BP Interview Questions

44 total interview insight submissions
Interview Experience (93%)

The Interview Experience is a score from 1 star (very negative) to 5 stars (very positive) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the donut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire dataset.

3.8
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  • Neutral
  • Positive
  • Very Positive
Interview Difficulty (97%)

The Interview Difficulty is a score ranging from very difficult (red) to very easy (green) generated based on the Interview Insights at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. The higher the number, the more difficult the interviews on average. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few interview insights). Simply put, as a company gets more insights, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to its simple average and away from the average of the entire data set.

3
  • Very Easy
  • Easy
  • Average
  • Difficult
  • Very Difficult
% Interns - FT Offers (85%)

The % of Interns Getting a Full Time Offer chart is meant to provide a realistic estimate of the hiring practices of the company based on the reviews at this company.

The number you see in the middle of the doughnut pie chart is the simple average of these scores. If you hover over the various sections of the doughnut, you will see the % breakdown of each score given.

The percentile score in the title is calculated across the entire Company Database and uses an adjusted score based on Bayesian Estimates (to account for companies that have few reviews). Simply put, as a company gets more reviews, the confidence of a "true score" increases so it is pulled closer to the simple company average and away from the average of the entire data set.

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Interviews at BP

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Year 2018
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Trader
Year 2017
Job Title Trader
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location singapore
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2017
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Sales and Trading
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Intern
Year 2016
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average
Intern
Year 2015
Job Title Intern
Group/Division Energy
Location Chicago
Experience
Negative
Difficulty
Difficult
Junior Trader
Year 2015
Job Title Junior Trader
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Chicago
Experience
Neutral
Difficulty
Easy
Trader
Year 2014
Job Title Trader
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location London
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Difficult
Research Analyst
Year 2009
Job Title Research Analyst
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Dubai
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Easy
1st Year Analyst
Year 2015
Job Title 1st Year Analyst
Group/Division Oil and Gas
Location Chicago
Experience
Positive
Difficulty
Average

Interview Questions & Answers - BP Examples

Trading and Supply Chain Grad Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: November 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
First round was a hirevue behavioral, exactly what you would expect. Second was a zoom case interview with a trader, if you can do simple addition you should be fine. Final round was a superday in the Houston office. In the morning we did an individual then a group case study, neither was very hard. Networking at lunch then a jet fuel trading sim in the afternoon, medium difficulty relative to other trade shops I interviewed at. Overall a good place but couldn't stand the constant DEI bullshit, expected better from an oil company. Normally I wouldn't even bring that up but at BP is was so over the top with the constant weeping and wailing about how guilty they feel for Deepwater Horizon that it got on my nerves just in that day. Take it with a grain of salt because that was mostly the HR people, didn't hear any of it from the traders, but it's very much a part of their culture there. Something else that bothered me was they work 1-2 days remote... how are learning to be a trader if you're not on the trade floor? Great job, great shop, but the culture was a bit weird.
Interview Questions
Hardest part was the individual case, it involved a few moving pieces with different shipping lanes, ports, and rail lines you could use to move product to various destinations, each with a different price. They threw in some variables like storms & other events to see how you would analyze the risk.

Trading and Shipping Intern Interview

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
Declined Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
There was a hirevue, then a phone call with the recruiter, and then a technical case interview with 2 members of the team
Interview Questions
Asked about what variables BP would look at the sensitivity of when they are evaluating acquiring a certain startup that makes a special type of oil drills.

Quantitative researcher intern Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in Paris
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
College / University / On Campus Recruiting
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The first round is technical interview about stochastic calculus. My question is
1. BS model assumption
2. Derive BS PDE
3. Coding question (DP)
Interview Questions
The coding question asked.
You are given a number, remove integers one by one. You win if you guarantee that you remove the last non-zero integer. What is the largest number such that you always win

Trading and Shipping Intern Interview - Commodities

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: October 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
Less than 1 month
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
There was an online assessment that had 5 video behavioral questions. Then there was a phone call with a recruiter. Lastly there was a virtual technical interview with the manager.
Interview Questions
The trading case question was the most difficult. You had to maximize profit selling has to a third party

Trader Development Program (TDP), Trader Interview - Commodities

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: July 2025
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
2-3 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Personality Test
Interview
Round 1 HireVue (Behavioral):
1) Standard behavioral questions. Focus on bp’s values (e.g. environment, safety).

Round 2 90-Min Technical Case Study:
1) No behavioral questions; interviewer was not a trader and seemed unsure of the specific TDP group (trading, commercial, analytics). They began by stating interview despite being slotted for 90 minutes would only take 60.

2) Format: 3 cases. For each:
• 10 min: Read case
• 10 min: Present answer + follow-up questions
• Expect prompts to dive deeper
• Allowed to use a calculator and scratch paper
• Tip: Ask clarifying questions early and tie answers to bp’s values.

3) Cases:
• Storage & Supply/Demand:
Given storage diagram and supply/demand tables for Countries A & B (monthly). Calculate net values for each month in the country (e.g., Demand 500 – Supply 300 = -200). Consider that B’s supply flows via A’s pipeline and storage tanks.

• Geopolitical Risk: Analyze risks and how to mitigate these risks of entering a new market in an unstable region. Make sure to discuss safety risks.

• Commodity Pricing: Calculate a single price for Country D over several months. Compare with its current supplier’s monthly pricing.
Interview Questions
The format of Case 1 was a bit odd.

Trader Development Program Interview - Commodities

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Presentation
Skills Test
Interview
Fun process. First round case study, second round is the assessment center at their headquarters.

None of the technicals are hard, mostly high-school level mathematics.
Interview Questions
Assessment Center day had more mental math than expected. The rest is intuitive.

Trading and Shipping Intern Interview - Trading

Anonymous interview candidate in Houston
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Skills Test
Interview
The process began with a hirevue. After 3-4 weeks, I heard back regarding a 1 on 1 technical interview.
Interview Questions
The most difficult interview question regarding the gas flow technical case. I was asked to create a strategy to maximize profits when selling to a third party.

Analyst Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous employee in London
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
Accepted Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
3-4 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
Had multiple online tests to complete. Ranged from SJT and numerical reasoning. Then had to complete hirevue. Heard back 2 months later for a technical interview based on case studies and was assessed by two senior team members of the division I applied to
Interview Questions
Couldn’t prepare so it was all based on how you react on the spot and resilience in being questioned

1st Year Analyst Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in Chicago
Interviewed: November 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
Phone Interview
1 on 1 Interview
Group Interview
Interview
They started off with a hirevue, pretty basic questions like "Why BP?" and "When's a time you failed". After that I waited around 3 weeks before hearing back for a technical interview. They had 3 case studies looking at natural gas storage levels given forecasted demand, considerations for doing trade with another country, and given a forward curve, how you'd set prices.
Interview Questions
The one that caught me most off guard was asking you to provide a single fixed price for a refinery given a forward curve that was increasing(contango) and your own storage facilities

Intern Interview - Oil & Gas

Anonymous interview candidate in London
Interviewed: October 2024
Outcome
No Offer
Interview Source
Applied Online
Length of Process
1-2 months
Application
1 on 1 Interview
Interview
The technical interview consists of three case studies based on the role you apply to. For example for the role I applied to I get supply demand analysis cases.
Interview Questions
How do you price oil?
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