THE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE OF THE BP GROUP ISSUE 4 2011 BPMAGAZINE 32 SPOTLIGHT: AIR BP FIRST CLASS SERVICE +08 BOWMAN’S BP Magazine reports on one of the COUNSEL company’s oldest businesses, BP director learning more about Air BP’s talks safety long-standing relationships and 22 GAS GIANT its plans for the future. Next stage for Shah Deniz 48 TAKING THE LEAD BP supports young leaders Welcome. The founder of the US nuclear navy, Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, once said, “You contents / issue 4 2011 don’t get what you expect. You get what you + Features inspect.” According to Admiral Frank ‘Skip’ 08 Safe hands Skip Bowman, one of BP’s non-executive directors, Bowman, a former director of the nuclear talks about his 38 years in the US Navy, and what safety means to him. submarine and carrier fleets and now non- By David Vigar Photography by Graham Trott executive director of BP, it is a principle that BP is 15 Turning point A summary of the work BP has done in 2011 on now implementing throughout its businesses. safety, restoring trust and pursuing growth in shareholder value, as well as its 10-point plan for the future. Photography by BP Imageshop He talks about his 38-year career in the US Navy and its legendary reputation in the world of 22 High rise The Baku skyline is changing rapidly, thanks to the revenues being generated by Azerbaijan’s oil and gas industry. BP’s role safety and risk management (page 8). He’s not in that is about to expand, with plans to develop the full Shah Deniz the only one with a long career behind him. On gas field. By Amanda Breen Photography by Mehmet Binay & Stuart Conway page 32, we find out why Air BP is still a giant in Cover story 32 Flying high How Air BP is reinforcing its long-standing its field, 85 years after it first fuelled a de customer relationships as part of a focus on ‘disciplined growth’. Havilland Tiger Moth flight from the UK to By Nick Reed Photography by Aaron Tait & Richard Davies India. Elsewhere in the magazine, we review the 40 Team player The head of BP’s upstream Production division, Bob actions BP has taken this year to implement its Fryar, talks about leading his team and why it’s important for people to speak their minds. By Lisa Davison Photography by Simon Kreitem, Chris strategic priorities (page 15) and we visit Moyse, Richard Davies, Marc Morrison, Stuart Conway & Kjetil Alsvik Azerbaijan (page 22) to learn more about plans 48 Leading the way Meet a few of the young people taking part for the full field development of the giant Shah in the BP-supported Young Leaders programme in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. By Amanda Breen Deniz gas field. Teamwork features prominently Photography by Richard Davies in this issue, too, with BP’s head of Production, 54 Banking on BP Having weathered the economic storm of 2008 Bob Fryar, and Olympic athlete Lizzie Armitstead and the financial challenges following the Deepwater Horizon sharing their thoughts on what it means to work accident, BP’s Treasury team is in a strong position to face growing global uncertainty. By Helen Campbell Illustration by Alex Williamson as a group. Lisa Davison> Editor 58 Digital age The team of people dedicated to bringing new technologies into the company to help other parts of the business do their job more effectively. By Jaclyn Clarabut Photography by Harrison McClary, Richard Davies & Marc Morrison 64 Cycle diaries Road and track cyclist Lizzie Armitstead talks about preparing for London 2012, working as a team, and the renaissance in BP MAGAZINE British cycling. By Amanda Breen Photography by Action Images The international magazine of the BP Group – ISSUE 4 2011 BP Magazine is published quarterly for external readers around the 70 Social network The Petroleum Society of Great Britain is as world, as well as past and present BP employees. Its content does not old as the UK’s North Sea industry itself and, with a new breed of necessarily reflect official company views. young geologists getting involved, its future looks very healthy indeed. The copyright for photographs and illustrations in BP Magazine is not By Helen Campbell Illustration by Jason Ford always owned by BP. Please contact BP Photographic Services for details. managing editor design + Regulars David Vigar Phil Steed – Steed Design [email protected] [email protected] www.steeddesign.com 04 For the record A snapshot of BP’s news and statistics from editor around the world. Lisa Davison print management [email protected] Williams Lea 06 Science made simple Extracting hydrocarbons and turning distribution image contributors Carolyn Copland