bp has a rich history of inventing and utilizing technologies to enhance the safety and efficiency of oil and gas exploration, production, processing, and transportation. Today, this commitment extends to the development of cutting-edge digital tools.

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Enhancing Efficiency and Safety

For instance, these advanced technologies expedite the design of drill paths through complex rock and salt formations to access oil and gas reserves. They also provide bp’s wells engineers with instant access to a century's worth of data, enabling quicker decision-making while prioritizing safety. Furthermore, these innovations are optimizing production, allowing for an increase in oil and gas output.

Significant Impact of Technology

These advancements are making a notable difference. From 2022 to 2024, AI and advanced analytics contributed to approximately a 4% increase in bp-operated production and safeguarded around 10% more operations from shutdowns through continuous monitoring and analysis.

Strategic Growth Plans

Technologies like these are crucial for driving the next phase of growth in our oil and gas sector as part of our reset strategy. Our plans involve boosting investment in oil and gas production by about 20%, increasing from approximately $8.5 billion in 2024 to around $10 billion annually through 2027.

We aim to launch 10 new major projects by the end of 2027, with an additional eight to ten projects anticipated by 2030. Additionally, we are enhancing our portfolio by accessing discovered resources in our key regions and replenishing our exploration pipeline.

Digital Innovations in Action

Explore some of the top digital applications that are optimizing our oil and gas resources. Automation and high-performance computing are aiding our geoscientists and engineers in planning new wells. With AWTO, well paths, or trajectories, can be designed safely in a fraction of the time previously required.

For example, in Azerbaijan, teams recently tested this tool, successfully delivering a complex drill path in just days. Without it, the process could have taken up to two months. This technology is also being implemented in the Gulf of Mexico and Egypt, with plans to roll it out across all of bp’s global oil and gas operations.