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Summer Intern – Supply, Trading, & Shipping Finance & Risk – Houston, TX

BP


Job Location:

Houston, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 3 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 30 September 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Entity:

Finance


Job Family Group:

Business Support Group


Job Description:

About bp

As a leading global energy company with a presence in over 61 countries bp is dedicated to delivering energy to the world today and tomorrow. Across the bp landscape were home to a range of brands across many areas of our industry.

Its an exciting time to join bp. From wellbeing programs to mentorship and career growth opportunities we aim to ensure you can thrive in work and in life.

About the role

bps intern program will provide you with an invaluable breadth of experience. The challenging internship will give you first-hand exposure to how our functional businesses support our supply and trading activities and will contribute to building your long-term career in the organization.


You can expect to develop a range of competencies and skills through on the job and classroom-based training. You will participate in a training plan that will ensure you develop your non-technical as well as technical skills. Importantly leadership skills are focused on within your development as we are looking to build future leaders of the qualifications are supported within Finance or Risk and there is the flexibility for you to influence what you study.


You can expect to undertake an internship within one of the following business areas:

  • Credit Risk
  • Market Risk
  • Commodity Risk
  • Commercial Development
  • Operational Excellence
  • Financial Accounting and Reporting
  • Business Management Information (BMI)

Successful interns may be considered for a full-time role within our One Finance Program upon earning their degree.

One Finance is our early careers program designed to create a pipeline of finance professionals who have potential to progress have broad discipline experience a transferable skills-set and are ready to deliver the finance vision. Early careers will build their experience through challenging development assignments grow a toolkit of transferable skills for the future and have a dedicated network of support to help them succeed. Early careers joining One Finance program will follow one of these tracks: Core Finance Procurement and Finance & Risk.

About bps intern program

At bp we love our interns! In addition to developing your technical capabilities within your given discipline we ensure you enjoy your time with us and have a fun summer. Youll work on real world projects learn about our industry and see how were meeting the worlds growing energy needs. Youll also pick up experience and skills that will launch you into a successful career.

Some of the wonderful things youll experience as a bp intern are:

  • Project based roles for 12 weeks
  • Typically for students between their penultimate and final year in program
  • Assigned a buddy/mentor to help you transition into bp
  • Attend events consist of networking lunch & learn executive calls webinars and community service opportunities across locations
  • Comprehensive performance assessment process (goal setting setting deliverables for projects mid-term review and final presentation)
  • Retirement savings opportunities
  • bp provided corporate housing with furnished apartments
  • Relocation assistance (if eligible)

Minimum Requirements for the Finance & Risk internship

  • Working toward Bachelors degree
  • Graduating between December 2027 and May 2028
  • Current Cumulative GPA Minimum 3.3
  • Eligible to work in the U.S. with no restrictions (bp will not support U.S. Immigration sponsorship for full-time or long-term employment)
  • Must be available to start 12-week internship on May 17 2027 (will be required to pass all background and medical checks at least one week prior to start date)
  • Geographically mobile and willing to relocate to Houston TX

Preferred Requirements

  • Demonstrated interest in the commodities markets.
  • Working knowledge of excel Power BI PowerPoint
  • Strong communication skills
  • High degree of curiosity
  • Basic understanding of financial controls and risk management
  • Students should be in the 3rd year of a four-year degree program or in the 4th year of a five-year program. Interns join us during the summer prior to their intended graduation year.
  • Internships are not available for students who have completed their degree or who will graduate prior to the conclusion of the internship

Legal Disclaimer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race religion color national origin sex sexual orientation age veteran status or disability with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g. accessing the job application completing required assessments participating in telephone screenings or interviews etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment processpleasecontact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local may include pre-placement drug screening medical review of physical fitness for the role and background checks.


Travel Requirement

No travel is expected with this role


Relocation Assistance:

This role is eligible for relocation within country


Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working


Skills:

Adaptability Authenticity Communication Continuous Learning Courage Creativity and Innovation Curiosity Decision Making Digital Fluency Ethical judgement Excellence Group Problem Solving Influencing Knowledge Sharing Listening Managing volatility Resilience Self-Awareness Stakeholder Engagement Stakeholder Management Understanding Emotions Writing skills


Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race religion color sex national origin sexual orientation veteran status or disability with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g. accessing the job application completing required assessments participating in telephone screenings or interviews etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment processpleasecontact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening medical review of physical fitness for the role and background checks.


Required Experience:

Intern


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