Act now · proposed CAPEX
12Tyrihans Phase 3 Infill Drilling · UP-NOR-001£850.0M
6-well infill drilling program targeting untapped Tyrihans reservoirs, Norwegian continental shelf. Extends field life by 8 years.
NPV
£521.1M · ROI
110.0% · Payback
4.0yStrategic
54.7 (alignment 72 · innovation 40 · impact 90)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £850.0M · expected NPV £521.1M · ROI 110.0%
Defer Preserves £612.0M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £297.5M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU UpstreamType CAPEXStatus ProposedSponsor Gordon Birrell
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Thunder Horse NW Tieback · UP-GOM-002£620.0M
Subsea tieback to existing Thunder Horse PDQ, deep-water Gulf of Mexico. Incremental 50 kboe/d peak, 7-year payback.
NPV
£380.1M · ROI
110.0% · Payback
4.0yStrategic
62.05 (alignment 93 · innovation 40 · impact 90)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £620.0M · expected NPV £380.1M · ROI 110.0%
Defer Preserves £446.4M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £217.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU UpstreamType CAPEXStatus ProposedSponsor Starlee Sykes
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Block 18 West Subsea Expansion · UP-AO-003£480.0M
Platina / Plutao satellite subsea development, Angola Block 18 West. PSA cost-recovery structure; first oil 2027.
NPV
£294.2M · ROI
110.0% · Payback
4.0yCapital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £480.0M · expected NPV £294.2M · ROI 110.0%
Defer Preserves £345.6M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £168.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU UpstreamType CAPEXStatus ProposedSponsor Gordon Birrell
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
NWS LNG Train 6 Extension · UP-AU-004£1.20B
North West Shelf Train 6 expansion and carbon capture tie-in. JV with Woodside/Shell/Chevron/Japan Australia LNG.
NPV
£735.6M · ROI
110.0% · Payback
4.0yStrategic
55.35 (alignment 78 · innovation 35 · impact 90)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £1.20B · expected NPV £735.6M · ROI 110.0%
Defer Preserves £864.0M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £420.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Integrated GasType InfrastructureStatus ProposedSponsor Carol Howle
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Freeport LNG Phase 2 Offtake Fleet · LN-LA-005£920.0M
Long-term Freeport LNG Phase 2 offtake (2.1 MTPA) plus four newbuild MEGI-propulsion LNG carriers delivering 2027-2028.
NPV
£409.1M · ROI
85.0% · Payback
4.0yStrategic
52.5 (alignment 66 · innovation 40 · impact 90)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £920.0M · expected NPV £409.1M · ROI 85.0%
Defer Preserves £662.4M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £322.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Trading & ShippingType CAPEXStatus ProposedSponsor Carol Howle
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Jurong Island LNG Trading Storage · LN-SG-006£310.0M
160k m3 LNG storage + regas capacity on Jurong Island, Singapore. Captures SGP global trading arb; 12-year useful life.
NPV
£137.9M · ROI
85.0% · Payback
4.0yCapital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £310.0M · expected NPV £137.9M · ROI 85.0%
Defer Preserves £223.2M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £108.5M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Trading & ShippingType InfrastructureStatus ProposedSponsor Carol Howle
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Grangemouth Hydrogen Retrofit · DS-UK-007£540.0M
Replace SMR hydrogen with 200MW electrolyser + CCS tie-in at Grangemouth. Reduces refinery Scope 1 by 35%.
NPV
£661k · ROI
20.0% · Payback
5.0yStrategic
71.55 (alignment 93 · innovation 70 · impact 100)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £540.0M · expected NPV £661k · ROI 20.0%
Defer Preserves £388.8M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £189.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Customers & ProductsType Strategic InitiativeStatus ProposedSponsor Emma Delaney
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
UK Retail EV Pulse Rollout · RT-UK-008£420.0M
1,000 ultra-fast (150kW+) charge points across 400 UK forecourts by end-2027. Partnership with Octopus Energy.
NPV
£133.9M · ROI
60.0% · Payback
4.0yStrategic
54.0 (alignment 78 · innovation 30 · impact 90)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £420.0M · expected NPV £133.9M · ROI 60.0%
Defer Preserves £302.4M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £147.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Customers & ProductsType InfrastructureStatus ProposedSponsor Emma Delaney
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Morven + Mona Offshore Wind · RE-UK-009£2.40B
1.5GW fixed-bottom offshore wind cluster (Morven ScotWind + Mona Irish Sea). JV with EnBW. CfD-backed, commissioning 2028.
Strategic
66.0 (alignment 78 · innovation 70 · impact 100)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £2.40B · expected NPV £0 · ROI 0.0%
Defer Preserves £1.73B near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £840.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Gas & Low CarbonType Strategic InitiativeStatus ProposedSponsor William Lin
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Lingen Green Hydrogen 100MW · RE-NL-010£380.0M
100MW PEM electrolyser at Lingen refinery (Germany), hydrogen backhaul to Rotterdam via rail. EU IPCEI support.
NPV
£-6.0M · ROI
20.0% · Payback
5.0yStrategic
59.7 (alignment 57 · innovation 75 · impact 100)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £380.0M · expected NPV £-6.0M · ROI 20.0%
Defer Preserves £273.6M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £133.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Gas & Low CarbonType Strategic InitiativeStatus ProposedSponsor William Lin
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
Archaea BioMethane Expansion · RE-US-011£290.0M
15 new Archaea-modular biomethane plants across US landfills. Targets 10 BCF/year RNG by 2028.
NPV
£-4.6M · ROI
20.0% · Payback
5.0yStrategic
60.85 (alignment 63 · innovation 70 · impact 100)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £290.0M · expected NPV £-4.6M · ROI 20.0%
Defer Preserves £208.8M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £101.5M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Gas & Low CarbonType Strategic InitiativeStatus ProposedSponsor William Lin
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.
BP Digital & AI Platform · DG-UK-012£220.0M
Group-wide SAP S/4HANA + IRIS AI governance platform rollout replacing legacy ERP in 9 countries. 3-year program.
Strategic
75.5 (alignment 93 · innovation 85 · impact 100)
Capital gate Unfunded demand competes for FY26 capital headroom.
Approve Commits £220.0M · expected NPV £0 · ROI 0.0%
Defer Preserves £158.4M near-term FCF headroom · delays strategic benefit
Reallocate Move £77.0M to higher-return queue while retaining option value
HIGHBU Innovation & EngineeringType Digital TransformationStatus ProposedSponsor Leigh-Ann Russell
NEXT STEPChoose approve, defer, or reallocate; attach scenario and policy evidence before board approval.