BP Imageshop them into useful products is what BP does every day, but ever wonder +44 (0) 20 7496 4340 Action Images how the oil and gas forms in the first place? By Nic Welsh Magic Torch Illustration by Magic Torch Heart Agency Debut Art Rex Features 20 Viewpoint Inside BP’s Houston monitoring centre. Corbis Photography by Rocky Kneten 74 Archive A look at some of Air BP’s historical moments over the past 85 years. Photography by the BP Archive Cover image: Air BP’s Michael Rodda replenishes a customer’s Beechcraft King Air during the last light of the day, Brisbane, Australia. Photograph by Aaron Tait 78 Parting shot Building a traditional mudhif at the giant Rumaila field. Photography by Ian McGregor © BP p.l.c., 2011 48 Flying high Tommy Seagull and three other young people talk about their experiences in the BP-supported Young Leaders programme. 08 22 For the record Highlights from around the globe > Winter 2011 the quarter in numbers 3 Canada Japan US The number of gas discoveries BP has now UK made in the North El Burg Netherlands offshore concession in Egypt’s Nile Delta. Eygpt Brazil 32,650 sq km The total acreage that BP now has in Angola, following new access to UK: North Sea investment five more deepwater exploration and BP and its partners are to a press conference at BP’s project, the second phase of develop four new oil and offices in Aberdeen, development of the giant production blocks. gas projects in the UK’s oil Scotland, the UK prime Clair field, west of the industry that have a minister, David Cameron, Shetland Islands. “I am combined total investment announced that the UK delighted to give the go- of almost £10 billion. The government has granted BP ahead for this project; this $1 million work will take place over and its partners – Shell, investment is great news the next five years and will ConocoPhillips and for Aberdeen and the The prize money for The help maintain BP’s Chevron – approval to country, and provides a Queen Elizabeth Prize for production from the North proceed with the massive boost for jobs and Engineering. BP is one of Sea for decades to come. At £4.5 billion Clair Ridge growth.” 12 companies backing the Major investment: BP’s Bob Dudley (centre left) and the newly-created British Prime Minister David Cameron (centre right) at BP’s international award. offices in Aberdeen, Scotland. “I am delighted to $1.67 billion give the go-ahead for this project; this The amount that Plains investment is great Midstream Canada is to news for Aberdeen pay BP for its Canadian and the country natural gas liquids and provides a business. massive boost for jobs and growth.” David Cameron 04 Issue 4 2011 BP MAGAZINE US immediately apply the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner Permit approval payment to the $20 billion aircraft. ANA is the world’s BP has been awarded trust it established to meet first commercial customer permits to resume plugging individual, business and for Boeing’s new aircraft, and abandonment government claims, as well having taken delivery in activities in the Gulf of as the cost of the natural September 2011 of the first Mexico. It has also obtained resource damages. See page of 55 planes ordered. a permit to drill a new 15 for more on BP’s appraisal well at the activities throughout 2011. Brazil Kaskida prospect. Drilling Appraisal success began in November. US BP has lodged a ‘notification Asset sale of discovery’ with the BP has agreed to sell its Brazilian National Agency interests in the Pompano of Petroleum for the Itaipu- and Mica fields in the 2 pre-salt appraisal well, deepwater Gulf of Mexico located in the deepwater to Stone Energy Offshore. section of the Campos US Under the agreement, basin. The well, located Wind deal Stone Energy will pay BP approximately 130 BP Wind Energy has signed $204 million in cash. The kilometres (80 miles) wind turbine supply and agreement includes the sale offshore Brazil, was drilled maintenance agreements Global of BP’s 75%-operated to a total depth of 4,877 totalling more than Board appointment working interest (WI) in metres (16,000 feet) in $750 million to continue Brian Gilvary (above) has the Pompano field and 1,420 metres (4,660 feet) growing its wind portfolio joined the BP board and assets, and 50% non- water depth. in the US. A total of 350 become the company’s new operated WI in the Mica wind turbine units will be chief financial officer field, together with a 51%- UK delivered to BP projects. (CFO). He succeeds Byron operated WI in Mississippi Cultural partnerships Once operational, the Grote, who first took the Canyon block 29 and BP has renewed and additional turbines will position in 2002.