

From Christine Guerrero's twitter: Check on your friends in oil & gas. Many aren’t doing well. This from a friend at BP today. https://x.com/SheDrills/status/1969053712514494535

Please share your perspective on the Bumerangue discovery. The timing could not have been more coincidentally suspicious. Does the field have high CO2? That would jeopardize development? Estimated development cost and what would a Shell or Exxon... — read more 

For those in US impacted by layoff and utilizing LHH Outplacement services, how is the service? Any good?

What fields are kicking butt and what fields are getting ready to be sold off? How’s the real layoff going?

Wonder when changes will happen given most entities have had some form of restructuring already

The layoffs have been real one sided and asymmetrical. Time to concentrate on the CEO and the ELT as they need to bear some responsibility and weight for performance. When will Murray Auchincloss be sacked? And, possible alternative CEO that can... — read more 

When is he in ? What are going to be first decisions ? I heard there’s a big senior meeting mid September. He may attend.

What do y’all think of this news? Any truth to it? https://www.galvnews.com/news/federal-agency-denies-bp-ultra-deepwater-drilling-project-in-gulf-for-now/article_25f461a4-5bf8-5f36-8347-85a82f3acf7c.html

Lloyds Banking Group will put thousands of its staff at risk of dismissal, with the UK bank’s lowest performers set to be told their work must improve or they face the axe. The bank plans to overhaul how it manages the performance of its 63,000... — read more 

Today is 29 Aug 2025 and it Just ended (like a lot of other US employees) my 4 year journey at bp. At this time i would like to thank the CEO, board members, EVPs, SVPs, and other members of the executive team for destroying careers of a lot of... — read more 

Whiting in the news again last week. This refinery must make Bri’ish Petroleum a lot of money for them to put up with this.

A SI and Ops Spec. roles had a last-minute meeting this week stating that we're looking at reduction of roles due to NK's lifecycle. Anyone else catch any more details on this?

Has anyone else been offered a higher title but no extra money? It feels strange to get more responsibility without a raise. I’m curious if this happens often or if I’m just unlucky.

"Work is what you make it" is a hit from the band Chat Chat's first album named The Colour of bP's Stock Chart.

The rumors just won’t go away. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/bp-gains-amid-takeover-speculation/ar-AA1KARYY?ocid=finance-verthp-feeds

Career growth here is basically a myth and everyone knows it. I don’t feel bad about keeping my head down because the company created this situation. It’s really just a stop before moving on to something that actually matters. If you're young, you'll... — read more 

I have seen posts complaining about morale in the company in the past but last few months its been really everywhere in the company : people still in jobs of.reinvent, promotions barely existing, lack of accountability of leadership, share price, lay... — read more 

SLL here. Got laid off today. Happy to report the severance package is still 1 moth per year of service. I’ll take some time to decide what is my next in my life. I definitely won’t miss BP’s politics, rewarding the gift of gab & old boy network over... — read more 

Can't beleive that woman in charge of the Houston real estate team is still around. She fakes her relationship with the women's brg, kisses leaders a-s, and can't keep secrets. She told me she's working on the new stack plan and I was safe. Its... — read more 

This job has been pure he-l. I don’t care that the job market su-ks or how long it might take to find something else. We all have our breaking points, and I’ve reached mine. Anyone who survives here for more than a couple of years and stays sane... — read more 

The company will slash about 6,200 positions, adding to the thousands of layoffs this year that have come from within BP’s customers and products segment, which includes its global c-store... — read more 

What does everyone think? Performance Exploration discovery New 1500 extra people layoffs (more UK/US) ?

Or are the same 7 or so doom and gloomers the only people that write on this forum? So negative, find something else to do with your time…

Article below. Elliot appears to be pushing for additional cuts. Hard to see a scenario where leadership pushes back at this point. Look for Murray to signal additional layoffs tomorrow. BP to report cost-cutting progress as activist Elliot... — read more 

This won’t be a popular post because it’s not all doom and gloom but, we have turned a corner and the incredible list of discoveries this year shows that bp is still one of the best in upstream. The bpLT seemed in really high spirits in the Sunbury... — read more 

Anyone with any news / rumors please spill the tea!

How is everyone feeling now that the results are announced? I don't have any visibility of my next line manager or what I will be working on and feel very demotivated.

It’s a shame a prior topic was taken down likely for calling out a horrid VP. Leadership delegating strategy to less knowledgeable contractors and consultants while independently incapable of trusting their team or asking intelligent questions or... — read more 

What do people know about the new chairman of the board? Are there any details from his experience that might indicate what he will do?

Some of us have been here long enough to remember when loyalty meant something. Now the goal is just to hang on until retirement, hoping the workload doesn’t break us first. Promotions go to outsiders who don’t understand the culture, while we’re... — read more 

Thoughts? Should hit $38 by Aug 7th. I know all the personal cynicism, but trends are all looking good.Production up, lower cost base, trading is back as a lever, divestments are progressing and people are very productive, have to park on 6th or 7th... — read more 

Wishing all the best to our colleagues in onshore wind. I know you’ve been on a roller coaster for more than a decade. I hope you’ll be treated well with your new company.