Based in Calgary, Alberta, BP Canada Energy Group ULC focuses its business on exploration offshore Newfoundland and Labrador and conducts trading and marketing activities across various energy commodities in North America.

The company also holds the undeveloped Terre de Grace asset and exploration licences in the Arctic.

Who we are

bp has decades of experience managing the extraction of oil and natural gas in all types of environments around the world, both onshore and offshore. Exploration is a critical activity to enable continued oil and gas discoveries to maintain production of resilient hydrocarbons to meet global demand.

Newfoundland and Labrador

bp holds an interest in two licences in the Eastern Newfoundland Region offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.

EL 1166 and 1170

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bp Canada holds licences in the Orphan Basin offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. An initial exploration well was drilled in 2023 in the West Orphan Basin.

Environmental assessment

bp Canada has conducted exploration drilling activities offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. In accordance with regulatory requirements, bp Canada is required to post specific reports and information on a public website. The reports provided follow this requirement. Additional Environment Assessment background, related information, regulations, statutes and guidelines are available on the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada (IAAC)’s Newfoundland Orphan Basin Exploration Drilling Project page and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Energy Regulator (C-NLOER) website. bp will adhere to these conditions and work with the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board and other regulatory agencies regarding its exploration drilling activities.

Planning and incident prevention

Safe operations are bp's priority. The company’s goals are clear: no accidents, no harm to people and no damage to the environment.

Throughout the lifecycle of projects and operations, bp aims to manage and mitigate environmental impacts. Offshore exploration activity requires operators to submit an environmental protection plan to the Canada-Newfoundland & Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) that will support appropriate management of statutory requirements, as well as conditions and commitments from the environmental assessment.

A suite of robust and fully compliant incident response plans are developed for each exploration drilling programme.

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Reports

  • CEAA Conditions Closure Report – October 2023 (English)

    30 Oct 2023 • PDF • 746.5 KB

  • CEAA Conditions Closure Report Executive Summary – October 2023 (English)

    30 Oct 2023 • PDF • 528.5 KB

  • CEAA Conditions Closure Report Executive Summary – October 2023 (French)

    30 Oct 2023 • PDF • 654.9 KB

  • Drilling Seabird, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Monitoring Report – September 2023

    05 Sep 2023 • PDF • 4.7 MB

  • Ephesus Decision Statement Implementation Schedule – September 2024

    13 Sep 2024 • PDF • 312.2 KB

  • Ephesus pre-drilling June 2022 Seabed Investigation Report

    27 Mar 2023 • PDF • 2 MB

  • Ephesus Pre-Drilling Sediment Survey Report – July 2023

    13 Jul 2023 • PDF • 3.6 MB

  • Ephesus Well Abandonment Plan (English)

    13 Mar 2023 • PDF • 553.1 KB

  • Ephesus Well Abandonment Plan (French)

    13 Mar 2023 • PDF • 573.5 KB

  • Fisheries Compensation Plan – November 2022 (English)

    29 Nov 2022 • PDF • 242.9 KB

  • Fisheries Compensation Plan – November 2022 (French)

    29 Nov 2022 • PDF • 385.3 KB

  • Implementation schedule

    02 May 2023 • PDF • 319.8 KB

  • Indigenous Fisheries Communications Plan – November 2022 (English)

    29 Nov 2022 • PDF • 467.6 KB

  • Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Monitoring Report (PAM VSP) – October 2023

    31 Oct 2023 • PDF • 520.1 KB

  • Marine Sound Monitoring Report – February 2024

    20 Feb 2024 • PDF • 3.7 MB

  • Newfoundland & Labrador Benefits Plan – May 2022 (English)

    11 May 2022 • PDF • 530.9 KB

  • Newfoundland & Labrador Fisheries Communication Plan – November 2022

    29 Nov 2022 • PDF • 523.8 KB

  • Orphan Basin Oil Spill Response Plan – April 2023 (English)

    04 Apr 2023 • PDF • 3.6 MB

  • Orphan Basin Oil Spill Response Plan (French)

    20 Mar 2023 • PDF • 3.6 MB

  • Orphan Basin Spill Impact Mitigation Assessment (SIMA) – April 2023

    17 Apr 2023 • PDF • 7.4 MB

  • Post-Drilling Coral and Sediment Survey Seabird, Marine Mammal and Sea Turtle Monitoring Report – September 2023

    25 Sep 2023 • PDF • 1.1 MB

  • Post-Drilling Seabed Survey and Sampling Report – August 2024

    28 Aug 2024 • PDF • 3.7 MB

  • Pre-drilling June 2022 Seabed Investigation Video Analysis Report

    30 Jan 2023 • PDF • 3.6 MB

  • Well control strategy (English)

    12 Apr 2023 • PDF • 253.2 KB

  • Well control strategy (French)

    12 Apr 2023 • PDF • 255.2 KB

Beaufort

In July 2019, the government of Canada issued an order prohibiting any work or activity authorized under the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act on frontier lands that are situated in Canadian Arctic offshore waters (including the Beaufort Sea).


Supply, trading & shipping

Our supply, trading & shipping business spans the country and makes us one of the top oil and natural gas marketers and traders in Canada.

Supply, trading & shipping

Community engagement

bp’s goal is to play an active, dedicated role in the communities where we live and workWe invest in people and programmes that pursue sustainable and long-lasting progress in three key areas: education, environment and community.

Education

Education is the key to a strong future of responsible, energy-conscious citizens and a highly skilled workforce. Based on this belief, bp supports youth and education initiatives by investing in both scholarships and educational programmes.

Environment

Respect for the environment is vital to the strength and resilience of future communities. We are focused on meaningful environmental enhancement and protection project initiatives.

Community

The value of our community investment is magnified by providing opportunities for our employees to be engaged. Throughout the year, bp employees and retirees demonstrate their community spirit by lending a helping hand, sharing professional skills and making monetary donations.

bp supports employees who donate to charities or volunteer by matching funds through our employee matching programme. bp Canada’s volunteer retirees capitalize and leverage their skills, experiences and talents to help the community. They have contributed thousands of hours of service to make Calgary a better place to live.

Through these people and programme, we are committed to making positive and long-lasting contributions to communities.

Bringing it all together

The A+ for Energy programme supports energy literacy, community involvement with a focus on the environment.

The programme is managed and delivered by Inside Education. bp Canada, as the founding sponsor, proudly funds educational grants.

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Get in touch

Please contact bp Canada using the details below. We aim to deal with enquiries as quickly as possible.

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